The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-28

sufficient shield and protection against all such as
sauts. Ia pursuing course which, in his augment
was pointed out by solemn sense Of duty, have
no doubt that Mr. Haywood was governed by mo,
lives worthy Of patriot, worthy Of man enter
tanning high and scrupulous sense Of honos wor
Messrs. CRlTTENDEN and ARCHER also
added their testimony in favor Of the distinguished
ability and promptness with which Mr.. Haywood
discharged all his public duties, and the evident sin
certify and purity of all his acts.
| THE TARIFF.
Mr.. LEWIS, from the Committee Of Finance
reported back the tariff bill TO the Senate without
amendment, and asked TO he discharged from the
/ further consideration Of the subject.
| Mr.. EVANS then said' In the report made by
the chairman Of the Committee of Finance did not
concur. | believe am authorized TO say that my
honorable friend from Maryland Mr.. JoHNsoEl did
not concur in the report. And IN the COMMITTEES
| did not hear any reason for taking this course,
should be glad to hear il in the Senate. | should
be very glad ~ know why 1t is that after the Sen
ate yesterday, by majority Of votes, and after full
consideration and discussion, ordered this bill the
| committee for a certain purpose, that committee
have not complied with the ORDER Why they have
| not made the attempt TO do sol Did they make any
sort Of effort to do so' Have they unrolled the
papers TO whether il in their ability TO com
ply with the instructions Of the Senate Unless
hear stronger than that stated here this
morning, shall vote against dischargisg the com
mittee; and | hope the committee will be required
| TO perform the duty assigned 10 them.
Mr.. LEWIS said: The instructions given to the
committee were so indefinite that il was impossible
| To comply with them. Even il we had had the time
necessary for their consideration, it would have
been impossible for us TO determine with any degree
Of certainty as TO what for instance is the raw ma
| teriss" spoken Of in the instructions.
Mr. ARCHER. Did you tryi
MIR. LEWIS proceeded. Perhaps nothing would
be difficult to ascertain than whether such and
such articles constitute raw material. Iron, hemp,
and wool are regarded as raw material. If we re
duce the duties on these articles, we set aside the
whole form Of the bill
AsENAToR, Ion the wing side:l Well, suppose
you dido
Mr.. LEWIS. I think under these circumstances
the committee quite justified in making, as the y
do respectful report, asking to be discharged from
the consideration Of the subject under the resolution
Of the senator from Delaware. That gentleman
himself ayowed that he introduced the resolution
for the purpose of defeating the bill. Now, If the
bill is 10 be defeated, call upon the Senate TO take
the responsibility and not to make the committee e.
| QbfeiO, bear II.
Mr. r. JOHNSON. The reason jus, offered by
the chairman of the Committee Of Finance does not
appear TO me at all satisfactory. Not speaking for
| the majority Of the members Of the committee but
for himself the honorable gentleman asks TO be dis
charged, because compliance with the instructions
would, he fears, defeat the biil-beeause they were
intended, and calculated to defeat the bill-be-
| cause the whole form Of the bill viii be changed.
Now should like to know-and I ask il with per-
feet respect to the honorable gentleman what ght
have the committee 10 refuse 10 carry into effect the
instructions Of the Senate What right have they
TO decline acting upon those instructions which the
Senate thought proper to give, because in the opn-
ION OF the committee, carrying out those instructions
| is calculated TO defeat the bill, by changing its
whole character That is a case already decided.
The Senate yesterday, after full discussion, decided
that It was ut and proper that the bill should be so
modified as to carry into effect the instructions con.
Ianed in this amendment The Senate, therefore,
have already decided that if carrying isto effect the
instructions have the effect Of changing the whole
character Of the bil the whole character of the
bill Is 10 be changed; and we have nothing more TO do
than sincerely and honestly the best Of our abil-
ty To carry out the instructions under which we are
acting. We'll now, Mr.. President, another reason
assigned by the honorable chairman is that the in
| sructions are indefinite in their nature because IL
is impossible for the committee to ascertain what is
raw material that term is used in these instruc.
tons. Why, that Is an extraordinary reason COM
ing from the honorable chairman Of the Committee
Of Finance. The objection to the bill is ayowed by
the senator from Delaware and Others that although
the bill does not discriminate in favor Of the do
nestle industry Of the country-which is had
| enough Of itsef-but positively discrmnates
against the domestic industry Of the country by
| taxing for the first time the raw material manufac-
tured by that domestic industry, and failing TO tax
the like articles made out Of the like raw material
| abroad. The committee is told to 90 through
the bill, and ascertain what raw material
free under the act Of lS42 is taxed in
this BILL and II asks them in every case
IN which the raw material Is taxed higher
in this bill than in that Of IS42 to reduce il to
the rate imposed in the latter act. Now, [ venture
TO say, Mr.. President, without having half the ex-
perience Of the chairman of the Committee of Fl.
nance, that that be done in two DAYS as well as
in two years Why cannot he make the attempt;
| ask, as my colleague has asked, has any effort
been made TO carry out that portion of the nstruc-
uonE The Senate will readily see that no effort
has been made. The instructions were given to the
committee at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon The
committee was convened at o'clock this morning,
and suppose pen was never put to paper for the
purpose of ascertaining whether the instructions
could or could not be complied with; and now he
asks to be discharged because he will not alter the
bill. He will not undertake to comply even with
that portion of the instructions which requires the
removal of the duties on the material which dis
criminates against the mechanic and manufacturer
because IT is impossible to ascertain what is raw ma
teral. As if there was any difficulty in ascertanne
what raw material is used in manufacturing the arti-
cles sold here by our own manufacturers! IL nv
friend, the honorable chairman, does not himself
possess such information would enable him to de-
eide what is raw material, let him 90 down to the
department and see what is allowed to come in free
there, under the act of l842 because it is raw ma
teral; and if he ascertain that suppose he can have
no difficulty in complying with that portion of his
instructions. Well, that is not all. After he has
done that, he is instructed to ascertain what amount
OF duty on other articles will be necessary to bring
in adequate revenue. Has any effort been made to do
that Does not the country want money! Everybody
knows that How much' Can anybody tell Blu,
that l suppose can be ascertained by going to the
Secretary of the Treasury and asking him what, in
his judgment, the wants Of the treasury will be this
year. If that be ascertained, then the gentleman
can set about in earnest and see if he can lew su
cient duty to bring in money enough to supply the
wants of the government. / hope therefore that
the request of the majority of the committee will be
denied.
Mr.. SPEIGHT said, it ia sufficient for NV pur.
pose to remark that the majority of the committee
have ordered this bill to be reported back, and TO
ask that they be discharged from the further con-
sideration of the instructions. shall give nv rea-
sons and leave others to offer theirs. We have,
believe about eight days, eight legislative days, left
Of this session, after to-day. The latter part Of
these instructions strikes at the very root of this