The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-04
House or Representatives.


After prayer and the reading Of the journal.
Mr. HousToS. Of Aabama one side of the hall, and
privileged questions They both addressed the chair at
the same time.
The s,rAns. seemed to be in qusDdary, looking
Mr. HousIos, however. attained his object hrst-s
Mr. CnArMAr-I have privileged motion. Yestsr.
day. on the adoption of tho resolution offered, asked
asd s on the Journal
The CLEhx. ITO the spesker)-such motions are never
The spsAxxR-The gentleman Is informed that such
motions are never put on the journal when the yeas and
max: arc not ordered ,,, H.. motion b. mr.,
would show that wanted to record my in favor Of
YACHT CLUB.
There were only fourteen members the door, with
Mr. McCLELLAsD, from the Committee Commerce.
exported bil giving certain privileges to the New
the Committee fthe Whole the State Of the Union
WEST POINT AcADeMy.
The House resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole the of the Union, and took up the bill
making appropriations for the support Of this institution
which was finally laid aside to be reported.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL TEA AND CoPFEK-
TEkoIvERsATIoNs,
Was next taken up for consideration, and the second
clause having been read,
Mr. wkrrwoRrH moved to strike it out, and then
spoke tax on tea coffee to which he wss tetotai
~ opposed In October lsai the Legislature of Ten
nessee, MIR Folks State, declared against it, and against
caovsssng his district he told the people that Mr. Polk
and the democratic party, and Mr. Clay and the wings
clifford in the House ana Buchanan and walker in the
Senate in 1884, wero against the tax even for three
sssnet The As5burton treaty was not then made and
did not know but what we should get into respect
able war, and have fight with mother Englind;
tLangher.1 The Oregon controversy was OPEN and
Mexico had not paid her indemnities (:Go it, john"
The public debt at that time sa4 600 the open
ing of this session s2i 900 600 The tax tea
and coffee was not democratic then; and because he
woud not now vote for the tax he was to be read out of
tar ttc ortxt In Cana
brougb, forward proposition to tax gold and silver
ware; no wing voted for it. rBoS, get me some wa.
then it is tight II this fail try something else.
Tex gold and silver before tax tea and coffee.
should De abused any for he made and coffee free
On coming here at the of this he
was SURPRISED to fad himself 40 man; he was 81 40
He did no, know what he would come 10 next!
ILaughier1 The implements for clearing out rivers
nal cost AMI the money paid into the treasury! At
the last session. MIR. Mckay, the Chairman Of the Com
on tea and coffee Why was it done To induce those
opposed to the tax TO vote for the bill All that's il "
was c1nI aaon Of the game that was pa. edra1e,
sevsr did, sne never would consent to and
coffee Tie sent TO the table extract, from the report
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury, which was read II
will be that Mr. Walker says that unless the il
levied by the nrs of January he does not want It, On
the second of January after Mr. Walker said that unless
the tax levied the frat OF January would be
useless he introduced his resolution declaring it nexpe
dent to tax tea and coffee He must have better lead
or, he couldn't follow. We have Southern Pres
DENT Secretary of the Treasury and Chairman Of the
Committee Of Ways aud Means; and Southern "organ"
Who wonder that al Of thom could not make some
impression when they put their heads together Take
homily on the subject 1t reminded him Of tho old
soDg 81" What's that ri
Taump hump scold, scold, scold; scold scod away
No peace is in the kitchen upon washing day"
tRoars Of iaughterJ gentleman from Maryland,
, g in NJ Tha 10 p coz
that the yeas and nays might be taken in the House
And was as much as some Of the democrats could do
In he from hein aCad
Such was the tactics or tctacs. (Laugher1 He hoped
the northern democrats and The southern chivary will
come uA to the yeas and nays on the Wilmot provise
He truSed there would BIO no lodging.
Mr. Jssrs Of osorgia-wiIl the gentleman let mo ask
:, Mr.. WkrTWosrH-"I called away from the
city by the. death of a child | hope the gentle
done, and reelected me by an increased majority;
and, beside there member often recorded the
some OF the newspapers had accused him Of being angry
because the river and hsrbor bill vetoed, and
that he therefore. voted anst tax tea and coffee
This charge false. from beginning to end Read hin
out OF the party because he would not tax tea and Coffee
Gentlemen here ought not TO tax ABOUT s consistency
harbor BILL the tariff, tho Oregon question, the Leuen
ant General their votes changing the feature of the
ten regiment bill from regulars to volunteers Laugh
teri Yet these gentlemen would read him out OF the
party lfthere was any individual here without spot or
bemish let him stand up in his place, for such iDdi
vidual only should undertake to censure him. Laugh
teri
Gentlemen crowded round the honorable gentleman,
and seemed TO be much pleased with what he sand. He
troi the corns of Mr.. Wick, who didn't appear to
like it,
MORE raoor AGAINST THr TEA COFFEE TAI.
Mr. A. JOHNSON, of Tennessee said if he could get the
ear Of the gentleman
The CHAIRmAN knocking Gentlemen will come to
order.
Mr. JOHNSON thought he could satisfy the gentleman
and the House that the President othe United States and
the Secretary of the Treasury himself against lay
ing tax on tea and coffee Laughter Mr. Benton, and
others high in the democratic party, were in S4i, op-
posed to the tax. Yes; Mr.. Benton-this man who
~. vs,a uhn hao
such exalted opinion Of himself that If there we're
vacancy Tor ruler of the universe he would have the
presumption and the seesteem to aspire to the position
Mr. Polk against tax on tea and coffee, was
also the Governor of Tennessee (Mr A. Brown the
conien adviser efthe President The gentleman from
AlIbama tMr Payne) who makes such contortons when
he speaks to excite fears for his safety although he
undertook the other day to lecture the House. himself
80 isil voted against tex on tea aud coffee 1t
federal them but right for the democratic
be adopted 70 augment the revenues among them tax
gold and silver ware on bank notes and the recall of
the surplus deposited with the States: and from
these sources by the year isas' we would have the
smoun. OF ffty-four millions
THE MEATS or THE wAR
would be dodgng on the wiimot provso when the day
Of trial He anticipated that many would be like
cs me- the more II won't come" He hoped however
gen,emen will be true to their professions which they
one Of invasion, aggression conquest and boodthirst
ness, OF petty ambition and Encouragement. Ho would
ou, rsndst s;s arm 70 is from It's socket before ne
no other mode in which to carry on It is said the flag
stan stained with blood in foreign land aud tn at the
only way TO conduct the war is dye its folds in blood
and rush II on He thought there was another way TO
SCI We his country and he would resist the war sven 10
Withholding supplies. The war was caused bv the Pro-
edent In ordering our roopsio march from the Nusces
10 tho RIO rsnde. lie did come here 10 worshio
Prssiien lie ielt like the spartan was 10
20 X9txss nee; and he belle we'd In he sno H.,
those wno acted with him But IT. me said, you demand
blood Of US, you will not get It," f. Then Won are
not Ike the spsitanD The war must end, either in
the friends OF tbs Wlmot proviso TO say what Ihev will
do win toe Territory OF Mexico, il they get IT. Now il
the time 20 reply lie spoke Tor the North SAID
that shsi be slave territory the South would
not prosecuts tne single day unless they though
IL would he male some iurter remarks, when he was
interraptad by