The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-20

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THE rARIFF.
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the House resolve it.
self into Committee Of the Whole the State Of
the Union.
Mr., POLLOCK asked the yeas and nays, which
were refused.
And the question being taken, and decided in the
affirmative
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr. CoBB, Of
Georgia. in the chair,) and resumed the consldera.
ton of the bill to reduce the duty on imports, and
for other purposes.
Mr.. DARRAGH was entitled to the floor After
some general remarks in relation to the Mexican
war he proceeded To speak To the subject immedi-
aely under consideration. He quoted many autho-
rites ia favor of the protective system. His re-
marks were intended mainly TO ref1te the arguments
advanced Yesterday by Mr. OWEN.
Mr. SAWYER addressed the committee in a
Bpeech, "a port Of which IS in course Of prep
araton,) directed mainly to the discussion Of the
Oregon question, and expressive Of his views in
condemnation Of the rumored treaty settlement
thereof lie devoted few Of his closing remarks
the question under consideration, denouncing the
injustice Of the protective policy, and exposing the
faacous arguments by which its favoritism and
expressions are sought to be continued upon the
Mr.. ANDREW JOHNSON remarked that il
was not his intention 20 occupy the time of the COM
Initiee long but to offer an amendment, and state
n few reasons in explanation and advocacy of IT,
He would remark however, in reply to what had
been said by the gentleman who had Just taken his
seat that it did appear to him that the discussion
Of the annexation Of Texas, the Mexican war,
the Oregon question, not very pertinent to
the discussion Of the bill under consideration. Ii
really seemed to him that the gentleman was dis
cusslng the rumored Oregon treaty a little In ad-
vance Of knowing what the true position of the
question; that he was striking prematurey, in the
ddrk and without knowing what was the position
of the administration upon it. The gentleman
might go back to 1928, and trace the course Of the
Executive upon the Oregon question from that time
to the present time, and pronounce, If he pleased,
upon his consistency before the terms Of the treaty
the position Of the administration had been pub
lshed; but 1t not for Mr.. ]. to determine upon
1t until he had further information upon il. He
did not want 1t to be understood in what little he
had to say, that he rose for the purpose Of
palliating eXtenuating, in the slightest degree,
an inconsistency, if one had been committed by the
Executive. He admired a straightforward, unso-
phisticated course, and would not approve the OPP
posite in the Executive, even though he came from
his Mr. J.'s) State in others high in office. But
when the treaty should be published, it seemed to
him there would be ample time to make objections
10 it. Mr.. ]. might, however, cite authorities for
the course the President had taken in submitting
as 1t was rumored he had submitted-the protocol
of the British government to the Senate for their
advisement. In the early days Of the republic, we
found that "the Father of his country took the
same course. The Executive must differ with many
details of the treaty; he might object to the basis Of
49o but conceding that the Senate was part of the
treaty-making power, (Which was the fact,) he was
but following the example of the illustrious Wash
ngton when he asked the advice of the Senate upon
important question which came before the treaty.
making power. IL the cabinet was divided, as had
been reported, and if two-thirds of the Senate adj
vised him enter into this treaty il did appear 10
him Mr. J y that the Executive would not be in
volved IN the seeming inconsistency upon which the
gentleman from Ohio had animadverted Mr.. J
was one Of those who went for $40 40 when the
question before this House; he went for it STILL
and had it been left to his decision he never would
have yielded one inch below that line believing our
title to be the best tide. There were some doubts
about all of them; but between us and Great Brit
ain, tile was the better Of the two. II appeared
thln, he repeated, that the gentleman striking
too soon; that he should wait until a fair and anthem
tic exposition given of the position which had
been taken before he dealt out his blows TO nure
the administration, or divide and distract the party
which supported it. He appealed, then, to his dem
ocratic rendsto all the friends of $40 4U upon this
fOor-t0 pause until they received information of
the true state of the question, and the action had up
on it, before they made these inAammatory appeals
10 the country. '..
Mr.. J. now advanced to the consideration of
the question Of protection The question of the
finances of the government was an a-important
one-one which involved the very vitality of the !
government. He referred to the state Of war in |
which we were now placed-requiring increased ex-
pendures-and presented the importance of select
my discree,y the articles upon which tax should
be imposed to supply the tweve-and-a-half millions
VI HO'hiS ueheiehSy Ill tIe ueSsuTy anticipated ny
the secretary. And as embodyng his views on
the subject he caused to be read the following
amend ment, which he gave notice he should offer at
the proper time to the bill before the committee:
BE further enacted, That from and after passage of
this there shall be levied and collected in such manner
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
the United states the following OF npos per cent
upon all capital as hereinafter enumeratedha is say
upon all hank stock the capital of banks whether the
same he Incorporated banking under general banking
law one per cent per annum upon the stock held the
capital nvesed apon all capital vested in bonds ssned
by the several states which they paying the
est on falls due bonds issued by the government of
the United states cent per annum; upon all capital
used cmploycdby individual or individuals bank
banks, bodies polite corporate in buying. discounng
shaving notes. either promssory bank paper per
cent anm upon all money loaned bearing interest
the sum loaned exceed ten thousand dollars, per
cent per upon all capital exceeding fifty thousand
dollars vested in any manufacturing establishment one
ha OF one per n per Rnnum; upon all gold and Siper
plate or ware exceeding fifty dollars in value per
Gd rdiOJsLg.
He proposed by this amendment TO cgislate upon
the principle thnt the burdens of the government
should be upun the rich who oupht TO bear them