The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-27


Mr. = from the same committee reported bill for the
relief Of Mrs Huldah Butler which was read and passed
TO second reading.
z Mr.. MALLORY, from the Committee ON Naval Affairs
to whom were referred the resolutions of the Legislature Of
Georgia respecting naval depot Brunswick In that
state and also resolutions of the legislature of South Caro-
be discharged from the further consideration of the
which was agreed TO.
TELEGRAPH TO CALIFORNIA.
Mr. RUSk, from the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads TO whom referred the bill expedite the
construction OF line or lines OF magnetic telegraph from
the Atlantic States TO San Francisco the State of Cali
forna reported IT with amendment and asked its
mediate consideration.
amendment reported read being add the bill
provso that payment shall be made this telegraph
line or lines for any portion of the time when the
not In operation. The amendment agreed to.
Mr.. STUART thought 1t little singular that southern
senators should have made much opposition yesterday
to the oceanic telegraph bill but now when a telegraph
line was proposed southern route which might bene-
t the southern States of them opened their mouths
against it.
Messrs TOOMBS RUSK, CLAY, BUTLER, and IVER--
SON repeled with much Indignation the idea that they
were governed by sectional considerations.
Mr.. STUART defended his remarks stating that a ref
to the records of this Congress would show that
had stated than the truth He alluded TO the vi
oent opposition of southern the northern in
ernamprovemen bills but when those in the southern
States forward that opposition subsidized and in
cases he had been requested to vote for bills Of this char
acter by southern who restrained by cons
tu,onal objections from voting for them themselves.
On motion by Mr.. BAYARD, amendment adopt
ed giving the government priority individuals the
transmission OF its messages.
The bill was then read third time and passedyeas
80, nays l5-as follows;
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Bayard, Bell of New
Hampshire, Bell of Tennessee Benjamin, Bgler, Brod
head, Cass Collamer Dodge, Douglass Fish, Fitch Foot
Of Iowa, Nourse, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian Seward, Stuart
Thompson Of Kentueky Thomson Of New jersey Toucey
Trumbul, Wade, Weller and Wilson--36.
NAYS-Messrs. Biggs, Bright, Butler Clay Fitzpatrick
Green Hunter yerson, Johnson Mason Pugh Reid, Sill
dell, Toombs, and Yulee-l5.
TARIFF BILL.
On motioa by Mr.. HUNTER the Senate then proceeded
to the consideration of the bill from the House Of Repre-
senatves reducing the duty imports and for other
poses which had been reported from the Committee FL
nance with sundry amendments Mr. H. proceeded to ex-
plain the object BILL and showed the pressing
ty which exists for reducing of the
try lie thought the day was not far distant when duty
OF fifteen per cent would give much money would be
required for the of the and
length the why he preferred amendment pre-
pared by himself Of which he gave notice to the bill of the
House, with the committees amendments He also urged
the Importance of acting the subject this session.
postponement until next year might find it involved in
party politics, when decision could not be made as salts
factory 10 the whole country as now.
Mr. BkODHEAD was ia favor of the bill which came
from the House OF Representatives, choice OF evils
and defended the iron interest in particular from sundry
assaults which had been made against it.
The amendments reported by the committee putting lin
seed on the free list and taking zinc off, agreed
by the Committee Finance to add the following section
to the bill:
SEC = And DO further enacted, That all articles
merated in schedules and B. in the act of thirteh July
eighteen hundred and forty six reducing the duty i
ports shall and after the first of july eighteen hundred
and ad palOrem duties Of thirty centam
and that all articles enumerated in schedules O. d. E. F. g.
and H. Of said act EACH respectively, shall pay duty OF
fifth less than the rates imposed by said act with
the exceptions otherwise provided in this act.
Mr.. WILSON moved to amend the amendment by
striking out all after the words hiry per cenum he
thought the great reduction of duty proposed instead
reducing the revenue would raise it by largely increasing
the importation.
The motion not agreed to-
Mr.. C0LLAMER then addressed the Senate at great
length He could see no necessity for making such radi-
cal change in the revenue system proposed in
this hasy just ut the close of the session and he
believed that the passage of this bill would operate
direct encouragement to importation, and would
queny increase the He proceeded to give his
tory of the progress of the wool manufacture in this
try AT hapast four O'clock without concluding his
marks, he gave way motion that the Senate take
cess for two hours; which was agreed to.