The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-22

may seek their own individual benefit. and only their
can accomplish solely by doing great sood 70 me csun
uy in the successful prosecution OF te respective enter
prises. i.
duty TO put themselves into sooe cssfu copeuen
with other railroads. The remarks OF my friend nom I'M
nois bayr shown that il will only pat the roads being
made tpon footing with the old ones But suppose that
IL were Otherwise; there any harm IN composition Is
,ail,osd monopoly evil Have not found to be
IF be greatest OF evIis is evil travellers
subject thcm 10 the exacons OF single company, without
opposoni Is it not evil to the goyernment Have we
moi found TO be soi Have these roads been able
dictate their for the transportation Of the mails
What viii II have lines of competition
Conyeyances improved prices icssened CONVENE
nereased and advantage secured by get
ung rid of entire monopoly, giving us tho advantage
which always results from fair and full competition So
that in any aspect do that tho is liable to
objection sorry, however, that was drawn into
making these remarks upon the subject hope that the
question will now be taken upon the posiponement.
Mr. BAYARD Mr. President, | do not intend to enter
into the merits of this question: do intend 10 advert 10
the matter of protection with reference to the provisions Of
this BILL but the proposition before the Senate wheth
or you take the amendment Of the from Illinois,
the bill reported by the Committee Finance 10 prop
oson make partial revision OF the tariff sysem OF the
United States for the purpose Of comforting bounty, not
only prospectyey but rctroSpectvey upon particular rail-
roads of this country That the proposition in truth and
fact; confer bounty prospectively and also retro
specvey from the frs. of July last railroad companies
Of the United States.
am opposed to this principle Of legislation. do de-
the tariff revised in partial mode think that
it requires revision. understood that question Of that
before tho Committee Finance and had hoped
that before this time they would have favored us with their
views Of general system Of revision
can conceive Of great variety of questions which would
necessarily reference the proper revision Of the
tif system, il you the principle for which con-
tendhat the principle of raising sufficient amount of rev.
enue under tariff i the true principle to make the basis
upon which that tariff be adjusted Ia order to adjust
fairly tariff upon that basis you must have the whole Of
The interests before Are there no other interests to be
the payment Of duties and leave the duties standing on
variety Of other which equally demand revision
of the tariff SYSTEM so, how are you 70 measure the
by which the revenue is to b reduced in particular
case unless you have the whole subject before you
therefore opposed this BILL f to be founded upon that
consideration. 49, ea t..,s ,a ~ "
the whole bearing Of the bill upon the revenue wrong
because partial mode Of revising the tariff system
Bills Of this character and Importance ought TO be fully dis
eussed The notice given by the honorable senator from
North Carolina given Friday last. The bill was
brought before the Senate to-day with the hope Of passing il
either to-day to- think bill of far more
importance than many others which have taken much
longer time in Discussion and which have created much
wider and deeper agitation throughout this country Nay,
think that the aspects Of this very bill connect them
selves with other Win have stirred up deep asa-
ton throughout the country now refer particularly TO the
existing state Of things 10 Pennsylvania; and can easily
enanang from that peculiar Of things to which have
REFERRED only desire that shall be amply discussed be-
fore il shall pass the Senate, .,s MI N sr- 4.
think that to revise justly, upon tho principle which
tho chairman OF the Committee Finance, (Mr.
HuHTER he here, would not deny, the cardinal
object should be to look the the basis
which should be adjusted You cannot do that unless you
have the whole subject before you You must have before
you al tho interests of the country and all the duties which
you impose. Otherwise, in cxempting particular
from the operations OF the existing law, which was
passed after deliberations without regard to the pres
which has arisen from the high price many other
Of the country you will partially dispose of gem
era subject n way that must ultimately lead to conflict
which will derange and prevent fair adjustment of the
whole system For these not only am opposed to
this particular BILL but think that, even if 1t is TO be
passed all ought be fully discussed than
be at present
Mr. STUART. When | submitted the motion post
pone until Tomorrow, did with the hope that should
be able to do other business to-day That expectation
i abandoned now, and withdraw the motion.
Mr.. PRATT then renew my motion to postpone
un1i Monday week On that motion the yeas and nays
have tcen ordered.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays, the
result was-yens 80, nays Gas follows;
YLAS--Mossrs. Adams Allen, Atchison, Bayard, Ben,
Bright Butler Cass Chase Dodge Of Iowa, Everett, Fes
senden Fish, Foot, Geycr Hamln Hunter Jones Of Iowa.
Mason Pstt., Pratt, Ruak, Sebastian, Seward, Sdel,
Smith, Stuart Sumner, Thompson OF Kentucky, Toucey,
Weller, Williams, and Wnght-33
NAYS-Messrs. Badger, Brown, Clay, Douglas, Evnns,
Fitzpatrick, Norton, Shields, and Walkers.
SO the motion agreed to.
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