Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-30
Congressional.

Senate wen, into Executive session, aud after
ward adjourned.
The House went at once into committee Of
The whole upon The Joint resolution reported
rom me select committee on printing, proyi'
ding that aller the termination of The present
Congress the public printing shall be put out Icy
contract 10 the lowest bidder
Aher rambling debate, part of il personal
IN Its nature The committee rose and reported
The resolution TO the House and il was passed
yeas l35, nays 35.
The House adjourned at an early honr
In SENATE Thursday, July 33d, Mr.. Cameron
presented petitions from democratic counties of
Pennsylvania, which gave 1865 democratic
majority in 1874, nearly three times the major
ity Of The State, demonstrating against the re.
peal of the tariff. lIe moved to refer them TO
the printing committee.
The petitions were referred.
The report the printing committee, against
printing the tariff petitions, was taken up, and
the vote on agreeing with it resulted in a tie
Yeas %, nays %.
Mr Dallas the President of the Senate, gave
the casting vote in the negative.
So the report was not agreed TO and The pc.
titions were then ordered to be printed
Mr.. Cilley presented resolutions of the le9is.
lature of New llamphire, in favor of the tariff
and protection.
The tariff bill was taken up and Mr.. Upham
Mr.. SIMMONS of X. |. followed in an able
speech in behalf of the manufacturing interests.
lie had not concluded when the Senate ad-
ourned.
In the HousE, Mr.. J. r. Ingersol (Whig,)
asked leave TO offer resolutions looking TO
ntgotidtiOn of peace with Mexico. Dromgoole
and Ralhbun, LocoS, objected. The resolutions
are respectfully drawn and not the least often
Sive in n party sense, setting forth that at
ria nI cir a
bility exists to miSconstruc,ion Of the measure,
or danger of impeachment Of the motives which
induce it, a reasonable effort should be made
consistent with national dignity and honor for
the restoration of Peace between The Republic
of the United States and that of Mexico'--and
recommending, as the sense of the Senate and
House, to the President of the United States
! tha, he offer, if in his judgment it be expedlent,
to open with Mexico, a negotiation for the pur-
pose of closing the present war, and of prevcn-
ting the ehuSion of human blood, and Of pro-
vidng permanent and satisfactory arrange
ment of all subSiStng differences Yet they
meet with no favor from the party in power
In the SENATE, on Friday, July -, the River
and lIarbor hill passed, 81 to l6.
Mr.. Simmons, of Rhode Island, concluded
his very able speech on the Tariff, and earnest
ly defended the Protective policy.
MIR. Simmons spoke as man of business
throughout his argument. lie had been a
manufacturer from 1916 up TO the present time,
and commenced business as laborer, receiving
six dollars aud twenty-five cents a month. lie
had seen the handlcrait of The country raised
from poverty To prosperity under the protective
policy. lie knew the effect of this policy upon
The laboiing men of the country. lie had lived
with them for thirty years. lie knew of their
patriotism their industry and their virtues lie
complained that their interests were TO be aban-
doned, and cruelty abandoned by party dicla'
ton, party feeling, and party prejudice. When
! he had finished, Mr.. Webster obtained the floor.
1 In the HOUSE, ilr. ). X. Ingersoll renewed
his efforts to offer his peace resolution, but
every member Of the dominant party voted
against it, Private business occupied the main
part of the session.
H In SENATE, Saturday, July %, various pc
titions were received against the repeal Of the
present Tariff, (which were ordered to be
printed. The Senate then took up the rcsolu-
ton from the House fixing the hour of adj
iournment of Congress at ~ o'clock on the
10th of August, which was concurrec IN. The
bill to reduce the Tariff was then taken up
Mr.. Webster commenced his speech in oppo-
sition to its passage, and had not concluded
when the Senate adjourned. Previous to the
adjournment, the resignation of Senator Hay
wood, from North Carolina, was received and
read
/ La the House., the bills on the Private Calen-
dar were considered, to the exclusion of every
thing else.
| In senate, Monday, July 27th-thc Vice
President laid before the Senate a communica-
ton on Mr.. Ilaywood's resignation, and on
motion of Mr.. Webster, in the absence of SEN
ator Mangum, it was ordered that the Vice
President notify the Executive Of North Caro-
Ina of MIR. IIaywood's resignation.
| Mr.. Cameron presented the proceedings ola
/ nniun. otic tnnstinu i'm ppnusv lyonic nunin Il
the repeal of the Tariff over which the Prcsi-
dent Of the Baltimore Convention, (Which
nominated President Polk, presided, at which
he declared that the Convention was not OPP
posed to the Tariff of lS42, and if it had been
known that Mr.. Polk had been opposed to it,
he ,couid not hacc been nominated.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the Tariff Bill was
taken up at Il o'clock. Mr.. Webster resumed
his remarks, and commenced by alludng to
the resignation of Mr.. Haywood an indica-
ton of the great interest which surrounds this
question. lie complimcntcd him as man of
character and standing, both here and at home,
of great attainmcnts, learning and industry,
and as an intelligent friend of this Adminstra-
ton. Mr.. Webster said he was ashamed of
his country when he saw a man like this
hunted down and abused as he had been by
some Government writer's in a Government
paper of Saturday night. II was disgrace to
the country, to the civilization of the age, and
to the American press.
Mr.. Webster advertcd to the extraordinary
efforts making by the people and the clergy III
Mexico TO raise money to carry on the war with
this country, as another reason why the Tariff
should not be disturbed, or any experiments
made upon the revenues of the treasury
Mr. Webster spoke for an hour and a half,
and concluded by moving to strike out that
part of the 9th section which provides that
when goods are entered below their value with
intention to defraud, the importer shall receive
tho amount Of his invoice aud five per cent.
addition, the goods having been taken and sold
for the of the u. :.
Mr. Jarnagin said this section was Offering
inducements for fraudulent entries, and no
section containing it would receive his vote.
Mr. Crittcndcn hoped if this Bill of Bills
was to pass that it would pass without a single
Wing mark about it. He had hoped that no
proposition for amendment would have pro.
ccedcd from the Wing side of this Chamber
If the Senators in the majority, who had the
strength, chose to dcmolish the whole fabric of
American Industry and crush themselves in
its ruins, let them do it, The debate was con-
tinucd by Mcssrs Pennybacker, Johnson of
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