New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-11
XXXVth CONGRESS-. =. Second Session.

SENATE. ..WAsHIsGToS, Feb. 10, 1879.
A communication was received from the Secretary
Of War; forwarding Information respecting tne ciaims
of Brtsh subeots to proprietary rights ip Washics-
tor and Oregon. ,,r
On the resolution to permit Lieut.. Maury and Prof.
Bache 70 accept medals from the King OF SARDINIA
coming up Me ssrs. CRITTENDEN aud SHIELDS
expressed the opinion tbst no sovereign better de-
served the tympatby Of the American people than the
King Of saIdlna, the hope OF Italy,
The resolution was adopted:
Mr. CLAY A'a from the Committee on Com
meTce asked to be discharged from the consideration
Of the subject Of marine signals, but at the instance
of Mr. Seward the motion was laid on the table tor
further consideration.
ries, reported adversely on the petition OF Messrs.
OReilly, Speed and Shelter, who ask Tor means 10
construct atelegraph line to the Pacific.
MIR. SEWARD asked the Senate to take up his
resolution submitted some days since, to permit
Messrs. Lane ard Mccarthy, claimants of the seats
from Indiana to have places on the oor and to argue
their case.
Mr. BAYARD spoke against the proposal, and con-
tended that the Legislature had been guilty OF dlsre-
spect to the Senate of the United States.
Mr.. SEWARD replied that all MIR. Bayard hah re- re-.
ported did not change the nature OF the case. lie
considered that. by all the rules Of parliamentary aw
claimants had right to be heard He moved, there
fore TO postpone the consideration OF tae report until
his resolution shall have been discussed as preliminary
thereto. =. ~,
II being now o'clock, the special ord'r, being MI
Bglsrs resolution in relation TO the tariff came up
Mr. CLINGMAN IN. c. took the iioor at grest
length in opposition TO Mr.. Bglers protection we've.
MIR CLINGMAN said he had been instructed by
tie Legislature Of mis- State to oppose any increase "
dutep ard to insist the importation OF railroad iron
free Of duty. The President in his Message had rec
commended specific duties, and the friends oil taxation
had seized the opportunity to ask for protection tue
Senators from Pennsylvania asking the one so ana
the other SlS per tup, Which, on IRON worth SIX pounu
sterling, is equvocal 10 tty per cent: Inc renhsyf
yenians reminded him of Felstaff-" When thou ar
king, rob me exchequer, Hail. He could not Assem-
| that the iron interest was 80 oppressed. IL had h
creased in the extent Of threeod In the past eleven
yesrs-a ratio not equaed by any otner orenc9 oI W.,
dusry He showed 10y numerous llustra atons that the
succession Of tariffs has acted nntavoraby on proIuc
ton and also from the statistics OF the past thirty
wears that all branches of Industry prosper under
| low tariff ard lsnguish under hgh one. ne dld III noI
attribute the late revuson TO the Tariff OF lS1| Inc
country is fast recovering from the depressoD anathe
present revenue would be sufficient, if unnecessary
| expepttures were cut Of Most OF those great ex-
penditues he'd been carried by the votes OF the oP-
Mr.. SIMMONS (R. H. replied iul a heightened
speech His views were generally in favor of a fixed
ad ralorem duty, the price to be determined by law,
and not by the imported. lie was opposed to an IN
crease of postage, which would be putting the whole
cost Of transportation of the mails the leter-wrers
lie was convinced that there is no possible means 10
raise the requisite amount Of revenue from the pres
ent tariff In the course Of his remarks he said the
| President had recommended specific duties He had
no doubt that the President sincere, for he had
been for specific duties for forty yesrs but the enun,
cs.ion Of that honest sentiment OF his heart had
| 70 net6morphosed him that nobody knows him, and,
| like Ac'eon be is set upon by bis own hounds.
TIE subject was pos poned till tlnorrow, when Mr.
| Hunter hes the floor
Mr.. SEWARD again attempted TO procure the con-
sideration of his resolution respectiog the Indiana
Senators. Aftr much debate, the senate decided not
| TO take it up-2O against ~.
Toe Cuba bill was then taken mp.
Mr. FOOT VT moved an amendpent that no pay
Al L. Ea4 lr sl..a
United States. He ssid the purpose Of the amend
mtp is TO nhibit payment t. Spain, until the bargain
shal have been completed by both parties However
desirable the acquisition OF Cuba may be, or is, on
commercial and political considerations, the question
whether We would have it if could is not presented
On this bil The only naked alternative is, shall We
appropriate thirty millions from an exhausted tressu-
~ or by superaddips to the plofc oebt, as oriOe
10 Spain to make such treaty, and as compulsion
10 the American Senate TO ratliy It, The Senate is a
coordinate branch of the treaty ymaking power, WI IL
ont whose ascent al treaties are null aud OF NJ ac-
count. =.
of the Senate ana therefore Unconstitutional IL IS
an invidious attempt to evade and get around the
treaty sking power, and thus TO remove one o .he
strongest safeguards OF the pubic welfare. IIoa
moreover is not for sae and cannot be purchased at
any price except the price OF blood IL Is ldie ID
appropriate vast SUN Of money Tor MS puIe!ase,
when Spsn regards the idea that sac would sell II as
an ndignty 10 her hoDor-to her weakness, msy De.
He would not say that the bill va, al apparent hum
bug OF experiment in political chicanery, but would
that there has not been the past forty years more
inoppoItune time 10 make the offer to purchase
Mr. PUGU offered q substitute for Mr.. Foot's amend
mert 10 the efec. that payment be made under the
act which shall involve more thsn one hundred and
ftfy milliops.
Mr. PUGH Ohio spoke for two hours reasonins
that, however, appropriate the Spanish Possession
Of Cuba was, ii IS no longer So Inssmncn as sue
has lost every inch of gulf coast and that no power
on earth has now SO much for its possession as
the United States, as We own practically the wnois
commerce, ana much of the coast, of the Gun, ana
entitled to the key which locks and uniocks II.
Moreover the Government Of Cuba Is not such ss caa
be tolerated by any liberal government, aud u one
which offers redress for outrages on our c'iLens.
He would insist that Spain should arm the Captain
General with definite powers, and woud roaiy %,
that for the bex outrage redress would be De nandsd
the spot, and exscted st the cannon's mouth lie
bad 70 doubt that the people ef Cuba really
deeIe annexation to the United States, excluded Is
they from ali participation in the management ard
emolumsnt OF her government There is no aihnl'y
between Spain and Cuba, excep, the affinity OF 6loo'
which cid rot avail in her case in Mexico, 10 TeIa<
Lor in ouls in the Revolution. Moreover, Spsia ss.
never exhibited sny friendlisees toward the Uadei
| IL far r :.