Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-04
CONGRESS-.
SATURDAY. August |, 1874

SATURDAY, August |, ls46.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr. Benton laid upon the table the map Of the route to
Oregon, referred To by him yesterday.
MI b. also presented letter from officer OF the
Porng expedition relative the harbor the mouth OF the
Columbia river, which referred to tho Committee on
fnnuns Mr. Benton from the Committee OF Conference
on the Army appropriation bill. reported that they
the Committee OF the House aud unable To
tee, recommended that the Senate upon own
Of the House.
The report was eoncurred in.
The bull from the House define the boundaries of the
State OF Iowa. was taken up and passed.
The bull to establish new land office in the northern
part OF Michigan, and to provide for the sae OF mineral
lands in the State OF Michigan and Territory of Wisconsin
WAS taken up and passed.
Mr.. Johnson Of Nd. made attempt &C, up tho bill
10 repeal tho Pilot laws OF 1887 with make AZ the
special order for Monday, but the Senate refused.
ihe sub Treasury bill then taken up, tho question
oeing on the passage OF the bill.
Mr. Webster said he felt his duty to take hi.
can the attention OF the Senator from Ala MIR LewiS)
and other members Of the Senate what stated m the
Official Journal, IN reference the Tariff BILL He
found stated IN the Union Of last night "that the value
the goods taxed be settled not by the importer. nyo
ces ou, ey competent and 'kilul appraisers They
appaise the goods their value IN esr port,
IN New York OF Philadelphia, Canton or at Man
chester.
Now, said MIR. W., enormous error was never
committed. The law Is that the goods be appra.-
ed al The true market value OF such imports in the ptnc
pal markets OF the country whence the importation shall
nave been made or IN which the goods shall have been
originally manufactured produced, the case may be
The truth was exactly opposite what stated in the
Union. -
MI Webster said he had always opposed to the .ys
tenn called the Unconstitutional Treasury or the Indepen
dent Treasury or the Sub Treasury" System and he
Proceeded 10 point the evil which
ARISE 1t the measure should into operation lie con-
eiaded by suggesting 10 the friends o the measure wbe-
her would not be better for them move Its postpone
meni unt the next session.
Mr. Niles continued the debate in favor of the bill III.
wished to know whether the ION between the gov
eminent and the banks taking the whole time from IN,
foundation OF the government had not been the cause of
loss to the treasury.
MI Evans iet called upon TO reply to the question:
The connection between the government and the banks
had not only not been the loss but on the
mad been productive of gain the goyernmen-fr had
not been Tor that Connection the OF the govern
ment would not have amounted any thing like the sum
II has reached The banks Suspended in 1887 leaving
over S2OOOOOOO OF the public monies IN their hands
uow much OF this money had been lostl NOT one far
thing
Mr. Webster observed in reply to remark by Mr. Niles
that the collectors might take the responsibility of reee
wing the notes OF specie paying banks paying them GU,
again. that such proceeding was expressly provided
against IN the 10Th section of the bill.
Mr. simmons spoke briefly against the bill and was
followed by Mr Miller the side of the oues,on
After some further remarks from Messrs sneight
Evans, Niles, Calhoun and Others, the bill wa, read
third time and passed.