The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-11
CONGRESS.

Treasury Noie and Loan Bill Vas taken
up. and is immediate consideration pTess-
ell. Though IL had only heea Lid on tle
tables az members half an hour BEFORE On
The ground ofIhe urgent hecessilies ofIhe
Treasury. MessIs. Niles. Calhoun. and
Evans. opposed such PreeiPila,e action. but
Il MAS taken M by Ihe casting vote Of Ihe
Vice President. Tie vote Was % 10 -.
Messrs. Butler. Calhoun. and Niles rot
ing wllh he Mhigs. &c.,.
Mr.. Lewis offered an amendment, which |
was debated. and then Withdrawn. Mr..
Niles proposed another amendment, which
produced debate lasting iill The Senate
adloumed-iive LOcosocos 10 three Wigs
participating in the debate.
/ On Tuesday, Mr. wesIeott moved an
amendment 10 Mr.. NIles's amendment.
and The debate was resumed.
Mr.. cass made long speech in reply
10 some remsrks made yesterday hy Mr..
Evans. Mr.. Cass maintained that the bill
was ! measure Of The Administrations
belonged TO the AdminisiraIion--ii was
necessary that il should he passed al once
the Administration was responsible Tor
i,, and why nat pass the measure at
oneei
~. Mr.. Speighi was urgent for its speedy
passage. The money, and more than the
bill asked for too, (2s. OO0. O00,) was wan
ted. and wanted now.
Mr.. Baghy made speech and reaerled
upon the Wing side Of the chamber for
offering amendments and staving off final
action upon the bill. lie did no, like any
lwo-siIed course; IL he believed the war
unjust he would not vote man or dol
lar 10 carry il on. ---.
Mr.. John NJ. Clayton took Mr.. Bagby
sharply to task Tor his impula.ions. and
showed clearly that the delay was caused
by The action Of Senators on the Admins
tlfalion side Of the Chamber.
Mr.. Baghy disclamcd casting ccnsure
he had great respec, for Mr.. Clayton and
other gray headed Senators on the oshsl
side Of the Chamber.
'S-Ak Mangun followed in some very
patriotic remarks in reply 10 Mr.. Bagby'i
declaration that he would not support The
r war al all. If he believed il unjust. Mr.
: Mangum said the war existed between GU
c own country and foreign nation. IL ha,
gone so far now that there was no alter
! .na.isS ~ whola nSanie h.p I.
!, fight /, vigorously oui In order 10 ootail
peacr. Should we then. although we be
Ii,eycd the war could have been honorahl.
avoided by adopting wise counscls, ioI
our arms and say We would have noIhln
- 10 do in the matter. though peace ma
Il never be obtained, lie thought difiel
e emily from the senator from Alabama =
e And he was ready now, and had been a
in The time. 10 voie. and senators on his cid
L of the chamber were all ready to vote o
a. the bill nj once. II was the other SIC
he tina, had caused the delay on this as we
IN rs on the bill 10 increase the army.
n. Mr.. Evans next took the floor and r.
A. viewed the course Of The Administrator
-. Senators, particularly tina, Of Mr. Spelgl
= and Mr. Cass. with great ability aud sa
- casm. After some further remarks iro
" two or three Senators, the Senate cor
- ,Imenced voting on the amendments.
na Mr.. Niles said he was mortified al
'm humbled by the financial measures oi
rs own party. lie might feel so il any par
i,h was in power, but as Senator and a CT
to zen he iel, humbled by the measures
an, the Secretary Of The Treasury. A mist
too able. shifting, shutting series Of measur
es" were submitted by the Administration, Al
in the only difference between us aud Me
the len was, that she was endeavorIng TO Tor
Loan. and we we're cndeavoring 10 CO
one from the People. Mr. Niles IN
N. this referred 10 The Tariff oil 1916, Il met
-. ure 10 reduce the revenue over meas.
' n sustain the revenue as did the tariff
1912. This good &C, had been overthrow
VIZ in time of war, and the act was one oil P'
to madness in his friends. TIE present
the would not yield half revenue enough
leo. The idea OF increasing revenue by red'
ill., inc duties was absurd, though there mn
, If be duty too high. MIR. Niles quite st
lit fled the Senate by the bold manner
til. which he rcbuked and denounced the
ndi. l,ancial policy Of Mr.. Walker.
.,r- On Wednesday, Mr.. Chly spoke on
,,.,. motion 10 withdraw the ARMY from NJ
' hi. leo. Ills object, he said was to w''hdr
.a ",. !, for the purpose of reinSigor,'ing it,
,' the war might be prosecuted with
i'y' more efficiency. The resolution was Il
m to laid on the tsble, A too.
king The Loan Bill was passed. 40 II
dis (Messrs. Cilly AMI Corw'n.)
o ac- ' The bill to increase, the army was was
-. resumed, and debated during the day'
&c so On Thursday, Mr.. Niles ohe's" -. =
rtant olu,ion declaring. that the reVe'."e gu, gu.
stand be increased 5 to 10 millions ny ac'.'
al duties on imports, and moderate Ill
on the free articles. ,..
,ic Of The army bill was further debated
{ the amended in several particulars.
&, last On Friday, the Army bill was eeO co..
,ty;ns Mr.. Benton made long speech aga
~ ,ba, a;,iuc boun,ies in land TO the soldiers