The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-21

nscal year ending june 80, 1883 ordered 10 be laid
the table and printed.
resolution for authorizing in The force in
the ONCE OF the superintendent OF printing was referred
10 the Committee on Printing
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole the state OF the Union, and proceeding
(Mr OxR in the chair TO The further consideration OF the
deficiency appropriation bill, when
Mr. HOUSTON moved tha, The committee proceed 10
the consideration Of the Presidents message; which
was agreed to.
Mr. KElTT, having The first rig hi 10 the floor on this
subject proceeded 10 address the committee and after
some Introductory remarks, directed the attention OF the
committee TO the portion OF The Presidents message which
referred 10 the imposition oil tonnage duties on domestic
coumssce, which he proposed 10 show constitution
ars from the very words OF the clause itself second
~ from the history of It's formations and thirdly IRON
ito neutrality-suspicious. practical exposition After discussing
ihsss points at length, Mr. K said be trusted he had
shown the committee that the tonnage duties IN this
would secure, first, the economy Of home taxes second
~, the economy OF collecting taxes thirdly, their sue
csasful application and, oarthly tina, it would restore
the government TO its original principles. MIR X. con-
eludsd his address by calling upon the democrats, at the
North and the South, TO support the constitution OF the
Mr. HUGHES obtained the aosr and resumed the de-
bate ON New York politics. lie had risen simply to
would seek TO prove, and TO show i from the decIara-
toA Of the gentleman himself. that he belonged to-day.
and in TRUTH that he belongs to and is himself soft
to him the right hand Of friendship. Mr. H. then pro-
cesdsA quote from the speech OF Mr. CUTTING and to
stats facts which he believed to dspove the main fea
MIR. STANTON, OF Kentucky. asked whether the par
~ 70 which the gentleman from New York belonged
would vote to apply the principles OF the Compromise OF
1850 10 the Nebraska bill when that measure was brought
forward
Mr.. HUGHES replied that if the principles Of that
Compromise were consistent with sound democratic doc
trims. and TO apply them to Nebraska constitutional
the gentleman from Kentucky would find them Che
sot) walking up side by side with himself in support OF
Nj. SMITH, Of Virginia. obtained the floor.
Mr.. DEAN. Will The gentleman allow me to make
Mr.. SMITH | will yield to the gentleman for that
M. DEAN I am unwilling the House should ad-
journ before distinct answer s given TO the question
put 70 my colleague [Mr. HUGHEsl by the gentleman
from Kentucky, [Mr. STAHToH.] reference to the
course the friends of the administration in New York
will pursue relative 10 Nebraska understand the po.
sition they occupy is this, speak only from my own
full and final settlement OF the slavery agitation in Con-
grsss, and they willing that the principles of that
compromise shall be applied 10 any new territory that
shall be organized, whether 1t be Nebraska, Cuba, or
Mr. GROW obtained the floor. but yielded for short
Mr.. CUTTING. who SAID it was plain that the re-
marks OF his colleague Mr. hUGHEs] were designed
personal attack upon himself and II the gentleman
from Pennsylvania would yield the door he would re.
ply 1t once TO much related TO himself. and then
he would refer 10 the other portions OF the speech OF his
colleague, provided the gentleman from Pennsy lvana
would still extend to him the favor OF the floor and af-
ter that be said he should ask the committee to give him
an opportunity of addressing the committee. his former
speec6es were merely in reply TO questions put
Mr. GROW said he would yield the floor for the pur-
pose OF the personal explanations OF the gentleman from
New York.
Mr.. CUTTING was about to proceed but finding
there q desire TO limit him TO tme he deferred
his remarks until he obtained the floor his
connt.
Mr.. GROW then proceeded TO defend the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania from the charges OF want OF
fidelity 10 the Union which had been made against il by
the press relation to the late railroad riots at Ere
showing that not chaTgeabe with those riots, and
Fiat il was had BEEN loyal 10 the Union and
loyal also 10 itself
On Mr. CUTTING taking the floor,
The committee and the House adjourned at half
past thrse O'Clock.
PETITION UNDER THE