New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-24
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pact with eseh other may or Cause N b made such
works AID structures IA ssil - necessary q improve
render safe aud convenient o navigation on said skes
or either Of snd Of he ehsEoeis connecting them
seher either h. deepening tbs chaon- or b. aIs al con
nuocsODs; sDd for this prrpS-s they ny uniform
rule divert portion Of TIE tonnage duties ,~ediug
fur lur collected al All ne I'd within
the ssts catering into such agreement aud compas; and
ohal or ARTIFICIAL N fhs b. made
son.hle tolls Be collected thereon d-fray the
expense o. sespin. tne ,aole in repair but no
sEC lad be fariher rfcd Tia; In all cases where
any DsytfsDs riyer water may be rtnaed whOy or ia
part within tie limits Of state Congress hereby Jn-
seats thstthe Legsirp thereof NAV pr,gide n, he n
proven eat o. the navigation Of much Of sid river or
water Iha BE- wholly within the limits ofsu a 5, ate aud
for this purpose may levy duties Of uaosse exceeding
il cents per tor all boats sad navigating the
same Pyot1ded, That the funds derived from such
shall be expended solely Ia improving and sdoE safe and
secure such navigation and shall be soped other
pose whatever sud that higher duties shall be
cited
SEC Ind Be il further enSeed That in al cases where
any Lsvgsble liver water situated ia part
ioim the boundary OF any two States Congress
hereby that such States any Of tnen
through their joint action, by and compact
each other may provide for the improvement Of the nagl
ton OF such waters and for this purpose
duties Of tunnsge lot exceeding cents per all
boats and vessels navigating the Prordi Thst
funds derived from ssid duties shall be expended solely
improving and rendering safe and such nsygaon
enc 'hs be applied TO other purpose ard
higher Quite, shall be collected than may be necessary for
the OBJECTS herein specified.
DIR. DOUGLAS entered into an elaborate
speech In support Of the ameDdme pointing since
l7s9 humorous cases where Cougress given its
sent Ststes for particular hts levy tun.
usee duties. He considered tnis system would soon
bscOme general, and instead Of the occasional and al
mos, lit cciuh appropriations made by Congress for
such improvements there would be perm fund
always rising for thai purpose the pine States the
Mi,isip could each choose a Commissioner, ana the
Line would siitUts a Board, VINO could administer
the funds raised and apply is most probably 10
the ~ ecis contemplated Tn, stesmb captains and
pou WIN bad practical acquaintance vita riv
ers could point on. the places improvements sht
be made win advantage, far better than lhs United
Stslse EngDetrs The present unequal appropriations
for River ard Isrbor bills would bs unnecessary No
River ard Ha Dor bill bad yet passed without angling
that by its particular items II could command suf
fcif Mt votes TO pass IL
Mir. CAss thought the subject was too
important be aceO upon this late stage Of the
soI- sUeht 10 be laid over. There was one objection
when sue sested iself bis mind IL tn these
tUnusge duties imposed At Ee~YOrk Albany, Buffalo,
and on u Milwaukee, &c, would all be added 10 the
of the nerch1rdse carried there, and would In
act have 10 be psio by the agr cultural consumerss
Mr.. SMITH desired 10 call attention to
this n1r 81 eztraordr any northumberland In 90
extraordinary manner by the Senator from Illinois
He oe,ireG 10 let the people OF the West know what tae
Senator hsd INTRODUCED respecting them, how he H-
tended to sx them h. improve their rvers and harbOrs
Mr.. DOUGLAS supposed the Senator in
to reply 10 the speech no made the other day on
toe Circular.
Mr.. SMITH said the Senator intended TO
he could give the Senator enough 70 do In Illinois. lie
pointed out many constitutional objections 10 the
It, and said that Ia tbs several 10 which
Congress had given rs AGENT to levylng such duties,
that given whore the States had lesislated
before such assent asked. This amendment gave
the assent before the legislation of the Stste-whe
heretofore the legislation Of the States preceded that OF
Copefets.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said in some cases Con-
ersis had egislste fret.
Mr.. SMITH said that such case may
have slipped through Congress bat legislation of the
state, had always preceded assent Of Congress
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that was NOT so.
Mr.. SMITH said that as the Senator from
Illinois had expressed himself fully ne had better now
keep his seat.
Mr.. DoUGLAs-I can show you a case
where Congress did, and
The CHAIR asked if the Senator from
Connecticut yieoedtb loor1
Mr.. SMITH said lie did not.
The CHAIR-The Senator from Illinois
Is out of order.
Mr.. DoUGLAs-The Senator has stated
what IL false
Order, order.
The CHAIR said the Senator from Illinois
out of order. 1t was out of order 70 say that
statement made by the Senator was ialsc.
Mr.. DOUGLAS asked if when one Sena-
tor made uisare ment and be couIteous to set
himself right and the Senator persisted in stating what
was not true what was he to DOR
The CHAIR said it was his duty TO take
his seat iii he senator had:concludedto give way.
Mr.. SMITH resumed and entered iuto an
examination of details the working of this new
system He asked how Kentucky and Missouri we're
10 collect duties vessels passing down the river be-
tween themi Were they IL have cutters, were they
Ia forts to compel % come lie would
like 10 ste the Senator Commander.in Chief al such
place, for the Senator sometime since endeavOr
Ing TO became GommsndeI-iu Chief but was tipped up
At Bsltmere He said he bad been some hat anticps
ted by The Senator from Michigan, who was Senator
who knew what be was about, which the case
with all Senators. The whole OF these tunDagc duties
would be laid the necks OF the farmers of the West
The Senator from Illinois, he desired the people of the
West 10 know, had proposed a scheme carrying the
heavy hand Of unprecedented taxation upon the pre-
en- ptoI,rs aud the cabin boys Of the West North and
South wet
He would sso suggest TO the Senator TO study toe
laws OF Preferential nominations less and the Ia "a Of
usde more. The Senator'S scheme while il visited the
North Western farmers and og-caDin men, relieved
miliODsires OF the NewYork and Atlantic cities from
the taxation OF which they now bore great part.
These cieL contributed the part of the
OF the country and under bill before Senate
the appropriateness were mace cut Of the National
revenues. He showed that Illinois, having but two
harbors within her limits would derive, perhaps much
b. Def from this proposal He examined the River and
Hsroor bill vetoed by Polk, and the re- 7ctd last
session, and showed thst they msiuly for the
bepeft OF the West The Democr attic party were
e'uonsible for the defeat of the bill
Dir. DOUGLAS said that so far a. the SEN
thI OF defeating him before bis people
ctrped, Il caused him litle fear lie had before hin
copy q the circular by that Senator In lS4s
10 II people of Indiana telling them that unless they
IN particular manner, they need expect Of.
hee' From the .uccess Of that circular, and oshsr
movements Of the Senator in past campaigns he feared
lutte for the Ser stors oppoon The Senator received
daily AZ the Capitol ten twenty boxes OF dOcu nents
from New Noik, which he trSnsed and sent forth t.
country. Let the = ustor send his circular let
HIM send out his speech Of today snd let the people Of
Illinois juose.
lie oid not abuse the army officers az the Senator
SAID II any gentleman understjoi him he would
explain I'LL ZONE gen tleman said he understood
him, he would further lOtice the Senator What
gave the Senator right 10 represent the Relles Of
iug caoirs and the greenphorers Of tae West 40 In
terest in the mines Lake Superior or an interest In
the sioch jobbing speculauons Of Ws-st. backed BY
In the Senate might control the o, sens