The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-01
XXXH Consress-.-Second Session.


XXXH ConSress..-SecondS Session.
WAsuiNGroS, Dec. 10.
The Senate not is session to-day.
Hoase--On motion Of Mr. Houston the House
went into Committee OF the Whole on the state
OF the Union, aud took up the Annual Message
Of the President of the United States.
Mr.. Houston offered a series Of resolutions re-
ferriug It's various parts to the appropriate Stand
ing Committees
Mr. Houston said it was not his intention To
occupy the time Of the COMMITTEE in discussion
at this time. His object merely was TO have the
message referred without delay, that the various
branches of it might be acted upon at once by
ihe Committee.
Mr. Brooks offered an amendment to except
from reference to the Committee OF Ways and
Means much of the Message As related To the
tariff and revenue from usioni., and that 1t bere
fcrred 10 a Select Committee Of seven members,
with power to examine witnesses and collect tes-
timony here aud elsewhere, with instructions to
report by bill or otherwise on or before the 25ih
Of January next
Mr.. Brooks said he had proposed To send the sub
iect 10 select committee, because the committee
Of Ways aud Means wOuld find il utterly lul-
possible with all the Appropriation bills before
the most as,iduuus attention. Ii this subject
should be delayed until the Appropriated bIlls
are prepared, then it will be too late TO act upon
it during this session. Therefore he had III lis
proposition instructed the select Committee 10
collect the facts forthwith and report before the
25ih of January next lie said that something
must be done. Asa Representative OF the CON.
meIca and trading interests, he dad not feel easy
nor did his constituents feel easy with surplus
Of fifteen or twenty millions in the Treasury and
| the probable accumulation Of more. The Sub
Treasury is but a miser boarding up ths the trea-
sure of the Government, and wDen the amount
| thus locked up in New York goes beyond six
millions, tie mercantile interest became uneasy
for the hoard THREATENED to affect tue whole sys-
TEN Of the currency. lie had, terefere, Gt th.
early period, thrown lis proposition before the
House lie did not intend, 50 far ne his vote was
concerned, to let millions remain III the Treasury
but would vote 1t out freely, as tie most liberal
interests of the country might demand. II would
be better to vote FOR the widest system OF enter
nal Improvements than suffer twenty millions tC
roll up, unemploydJ in the Treasury to the gen
eral damage of the country. lie would rather
vote to double the army and Yavy than To discon
meet this vast amount from the commerce Of the
country. Nay, it would he wise to make tbs
init the surplus revenue constantly 10 increase -
Before lie vulsi fcr any appropriation bill he de
sired to know how much money ID locked Jpn
the Treasury, and then he would be able TO &c
cummodate bis action to the fact. lie then, II
reply to Mir Brown. Of Miss, spoke against fore
Irg the United States Stocks upon the DaaIket
showing the loss that would eusue
He wanted less revenue and this resolution
! must lie made by all sides Of the Hudse. ]
would not do for the whighs wi,h Q threaene,
t surplus OF twenty millions 10 say the Vsnf -hll
no, he touched, for when the surplus shall ht
twenty or forty millions it would be wasted il
extravaganza, and sweep away any proper reyr
I nue. system Whatsoever The reduction aud en-
! largement Of the fee list must be met now. ]
, the majority are not disposed TO make 1t, not up
= on Us but upon their heads rest the re, ,souelbl!i
u.
s Mr. Svcetser asked the gentleman to point ou
: what particular reduction he desred, either ger
T eral Of particular,
. Mr. Bro Ks said that the first proposition was
reduction Of the duty on the raw material oi mar
ufaciures. lie hoped that there would se no ot
9 lection on any side Of the House TO an enlarg,
h meut of the list Of the free articles He then r,
t. feued TO the various propositions before III
n country connected with the Tariff; five Of thcl
in number he set forth, and said the Democ,ati
/. party and the incoming Administration nlu:
If meet the question If they permit the surpu
n revenue to accumulate, 1t will be said Il wAs b,
II cause they want an exravagant Administrator
l. and wIstelul disbursement ot the public money
r and the Wings would hold them to strict re-pol
n slblIitv for those expenditures, IL Is our (lN
whlg-) duty, he said to tender to your our mod
< aud manner .! reducing the revenue, and accon
& modatlug II to the wants of the Government.
e Mr.. BAlLy (Va) approved Of the practiC
n which the gentleman from N. York, Mr. Brooke
desired 10 introduce. II was borrowed from tll
d British Parliament, where they never undertak
IS to legisate any great object of policy withot
Il insiitullng commission IN relation to it, So {,
Il as the Tariff is concerned, he would favor III
u policy, because the manufacturers can always q,
l. IN concert. and thus always present their lew
d in the most favorable manner to ths couHtr
whereas the graeI body of agricul,nraliss are le
,f to Individual combat But there was anoth,
IS practice Of The British Parliament as well as thi
a and one more becoming a US, because here grea
i! er Difference is and ought to be paid 10 publ
Is sentiment aud that practice is. on the ougor
IS OF Parliament and the outgoing of An Admin
3, ton, to attempt no radical exchange policy, bl
N merely pass the appropriation bills, This liou,
10 and the Administration stand IN precisely th
attitude ut this time, In little more than tN
d months 4 new President will bc installed an
a. half of the members of this House, have bee
e. passed upon by tho people 1t therefore, a
/. pearcd to him that the II >use during this sho
~ session could have lis time sufficiently occuy Il
e with the appropriation bills aud other subjec
h. which will not admit Of delay. As to surplu
a we. had not yet seen the estimates of the Ire
" sury department, and therefore action upon tt
c. subject would be premature. The Secretary
the Treasury, he said. has authority to buy in Il
s. United States stock, which could be done witho
ID de.rimentto the Government
a, Mr. Jones (renn) proposed an amendment
pi the pending resolution, viz: that the Commit,
20 in reporting bill, observe the dd rulorem prn
r.. pie, ard in levyng duties on imports no mo
c. revenue be collected than defray the expenses
an economical administration,
NJ Mr.. Woodward was satisfied the House won
", not ada. oiapy general and fundamental act;