The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-10

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The following bills were Introduced and appropriately
referred
by MI. HOUSTON A bill to repeal much of the
act of February D. 1857 entitled An act TO divide the
State of Texas into two Judicial DISTRICTS creates and
establishes district court oil the uuted states of the
eastern district of the State Of Texas, and To incorporate
the same with the western district OF said State.
by MIR. IAuMBULl.. A bill To enable the owners OF
property fronting government piers at Chicago to use
the same or commercial purposes and Keep the same m
repair. h 80 sssa,sr a = -
by Mr. HAMMOND A Joint resolution authorizing
the marshal Of the United States for the district of South
Carolina to lease certain building which he asked the
indulgence Of the Senate 10 have passed ut The
motion agreed TO- and the resolution was passed
MI SHIELDS asked the Senate TO indulge him 80 far
TO take up bill which Of mpotan to Min7
nesoa, and he thought would not any Of the
time of the Senate lie alluded to the bill to establish
additional land district in the State Of Minnesota.
The indulgence to Mr. SHIELDS having been granted
the bill was taken up aud passed IA
MIR. HAMLlN asked the indulgence Of the Senate to
take House bill making appropriation for light houses
lightboas, buoys. &C.. and providing for the erection
and establishment Of the same, with view to fix some
early period for its consideration. 49,
The motion having been agreed to- the bill was made
the special orler for half past twelve clock
Mr. BENJAMIN called up the resolution submitted by
him relative to the meeting at eleyrn clock and it
amended a to tako effect from and after Monday next
Mr.. BAYARD gave notice that he would certainly call
up morning privileged question the report
of the Committee the Judiciary in relation to the
tested seats of the Indiana senators.
RECIPROCITY TREATY
On motion by Mr.. KING, tho resolution submitted by
him several days since adopted nstructng the Conn
mttee tnance while considering the revision OF the
tariff any bill during the present session. TO
inquire whether the increased duties lately levied by the
British government for the canaas upon all articles not
enumerated in the schedule Of free articles in the treaty
between the United States and Great Britain signed at
Washington the 9Th day OF june 1854, known the
reciprocity treaty with the British provinces up
all such articles exported from the United States to
Canada, and on many articles amounting to prohibition
not inconsistent with the spirit and the principles up
which the said treaty entered into by the high
contracting powers whether any, and what, counter
vailing duties regulations will be proper remedial
and whether notice to terminate the treaty
the earliest day authorized by its spulaons ought not
HOUR OF MEETING.
On motion by Mr.. BENJAMIN, a resolution was
adopted that and after Monday next during the resi-
due of the present session, the daily hour of meeting
shall be eleven o'clock a. m, M
Llanr-nousE BILL es tt s#
On motion by Mr. HAMLIN, the bill from the House
of Representatives making appropriations for
light boats, buoys, &c. and providing for the erection
and establishment of the and for other purposes
taken up and made the special order for Saturday
next, at half past twelve o'clock.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE RAILROAD
Mr. BAYARD moved to reconsider the vote by which
the bill in relation to railroad along Pennsylvania
nue. the city of Washington, yesterday rejected
The motion entered on the journal.
Mr. b. also gave notice that to morrow morning he
would call up the subject of the memorial of the Indiana
legislature claiming seats in the Senate for Messrs Lane
and McCarty,
TARIFF.
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submitted by Mr. BIaLER several days since declaring
the opinion Of the Senate that the creation Of large
public debt in time Of peace Ii inconsistent with the true
policy of the United States and the present
insufficient to meet the unavoidable expenses of the
government Congress should proceed without delay,
rcadust the laws not only to meet the
rent expenses but to pay off the present debt
may be liable to immediate cancallation- 49, a
Mr. 1OOMBS spoke at considerable length ia opposi-
ton the resolution He said that it seemingly asserted
truism but II only secmngl ythere not sin
gle sound principle in IT, in its broadcast terms Tie first
branch declared the creation Of large public debt in
time Of peace to be inconsistent with true policy.
Large and small relative terms If the resolution
intended simply to say that it wise policy to meet
the ordinary expenses OF every government by its ord
nary revenue, that would meet his hearty assent But
the converse Of that proposition equally met his assent
that the extraordinary expenses the ordinary
penses which could not be reached by the
sequence of transient causes should be met by extford
nary 1t would be unwise to change the revenue
ties upon imports, and more particularly when those
duties levied the nd valorm system because in
single year the receipts happen to fall below the expen
ditures He would admit that IL wise to raise duties
large small to meet the extraordinary expenses by
traordnary but it very unwise to Increase
the general revenues of the country, matter how
Levied to meet temporary deficiencies This becomes
very important under our system where taxes mainly
raised by customs The second branch of the resol,
ton asserts that the present insufficient
to meet the unavoidable expenses of the govern
ment and therefore Congress- should proceed with
out delay to rcadus the laws as not only
to meet the current expenses but also to provide for
gradual cancellation of the public debt But the senator
does not that these expenses necessary proper
wise he does not say that the public interest requires
such amount OF annual expenditure, but that it
unavoidable. He took issue with the senator ON that
question, He declared that these expenses were neither
necessary wise proper and that they should be
avoided He proceeded to show that the tariff of 1857
would bring into the treasury all the revenues necessary
eminent, and promised do for long years 10 come
In demonstrating this matter, he said he should
avail himself of the experience of the past, the
lights Of the present, and the shadows of the flu.
tune. According to the official report of Secretary
Guthrie the average of the annual expenditures for the
five years previous to 1851 only about forty
millions Of dollars, and Congress called upon to re-
duce the and depcte the overburened treasury
In conformity with that recommendation the subject of
the tariff was taken up, and law made This
thing not done IN darkness and without consideration
IL done by the deliberate corporation of the exec
uve and legislative departments of the government the
House being largely in opposition and the Senate largely
in support Of the administration But that measure re-