American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-07-29
Reported for the American Republican
FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS-
WAsHMGToN, July 2s, 1876
SENT
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July 2s, 1916.
SENATE.
Mr.. Ashley, from the committee on iudicia
ry, reported bill to extend the criminal law.
Of the United States over the Indian territory
Mr. Benton said he was not in his seat YES
terday when the resignation OF Mr. Haywood
was announced, or he would have taken occa-
sion then TO bear testimony to the purity Of the
motives which induced his resignation.
Mr.. B. then alluded to conversations which
mad passed between himself and Mr.. H., both
Of whom were dissatisfied with the bill, and that
the latter made known to him some time since
that he should resign his seat unless the bill
could be amended.
Mr. Mangum followed, bearing testimony to
the lofty character of his colleague, and ex-
pressing great Indignation at the outrageous as
sault upon il by the Union.
Similar views were expressed by NESTS.
Dix, Niles, Berrien, Bagby, Crittenden, and
Archer
The committee on finance, to whom the Ia.
riff bill was yesterday committed with inslruc-
lions, reported the same back without amend.
nent, ana asked 10 be discharged from their
instructions.
Mr. Evans said that, as member Of the
committee, he did not Join in the request to be
discharged, and as the majority had given no
reasons in committee for the request, he hoped
they would now give them in the Senate, and
let Senators know why they asked to DC dis
charged from the duty imposed upon them.
Mr.. Lewis SAID one reason for asking TO be
discharged, vas the want of time to frame
new bill; another was, that the instructions
we're 50 unintelhgible, that the committee could
not agree as 10 their meaning,
Mr. Johnson, of Md took the same ground
as Mr. Evans,
Mr.. SPeght the same as Mi. Lewis.
Mr.. Benton proclaimed that the vote upon
the motion TO discharge, was in effect, vote
opon the bill itself, and he called upon every
man 70 stand up 10 the rack
MIR. Jarnagin then defined his position. He
was determined that he would obey his instruc-
lions. He regretted that he mast meet the dis
appreciation of his friends, &c. &c. His Inten-
ton, however, was not TO cast a final vote, but
leave this for the Vice President. A sensation
Of pleasure.)
MIR. J. NJ. Clayton denied that the commit.
lee had not time, or that the Instructions sub
mitted to them were unintelhgible.
Mr.. Webster then rose and described the
character ofthe bill, upon which the Senator
from Mo, trulg said this was test question.
II was nOb d Dlll W TGuuCo uuliCo, ~ IChuSCO
some and raised others-it reduced the duties on
spirits, costly carpets, silks, spices, rich cut
glass; and it raised the duties on those raw ma
terials which entered into the manufacture of
American articles Where, he asked, was the
democratic feature of the bil2 II was an aris-
tocratic measure. MIR. w. then commented,
upon the singular report Of the committee, who
had failed to comply with the instructions of
ahn Sanatn II yua tnr NJ Of tiDna bI,t
want of purpose, that they had failed to act.
Mr.. Sewer called the Senator from Mass. to
c1der.
MIR. Webster, what's the disorder?
The chair said the Senator was in older.
Mr.. Sewer apologsed.
MIR. w. went on 10 speak of the committee,
and said he doubted if they had been together
an hour, or even ten minutes-nay, he doubted
jfthey had been together at all.
Mr.. McDufie then rose, and said he would
briefly answer the question, "where was the
democratic feature of this bill?" II reduced
the duty on salt from cts. to ! l-2 or cents
pei bushel; from l.2 cts, per lb. on sugar to
about l cent; on cotton and cotton prints, God
only knows how much all these were con-
sumed by the middle classes Were there no
laborers but in the manufactures, where were
all the farmers of the country? He sincerely
believed that every State Ill the Union, or
majority of the people in them, would be bene-
ftted by this bill, excepting Mass. and r. l.
He believed that the bill would produce as much
revenue as the bill of '42. He alluded to Mr..
Webster's Boston resolutions of 1920, which
were SO admirable that he was willing they
should go out with this bill.
Mr.. Simmons then made powerful argu-
ment, and showed the absurdity Of many of Mr..
McD.'s positions.
After little further proceedings, the vote
was taken, and the committee were discharged
by MIR. Jarnagin's vote-ayes 2s, noes p.
The bill was then taken up, and
MIR. Webster moved to strike out the 9Th
section; this motion prevailed-ayes %, noes
2s. {Mr. Benton voted aye, and Mr.. Jarna,
gin did not vote
Mr.. r. johnson then moved to send the bill
to special committee, that should take OF the
duties imposed en- foysign raw materials taxed