New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05
xxxvth CONGRESS-. First Session.

SENATE. .WAsHISGTos, May 1913
The Pre- sidebt sent to the Senate 9 communicated
from the Secretary Of State, rco,pg the ccrfe'Tss
ebce relative to the recent outrage on the Ansrta
Missionary family at Jaffs. Laid on the table @H
printed.
A resolution was adopted that from Moid'y ner
be Senate III eet daily at II a. IN.
Mr.. Mason 8 resolution in regard to Paraguay VA
taken up, and Mr.. Collamers Amendment Offered
some days since, to strike out the clause authcnsn
the President to employ force, was voted on ana CO..
rtd-3l against ~.
ThereuptD D, On motion Of Mr.. MASON, the subject
was tabled.
A bill introduced by Mr.. HARLAN, permitting ce'
tain Hungarian settlers in Iowa TO peempt their hone
steads, was passed.
TIE bill Tor the repeal of the fishing bounties W
taken up.
Mr.. CLAY tAla) made a heightened speech giras
the statistics Of the cod-fshery, The bounty be ssd
was first granted because the fishery was momenrcs
to the tunDage, commerce and revenue Of the Caha
States. At the time of the Revolution, fishing vests
con pIised one sixth of the whole tunnage OF h'
c. uLtry, now It is but one forty eighth then The o.
port Of cod was cne-sxth Of the whole foreign COG
merce now it is but one ak hundredth part thess
was productive Of revenue, now il takes out o. ~
revenue $3.50 0C0, apnuslly, more than it pu's in.
aggregate Of S2 0C0 900 has been paid in bountiesd
which sll, 600 coo have gene into the pocisss
of sOue 5000 fishermen, or more Likely
some 5000 fish owners Il Massachusetts, and Maine
Moreover, the bounty was 10 reality drswbsck OF
couper sati0n for the duties pSd on sAlf vas 90 re-
garded by the fishermen themselves, aud % proven
from the whole history Of the bounty. Itwss, bside
constitutional in principle, inssmuch as It s uosqa.
in its operation, there bsipg virtually no d'f,'eoc
wbeth, q State like Mass achusetts or Maine bsM
empted from taxation or whether the tSxes 1ects
from other States be appropriated 70 psy their dns
backs. Further, this codhbDg business is one wsci
pays better than most others and hence wsntsn
special egils.ior. He demanded The repeal Of u
boDnties, because they uncor sttutOnal utjas, "
moralizing, aud have signally failed 10 accompany
object tor which they were originated. The sugsa
was postpor ed till tomorrow.
have the Oregon bi taken up.
Mr.. JOHNSON'S Tenn printing bill Vas resa,
ard Mr.. johnson exp ainea its scope, saying tsd
sconomzes Q million Of dollars annually, besids i@'
p, iii checks On extravaganza and plupoer.
A cesu.toIy conversation ensued, resuliog 10 w
verbal amendments to Fection 3, and 10 toe iosss'
;ion, on molten Of Mr. lyERSON (Gs.) J, 10 section "
that the binder must be practical msn. l..
Nr. BROWN Miss. maize a speech against PRIV
il DOC umt MS for private distribution, which be c$
slderec nors.fous abuse, ard altogether uDeonaw
titnal. He would print only suciept extra copis.e
each document TO send one 10 the archives Of esN
county 10 establish political library for pubc ass
Mr.. KING IN. " expressed accordance VITA A.
Browns views, AID would exterd the privilege TOE
corporated colleges.
Mr. JOHNSON was in favcr Of, aud would ~
future tine submit such proposal.
Tie bill then paced mem. con. Adjourned