Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24

confirmed rs Minister to Central Ameri.
ca, and Austin E. Smith, as Navy Agent
of California.
The nomination of the Hon. Nathan
Clifford to supply the vacancy on the SUI
pleme Bench, was warmly debated in
the executive session, and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Hon. r. J. Walker has printed his let.
ter of resignation of the Governorship of
Kansas, designing to supply the press
with copies. Some of his friends conf
IDENTIFY assert that the President will re-
fuse to accept his resignation, by return.
ing the letter, SO that it will not appear
on the public archives /; and further, they
anticipate that the President will dismiss
him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
SENATE.-Mr. Crittenden submitted a
resolution thats in consideration of the
financial condition of the country, the
rates OF duty established by the tariff of
March last ough' 70 be materially in
crossed also in favor of substitution
ola system of home valuation on import
ed goods. The resolution lay over The
Senate resumed the consideration of the
Treasury Note Bill.
Mr.. Wilson said the closing hours Of
the Saith Congress were devoted to efforts
to deplete the treasury, and they were
at the commencement of the 35th, try
ing to fill the treasury, which was now
empty. He called attention to some
facts connected with the expenditures of
the Government He thought Congress
should revive the tariff, so as to restore
the duties on iron, cotton and wooden
goods to where they were by the tariff of
1916. That would increase the revenue
of the country something like two mil
lions Of dollars, and thus afford relief
He would vote for the issue of ten mil
lions of dollars in treasury notes under
the circumstances, but not for twenty.
Mr.. Hunter insisted that ten million
dollars would not be enough, and it
would be necessary to pass another bill
next year providing for more, and it had
better be done now all at once.
Mr.. Wilson replied that he should not
be surprised if over twenty millions
should be asked for, before the close of
the session, owing to over estimates of
receipts and large amount recommended
for expenditure in the war and navy de-
partments.
! Mr.. Seward attributed the revulsion to
over importation and the diversion of CAP
ital from its ordinary channels. He did
not believe the banks to blame
Mr.. Davis adverted to the bill as a
simple proposition to meet the wants of
the government, and thought the execu-
tive was responsible for the proper appli-
cation of the money. Instead of rev.
enue he preferred free trade as far as
practicable.
Mr.. Dixon spoke in favor of the pro-
lection of American industry as the best
means of restoring confidence, reyiying
trade and replenishing the treasury.
Mr.. Collamer opposed the bill, and
took occasion to remark that with all the
boasting, the sub-treasury system and
hard money currency when the pressure
came on, the wholr bottom was knocked
out, and application was made for ire
demable paper. Why not honestly bor-
row hard money, and pay interest for it,
with which to pay the debts of the Gov
eminent.
Mr.. Hunter defended the sub treasury
system.
At o'clock an unsuccessful effort was
made to adjourn. The majority seemed
determined to pass the bill before adjourn
ment
Mr.. Trumbull proceeded to show the
extravaganza of this as well as the pre-
ceding administration, saying it now
wants to spend seven millions of dollars
on notes within the next three months.
No necessity is shown for raising twenty
millions.
Mr.. Pugh opposed the bill, regarding
it as singular proposition to come from
, the Democratic side of the house to issue
90 millions dollars of shinplasters.
The bill was amended by limiting the
operation Of the act until the LIST of Janu-
airy, 1889, and prohibiting notes of a less
denomination than 500. The bill then
passed by 81 majority, as follows:
Yoas-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benja-
min, Biggs, Bigler, Brown, Clay, Crit
tenden, Douglas, Evans, Fitch, Fitzpat-
rick, Foote, Green, Hale, Hunter, Iverson,
Johnson, of Arkansas, Jones, Kennedy,
Mallery, Mason, Pearce, Polk, Reed,
Sebastian, Seward, Thompson, of N. j.,
Wilson, and Wright
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Brady, Chandler,
Clark, Collamaer, Davidson, Doolittle,
Durkee, Fessenden, Hamilton, Harlan,
Johnson, of Tenn, Berry, Pugh, Sim
mons, Trumbull, and Wade.
AT half past six. the Senate adjourned.
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