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before the Senate, and could be decided without
any reference to n committee, He was not sufh
GENTLY prepared to express a Judgment upon the
subject TO vote to- days he therefore moved that the
Senate adjourn. And the motion was agreed to.
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The following named gentlemen, in addition
to those announced yesterday, appeared in their
seats:
Nsw YOrk.-Messrs Floyd. Hart, RUSSELL and
Martin.
Nsw Jer.ey-Mr Price.
Pennsylvania.-Mr. Allison
Georgia -Messrs. Johnson and Chas,ain.
Alabama -Messrs. Abercrombie. Harris, Hous-
ton, and White.
OhiO.-Mr. Edgerton
Kentucky.-Mr. Breckenridge
Isnnsssee.-Messrs. Churchwell and Polk
F2orida.-Mr Cabell.
Isras.-Mr. Howard.
CahfoTnid.-Mr. McCorkle.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Journal of yesterday having been read
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, moved tnat the
Speaker be authorized TO appoint the Standing
Committees of the House; and the motion was
agreed to.
PRESIDENTS MEssAer-rBE TARirr-sURrLus RE-
VENUE.
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished bust.
ness of yesterday, being the motion submitted by
of the President Of the United States, together with
the accompanying documents, to the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union, and that
fifteen thousand extra copies of the message and
documents be printed.
Mr.. WEiGHTMAN, of New Mexico, having
moved an amendment-that five thousand copies
of the message, without the accompanying doru
ments, be printed in the Spanish language-re-
| sumed the remarks which he commenced yester-
day in its support, and stated in the conclusion OF
them. that Of the sixty-fve thousand Inhabitants
of New Mexico, but 1--WE hundred understood the
English language; and that sound policy and JUS
tice required the adoption of his resolution.
MIR. BROOKS proposed to amend the resolution
Of Mr.. JONES as follows:
Except 80 much Of the message as relates to
the tariff the revenue from the customs. which
ehali be referred to a select COMMITTEES with power
to examine witnesses and to collect testimony, here
and elsewhere, and with instructions to report as
soon possible the same, with some bill reducing
the duties on imports to such an amount as may
be required for an economical administration OF
the Government"
Mr.. RICHARDSON raised question of order
TO the relevancy OF the amendment; but
The SPEAKER decided that a proposition to
amend the proposition to commit was in order.
Mr.. BROOKS said that the resolution of the gen
tleman from Tennessee Mr. oSEs) proposed the
reference of the entire message to the Committee
of the Whole on the state Of the Union. The ex-
Ception which he desired to make that part OF it
which relates to the revenue derived from ou:-
toms He had several reasons for making this
exception, and proceeded to state a few Of the IN
| for the consideration of the House. Frat under
the habit of doing business in the House, il was not
at all certain that if q reference Of the whole cub
ject should be made to the Committee of the Whole
| the state Of the Union, any action could be had
| on any important part of the message until after
the first of January and when action shall have
| been had owing to the haste with which business
is performed it will be impossible for members to
have full and comprehensive knowledge OF the
subject before they shall be called upon to vote.
His desire was to present the question at the ear
los v q
the House might be provided with the facts.
and. after the holidays, have the action Of the
House upon the facts which may be brought to
their attention.
He repeated, he had excepted this subject of
| revenue from general reference, because, before
any appropriation bill shall be passed, he wished
the House and the country to be mindful OF the fact
that the first Of July last there a surplus OF
| fourteen or fifteen millions Of dollars, and now
| there was probably surplus OF twenty millions.
! He did not wish to take any deliberate action on
| appropriation bills until the surplus revenue shall
| be disposed OF, some measures taken to prevent
| its accumulation into the treasury; for, with
twenty millions of surplus revenue. it was imposs-
| BILE to administer the Government with economy.
| 1t this account he wished to except from
| the general reference that part of the message
which refers to the subject of the revenue. He had
| separated il from the ordinary reference to tho
Committee of Ways and Means, because it, like
| o,her subjects, would be involved in that mael-
| strom No one committee Of the House should
| have the disposal Of its legislation, as that com
u
And another objection was, if the Committee OF
| Ways and Means shall devote all their time from
| now until the first Of January next, it would Lc
impossible for them to prepare and adjust the ap-
| preparation bills for the action Of the House He
knew from experience upon that committee that
| two months of assiduous work would not afford
time enough to prepare the appropriation bills. IL
| left to them, the subject would not probably be
ready to be acted upon until the third of March,
when, near midnight, the reading would be dis
pensed with, because no one, at the sleepy hour,
would care to give to it his attention.
| He, after further remarks, said that this mode
| of getting rid of the surplus revenue was to en-
large the list of free articles having especial re-
ference to the material which enters into the
composition of manufactured articles, placing
| them par with those of other countries.
Mr.. MlLLSON wished to know Of the gentle
man whether he had any objection to answering
| one two inquiries.
into discussion of the subject of the tariff
Mr.. MILLSON would ask the question in good
| faith. While he had wished for some reduction u
the tariff of 1916, from the moment of the passa e
| Of the law until now. and while ho had supposed
| that the time would soon come when the duties
should be materially reduced, yet before he coulo
vote for the proposition of the gentleman, having
a dcsire to do 30, he wished to know-as the gen
tlemap, according to parliamentary usage, would
be appointed chairman of the select committee
what the objects Of the gentlemen were. Wha
kind OF reduction did he proposes A reduction
on the raw material alone, or a reduction also on
| the manufactured articleS He meant those manu-
| featured In this country.
Mr.. BROOKS referred to the remark of the
gentleman that, by courtesy, he would. il the
luton passed, he placed at the head of the commit
tee, and said the committee should select its
chairman, because, being in the minority, as h
was, It would be improper and indicate in hin
to forcstal action by consenting to be made it
chairman.
Mr.. MILLSON trusted the gentleman did no
understand him as intimating any objection to hi
being the chairman Of the committee
The SPEAKER said that the question Of chair
man could be determined by the House, shou
they adopt the pending amendment.
Mr.. BROOKS repeated that bis proposition look
ed in the MAN, to the enlar cement Of the free LET
and the reduction of the duty on the raw materia
which enters into the composition OF manufacture
articles; but in opening up the subject Of the tariff
he would, If he had the list before him, show tb
gentleman that the country desire the reduction
the duty some few Of the manufactured articles
I that there may be healthy competition with i'm
porta,ions from abroad Of similarly manufacture
articles.
Mr.. HALL said that the gentleman seemed I
speak as If he expressed the opinion of the coontr
in relation to the tariff Of 1886. On What ground
did he know that the country generally want
change of the tariff
Mr.. BROOKS would reply to that question b
| sskin1 another. Did tho gentleman propose 10 4.