The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-02


praying compensation for corn furnished TO the
Cherokee Indians; which was referred TO the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. MILLER presented a memorial of citizens
Of Newark, New Jersey, demonstrating against
Me repeal OF the pilot laws Of 1897; which was laid
upon the table.
Mr.. MoREHEAD presented two petitions, one OF
Garret Burns and the other Of Polly Biggs, each
praying pension; which were referred to the Com
miItee on Pensions.
FINANCES.
Mr.. LEWIS, from the Committee on Finance,
submitted the following resolutions; which were
agreed to:
RsoIr.d That the President the United States be re
quested TO he furnished TO the ssmste
oithe OF money required during the present and
with Mexico will most likely result in its speedy
and honorable termination
RsO,d That he also be reported to the Senate
wheth1T the amount 30 required likely to be realized
the present condition Of our finances without resort TO
loans treasury notes or direct taxes and what
hcsuons Of the existing taIh required to furnish ample
means Tor the vigorous prosecution ofsuch war
cEsERAL ORDERS or rHE DAY
The Senate considered the adverse report Of the
Committee on Pensions upon the petition Of Philip
Slaughter which report was eoncurred in.
The Senate also considered the adverse report Of
the Committee on Finance, on the petition Of Henry
simpson; which was eoncurred In.
THANKS or CONGRESS TO GENERAL TAYLOR AND
AMY.
Mr.. HOUSTON called up for consideration the
Joint resolution submitted by him a few DAYS since
rendering the thanks Of Congress TO General Tayo
and for otherpurposes.
The motion to take up being agreed to,
Mr.. HOUSTON proposed TO amend the resou-
ton by adding the following:
Rs'osd That Congress deeply deporos the fate Of the
gallant dead who fell at the shrine OF their eountry
and honor N the seton, Of r.o Alto and Reises De
esrey eondole with the friends and relatives Of the dseea
ed upon their bereavement
Upon this resolution conversation ensued be
tween senators SPElGHT, SEWER, HOUSTON
ATHERToN, BREESE, and CASS; after which
a motion TO refer the resolution, together with the
joint resolution the same subject from the House
to the Committee on Military Affairs, was agreed
TO.
TNAscEs-REcosHDERArIoS
Mr.. CRITTENDEN (who had just taken his
seat rose for the purpase Of moving a reconsider
ton ofresoluiions Of inquiry, submitted this morn.
ing by the honorable gentleman from Alabama, as
chairman OF the Committee on Finance, and which
adopted by the Senate. He desired the re-
consideration of the resolutions for the purpose of
suggesting an amendment. The second resolution
called upon the President TO inform the Senate
whether the sums required to be raised could be re-
allied in the presen condition Of our finances with
out resort TO loans, treasury notes. direct taxa
ton; and If not, what notifications Of the existing
tariff required to furnish ample means for the Wig
%. Fl
purpose Of obtaining full and explicit statement of
the views Of the Executive, he desired to suggest
the following amendment viz: Strike out the words
ARE requested to furnish" and insert in their
place the words; "or other means he would recon-
mend as most exPedient for raising" IL would be
perceived that the resolution in its present form
confined the attention Of the President exclusively
to the modification Of the tariff; but there were
other sources of revenue which the President MIGHT
deem 1t proper to advert to as being proper means
OF supplying any contemplated deficiency.
Mr.. LEWIS said that he could have no sort of
objection to the amendment, the object of the
senator from Kentucky appeared to be merely to
widen the scope ofinquiry.
The question on the motion TO reconsider being
then put, 1t was decided in the affirmative
AT the suggestion of Mr.. SPEIGHT, the amend
ment and the resolution as amended were read
MIR. SPEIGHT observed that il would be per.
ceived that the resolution proposed an inquiry as
to whether a reduction Of the tariff would be recon-
mended as suitable means of raising revenue
avoiding direct taxation and the issuing Of treasury
notes.
Mr. WEBSTER said he could not. of course
have any objection to the passage of the resolutions
though If an opportunity were afforded him. he
might be disposed to propose Gel tain amendments
But they were introduced only this morning. and
adopted at once IL would, however, answer his
purpose TO call the attention Of the honorable mem.
bers Of the Committee on Finance, and if i, were
possible he would also call the attention of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, to the state of things now ex-
stng IN this country at least in parts of it. more
especially in the larger cities, which was not little
embarrassing He referred to the state of the money
market at New Orleans, and the corresponding con-
dition OF it in the northern States. 1t would soon be
evident to Congress and TO the whole country that
If New Orleans should become, and continue to be.
APPOINT OF large expenditure for the purposes of tbs
war, and there should be no other means for the
transportation of funds from the north to New Or
,h,~-
would be felt not only at New Orleans, but in all
the large cities at the north. Indeed this state
things was now existing. He had understood that
very large remittances or transfers had already been
nnaoe on government account in specie by internal
conveyance. While this state of things existed
while the country continued to be endangered. and
tne northern States were called upon TO furnish SUD-
Pes, he evils and inconvenience attending il would
be seriously felt He was DESTROYS, therefore. when
me questions IN these resolutions were put to the
Executive, that his attention. and the attention of
the two houses of Congress should be specially d.
rected to the consideration of the manner in which
these funds were to be transferred without great in
convenience TO the community. Whether this could
oe Done best by treasury drafts, performing some
VIA. tae same operation as treasury notes, or by
some other MODE, he would not undertake to saw.
but, IN his opinion, it was a matter denand;no a.
attention Of the Secretary Of the Treasury wbe,har
some provision, if there be none now eve,
ing, might not be made by law to meet
INV SoSe" nc ndu OHereQ these
that they might attract the attention of members Of
the Committee on Finance, and also of the proper
department OF the executive government; perhaps.
however, the honorable chairman of the Finance
Committee might be prepared to say what facilities
they relied upon, and how they expected the trans
fers to be made.
Mr., LEWIS replied that he was not informed
Mr.. CALHOUN observed that the evils to which
inc senator from Massachusetts [Mr. WEBsrEal
neo Alluded were certainly very great; but he was
a,pprehensIve that they would prove remediess
AS long as exchanges were in favor of New York
there would be no difficulty; hut whenever the ex-
Penses OF the government, at New Orleans, were so
large as to turn the exchanges nothing but gold or
silver would pass. II was one of those difficulties
incidental to country like ours, where the prnci-
pal points were so remote from each other, and he
was inclined to think that neither bank of the Uni
ted States nor any other contrivance would entirely
overcome the difficulty. The object of the resolu-
toms submitted by the honorable chairman Of the
COMMITTEE on Finance, as he understood il, was TO