The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-08

the Union (Ar JoHN CocIIRAsE, OF New YORK, ia the
chair) resumed the consideration of the President >
message, and took a recess until o'clock, p m
Menr SESSION.
The committee reassembled promptly at the appointed
hour
Mr. BLISS of Ohio addressed the committee upon tho
subject Of the federal Judiciary conendng that the Su
preme Court not authority upon political questons
and that its decisions upon constitutional issues must not
necessarily stand until reversed
Mr. WALTON, of Vermont, stated that he had pre-
pared, with much labor argument mainly statistical
in support of such revision Of the tariff as would meet
the necessities of the treasury 1t was not OF charc
we'll fitted for delivery and therefore he asked leave
Mr. yALLANDIGHAM of Ohio said he would inter
pose no objection provided the gentleman from Vermont
would state that il not delivered, but nrnted With
the consent of the committee
Mr. WALTON Certainly.
Mr. STEWART Of Maryland, said the people he repre-
sented desired that those who had charge of the govern
ment the administration and the Congress OF the unte
States should discharge their duties 70 protect and
preserve the great interests of the WHO'D country HE
utterly opposed TO the doctrine of protection per
but for securing to the government suicient reve'
to meet the exgencies of the public service 10
looked upon the mode OF raising the revenue hs matter
of detail and ignored the controversy which had been
started in reference to specific and ad valorem du-
ties The great object should be to raise revenue, and
if he were convinced that specific duties produced
more revenue than ad valorem, then, according to
well settled principles Of free trade you ought to
adopt the specific mode He urged this question
upon the House. and stated that the administration had
been placed in power by the democratic party aud con-
soquety that party should not ignore their reconmen
datons this question He thought 1t was wise, and
prudent and sensible to act upon the recommendation
of the President and revise the tariff lie would restore
the tariff of 1876 reduce the free list OF the ta OF
! 1857. d GHN M
Mr. VANCE, of North Carolina, addressed the commit.
tee upon the subjects of the tariff the public lands, and
the bill granting pensions the soldiers of the war OF
hold ot he rSx of
proteconst to repe the odiousness of the doctrine that
this country must keep gorifyins free trade ad bor
rowing money to pay the expenses OF the government
He opposed to tariff for protection simply, but ~
! the government spending more money than ~
income they had either to raise the tariff to level with
the expenditures lower the expenditures TO the pres
ent tariff, walk into an insolvent court and HE
schedule He believed thai specific duties the farest
simplest and best for the merchant, the consumer and
/ the government In relation to the public lands, he
agreed with General Jackson that they should not be
kept of to the general government at
ALL but should be distributed among the several States Of
! the Union.
/ Mr. CLAY of Kentucky, addressed the committee upon
/ England, Central America, and the Clayton Buwel
treaty the slave trade and the engagements OF the gov
Great Britain respecting IT, and the acquisition
in any manner of the Island Of Cuba. England had as
sumed the potectorae eighty thousand square miles
nearly onehird of all Central America, and yet what
complaints had she not made of American llibustcrsm
Whilst he was in favor of the abrogaton of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty and adherence to the Monroe doctrine he
was not unwilling to await the result of pending nego-
tations lie believed that the pursued by England
in relation the slave trade direct interference with
the affairs this country and that portion of the treaty OF
Washington in relation TO it cntangng alliance. lie
opposed TO reopening the slave trade on the
score humanity because he believed the negro slaves
to be far better off and happier than the African OF any
other country but account of the white race and on
grounds of expediency He did not believe that England
desired to suppress the slave trade and was OF the opn
ion that immediate steps should be taken for abrogating
the treaty which compelled them to keep police on the
coast of Africa If the United States wished to continue
it. they could do at far less cost than naval force o.
eighty guns There other subject OF the foreign
relations of the government to compare with the acqus
toD of Cuba and although statesmen had differed upon
the acquisition of all other territory their sentiments OF
this question had been uniform and consistent He con
tended that from its geographical position, it belonged
1 the United States.
The committee then rose, and the House adjourned.
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BY Mr. IEDY petition of Anthony Faust only surviving
child John Faust revolutionary soldier for the men
pension his mother Mary Faust at the Time OF he
| death. .4ttt. IL ss
by Mr. MAYNARD petition OF John Madcn Of Campbell COM
| ty, Tennessee praying for an invalid pension
FIoRENCE The memorial Of James Horton who served q
1872 praying Congress 10 pass law award
which entitled and has not been pau
| referred to Committee Claims
TAIBoTri remonstrancc signed by some two hundred
against tho establishment by Congress OF cav
Military Asylum at Hafrotsburg, kentu
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