Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-20
TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American
Washington, July Is.

TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American
Washington, July ID.
SENATE.
MEMOIR AIS.
Me Webster this morning presented me
riil from the manufacturers of Copper in Bos-
ton and New York, setting forth the following
a. the import oi the country. The petition
gives the following as the import OF copper in
to the L. States.
From Chill, 6.5OOOOO lbs.
England, in sheets, 3.5O0,00O
do cakes, 100000
u. Stgtes Mines, 100000
odd copper from all quarters, 800, 900
The memorlaiists complain that the present
l0w II Tea b. changed, aud say that tin. ellet [
Will b. To place the trade in sheathins copper
entirely an the hands OF the English aud Welsh
manufacturers. England now supplied rs
with one halt OF the sheathing copper we used
a1d would have the whole under the enact.
/ meat al the law before the Senate. The pc
luton concludes with request that raw cop
! per IN oil It's ioSms may be placed among the
Tree articles. or ,hat o per cent may be placed
upon sheatling copper.
Mr.. Webster moved the printing of the me
moral, which was opposed by MIR. Sewer,
who was determined that none of these me-
one oi the reasons giveu--that il would create
a clemoI aud uproar in The country.
Mr.. WEBSTER supposed that the Senator from
| Arkansas might very well be afraid of a cla-
inor and an uproor IN the work shops of the
lcountry from the character of the bill before
/ the Senate.
! The memorial, after further debate, was re-
ierred To the committee on PRINTING. Mr. John
son later in the day prcsenleda similar memo
riul, which took the same course.
! Mr.. Cameron presented number OF memo
rails from collicrs and laborcrs employed in
coal mines la Schuylkill Co., Pa, against the
passage OF the bill tn reduce the Tariff.
MIR. I. observed that he had passed through
the region from Inch this petition emanatcd
ami II was then a vast wilderness. Ii now had
10000 people, $50, 600 900 capital, 30 miles
ct railroad under ground, and gave employ
ment to a vast number OF vessels.
II this bill should become law all these
people would be thrown out of employment
and ruined.
Mr.. G.. moved that thc petitions be referred
to the Committee on Finance.
MIR. McDuilie moved that they be laid upon
the table. Lost, II to 90
| The question then REQUIRED on the motion
toreier 10 the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Spcight opposed the motion. lie could
not see what purpose the Senator had in re-
tusing TO let the petition be laid upon the Ia
Bile, when the Finance Committee had not the
subject before them. The bill was before the
Senate, and what was the use of referring the
petitions
MIR. Cameron said the reason WHY he moved
the reference was that he desired the Commit
tee on Finance 10 examine into this subject
aud reflect upon IL, and not act with such in
decent haste.
Mr. e.. said he had seen persons near the
head OF the Government besieging the Senate
and the House ever since the subject had been
up.
MIR Lewis-And manufacturers too.
Mr.. Cameron said the manufacturers came
here because their interests were in jeopardy
But they came here only To see those interests
sacrificed and were not even listened to-
The motion to refer to the committee on |
Finance prevailed by a vote OF 81 to IL
The Warehousing bill was then taken up
and put upon its passage.
MIR. J. Nj. Clayton resumed aud concluded |
his remarks in opposition to the bill.
After some brief remarks from Messrs. Hun |
tiOeton and Dix,
'uuti tJN'I,1 .~.~ilb ,I.as sorry IN find il his
his friends entertained such strong objections.
MIR. w. said lac had always been in favor
oil well regulated warehousing system, and
proceeded To State the reasons that innuc need
him To vote for the present bill.
fBAS-Allen, Archer, Ashley, Atchison.
AtheTton, Bagby, Benton, Bcrrien. Breese.
Bright, Calhoun, Cass Chalmers, Colduitt
Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield, flanagan, Hay
" God, Houston, Johnson, of la, Lewis, Me
Duih,, Pcnnybacker, Rusk, Sewer, Speight.
Turney, Webster Westcott-3I.
NAYS-ba ROW, Cameron, CilIey, Thomas
Clayton, j. NJ. layton, Crittendeu, Davis.
Dayton. Greene, Hum ngton Jarnagin, John
"a r.
Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon. N'ooG5rdge-2O
TARIFF BILL.
Mr. Evans concluded his argument IN op-
position To the bill before the Senate TIL. !
bill he said would not yield by three millions.
upon Tie most lavord bic showing of its friends.
as much revenue as the law now in force.
The Government was about taking a stem
TO diminish the revenue to this amount. and 4
ihdt, too when the Treasury more than ever /
needed to be rcpcnished The proposed law |
was destructive to regular and honest com
m'rcc' would drive out honest American i'm
Poflrfa TO put ia their places dishonest men
who would deirdud the Government of lis
revenues and honest men OF the means of a
fair support
object 10 the BILL said Mr.. f.. BECAUSE il |
IS an experiment TO be tried at a lime Of all /
ilincs the FEAST proper for such an experiment
ln closing, Mr.. Evans said that he might bc
aSNailcd IN bus argument, but lhe truth would
stand. II was tho strength of the fortress and
not the arm that defended it, that made the
strong deicncc.
lie supposed this was the last time he should
ever bc pcTmitted tO speak i'm defence of tb;s
subject. lie had spoken much too often mon
81 already. The period was drawing near the
close OF las term of service, aud he had the
consolation 81 Knowing that in regard 10 this I
measure, he had been governed by a desire to
promote The prosperity OF the country and the
happiness oil the people. Such was the effect
ct The measure of 1912. Ii had contributed
largely to the prosperity OF the country, and
great deaf to the energies of the Government.
But u has been dccrecd by those i'm power
'ha' u should bc destroyed, and that at time
"hfh 'lefe were the strongest reasons for the
continuance of the nIca.nrr