The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-22

hoht oui only single Item In We course vi HIS re-
Mr.. CLARKE of Kentucky nlerposed and said, he I'M
dersood that number of years ago an Appropriation
had been made by this government construct dam at
the head of Cumberland island in the Ohio river; that
that dam was partly constructed and lett IN that condi-
ton, and that il had been partially washed away
thus obsuctng, extent, the navigation OF thai
river He asked the gentleman to draw the DISTINCTION
between the obstruction in the Savannah and The ONO,
and to account how that this bill had incorporated
INTO an appropriation for the Savannah and not Tor the
Ohio!
Mr. VINTON inquired il the gentleman did not vote
against that very appropriation
Mr. CLARKE replied that he did and always should.
But That did not answer his question.
When Mr. HUDSON had concluded
Mr.: BAYLY said, IT was not often that he differed with
his friend from North Carolina, [Mr McKAYl but he
differed with him at this time in of the statements
he had made The gentleman has said that the appropn
alton for removing distractions from the Savannah river
was out OF place in the civil and diplomatic bill and that
had been placed there against all precedent He agreed
with HIM entirely in the first part of the statement. The
title OF the bill indicates its object is to provide for the
civil ist-to make appropriations to pay your foreign
ministers, your Judges mashals jurors, and other civil
officers which it would be tedious to enumerate Surely
appropriation for harbor Improvement has no legiti
mate place in such bill Such appropriation belongs
TO the river and harbor BILL in which it even now is
placed and in which has always been placed before.
his statement He believed that the records of the gov
eminent would be searched in vain for similar appro
priation in the civil and diplomatic bill But in spirit,
the gentleman is wrong. This form of legislation has
always been adopted whenever the wings were in
lority in Congress, and differed from the Executive So
far from what they now doing being unusual il is in
strict keeping with their constant policy under similar
circumstances. II is in perfect accordance with their
policy in 1s42. will be recolected, at that time they
repealed the law providing for the collection and safe
keeping of the before they passed any oheras
believed the time, and the circumstances justi
fled the country in believing for the purpose of coercng
Mr. Tyler to sign bank BILL which was the only sub.
stute they meant to offer for the bill they had precpi
lately repealed The natural and usual order OF things
to repeal the existing law by the statute substituting
another But in this case, they repealed the existing
law first, without at the same time substituting
other, with the view of forcing the Executive either
to sign the bank bill, which was the only substitute
they would offer, and thus perure himself, or leave
condition. And, in the bill raising revenue to keep
the wheels of government in motion, they inserted
clause out OF place. and having proper connex ion
with the bill, to repeal the provision IN the distribution
law providing for its suspension whenever the rate of
duties under the tariff should exceed twenty per cent
That provision was inserted in the act by wing votes
without them, it could not have been inserted 1t was
known that Mr. Tyler was thoroughly committed to that
provision, and against its repeal, Mr.. Polk is now
against appropriations for internal improvement, and that
he would veto any bill providing for it. And yet these
same wings inserted provision in the bill providing for
raising to carry the government repeating the
restriction in the distribution law, with the view, as he
believed of placing MIR Tyler in the situation In which
he must stand by and see the wheels OF government
stopped, perure himself by signing bill which he
highly disapproved In either event, they expected to
bring him into dsrepute with the country and, by for
cling him to constant almost daily resort to the veto, to
bring that great popular and conservative feature of the
constitution, which had saved il so often from violation,
into disrepute also
Mr. GENTRY asked the gentleman from Virginia if
he intended to convey the idea that Mr. Tyler held dis
tributon to be unconstitutional
Mr. BAYLY said he had asserted no such thing
Mr. GENTRY thought the gentleman from Virginia
wrong to historical fact, for certainly there
man more deeply committed to the policy Of dis
trbuton of the proceeds of the public lands than Mr. Ty
ler II he had any constitutional difficulties they
very suddenly, and but short time before his veto.
Saa 50 s mat 9e fSa speak
distribution question. In the winter OF 1882 he had the
honor of serving in the legislature of Virginia with Mr.
Tyler; and during that session proposition offered
in favor of distributing the proceeds OF the sales Of the
public lands, which it fell to his lot to oppose and Mr.
Tylers to defend. He (Mr b. maintained, on the
referred to. that the CUSTOMS regulated by the
compromise bill, would not be sufficient without the pro-
ceeds OF the lands for the wants OF the government and
that if those proceeds were distributed, disturbance of
the compromise would become inevitable Mr. TYLER,
the other side, commended that the arising
from the customs would be sufficient without the land
fund.- for the wants of the government economically ad
that fund should be distributed among the States
MAN, at best idle in the treasury, probably be-
come fund for corruption
Mr.. B. confident that the compromise bill would
not yield surplus, even in conjunction with the proceeds
from the public lands, much less without them and he
equally confident that the people of Virginia would
view of rendering the resolutions nuy, he moved that
the tariff compromise should be held sacred and nvioa
b" Mr. Tyler not only assented to this proposition
but voted for it; and with him large majority of the
whig members, among whom were many who afterwards
not only justified and defended the perfdious abandon
ment of that compromise and supported the odious tariff
of 1872 but denounced Mr. Tyler who would not show
equal pancy, and surrender at the bidding of party his
wellconsdered opinions and his pledges to the country
Mr. Tyler not committed upon this subject in this
mode alone The party which elevated him TO power
in 1870 declared themselves everywhere to be opposed
to disturbing the tariff compromise and to the charter
OF national bank. By these professions they gained
the confidence of the people But they were no
installed into office han in despite OF their professions,
they passed high protective tariff and attempted to fas
ten upon the country national bank and denounced
Mr. Tyler because he would not become false TO his
pledges as they had become themselves, and exhibited
rage which as irrational their expectation that
that the power they had obtained by holding out profess
sons to the people which they meant to violate had
awaited them nothing in 1914 they out with
fair declaration of their principles and with all the
high qualities and popularity of their leader, they were
defeated and now, dsparing of gaining the confidence
principles, they attempting to enact again the
scenes OF 1910.
Mr. B. said he would return from this DEPRESSION into
which the interruption of the gentleman from Tennessee
Mr. GENTRY had led him, to the point he discuss
ing at the time it made.
Mr.. VNTON requested that section Of the civil and
diplomatic Appropriation bill for 1885 should be read and
was read by the Clerk accordingly.
Mr. BAYLY said he did not see that the provision
which had been read affected the question at all That
provision to satisfy demand which created
by existing law bat he should come to that question
hereafter. He was attempting to show that the
effort to attach such items such bill not without
precedent but that perfect keeping with the fac
tious policy, heretofore pursued by the wing party