Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-25

motion ~ Mr. PEARCE, the further consideration was
postponed to Thursday the 9th January, and made the
special order for that day.
The Senate then held brief Executive session and
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
On m.tion Of Mr. HOUSTON, the House went into
COMMITTEE of the Whole on the state of the Union Nr.
STUART, If Michigan in the chair and resumed the
sideato of the Presidents message the question being
on the resolutions proposing to refer the various subjects
embraced therein to appropriate committees, and the
amendment offered thereto by Mr.. CLINaMAN proposing
to nsrut the Committee Of Ways and Means to report,
on or bebre the first day Of January next bill to admit
railroad ron free of duty
Mr.. THOMAS M HOWE moved to amend the amend
ment by adding thereto proviso that this shall
contnuein force after the Both day of june, 1854.
MIR. said that he offered this amendment to limit in
the even of its passage the operation of the bill propos
ed by The gentleman from North Carolina, thereby ndi
eating his opposition to it, Ue was opposed to it
measure aught with the most serious consequences to
the State which he had the honor in part to represent
Pennsylvania largely engaged in manufacturing gen
orally but her chief and most important manufacturing
interest that Of iron This interest coeval with
the Government ITSELF and had had steady increase
der the fostering legislation of the country until in
arrested by the radical change of policy which cha
racteri1ed the legislation of 1916.
Mr.. CARTIER cordially congratulated the country,
and more especially his constituents upon the fall IN the
price ofron and he thanked God that this had occurred
He in favor of the he submitted the other
day. proposing free trade and direct taxation. Let Anne
rican genius and the advantages of home market con-
stitute the tariff of projections and If there was not
enough genius energy, industry, and economy in the
American character land that character proyerba
for all these traits to enable them to take care OF them
selves, they should let them alone.
The amendment of Mr.. HOWE was then rejected: Ayes
A. noes not counted
Mr. ZONES of TennassAA, moved oraand the amend
ment SO as 10 repeal the duties all iron. sHs
He said that if that portion Of iron which entered into
free Of duty that that part of it which was used by the
great body Of the American people, and which entered
into the construction of agricultural and mechanical
penens, should also be allowed to come in free They
should not make the corporations Of this country the
peca favorites Of the Government for they al
most controlling it. He for the least possible
duties, and should be willing to annihate the burden
now imposed upon the commerce Of the country. Let
property support the Government and let trade be Free
But, much he desired reduction of the tariff he
not disposed at this time to interfere with the sub
ject He desired il to up it must, at the next
Congress- when they should have President favorable
reduction of the tariff system, and when they would
have legislative body in favor Of reduction of duties
to the lowest possible point at which requisite amount
of revenue could be raised He hoped that the whole
subject of the tariff at this session would be passed
until the friends Of that system which the country had
declared in favor of would be in majority not only in
Congress but with regard to the administration of the Ex
ecutive branch of the Government.
MIR. FULLER of Pennsylvania thought that the adop-
ton Of the proposition Of the gentleman from North Caro-
na to admit railroad iron free of duty would not only
be of grossest injustice to those citizens who had in
vested their money in this branch OF industry but would
be highly injurious to the Government itself AS had
been stated by his colleague, under the tariff Of 1872
large amount Of capital invested in Pennsylvania in
the manufacture of railroad iron. The people of that
State in pursuance Of Whist they supposed to be the
abshed policy Of the Government upon the faith and
with the guaranty Of the Government had invested their
money in this branch Of manufactures and the adoption Of
hepropostonof the gentemsn from North Carolina would
have runous effect upon the interests Of his State
The amendment Of Mr.. JONES was then adopted
Mr. FREEMAN moved to amend the amendment Of Mr..
CLSGMS SO reduce the duties upon railroad iron
one per cent. and argued that such reduction would
benefit the whole country
Mr. FULLER contended that nothing would be gained
by repeating the duties railroad iron The demand
was now greater than the supply, and if the duty should
be repealed the thirty per cent which this year amount
ed to two and half millions and which had gone into the
Treasury instead Of going into the Treasury would 90
into the pockets Of British ironmasters
Mr.. GROW urged that to repeal the duty on railroad
iron would be to strike most deadly and fatal blow at
the iron manufactures Of the country which had grown
up under the faith Of the Government.
The amendment of Mr. FREEMAN was then rejected.
Mr. FREEMAN moved TO reduce the duty railroad
iron per cent He said that reduction Of duty would
property Of farmers and afford them easier access to
market
Mr. CHANDLER said that as this measure had been
presented as Democratic one he would appeal TO the
Democratic ympathies Of the committee and he thought
he might appeal to Democratic practice IL he
bered Alright in 1912 the great father Of free trade Mr.
Walker, himself eloquent advocate Of duty Of
twenty dollars per ton upon railroad iron and in $40
refused to accede to the wish Of certain ultra gentlemen
to take off the duty The farmers whom he had the ho
represent were anxious that the duties upon rail
road iron should be reained the owners Of railroads in
Pennsylvania those who had spent their money for their
construction and who perhaps in part owners Of
iron beds and coal mines oil Of which needed the protec
ton Of this duty asked also that they might receive the
same share OF protection which other portions Of the COM
munity we're receiving
The question was then taken on the amendment Of Mr.
FREsNAs and it was rejected
Il Mr.. MEACHAM moved to amend the amendment Of
Mr. CLTHGsas so as TO instruct the Committee of Ways
and Means to report bill directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to refund the duties which have been paid upon
railroad iron since the LIST of December, 1876 =
Mr. M said that MS this had been proclaimed upon all
sides es Democratic measure he assumed that accord
ing to Democratic doctrine justice and equality should be
done all This being true, he assumed that il was their
duty not only to admit railroad iron free hereafter but to
make free that which had already been admitted under
heavy duty, and his amendment intended to accom-
plish this object. srf ,M,6i ii lca,s4 s-a
Mr.. CLlN0MAN opposed the amendment of the gentle
man from Vermont When the taxes railroad iron