The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty-Finh Congress Session.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1858.


wE~SEoDAf, JANUARY D, 1888.
SENATE
Mr. HUNTER desired to be excused from serving upon
the select committee appointed yesterday to consider the
French spoiaoa bill he had much other business
upon his hands that ho had little time to devote that
subject
M TooMBS made a similar request.
Mr. DAVIS and Mr. FESSENDEN hoped that the
tors equally pressed with business upon the
standing committees and the subject of French spo
lations old and very we'll understood there
would be little labor required beyond draughtng
the report
The question being taken the Senate refused to
either OF the senators.
xnsoRlAIs, PETITIONS, ETC
Mr. MASON presented the petition of Thomas G. Gin
ton praying that the ary OF the President OF the Uni
ted States may be increased which ordered to lie
the table
Mr. WILSON presented the petition of citizens of Mar
behead Massachusetts, praying that the provisions of the
bountyland law Of March 5, 1885, may be extended to
the privateersmen Of the Of 1912 which
ferred TO the Committee on Public Lands
Mr. SIMMONS presented the petition of Edwin M
Chace, praying extension Of his patent for preparing
India rubber and applying it without the of solvent
which referred to the Committee ON Patents and the
Patent Ohics.
Mr. BENJAMIN presented the petition of Joseph Keynes
and the petition OF Camille ST. Anlau and Others pray
ing the confirmation Of their titles to certain tracts
land In the State of Louisiana which referred to
the Committee on Private Land Claims.
presented
demnty for property destroyed by the enemy the Nj
agara frontier during the war Of 1912 which were
ferred to the Committee Of Claims
Mr. CAMERON presented hundred and six petit
tions very numerously signed by citizens of Philadelphia
demonstrating against the location of the city post Office
in the building lately occupied by the Bank of Pennsyl
vana which referred to the Committee the Post
Office and Post Roads. 4rT
Mr. SEBASTIAN presented the memorial of the regis
tor and receiver Of the land Office at Helena Arkansas
praying increase of compensation which referred
to the Committee on Public Lands
Mr. BROWN presented the memorial Of A. L. BECKER
and his associates praying that the Postmaster General
may be authorized to contract with them for the convey
of the mails between Panama and Valparaiso which
Roads
Mr. PUGH presented petition of citizens of Ports
mouth, Ohio praying that national bank may be char
tered the laws adjusted as raise sufficient
for the expenses Of the government and yield protection
to labor and capital and that the proceeds of the
sales of tho public lands may be divided among the States
which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
KKroRrs IRON COMMITTEES.
Mr. BIGLER, from the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads, to whom referred the memorial of
W. s. Munday, y. Knox Walker, James NJ Davidson,
Joel j. Jones, and 81 others, members of the Tennessee
legislature praying for protection to the overland mail
route through Arizona asked to be discharged rom the
further consideration of the and that 1t tc referred
to the Committee Territories; which agreed to-
Mr.. DAVIS, from the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs,
to whom WAS referred the petition Of James Hudgins,
the same and that it be referred to the Committee
Pensions which agreed to.
Mr.. D., from the same committee, to whomNwas refer
red the memorial Of Nathaniel Champe asked to be dis
charged the further consideration of the same and
that it be referred to the Committee Revolutionary
Claims; which agreed to.
Mr.. CLAY from the Committee Commerce. to
whom referred the bill to detach Selma in the State
of Alabama from the collection district of New Orleans
and make it port of delivery in the collection district
of Mobile, reported it without amendment and recon-
mended its passage and it was read third time and
passed.
RESOLUTION SUBMITTED.
Mr. BROWN submitted the following resolution
which referred to the Committee on Printing
Resolved That five hundred additional copies of the
port of the Commissioner of Public Buildings be printed
for the use of the Commissioner.
INCREASE OF DUTIES AND HOME VARIATION
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the fol-
lowing resolutions, which submitted by Mr.. CRIT
TESpES ON the 10th ult
Received BY tie Senate That in consideration of the iinan
cal condition of the country and it's industrial interests
well of the wants and of the treasury of
the United States, the rates OF duty levied under the
tariff act of the Sd Of March, 1857 ought to be materially
increased
Rsouod further, That experience having demonstrated
that the present mode of asceraining the duabe value
of imported goods productive of frauds in
furious alike to the government and the honest importer
system of home valuation ought to be Immediately sub
sttuted therefor.
Mr.. CRrTTENDEN remarked that since those resolu-
tons introduced bill had been passed authorizing
the issue of treasury notes He thought it necessary and
wise that when Congress incurred an indebtedness of
twenty millions Of doa1s they should also provide the
means of paying that Indebtedness. 1t was a very
easy thing to contract debts it very thing TO
replcnish exhausted treasury by such but
less taken there would be danger of going too
far in that direction and of being involved in debt be-
You'd the ability of the country to extricate itself
He did not believe thu present of the country
would afford adequate amount and therefore had intro
duced tho proposition to increase the rates of duty If the
duties woolen and cotton goods should be increased
per cent he thought that would be sufficient to afford all
the protection which necessary. There had never
been time when the labor of the country stood in
need Of encouragement than He alluded to the
of iron manufacturer In Pennsylvania who had
been compelled to close his works and discharge all his
hands, Il 100 in numbcr,) who wcre many of them, left
many.
In reference to the proposition to substitute system
of home valuation, he thought experience the best
guide in such matters and experience had clearly
shown that the present system productive of gross
frauds The propositions both plain hardly
to require any explanation and he would therefore
tent himself with asking for vote of the Senate upon the
subject
Mr. HUNTER said that. this very interesting sub
ect but snce all bills must originate in the
House Of Representative he could good end like
y to be attained by continuing the discussion of and
he therefore moved TO lay the resolutions the table
Hc however withdrew that motion ct the request Of
Mr. FITCH who moved that the resolutions be amend
cd by adding the end of the first resolution the words