The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-07

articles on the free list These articles were prlnci-
paly those used by manufacturers, and it was well
understood that this feature introduced for their
especial benefit After considerable backing and
filling by the chairman of the Committee OF Ways
and Means, who had the management of the bill,
it passed the House by vote of ITO to 84-nearly
strict party vote-the black-republicans sustain
ing the bill, and the democrats and few others
voting against it, Previously substitute had been
offered by Mr. Letcher, of Virginia, simply reducing
the rates of duty without making any material
changes in the articles embraced in the different
schedules. 1t received IA votes and lost by a
vote of ll2 against it, When the bill reached the
Senate, a substitute was agreed substantially
that previously offered in the House by Mr. Letcher
When il was returned to the House for its concur
renee the Senate's amendment was rejected, com
mttee of conference asked for and the bill il
stands was the result The following is the vote in
the House upon the substitute of the Senate
YEAs-Messrs Aiken, Hendly S. Bennett Bocock
Burnett John P. Campbell Garlic, Caske, Clngman.
Williamson r. W Cobb, Craige, Crawford, Davidson,
Denver Dowdell Edmundson, Elliott English, Evans,
Faulkner Foster Thomas j. d. Fuller, Garnett, Goode
Greenwood, Sampson w. Harris, Thomas l.. Harris,
Houston George w. Jones, Kelly Kidwell, Letcher,
Mace, D. MafShall, McMulllA mCVuccn,
Smith Miller Mllson, Mott, Orr, Peck Pelton, Powell
Puryear, Quitman, Ruffin, Seward, Shorter, William
Smith, Spinner Stewart, Talbot, Taylor Thurston,
Walker Warner Watkins, Wells, Wheeler Williams,
Winslow, Daniel b. Wright, and John v. Wrght-63
Nays essrs Albright, Allison Ball, Barbour, Bar
clay, Benson, Bingham, Bishop, Bradshaw, Brenton,
Broom Buffnton, Burlingane, James n Campbell, Lew
is d. Campbell, Caruthers Chaee hyard Clarke, Ezra
Clark Cawson, Colfax Comns, Covodc, Cragn, Cum
back Damrell Henry Winter Davis Dean, De Witt Dick
Dickson Dodd Durfee Etherdge, Eustis Flagler Flor
ence, Henry NJ. Fuller. Galloway, Granger, Robert b.
Hall, j. Morrison Harris Harrison, Haven, Hodges Holt
man. Holloway, Thomas r. Horton, Valentine B. Hor-
tom Howard Kelsey, Kennett, King, Knapp, Knight,
Knowlton Knox, Kunke Humphrey Marshall, McCarty,
Klian Miller, Mlward, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Muir
ray Norton Andrew Oliver Packer, Parker, Pennington
Perry Petit Pike Pringe, Purvance Mcaud, Robbins,
Roberts, Sabn, Sage, Sapp, Scott, Simmons, Stanton
Stranahan, Tappan, Thorngton, Todd, Trafton Tyson
Underwood, Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge, Waldron
Cadwaadcr G. Washburne Ellihu b. Washburne, Israel
Washburn, Watson, WEIGH, Whitney, Wood, Woodruff
and Woodworth--l05.
We have been thus particular in referring to the
votes by which the tariff was amended in order that
it may be fully understood by whom it was passed.
The substitute voted for by the democratic members
of Congress was regarded inimical to the inter-
ests Of the manufacturers; the bill, with enlarged
free list, was the one they desired to have adopted.
II, then, money was used anywhere in Congress to
effect it's passage, 1t must have gone to those who
sustained it. The report of the investigating com
mittee justfes such an inference Yet such an in
ference are fully persuaded does gross injustice
to many persons, and the only way in which the
honest can be separated from the corrupt is for Mr.
Lawrence to make full confession Of the use to
which the $4,000 put, and to name the individ
uals who received it. Justice to the innocent, who
cannot now be distinguished from the guilty, re-
aures this at his hands. Or if he shall be unable of
his own knowledge to give such explanation, we
suggest that his copartners, Mr.. Stone and Mr.
Slade who were in Washington while this bill was
under consideration, and took most active interest
in its passage, be called upon to divuge what they
may know concerning the matter We desire that
the general integrity of Congress shall be yndcated
before the country by singing out those members of
the last Congress- if there wore any who sustained
tho tariff amendment through corrupt consdera-
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