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Correspondence OF the Baltimore American.
WASHINGTON, June 20.

- WAsnISoroS, June %.
UNITED STATES SENATE
Tho resolution offered days since by Mr. B.eby
that the hour OF meeting Of the Senate hereafter shall be
O'Clock Instead OF IL. adopted Ayes 30. Noes H.
The resolution offered ON Friday by Mr. Simmons, cal
ling upon the Secretary Of the Treasury specific es
mates OF the revenue which he says will accrue from the
financial measures recommended in his annual report
aso In his report OF the 10th inst after being amended
motion Of Mr. Davis call also for specific estimates
o the S54 900, which the Secretary says are annually
taxed from the people for ,he benefit Of the
was adopted.
A resolution to appoint n Select Committee 10 revise
the rules OF the Senate, with expedite business
adopted.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration of the
special order OF the day. being bill reduce and grad
uato the price Of the public ands
Some discussion ensued upon the details OF the bill,
which participated in by Messrs. Breeze, Penny
Johnson, of Nd Calhoun, Dayton, Crit,enden Simmons
Miller, Sewer and others.
The bill then postponed until Wednesday and the
Senate went into Executive Session, message having in
the mean while been received from tho President.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Thompson OF Miss. moved to suspend the rules for
the purpose Of offering resolution have recess from
3to5 7. NJ. during the discussion on the tariff Tn.
House suspended the rules and amended resolution
to make II out OF order 10 that the Committee
rico before O'Clock.
Until the tariff is disposed Of, therefore, the House will
be in session until Z. NJ.
Several Senate bills read twice when tho House
Committee of the Whole and resumed the con.
sdcrauon OF the Tariff.
Mr. Tibbatts OF Ky, addressed the Committee upon the
merits OF the Oregon, Texas and TaritT questions.
Mr. T. commenced by illusions the settlement of the
Oregon question. lie said that our rights had been sur
rendered to the British Government and that General Jack
son not naming him but abiding to hm would have made
such surrender. We the condition of a whip
ped hound, for after declaring that rights were cear
and tho whole Of Oregon and then siuk
ing down settlement upon forty nine we had unques.
tionAby surrendered rights.
MIR. Tibbatts sad that claim the Oregon I'D "a
81 10, good claim the country between the
Nueees and the Rio Grande The wost were as ready
fight for the for the other and regarded our as
good 10 the TO the other. The fifty -four forty men
them would when the present storm had blown over stand
forth, not with their mouths sealed, were the mouths OF
those who had sanctioned this compromise but with voice
which would be heard and felt day OF reckoning oud
Mr.. T. would say what position the President would
occupy this question when oil facts were
upon IT, but he would say that he hoped he would be able
toreeonclle himself departure from the Baltimore Con-
Nsnioh Resolutions, and TO departure from his written
pledges.
Mr. T. then advocated a middle Rround-contendna
mat those OF his party who against all protective u
ties were as much at fault who denied the rirbt
Congress 10 discriminate against Protection.
mr. ilboas SAID he was neither ia favor Of the Tariff
OF 1877 nor the Tamil the Committee WHys Means
The latter Southern and tho first North
ern measure The West had been sacrificed to appoas.
the one, and be sacrificed 20 sppesso the other Tn
Army had been Meyeo upon the miserable nj,
lance Of 81 month, and their wives children
be taxed upon the comforts Of life pay the expenses
tho
Mr.. Payne Of Ala. continued the argument in a speeel
bitterly denuncatory o the Tariff OF 1912, which he cale
false deceptive system Of bad faith. bad political
my, protective agraran, sc. &c. So fierce speech boil
manner and has before been made during TN
debate.
Mr. Seldom DIVA. also opposed tho Tariff OF ls42 ant
all protective duties. lie argued that low duties
increase the revenue the Government bound reduce
them
Mr.. Hudson continued the discussion in defence Of th
Tariff which he regarded beneficial and neces
sey both To tho General Government and the people Mi
Hudson eynced great intelligence upon the subject,
particularly in reference the practical operations th
Tariff.
The debate further continued by Mr.. Goodyear o
N y, who gave notice that lac should vote for Mr. Hun
geIiord's Bill after denouncing the Bill Of 1912.
Mr.. Strong Of N. Y, also read a speech in warm op
position TO the law of lS42.
Mr. kaufman Of Texas continued the debate in .
speech IN reference Mexican and Texan affairs and in
Vndieshon Of what Mr. Polk had done in carrying the
war into Mexico. lie doubted whether any peace would
be obtained with Mexico without army seen in the
hebrt Of the country. A peace would have 10 DO con
queTed.
MI blanchard Of Pa. very son,ibc mac but in a vs
ry delicate state OF health, spoke defence the Proec
tive Policy His district he had inc.cs 10
the question, for there manufacturers there
thln IN any other Congressional District in the Union
MI u. is speaking as close
We learn by Magnetic Telegraph that the House eontin.
ued the debate on the TariffbI until O'Clock, p. NJ.