The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-02
THE UNION.

NlVN.
House would proceed to the consideration Of the bust
the Speakers table, TO refer many SENATE
bills now lying thereupon, 20 the appropriate commit
Mr.. WALLACE called for the regular order Of busi-
ness. M az 3 .tsss s@a 4 E4t
AMERICAN HEAP FOR THE NAVY
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
TO ethe JOINT resolutions, reported from the Gomm!tee
on Naval Affairs by the gentleman from New fork, MT
WmrEl 10 relation 70 the purchase Of waier-ioted
70, offered BY the gentleman from Maines Mr. GERRy
The motion for their references TO the COMMITTEES OF the
Whole on ne state Of Union being pending -
Mr. BOWLiN, who was entitled to the moor, continued
the remarks In which he interrupted the previous
day by motion 20 20 into COMMITTEES Of the Whole on
the state OF the Union, the morning hour having expired
Mr. b. argued 70 show the necessity for immediate legs
ation the snbjec and that justice TO the hemp grow
ing interest OF the West required that the government IN
It's hemp contracts should deal as nearly directly with the
growers OF the staple possible He regarded the oppo
son to the resolutions dictated by spirit OF hostility
the West and warned gentlemen from the other
lons thai to lsgsais IN that spin! wcSld Dc e insure
the census, she will De more numeronsly represent
ed in that chamber fishing bountes and protection
the coal and iron interests n which they CHE opponents
Mr. STANTON, q Kentucky, desired to say, with the
permission Of his colleague, Mr. MARSHALL before he
proceeds na ne sd u Pc ns report q ns Sec
upon this subject and that report shows, that OF the
sighfyeiht OF the strength OF American water. rot
Yea HEMP made = me agencies q sne and q
ard but nine come up to the increased standard proposed
BY the amendment Of the gentleman from Maine.
length show the necessity orthe enactment OF the
resolutions, without previous reference TO the Committee
OF the Whole the Of the Union. 10 doing, he
he encoaasement Il hemp srowns and ID prepsiom
in the United States He commended that those nominal
" advocating the claim Of Mr. Billings the contract for
making war on the great West Mr.. M. criticised the
claim Of Billings with much severity, 10 show that he
was not entitled to the contract his bid not having been
Mr.. s TANTON, Of Tennessee, begged leave to say
that this opinion was not correct
"A. Mr.. MAR SHALL contended that such had been the
the administration from the stigma Of bad faith towards
Mr. Billings which gentlemen on the other side had en-
deavored to Fix upon it.
gentleman from Maine. lMr GeRRYl proposing to raise
the test inch rope two hundred pounds higher.
Mr.. lNGE moved the previous question on the ques-
amendment to the COMMITTEES Of The Whole on The state
OF the Union, but it was not seconded BY the House
Nj. STANTON. Of Tennessee, addressed the House,
saying that he was 10 favor OF the enactment OF the
resolutions He believed that except through the
system, il would be impossible to procure the hemp
quired Tor the naval service 1t could not be bought
from individual farmers Of proper quality. This had
been the result OF the departments experience while all
furnished by Mr.. Billings who prepared il large
Mr. Billings had proposed to furnish six hundred tons
lower than any else had offered to furnish any portion
OF the hemp required the advertisement for proposals
having stated that bids would be received for the mate
rial in quantities great or small Mr. really (sad
Mr. 81 the manufacturer of the article, which did require
to be manufactured before becoming 1T for the purposes
OF the navy Hence, too, the why the farmers,
who could not invest the large sum necessary in this
manufacture could not successfully compete with Bill
lngs. The whole experiences Of the department showed
xyNfs kat
TO such market as the members from Kentucky pro-
posed If 70, he would be forced TO make such con.
tract as that with Mr. Billings, or to buy The foreign art
Mr. further argued to show that the raising Of the
test necessary and proper He was disposed TO be-
eve that il would be advantage, eventually, rather
than injury TO the American producer. He conceived
that the American article could easily be made 10 up
TO this standard II an American article be obtained
TO come up TO the higher test, and that for rate lower
than the foreign-as he maintained was the case-it
seemed to him that gentlemen from the hemp growing
region were doing injustice 10 their constituents 10 object
e this higher test Mr. 8. was Of opinion that the
Secetarys with reference to the bid OF Mr. Bill
ngs. as well as the opinion OF the Attorney General had
been somewhat affected by the fact that Todd and Crit
latter son of the Hon J. ]. Crttenden-
were the next lowest bidders TO Mr.. B.
Mr.. GREEN, having obtained the floor, commenced to
address the House upon the subject of these resolutions
when
Mr. CRowELL (Mr. GREEN consentng) moved the
suspension of the rules 60 into Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Unonthe morning hour hav
ing expired
Mr.. THOMAS Dit being private bill day. moved that
the House do now resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole House on the private calendar.
The question upon the last motion being put, il was
agreed 10 and the House went into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. McCLERSAND in the chair)
After some time spent therein, the committee rose.
and the chairman reported that the Committee of the
Whole House had had under consideration the private
calendar, and had directed him to report certain private
bills. with Recommendation that they do pass, fol-
lows
A bill for the relief OF William b. Crews;
bill for the relief OF Charles Ahenfeldt and John f.
II. Voght;
A bill for the relief OF William Paddy;
A bill for the relief OF Gideon Walker;
A bill for the relief OF Jesse Sutton,
A bill for the relief OF f. Pavenstad and +. A. Schu-
macher;
A bill for the relief OF Ferguson and Milhardo;
bill for the relief OF Richard H. Barrett;
A bill granting pension 10 Avery Downer;
A bill for the relief OF Samuel Dewey;
A bill for the relief OF Captain Henry \. Evans;
A bill for the relief OF George Cassidy;
A bill for the relief OF Benjamin 2. Smith;
bill for the relief OF Lewis Hastings
4 Mr.. SCHENCK moved that when the House adjourn,
il will adjourn over until Monday next.
The Yeas and nays upon this motion having been
called for and ordered il was agreed oyeas 50, nays
And then. on motion,
The House adjourned,
To the Editors.
WAsHIsoToS, March 1, 1850.
Will Won have the goodness TO indulge me with the