Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-07-28

was he at all sparing in severity while comment,
ing upon and denouncing the apparent election
aering on the floor Of the House ard with the
members, when a fasorte Administration bill
was vibrating between adoption and rejection. Of
Icssrs. Buchanan, Marcy, Walker Banc roft an !
johnson. OF the Parlor, and William ]. Brown
of the Kitchen Cabinet. last Saturday!
A mos. ludcrous and amusing scene occurred
IN the House this evening. Long and slim John
Wentworth. tho taest member in the House,
was called TO the Chair, and the House, feeling
sensibly that fun must follow. commenced laugh
ing nstantor at everything the new Chairman
would do say. Motions were made seemingly
10 plague INN and make sport and they had the
desired effect; Quick as 4 percussion cap. he
would pat the question and declare II carried or
lost, Then an appeal would be taken from his
decision, and he would promptly put the question
and declare tho decision of tho Chair sustained
by the ludg mcnt Of the House Members would
raise points Of ordcr--annoal from the Chairs
declslons--and yet vote, laughing 10 Kill them
solves al. the while. the sustain the Chairman
In the midst ofa this, Mr.. Douglass, the smalics,
member in the House, in point Of stature took
the floor and cssayed 10 make speech He be-
gun, "Mr. Chairman' Mr.. Chairman, Mister
C-h-a-i-r-m-a-n' NJ. Claimant MR. CuAIEM4N,
Nh. CIIAIRNAN" Bu. il was all no 90! Tho
noiso was general and intcnse--.hcrc were So
many talking, laughing and shaking their sides,
that the Chairman was confused, and. staining up
so high as no did, no could not lool. dopn upon
and sec, III that great and evon!fa moment his
it:'o colleague who lad the floor aud was cxclaitn-
ing. "1lr. Chairman -
Pretty soon, however, the scene became too bot
evidently. for the tall Chairman had ho declared
some motion for the Committee io rise, carried,
and tho why he then sto'kel down from his clcYn-
ton was velocity with Vengeance! Tho House
roaroi ard adjourned, whilo Mr.. Speaker DAVIS.
usually grave enough. had TO hold on to both of
bis sides TO keep from bursting with mcrrimont
It was Il great scone, and Will long be remambor-
ed by the long membor who has been out a long
tlmo 4 long from Illinois
Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the
practical and luminous manner IN which .'iIonos,
John Davis handled tho tariff question in
the Senate to-day in all its bearings. His
speech, which IS not Yet concluded, IS worthy TO
DO placed side by side with the mastcrly and an
answorablo effort of Senator Evans. Such
speeches as these two constitute an imporishablo
monument to American learning. ability and
patriotism
The short speeches of Mr.. Webster to-day, at-
dressed TO tho Chairman of tho Committee of FL
nance was one of the most dignitied. lucid and
effective efforts which that learned statesman
ever mado. 1t was delivered with great caltnness
and dignity, AMI it most evidently felt. lie
showed that By the calculations and estimates of
Mossrs. Walker and Lewis, who say that twcnty-
eIght millions of revenue must be raised 10 carry
en- tho Government. the new BILL if passed into
4 law, by their calculations that its aycra &c
outIos Will DO 231 per cent. will bring In a nett
revenue on the Same amount of importalions of
last year, of only nineteen millions of dollars
Ito asked how tho nino millions wore to be made
up! and answered Ev saying that wo would havo
to import additional goods TO tho amount { 5 t5,-
100000. How wore VIC to pay for and consume
these extra goods7 Last year, he said, our inn
ports exceeded our exports By about four millions
Of dollars. This sum- in specie, had therefore 10
be sen. out of tho country to pay for goods over
and above what we paid for with our exports.
Bot now, under this bill, we would not only be
obliged to send out of tho country Sl.000,0OO.
but So 100000 Of additional specie. to pay for
the balance Of trade against US by this great
excess of importation. He asked if the country
could stand this! if could bo borne!-But no
one could answer him. Mr. Lewis tried but
Tho effort vas failure. You will, Of course, re-
publish the statement POTOMAC.