Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
HoUsE-Thc House again went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the Presidents message.
Mr. Cox advocated tho Presidents recon-
mendation for the acquisition of Cuba, showing
the advantages which would result therefron.
Abiding to the remark of Gov. Chase, which
he recently made at New England dinner in
Ohio in favor of American expansion, Mr. Cox
said that If the Democrats don't look sharp
their Republican friends will steal their thunder,
for the Republican mouths are already juicy
with the idea of free sugar He was willing 10
vote for the proposition of Mr.. Branch, placing
the money in the hands of the President for the
purchase of Cuba, and in case OF refusal he
would go for scizing the Island in event of war.
He proceeded to speak OF the law OF growth,
and said that we must grow without if We
would not fail within, and that any nation fail
ing to spread its empire fails of accomplishing
its destiny. When we conquered Mexico We
should have retained possession. He believed
that this country had organs sufficiently suited
10 digest properly. If we do do not obtain
Mexico it will fall prey to some other power
We should recognize the Juarez Government
by giving it the solemn assurance of our SYM
pat6y.
He spoke of the affairs of Central America
and counselled firm action to obtain our rights
and make the American name respected. As to
the alliance between France and England he
thought it could not continue and if it
uOeS IIleTC WOulu OC no UullEeT from luaI source
to US if we all unite in the enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine. In the course of his remarks,
while laying down the law of American growth
and progress on this continent with reference to
Cuba, in an economical light, he affirmed that
the tariff of Cuba both for import and expert
were infamous and the cause of an honorable
war in an age of commercial freedom. He il
Illustrated this with reference TO the sugar trade
and tax by stating that IN 1S4T this country
had paid sixty millions for the sugar tax, of
which Ohio had paid six millions aud his dis
trict three hundred thousand dollars TO protect
a few Louisiana sugar planters.
The message was then laid aside.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, of Mo-, the Consul
late and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was then
taken up.
Mr.. Hickman, of Pa, said it was fortunate
that the Presidents views on the tariff were
not made test of political orthodoxy, else the
Secretary of the Treasury might have found
himself prescribed. There could be tariff
strictly for revenue, considering the diversified
product of our people; the tinancers cannot
hope to reap whore he has not sown. The reve-
nue. laws are at the bottom of protection. The
President had very properly recommended spe-
cific duties. Advalorem duty was not only de-
structive to the interests of the country, but
ruiuous to the revenue. He in conclusion gave
his views on the tariff generally.
The Committee then and the House adj
journed
SENATE.-4th. Mr.. Rice's amendment making
Pugets Sound the western terminus was lost,
yeas o. nays 43. 9th. Mr.. Wards amendment
fixing the eastern terminus between the 32d
and 49th parallels was rejected, yeas 81, nays
80. 9th. Mr. Doolittles amendment, the main
feature of which was the granting of the alter.
nate even sections of forty miles on both sides
of the road to actual settlers in accordance with
the principals of the homestead bill, was lost,
yeas 10, nays 80. 18th. Mr.. Pugh's amendment
that the railroad stop at the eastern boundary
of California instead of unconstitutionay tray
ersing the State to San Francisco, was lost
9Th. Mr.. Bigler's substitute, as submitted on
Friday with some amendments, was adopted.
Mr. Biglers amendment was to. strike out the
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh aud eighth sections
of the original bill and in lieu of them to insert
section fourth, requiring that in making the
contract the road shall be divided into three
grand divisions of equal lengths, TO be known
and divisions shall be divided into sections OF
the stipuations and understandings in the con-
tact there shall be appropriated and set apart
quantity of lands equal to the alternate Sec
tons of public lands for the space of twenty
miles on each side Of the road aud for the full
extent of the eastern and western divisions,
provided that all mineral lands within the State
of California be excluded from the operation of
this act.
Mr.. Brown, of Mass, moved that the bill be
laid on the table, AT this point it was agreed
that the re-amendments be printed, as it was
difficult to know in what shape it stood. The
Senate then adjourned.
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