Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-03
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, JUNE %, 1876.
SENATE

SENA lie.
Mr.. Jarnagin presented certain resolutions OF
the Legislature of Tennessee, in relation TO the
pay of volunteers, which was referred 10 the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. johnson OF La. presented the resolutions
OF the Legislature Of that State, in reference TO
the removal of distinctions in the navigation OF
the Mississippi river.
Mr. J. NJ. Clayton gave notice, that on lo-mor-
row he would ask leave 10 Introduce bill for The
relief of the heirs OF Rober, Fulton.
Mr. Bagby offered resolution 10 appoint a
select committee Of five, to report plan for re-
porting the debates and proceedings OF the Senate.
Laid over
The Committee on Commerce was instructed
TO inquire into The expediency oiiaking measures
for The immediate erection Of lighthouses on The
coast OF Texas.
Several resolutions OF inquiry heretofore offer
ed were adopted.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Bagby
10 meet hereafter al II o'clock, was adopted
ayes 30, noes II.
MIR. Archer moved to postpone all The prior or
ders, with view 10 take up the bill from the
House, 10 retrocede the town and county of Alex
andIia 10 the State of Virginia, giving as rea-
son therefor The deep interest that was felt by the
citizens for speedy action on The bill.
The motion did not prevail.
The resolution heretofore offered By Mr. SIM
mons, calling on The Secretary Of the Treasury
tor specific estimates oil the revenue 10 be derived
from The financial measures proposed in his re-
port otthe 10th inst. was adopted, with an amend
ment offered by Mr. Davis, calling for specific es-
Inmates of the fily-iour millions of dollars which
The Secretary asserts is annually taxed upon The
people Of the United States for the benefit Of the
manufacturers; how it is paid, upon what de-
scription OF goods, &c.
A resolution 10 appoin, Select Committee OF
FIVE TO revise the rules the Senate was adopted.
Several private bills were read third time
and passed.
The bill for the relief Of John Crowell was re-
committed
Several attempts were made TO get up particu-
lar bills, out OF their regular order, bul they were
unsuccessful and The Senate proceeded 10 the spe-
cial order, being the bill 10 reduce and graduate
the price Of the public lands.
The bill divides The lands into FIVE classes; first
class, five years in market 81 25 per acre; I'd
do, 10 years, 81 per acre; Sd do, Is years, rs els.
per acre. 4th do, 20 years, so CTS. per acre; 9Th
do, 80 years, 25 cents per acre.
The bill was debated at some length by
Messrs. Breese, Johnson of Md, Pennybacker.
Miller, Calhoun, Dayton and others, and vari-
The bill on motion of Mr. Calhoun was post
poned until Wednesday.
MIR. DAYTON offered an amendment making
9th class u! cents.
MIR. Johnson, Of MARYLAND, took the floor in
opposition 10 some OF the items Of the bill, CIV
ing The lands which had been thirty years in the
market 10 The States in which they are located.
MIR. Breese concuIr,d in the objections Of Mr.
Johnson, and said be would offer an amendment
to obviate them al the proper time.
MIR. Pennybacker denied the power Of Con.
gress to give the land.
MIR. Calhoun had two strong objections 10 the
BILL He would vote for it if amended
A message was received from the President 81
the United States. The Senate then went into
Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Thompson OF Pa. moved a suspension OF
the rules 10 enable him to offer resolution TO
take a recess from 3 10 P. nj !, and hold evening
sessions, during the debate on the Tariff.
The question being put on suspending the
rules, no quorum voted.
Mr. Thompson moved call OF the House, and
on this motion he demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered.
The yeas and nays having been taken, result
ed as follows. Yeas 20, nays 90.
So the cali OF The House was refused.
Thompson demanded the previous question on
the passage ofhis resolution, but withdrew il al
the request Of
MIR. Houston of Ala. who offered substitute
to the effect that no motion for the Committee 10
rise should he in order until P. NJ, and upon
This Mr.. H. demanded The previous question,
which was seconded and the main question be-
ing ordered, the resolution was adopted without a
division.
So the House agreed TO sit from 10, A. M, un.
Ill T. P. NJ, until the Tariff bill is disposed OF.
One or two bills from the Senate were referred
10 the appropriate Committees; and then, on mo-
ton OF MIR. Mckay, the House resolved itsel
into Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Cobb OF Geor-
sia in The Chair, and resumed The consideration
Of the bill TO reduce the duties on imports.
Mr.. Tibbatts Of Kentucky addressed the Com
mi,lee at length, commencing with defining his
position in reference to the foreign relations O.
the country. Mr. T. said he was 81 degrees
40 minutes man, and Rio Grande man. He
considered our lille 10 both boundaries az equally
"clear and uuquestionable;" and said that ouI
soldiers would have vndcated The former as readi
" and as easily as they have the latter. lie
wished that the Injunction OF secrecy could be re-
moved from the proceedings oil The Senate in re.
ference TO the Treaty, that it might be seen how
the President stood in reference to it. He hoped
il might prove true that he had preserved his con-
sis.ency.
Upon the subject OF the Tariff MIR. Tibbatls
was in favor OF modification of the Tariff o
1912, which he conceived 10 have many imper
fections, but at the same time he was decided n
his opposition to the ultra notions oil the Tree
trade men.
Mr. PAYNE, OF Ala, continued the discussion
in opposition to every thing in the shape OF
protective duty. He argued that the increased
duty increased the price, and defended the views
OF the free.trade men. The Tariff OF 1912 wa:
denounced as protective, false, deceptive, agra
rian, based upon bad political economy decreas
ing national wealth
MIR. Seldom, 81! Va, entered into long argu-
ment against protective policy, and in defenc.
of simple revenue duty only. The Tariff o.
1912 was opposed as TOO protective, and granting
bonus 10 manufacturers. MIR. Seldom profess
ed no hostility 10 the labor Of The country in hi:
wish to pull down the Tariff OF 1912, but he ar
eued that lower duties would increase the reye
nue..
MI. Hudson entered into many important re
suits drawn from the bill before The Committe'
TO show its practical operations upon The revenue
system. Upon seventeen articles imported las
wear The revenue was as many millions OF dol
lars. The same import ofgoods for the NEXT yea
would be seven millions less. BY reducing tn
rates Of duty there must be corresponding in
crease Of imports II would require fifty millions
of dollars more of imports under, low tariff thai
under high one. This was obvious, bul tn
wors, effects were in the necessity of paying 70
the imports.
MIR. Goodyear of New York, spoke in favor o
The new bill in part, bu, expressed his preference
Tor the amendment, proposed by MIR. Hnngeriord
Mr. kaufman of Texas delivered speech OF
the Mexican war, in vindica,ion Of The course o
the Administration in all the measures which
preceded il.
Mr. Blanchard of Pennsylvania, made a speech
in opposition TO The new project Of Mr.. Mckay:
bill, and reproached the Democracy with ingra
tiiude 10 Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hungerford Of New York, read a manu-
script speech, explanatory Of The grounds on hi.
amendments, and pointing out the defects Of the
bill from the Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Seaman of New York, took mercantile
view of The effects OF the new bill, which he was
very decidedly opposed 10, as being as contrary
to the wishes of The merchants as il was 10 those
Of The manufacturers.
Mr.. Dixon of Connecticut obtained The floor
and moved for the rising of the committee.