Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-11

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Government in the market for the purchase of the
debt the stock would rise some twenty or thirty pen
| cent.
In reference to the remark made by the same gentle
man. that the Government under the treaty of Guada-
hpe Hidalgo indebted to Mexico very large sum
Mr. Brooks remarked that he was not aware Of the
istence of such debt He was not willing to recognise
until il should be properly brought forward.
Mr.. MILLSON inquired why the gentleman did not
propose now he did the other day. to instruct the
mittee to reduce the duty imports?
Mr. BROOKS replied that he changed the phraseoogy
the amendment because when he proposed it Tues
day. it voted down by nineteen majority, and he did
deem it proper again to present it in the Ian
guage. He submitted the proposition in form
which he hoped would obtain its adoption In offer
ing his amendment he had the same object in view that
he had the other day. He desired to have less
and he would say to gentlemen Of both parties that the
proposition must be met and II was wise that such
proposition should come from the Wing side OF the
House. the other side of the House not disposed
accept it, the responsibility must rest with them The
Democratic party must meet this state Of things Its in
coming administration must meet this state of things
and act up to them If that party let this surplus revenue
accumulate, the Wings would have right to say that
they did because they desired to be extavagant in
their appropriations They would be held responsible for
their expenditures and he knew that they would say that
they dared take the responsibility. That responsibility
lie knew they dared take but he wished them to take it
comprehending fully its force and magnitude.
Mr.. MEADE said that he would vote for the amend
men of the gentleman if he would modify by inserting
the words with view to general reduction Of duties
on imports"
Mr.. BROOKS said that the gentleman would have the
opportunity of moving that amendment, and he
therefore declined to accept the modification.
Mr. b. then proceeded to show that the present sur
plus caused by the tariff of 1885, contendng that
before it into operation it essentially changed
Mr.. LOCKHART moved the following as substitute
for the amendment of Mr.. Brooks:
That so of the Presidents Message relates to the
tariff be referred select committee Of which
mtee be and the is hereby instructed to report BILL
before the fourth Monday in January next to graduate
and reduce the tariff to a revenue standard"
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia, remarked that he approved
the practice which the gentleman from New York seemed
DESTROYS of introducing into the House by his amendment
1t borrowed from the British Parliament where they
egsaed upon any great subject OF policy without
first nsttutng commission of inquiry in respect to it.
As far the tariff concerned he would especially
favor that practice because the manufacturers could al
ways act in concert, and by this present their
views in the most favorable manner to the country,
whereas the great body of agrcultrss left to nd
vdua exertons to combat this concerted r"~ement on
the part of the manufacturers
He would vote for the amendment with ---t pleasure,
if it was proposed at the proper time But there was
another practice of Parliament which equally wise
the to which he had referredone that would be
becoming to this country than to England, because
here greater Difference ought to be paid to public
sentiment The practice to which he alluded was for an
outgoing Parliament outgoing Administration to
attempt radical reform in the policy Of the country
upon the of their retirement. When an Admnistra
ton had fallen and been defeated before the country
they always regarded it becoming them to propose the
usual appropriation bills, without attempting any radical
change of policy The House and present Administration
of this country stood precisely in that attitude at this
time. In little more than two months another President
would be installed Already nearly Of the House
had been passed upon by the people Some members
who called upon to institute new legislation in
respect to this system of the tariff which had prevailed
during entire Democratic Administration and which
had even survived Wing Administrations large num-
her n tbem had haan oh pnad hid ipI
consequence of reduction of the of
of the older States others had gone because they had
been dismissed from public service by their constituents
and still others who had been superseded by conventions
who had voluntarily resigned In this condition of
things it seemed TO him that the House. during very
short session. could have its time sufficiently occupied
with the appropriation bills. The gentleman from New
ork seemed TO the force of this consideration and
hence, to justify this movement the part of out
going Administration referred the large and inconve
nient surplus in the treasury He (Mr BAYLY had not
the estimates from the Treasury Department, The
had been told that they not yet printed and the
report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury had yet been
communicated to the House; and therefore any debate
to the precise condition Of finances and pros
pectve condition was in his opinion entirely premature
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, moved to amend the amend
ment Of Mr.. Brooks as follows:
Preserving the ad vaorem principle and existing duties
imports, with view the collection Of than
shall be necessary deay the legitimate expenses Of the
Government, economically administered
Mr.. WOODWARD expressed himself in favor of cons-
dering this question now, although he knew beforehand
that action would result from its discussion But the
discussion would 90 before the community and the popu
lar mind would be brought to bear upon the next Con-
gress in relation to this matter lie in favor Of the
resolution introduced by the gentleman from New York
day before yesterday, and little surprised that the
ee-trade party, called, voted against it.
1t proposition 10 reduce the duties and were
they not for reduction? 1t proposed to raise special
committee upon the subject and upon the Speaker would
have devoved the duty Of its appointment; and he as
party man, as Democrat, would have been bound by
parliamentary rules to constitute such committee favor
able to the proposition reduce the duties Though the
Speaker might have been high tariff man, he would
have been bound TO have constituted committee fayora
BILE TO reduction for that what the resolution pro-
posed Very true the committee instructed TO send
for persons and papers, and the gentleman from New
York might have intended though he did mpute such
thing to him, that the committee should only examine
side Of the question; still the committee not
bound to send for persons and papers they
only empowered to doit
Mr. W. then proceeded to argue that there should be
reduction Of the present tariff contendng that it had
become prohibitory one.
Mr.. CLEVELAND made few remarks. stating that
he voted against the resolution Of the gentleman from
New York Tuesday last because il proposed in
struct the committee. He in favor Of the amend
under consideration, and hoped the committee
would act upon the matter without sectional feeling
Mr. DUNCAN followed and urged that this was ques-
ton which should be considered irrespective Of party
feeling and that there should be but party where the
industrial interests Of the country concerned lie
called the attention Of the committee few Of the
of the tariff Of 1886, to correct which he attempted
TO Introduce bill last session.
Mr. JONES Of Pennsylvania, then obtained the floor,
when the committee rose.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.
| Mr. GORMAN asked the unanimous consent Of the
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