New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-21

purposes, IN the manner fONOWinR, 10 VII:
average Wholesale prices OF all articles imported during
the FIVE preceding years TO be- ascertaned and deter
mined from which the duty psid thereon IL 10 be de-
ducted and the result ereof TO he arranged under a
propTste schedules ard declared annually at the cose
of each hscs year. the actual dutsbie value which
the duties paid by law shall be exacted In the next sue
ceedipg year.
SEC q And be further enacted That each and every
nouepumerated article which bears snilfude etner
In msteria quality texture or the use 20 winch y nay
be applied to any ated article, shall be eissSo
with the enumerated article which IL most 10
any Of the particulars before mentioned ana snS
ponenumeraied article equally resembles two or m9le
enumerated articles on which different rates OF uu'is
are Imposed, such nonsnumeratsd aruc'e snaI %
clas,ed with the article which IL most resembles payIoS
the hgne,t rate of duty and all articles
frnn tuo or more materials shall be clsssed Win tne
article assessed at the he hest raes at whlcn any o W
component parts may be chargeao'e ,,. III
SFc 3 And be farthr tadcted, mat tuis aoe snai
tale eject after the first day OF - next ana All
acts and psrs of sets inconsistent with the provisions
of This ACT be- and the same are hereby repeated:
The bill also provides that chemicals
dyessfs drugs silk and paper stuff shall DC free.
The bill was referred u the Finance COMMITTEE
The resolution for the purchase of Cat
Inns collection of Paintings then taken up.
MIR. SEWARD SAID Mr.. Catlln was an
American citizen, born 10 Pennsylvania-a man CURED
with genius for the arrs and love of country De-
bending entirely upon bis means and energies, he
early In life moved TO the hsunts OF the savage ana,
Penetrating the Jecettes of the forests, he the
friendship of the indiana, and visited no less tnan
forty eight tribes, ard brought home with nun
this very large collection OF paintings, embracing
not only the Views Of forest aud prah lie scenes,
with illustrations of the social, political, and
religious customs and costumes of these tribes but also
faithful portraits OF the principal chiefs This collection
was low gratifying the public curiosity and would IN
time acquire nesiimsble value 10 the historian and PHI
csophtr 10 their studies OF human nature In peculiar
stage Of development In 1899, this collection was eX-
hibited Wssbn gtOn, and was Cfered q the Govern
81 fuun n
To delavf MIR Cstin without abandoning his wish that
it should become the property OF the Government tooK
IL to Europe for exhibition, where he received many
tokens OF respect from the friends OF science ana ar
While In Paris the American artists there petuoned
Cor press 10 purchase and restore It to the country
They consid cred that 1t would be as Indispensable to
American artls were the paintings In the Louvre
and the Vatican the French and Italian artists or the
armor and weapons ia the Tower of Tendon to the
deinestor of the Saxon Several members OF the
| New.York Historical Society recommended it's pur-
| chsse on the same grounds.
Admitting az conclusiyely established the great merit
of the collection and the ability Of the Government 10
purchase it, no argument could be produced against IT'S
purchase just and reasonable grounds, which would
not weigh as well against any appropriation oy Con.
eres for the purchase and preservation OF the materials
of science and of hisory-sganst the deposit OF CO.
| temporaneous works In the Library OF Congress- and
against the illustration In canvas and In marble OF the
RTapd interesting events of country history
The people of the United States II disposed TO dis
criHpste In such collections would surely never ex'
cude those that supply present scanty Information
coDcerDipg the great and heroic yet simple races whom
with strong and little tenderness, expell
rg If not exterminstng throughout the broad domains
OF which they once uUquestOned proprtetoTs
The people OF every country should be educated In
vaor WISDOM and virtue and such education could not
be wisely arrested. He thought the responsibility of
education rested Incidentally upon Why should not
the Capital of the United States take the classic
die pity and the refinement worthy of the of Gov
eminent of great people. How better can the Union
be strengthened than BY rendering the Capitol an OBJECT
of pride and interest 10 the people of every State
Aletter bad been recently received from Mr.. Cstln,
conveying the intelligence that he has sunk under the
pressure Of debts, and Ia DOW In an English prison,
while bis collection Is 10 be sold under an execution.
Mr. Seward further earnestly pressed the importance
and urgency of measure to prevent this American
collection falling into the hands of foreign Govern
meDt
Mr.. CLEMENS opposed the resolution,
ndng that the one now In this City, by Stanley
was better.
Mr.. BoRLAND also opposed the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. COOPER followed in its favor.
Mr.. PRATT thought it was too late in
the season to take up time in discussing the merits Of
portrait painters and he moved that the subject be laid
on the table. Agreed to-Yess &c nays 90.
On motion of Mr.. Downs, the Senate
took up the bill granting land to Louisiana for Rail
road from Shreveport to the Mississippi River, OPP
pose Vicksburg, ana 1t ordered to be engrossed
The bill fer the regiment OF volunteers
TO protect emgrsnts the route mail carriers and
the telegraph lines California, by military stations
along the road was taken up.
Messrs. BRODHEAD and RUsK offered
substitutes for the bill and twas then referred to the
committee on Territories.
Mr.. WELLER offered a resolution, which
was agreed to- that the President communicate all the
information In his possession relative to the diff
culies between the American Consul and the local
thorihes at Acapulco, In Mexico.
The bill to provide additional security
for the lives and property of persons navigating the
Western waters, was taken up and ordered to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. WELLER, the Senate
took up the bill to authorize the payment, by the Sur
veyor General of California for the surveys which may
be- executed OF any claims which have been may be
presented to the Board Of Private Land Claims Com.
missloners.
After debate on some of the details Of
the bill, 1t amended, and then postponed
A bill for the relief of the town of Belle
yue, Iowa, taken up, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill granting the right of way through the Public
Lands " all incorporated Plank road Ralroad Com
pabies-
Mr.. JENKINS moved that the bill be laid
on the table
Decided negatively. Yeas 68; Nays 7s.
The subject was debated until the ex-
pirstion of the morning hour
The House went into Committee on the
bill making appropriations for the support of the lu
tsIy Academy.
Mr.. HoUsToN said there were no unusu-
al appropriations in bill and desired as soon as
possible TO take up the Civil and Diplomatic aopropria-
ton bill the most important of all he expressed the
hope that the Commit &c woa pass the bill before