The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-04
TFIRTY-eECOMD CONGRESS-.
SECOND sE6SION.

TEIIHTY-0EOOUO CONGHH06.
SECOND sE6SION.
Senate.
| WASHINGTON, Feb 8, 1883.
4 Various petitions were presented
THg cmORoFoRM ookMmTR
| Mr. SMITH, (whIg) Of Conn, said that Mr.. Dixon had
been compelled to leave the city account Of Ill health
and he moved that his place the Select Committee on
the Memorials Of Messrs Wells Morton and Jackson he
| filled by the Chair.
! Tho motion laid over.
RuTEF mIL PASSED.
Mr. Dowss, (dcm) Of La, reported bill for the relief
! OF Joseph Wilcoxson, Of Missouri which passed
THE CT or JAMES ROBERTSON FOR AN ARREST SUP
POSED CONTEMPLATED ASSAULT MR.. CLAY.
| Mr. UNDERWOOD. (whig) of KY from tho Committee
ON the Contingent Fund of the Senate reported two
ucns the subject of the claims of james Robertson
for immense damages for his arrest during the session
$780, under an impression he intended assault upon
Mr. Clay The memorlast paid $I00 two years ago,
and has since then been mportuning Senator's in tho
most pertinacious manner, orally and in writing. One
The as WAS Ts IN @
faction Of all conceivable claims, and to enable him to
return TO his friends in New York
Messrs. Hale, Walker Butler and Douglas opposed the
last resolution.
Messrs. Badger and Underwood supported it.
II was then laid on the table. Yeas 25, nays 81.
TllK s0 wARmous.so m1L
to n S
his goods in his own OF other private and
IL to the es
allowing three years instead of TO, the warehousng
Of goods intended FOR consumption At present the law
allowed the goods to remain year warehoused for
sumption, and two when intended for expectation This
act made difference between goods entered for con-
sumption or for expectation but gave the importer three
years. during which he might allow them remain ware
housed for either purpose The effect Of the bill would
be to establish depot in the United States where foreign
fOrf with.
out the payment OF duties giving the importer the
opportunity Of consulting the market and bringing his
goods out OF warehouse whenever favorable occasion
70 allowing goods intended for res 're-szportaiion,
did object to allowing those intended for consumption
remain that time It removed tho slight check now az
duties to be paid in cash By this bill that little collae
raj protection to American manufactures taken away
This bill would allow the foreign manufacturer of into
accun uate his fabrics in New York and Boston, ena
be him to take advantage OF sudden rise in the
ket to anticipate his American competitor at his
door The American manufacturer had right to such
advantage as his natural position native of tho
country afforded him. Of being able to supply any sudden
foreign rival the opportunity Of accommodating lis goods
In this country large quantities. and thus defeat all the
natural advantages Of the American. The object of this
mcrce by allowing the collection Of goods here in order
That .ixed cargoss for reexportaon could be easily fur
nhed ii this bill confined the articles allowed to be
housed for three years. TO such not
in this country there would not be much objection to
large warehouses in this country where, without the
check Of the payment Of cash duties he might supply at
his convenience and according to circumstance the de-
mands OF the marketS twas promised that the tariff Of
'46 would extend great benefits to manufacturers
but now the only protection 1t afforded them to be
the payment Of cash duties and the foreigner allowed to
warehouse stock sufficient to meet any demand Of the
means Of the Americans to take advantage Of it were
shattered and broken. Suppose it should fall England
could accumulate in this country large supply and
bia kcop hara foe @I,
which during that time might take paee-whiIs the
portunity,. What was there to prevent Eng
depot or eos snS IN mheB boston New
occur for it, and our domestic commerce deranged and
crippled they can withdraw II from the warehouse and
they can take home again without being compelled
pay any duty The tariff act he thought had been bsne
tic commerce He read article from English paper
datng upon the favorable prospects of trade with
this country BY which England reap the benefits
Of colonial reciprocity with the United States and the
Lat latter to ss supplied with manufactIres from England
the aoee o esrs n
ment excepting from the imports be warehoused iron
manufactured and in bars
could in five minutes, tomorrow, show that the Senator
had utterly mistaken the object OF the bill He then
was agreed to.
THE BILL TO rE-oRcASrr THE NAVY
was taken up ana Mr.. STOCKTON, (dcm.) OF N. j.,
moved sixty amendments which he said had received
on naval affairs, and Of the Navy Department.
The first amendment TO insert the word active in
the first line Of the bi that 1t would read That the
active commissioned officers Of the navy of the United
States may be, but shall not exceed the number and
Mr. HALE Gree soerl OF New Hampshire, thought there
great activity in that word active" There
now sixty eight chapains in the navy, Of whom thirty
eight had been for years waiting orders II these thirty
eight to be set aside, there would be thirty eight
tv.as-
derstand how this could be done throughout all the
grades without largely increasing the whole number Of
Mr.. STOCKTON said this bill was to make an efficient
navy, by having none but active men officers. He
desired to have the chaplains Of the navy to
who have passed their grand cimacterc and active
Mr. HUNTER thought ii would be better net to proceed
more gradually than the Senator proposed HIS classif
cation Of officers and his proposed retired list doubt
less very proper; but had not better establish his
grades and propose his list aud then, after the Off
GERS had been retired il more wanted, would be
easy 10 add them.
Mr. STOCKTON said he intended at the proper time to
submita proposition to double the navy. California. with
her golden sands her clad valleys and her sturdy
was navy to do il with. When gentlemen considered
the powerful effects the world of the terrific pronunc
amentos which daily emanaed from this arsenal of words
they must greatly under rate the effect of their
speeches they would the necessity for augmenng
the navy The time would when unless there be
an efficient navy the commerce of the nation would be
swept from tho
Mr. MALLORY, (dem) OF Ts. explained that this bill
reduced the officers in commission by seventeen.
Mr.. HALE argued that the rettpS Of large number OF
officers, and filing their places w others, would be
actual increase Of the navy The officers who have been
waiting orders not out of service because Of inenc
ency, but for want of employment. There nothing
FOR them to do He agreed with the Senator from Virginia
that would be better to ascertain first how old
fogies ought 10 be retired and how many Of Young
America were necessary 10 fll their places.
After further debate the question taken insert
ing active and agreed to by yeas 80 nays H.
All the other amendments changing the details OF the
bill, we're adopted in lump, without being read.
Mr.. HAMIIS, (dem) of Me-, offered slight amendment
which agreed to-
The bill then ordered to be engrossed and printed
as amended.
REGISTERS vrSMs, ETC
The bill authorizing registers to American built vessels
owned in whole in part by persons who have not com
pcted their naturalization, was passed.
A number OF House bills wore referred.
Two private bills passed.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL