Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-16
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TaIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS- Session
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10.
SENATE.


SENATE
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania spoke Al
length upon the tariff question, demonstrating
his position from elaborate statistics that the
manufacture Of iron gives an impetus to agri-
culture and commerce. The manufacture OF
a thousand tons of pig iron employs seventy
men, or, with families, three hundred and fifty
persons, earning annually $4,000. The pres.
ent manufacture Of 100000 tons represents
the immense and varied agricultural CONNER
cial and financial interests. He saw no rene
dy for our depression but a specific duty. An
ad caiorem of thirty per cent. on the pig iron
imported for the last five years gives 1896.
Iron masters will be content with specified
ty Of 50 90 per ton.
After an Intellectual attempt to take up the
Pacific Railroad bill, the vote being q in IA
vor and Il against, the Senate then went
into executive session.
After an executive session of three hours,
the doors were opened, and the Senate ad-
journed.
Mr.. Comins of Massachusetts gave notice of
his intention to introduce a bill to modify the
tariff law, and impose specific duties on iron
and other articles to which that principle can
be applied.
Mr.. Bowie of Maryland introduced a joint
resolution with a view to obtain a modifica-
ton or reduction of the duty on American to-
bacco by foreign governments, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture.
The consideration of the Watrous impeach-
ment case was resumed.
Mr.. Stephins, of Georgia, made a speech
defending Judge Watrous, saying if he had
made errors in his ruling, they could have
been corrected by appealing to the Supreme
Court.
MIR. Houston, of Alabama, said that the res
olution heretofore reported from portion of
the Committee on the Judiciary, that Judge
Watr0us ought to be impeached for high
crimes and misdemeanors, did not pass on the
guilt or innocence of the accused. That was
Tor the Senate-the only competent court-to
decide He argued that the offense must not
necessarily be one which is indictable by law,
in order to impeachment, and cited the case Of
Judge Pickering, who was dismissed from
office, one of the charges against him being
drunkenness on the bench.
The resolution pending was in favor of i'm
parchment, for which, the House by Ill
against 81, adopted substitute, that the tes-
tmony taken before the Judiciary Committee
in the case Of Judge Watrous, is insufficient
to Justify impeachment for high crimes and
misdemeanors The Honse agreed to the res
olution as amended, by liz against SO.
Mr.. Boyce Is. g. called up the report made
from the Committee on Elections last session.
stating that it appears there were such tumults
riots, intimidations, and injustice in the Sd Con-
gressional district in Baltimore, in November
1857, that there could not be a fair election
that 1t shall therefore be declared null and void
and that the Speaker be requested to notify the
Governor of Maryland of that fact.
Mr.. Boyce offered resolution admitting Mr.
White, who contests the right Of Mr.. Harris to
a seat on the floor of the House Pending con-
sideration, the House adjourned.