The daily union., 1846-06-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved

The journal Of yesterday was read and approved
THE TARITF DEBATE.
Mr. JAMES THOMPSON asked leave to intro
duce a resolution providing that during the discus
sion on the tariff bill, the House would each day
take fIom to o'clock.
Objection being made, Mr.. L. moved "A suspen-
sion Of the rules to enable him To offer the resoIu-
uOn, on which motion no quorum voted.
Mr. G. S. HOUSTON desired TO offer resolu-
uon, the purport of which was not stated.
MIR. JAMES THOMPSON moved that there be
call of the House, and asked the yeas and nays on
that mOuon, which were ordered, ana being lakeh,
were-yeas 20, nays So
SO a call ofIhe House was refused.
And the question then REQUIRED and was taken on
the motion to suspend the rules.
And, two.lhirds voting IN the affirmative, the
rules were suspended.
The resolution being thus before the House, hhu
the question being on It's adoption,
Mr.. JAS THOMPSON demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON asked Mr. T. to waive
that motion, pledge of renewal to enable HIM
Mr. ii. TO offer substitute, providing that during
the time set apart for the debate the tariff bill, II
should not be 10 order for any member to move that
the committee rise until p. m.
And Mr. II. renewed the demand for the pre-
yious question.
Aftei some conversation on a point of order be-
tween Mr.. TlBBATTS and the SPEAKER,
me uemdhu Iot INC previous que'HO" wa" ''N
onded
And the man question was ordered to be now
aiken.
The amendment was agrsediO.
And the resolution, as thus amended, adopted
On the suggestion Of Mr., COBB, and by general
consent, certain Senate bills the Speakers table
were taken up and disposed of.
TIE TARIFF.
On mouon Of Mr. MCKAY, the House resolved
& a. NVk,I. he nj
the Union (Mr. CoBU Of Georgia in the chair and
resumed the consideration Of the bull to reduce the
duty on imports, and Tor other purposes.
Mr.. TIBBATrS was entitled TO the floor, and
addressed the committee in explanation of his
views Of the financial policy best adapted to the
wants and eXIgences of the government, On re-
marks which we had intended to have published
this evening, but which are unavonIabIy thrown
over to another day.
Mr. PAYNE next obtained the noor, and ad-
dressed the committee through his hour IN favor OF
the bill, and in opposition TO the policy and expedl-
ency of the principle Of protection.
Mr.. SEDD0N next obtained the floor and ad-
dressed the committee lin remarks Of which full
report will given hereafter) in favor Of the bill, and
generally in opposition TO the protective system,
which he believed to be a system of gross impOllcy
and injustice to all the great interests of the cOun-
try but especially TO those of the section which he
in part represented.
Mr.. HUDSON followed in opposition to the bill
before the committee, and in favor of the protective
system generally.
Mr.. GOODYEAR then obtained The floor, and
addressed the committc in favor OF the substitute OF
Mr.. HuNGERFoRD.
Mr.. STRONG addressed the committee (ln re-
marks which will be given hereafter) in favor
of the bill under consideration, which, however, he
thought susceptible Of some notifications.
Mr.. KAUFMAN addressed the committee in
vndcaton of the course Of the present adminlstra-
ton in the conduct of the Mexican war, and in ia
vor of its vigorous prosecution until its Just ends
secured-redress for the ng-continsed wrongs
and outrages inflicted upon us by Mexico, indem-
nifty, and an acknowledgment of right to the Rio
Grande, and Of all our Just claims.
A full report Of his remarks is in course of prep
Mr.. BLANCHARD spoke in defence of the
tariff of 1892 and of its benefcent effects upon the
iron, coal, and other interests of Pennsy vania and
the industrial pursuits Of the community generally.
Mr.. HUNGERFORD addressed the committee,
giving his views the subject generally, and es-
pecially pointing out what he considered the defects
Of the bill Of the committee, and explaining and en-
forcing the provisions Of his pending substitute
therefore.
Mr. DIXON obtained the floor at o'clock and
yielded to motion that the committee rise, which
prevailing,
The committee and reported.
And the House adjourned