The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, March l3, 1852.

EXPLANATION

SATURDAY, March l3, 1892.
EXPLANATION.
Mr.. POLK, of Tennessee, said that he was
sratified to be able TO state that the difficulty
which had occurred yesterday, between the gen.
tIemen from Mississippi, (Messrs. BRowN and
Wmcox.) had been adjusted IN a manner highly
cre.itable to both parties, and that they now held
the same friendly relations to each other which
they did previous to the unfortunate affair."
PROTECTION FOR IRON, GLASS, AND COAL.
Mr.. PRICE, of New Jersey, presented resolu
tions from that State, asking for protection on
iron. glass, aad coal, which were referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. KING, of New York, presented resolu-
tons from the legislature of that State, which
were referred to the Committee on Patents.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the State Of the Union, (Mr. SEYMOUR, of New
York, in the chair, and resumed the consideration
of the Senate resolutions authorizing the architect
on the new wings of the Capitol to re-emply the
mechanics and laborers thereon
Mr.. WILCOX, of Mississippi, continued the
remarks which he had commenced yesterday, and
which were interrupted by the alteration between
himself and his colleague, (Mr BRowN) He
denied that the Union party had deserted the
Democratic party. Everybody knew that the
Compromise measures were Democratic meas
ures, although they were supported by some
Wings majority of the Democratic party
SllnDOrteu them. nc ttius ~ iAou o
been a Democrat, and announced his determlna-
tion to acuuesce in the nomination of the Balti-
more convention, whether it might be the vetran
SAN HousroN, BUCHANAN, DALLAS, DICKINSON
Ia yoice-MARcY yes, for MARCY. He
mr.. w \ WIS Democrat, Union Democrat,
and nothing else. He could not think that his
colleague. fMr. BRowN,) would have the effront-
cry to 90 TO the Baltimore convention and avow
State Rights doctrines there. The Mississippi
State Rights party had sedged, or backed out from
their positon In anything he I'M. w had SAID
he hoped that he had not wounded the feelings OF
his col,eague-of his worthy colleague, he was
proud to say
ATED.
MIR. BEALE, of Virginia, spoke upon the re-
solution before the committee, making an appro-
nr,at;on for the extension of the new wings of
The Capitol. He replied to the remarks of the
gentleman from Kentucky, Mr. STANToN,) made
yesterday, who, he said, had attempted to depre-
ciate the character for talent and probity OF a
norton of the select committee appointed to eX-
anime the state of the walls, of which he (Mr
RI WINS a member. He made no pretensions to
talent. but he did to probity. He did not think
il best to make this appropriation in the dark, but
10 wait for the committees report. lie agreed
with the chairman (Mr. McNAlR,) in his opinion
that The stones were too SMALL ana the foundation
insufficient for the magnitude of the snperstruc-
ture. ;, a
the committee, dissened entirely from the opn-
inns of Messrs MCNAIR and BEALE. lie said
that the exterior walls were not . mere shell,
90 Ind been asserted. Some of the stones in it
were at least two feet in length. lie believed that
!, was II better foundation than had ever before
besn erected in this country. 1t would sustain, as
had heen shown by experiments of the professor
anpointed to test its strength, superstructure OF
ten times the weight which was to go on ia SUI
1arstr,,cture Of cast iron if necessary The lime,
TOO from Sealy mountain, was OF the very pest
dissertation. 1t was not to be expected that, after
the recent protracted frosts, the mortar would be
drv. it ought not to be. The architect was the
.ame who had charge of the Girard college, at
Philadelphia gentleman every way competent
for his business.
M WALLACE, of South Carolina, another
or The committee believed that it would have been
a little more parliamentary for Messrs STANTON
md DUNCAN 10 have suspended their remarks I'M
iii the committee had reported-instead OF at
tempting to forestali the acl'oh o. the llouse on
the matter He thought that the course Of the
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. STANToN,) IN
n,rt;cular. was dsrespectful to the committee, m
ssmnch as he had assumed that members had
auch and such opinions, before those opinions had
been made known, and then gone on to base an
ument upon his assumptions, and to deliver
learned dissertation on the building Of the Collise
~, md other ancient edifces Mr.. w. also protest
,.J AGAINST speeches made for the benefit of any
particular class which might come here and besiege
The galleries He denied the right of any class to
come here and demand appropriations for their
employment. Yet he (Mr. W.) was of The opln-
ION that the work having been commenced, should
oo on. Ilw u!d be a ridiculous absurdty now to
discontinue it. He believed, also, that the iouhoa-
lions were perfectly safe
Mr.. CHANDLER, of Pennsylvania, favored
the appropriation.
'"N M FIORENC of Pennsylvania, alluded to
the remarks which had been made about legls-
la,;no for the bsneft of g. certain class" No
,..hnrs did "certain Glass;" in his opinion, need
Tn1sndsrs more than here He did not desire to
make an address to the gallery; but he would say
TN, This nproppraton should be made to preserve
The honor and good faith of the nation. When
die u,ork was first commenced, the class of ne
chanics and laborers lately employed upon 1t were
extremely scarce in this city. The superintend-
ent, therefore, procured from New iorh' ma
delnbin. Baltimore, and other cities, several hun
dred excellent workmen. They were induced to
come here under the belief that they would not be
permitted to starve. But, on the contrary, the
history of the sufferings Of some of them, during
the past severe winter, since the work was sus-
pended would make the hair stand on end--were
Il related They were not waiting here for gov
eminent to grnnt them a bounty, but to carry out
its implied pledges
Mr.. WALSH, of Maryland, took similar
view of the subject He knew of no drawing
room rule which could stop him from abiding to
The spectacle Of distress present by the hundreds
Of suffering workmen who had daily thronged the
galIery--a spectacle which was unprecedented
MANY of them were his own townsmen. He was
can, here TO look after Just such interests, and he
should not be deferred from performing his duty.
Mr.. FLOYD, of New York Opposed the appro-
,r,at;on. IN toto, on the ground that the govern
ment EXPENSES were already enormous. Congress,
he said, instead of reenching the expenditures Ct
the present extravagant administrator, seemed
Mr.. McMULLEN, of Virginia, said that at
the last session, he had been led to believe that
the new wings would cost some s4oo,oU or
$500. 900 cnly. But here was an appropriation OF