The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-05-14


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Congress.-on the 4th and 5th May, the
proceeding Of Congress Afford but little inteTes, in
either house.
In the House Of Representative, on weInes.
day the 9Th instant, a debate Of some interes,
arose on the question as to the privileges of men,
beTs Of Congress, on u motion 10 permit certain
members to attend as witnesses in case pending
in the Circuit Count Of the United States.
Afier some other business, the House again re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole on the
state Of the Union, (Nr. Boyd in the chair,) and
usumed the consideration Of The special order of
the day-the bill to repeal that part Of the act Of
the 3oth August, lsi2, which imposes duty Of
twenty per eentum ad valorcm on lava coffee /:
AMI to refund the discriminating tonnage duties
levied on Spanish vessels except those from Cuba
aud Porto Rico, by the act of July 10, Is32.
We eStrae, the following from the Intelligen.
GERS report Of the proceedings on this BILL as they
derive additional Importance from the illusions
made to the great Tariff question. The position
of the Pennsylvania Democracy on this question
Is somewhat foreshadowed
Mr.. e. ]. lngersoll moved to strike
out the first section Of the Bill: aud sent
10 the Clerks table TO be read extracts
from report Of the Committee Of " avs
aud Means. and also from two Executive
messages and table of duties paid on
Spanish vessels.
Mr.. HOLMES said there would, he pre-
sumed, be not much difficulty as to this
Spanish portion Of the bill. But the gea-
tleman from Pennsylvania moved to strike
out the first clause, because its discussion
now was only waste OF time, mas much
as il would come up in the tariff bill.
Mr.. ii. was glad to hear that the tariff
bill was to come up, and he should be
still more so if the honorable gentlemen
would assure him that he would vote for
the tariff bill, even should this clause be
inserted IN il. A laugh.
Mr.. G. j. lNGERsoLL said the gentle.
man might rely on his vote against this
clause; he always had been against il.
As to the tariff, Mr.. |. should reserve him.
self till the day came. Renewed laugh
ter.
Mr.. HOLMES was opposed to striking
out The first clause Of the bill, and went
on TO give his reasons. Some gentlemen
had expressed doubt whether the new
tariff bill would pass. Mr.. II. had heard
such doubt expressed: he did not doubt
il himself. How could hes Did Mr.. /.
doubt il! He did not doub. il, did he |!
Laughter He was sorry 10 hear tina,
there should be any difficulty about pass
ing the new tariff bill. when the whole
Democratic party had pledged itself to
this as one Of the resolutions Of the Bal.
limoIe Convention. The honorable chair
man did not doubt, did he, tina, every De-
mocrat in Pennsylvania would vote for
the bill! Did he doubt so plain thing
as this! He did not, did he! TMuch
laughter. &~.@ Ida ~@.
Mr.. J. II. lNGERsoLL said the chairman
of the committee on Foreign Affairs was
placed in rather delicate position, aud
might feel some hesitation in answering
but Mr.. |. himself felt none at all. lie
had not doubt himself that every De-
mocrat in Pennsylvania, including the
on his right, (Mr. Wilmot,)
and the gentleman on his left, (Mr. Chas.
]. Ingersoll.l would vote most decidedly
a gainst the new bill. Much merri.
men,. ILL.,:
Mr.. HOLMES said he had not doubted,
for his own part, that the whole Pennsyl-
vania Democracy would redeem its pledge
to follow the lead Of the great Baltimore
Convention but he had heard that 9th
ers had expressed some doubts. He had
himself no reason to doubt; he surpassed
The bill was to pass. Was it not Laugh
Ter.
MIR. BRoDHEAD said the gentlemen from
South Carolina seemed very familiar with
he proceedings of the Baltimore Con-
sention. lie would ask the gentleman
what pledges ha been given there on the
Oregon question.
Me-. HOLMES, amidst much sport in the
House, made reply los, to the Reporter,
save that he was understood to saw that,
IS the House had overcome the bellicose