Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

now 10 modify tariff and thereby say the French that
we will receive all their luxures, including their gewgaws
and unnecessary articles free Of duty, by way Of giving
couagement them in their glorious undertaking Now he
submitted to the House this proper subject for resou
ton He also asked the House fhs proper time and this
proper way modify revenue laws. If necessary
that those laws should undergo modification, let the House
take up the whole subject Let French wines and gewgaws
be considered with Pennsy iron which he would
mend 10 the consideration Of the Of this resolution, M
g. j. IsGERsoiL) together with all those interests which
most important peopes He thought those interests
which vitality affect the labor Of the country should have at
least as much consideration French wines and French
gewgaws He cared but ille whether this resolution
adopted rejected 1t to him matter of perfect nd
ference But he wished the House to understand this matter
that its members might decide for themselves whether this
proper time proper place, and proper modify
the laws of the country This resolution embraced
subject which vay concerned the labor Of the country, and
he preferred the subject was TO be taken up, that should
be taken up together II II was to be taken up piecemeal he
should give the preference over the wines and gewgaGs Of
France m the Of Penns vasa sother great.in
teres OF this country, any o which OF impor
than the wines and unnecessary gewgaws Of France He
repeated he was Indifferent the fate of this resolution
He had feeling the subject The which iniu
gentlemen in throwing in such resolutions were best
known themselves but he hoped the House would act
them understandngy. With respect to this particular
ution which proposed give the gewgaws of French
manufacture consideration than the iron OF
and the necessaes of life and the manufactures OF our
country he would only say that should be well considered
/ Mr. G. j. INGERsOLL interposed and said he merely
desired say that his resolution simply resolution of
inquiry 1t impossible that it could do any mischief II
resolution of inquiry submitted TO the committee of
which the honorable gentleman from Ohio Mr. VSroS) and
the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr. HuDsoS)
bers-members too of the majority of that committee He
desired put the into their hands to do with what
they should think proper.
Then to the iron about which the gentleman from Mas
sachusets was SO suffer him to say that that was
ha haI He
be pay for iron which they cannot do unless
take of those gewgaws which the gentleman from
Massachusetts objected. And in addition he would afford
aid to the spirit Of liberty which aroused in France
Mr.. HUDSON imputed whether the IS per cent. in the
gentleman's resolution had any reference to liberty
Mr.. g. j. INGERSOLL. Yes.
| Mr.. HUDSON And whether the gentleman would inn
pose Is per cent for liberty.
Mr.. g. j. INGERSOLL said by striking Is per from
80 should go much liberty than had hitherto
been Were there any other questions the gentleman desired
ask He ready any other question the gem
teman from Massachusetts, any other gentleman, might
wish to put to him.
| Mr.. ECKERT inquired what amount of iron
port to France
Mr.. c. ]. INGERSoLL replied none, but we may begin
export iron France if give France the pay
for that which we shall send there.
Mr.. ECKERr would inquire whether the gentleman from
Pennsylvania expected calculated that could export iron
France until The wages Of labor reduced 10 the stand
ard Of France
greatest humbugs the world That appeared, to be
standing humbug. His resolution simply a resolution
inquiry, and had been debated longer than he thought
necessary he should therefore make motion that he rarely
made He moved the previous question
Mr.. McLANE moved TO amend the resolution by striking
all after the word resolved and Inserting that the Com
mee Of Ways and Means inquire into the expedency Of
adopting the following joint resolution
Resolved he Senate concurrng, That from and after the
4h day OF july Is4s all duties levied by existing laws
upon articles imported from the republic France the growth
and manufacture Of said republic into the United State, OF
America, be and the shereby repealed Provided The
duties levied by the laws Of said republic upon articles the
growth msnufacure Of the Unted imported
the said republic of France shall be repealed before the
aforesaid 4th day Of July.
Mr.. BAYLY moved to lay the resolution on the table.
The motion decided the affirmative by yeas and nays,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Barrnger Barrow, Bayy,
blanchard, Bocock Bous Boy den, Brady, VIM G. Brown,
Charles Brown Albert G. Brown Cabel Chapman Chase,
Clingman, Williamson r. w. Cobb Cooke, Cosmer, Con-
Duncan Dunn, Ecker Embree, Alexander Evans, Nathan
Evans Feaherston Ficklin Freedey, Fulton Gayle, Cen
try, Giddings, Gregory, Hale James G. Hampton, Moses
Hampton, harason, Henry, Elias b. Holmes, George s.
Houston, Husbard Hunt Irwin, jenkins, X. w. johnson,
John w jones' Kellogg William T. Lawrence Sidney Law
renee Lincoln, Lord, Lumpkin McClelland McCernand
Mcdowell Mckay, Job Mann, Horace Manu. Marsh, Marvin,
Morehead, Murphy, Peck Petrie Peyton, Phelps Rhett
Richardson, RockhI, Julius Rockwell Roman Rumsey, ST.
John, Sawyer Shepperd Shirre Sylvester Simpson, Sms
Caleb b. Smith, Truman Smith, Sarkweather, Stephens,
Andrew Stewart Charles f. Stuart Strohm, Strong Thibo-
deaux, Thomas, Richard W. Thompson, Venabe, White,
Wilson-99.
NAYs-Messrs. Ashmun, Atkinson, Beale. Bednger,
Bingham, Brsa Bowlir, Boyd Hrdges Brodhead, Buck
ner, Burt Candy Cathca Fnkln Clark Beverly L. Clark,
Howell Cobb Collins Crowel, Crozier, Cummns, Daniel,
Dickey, Daniel duncan, Edwards Faran, Farrey Flour
noy French Fries, Gaines, Green Willard r. Hall, Nathan
X. Hall, Hammons, Henley H Iilard, Isaac f. Holmes,
Hudson, Inge c. j. IngersolI verson Jameson, Andrew
johnson. George w jones' kaufman, Kennon, d. p King,
Lefier, Ligon Maelay, MeIiyane McLane, Meade Miller,
Norris Nelson, Parey Peasee, Pollock Preston, Putnam,
Richey, Robinson, John A. Rockwell Root Robert Smith,
Stanton, Talimadge TaylCr Jacob Thompson, Wm Thomp
son, Thurson, Tompkins, Toombs, Tuck, Turner, Van
Dyke Vnton, Warren, Wentworth, Wick, Wiley, Wood
ward-S5.