Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-11

Mr.. Clingman said he had been Instructed by the
Legislature of his State to oppose any increase of
duties, and to insist upon the importation of Rail
road Iron free Of duties. The President in his mes
sage had recommended specific duties, and the
friends of taxation had seized the opportunity 10
ask for protection. The Senators from Pennsyl-
vania asking, the one, SIS; and the other SIS per
ton, which, on iron worth six pounds sterling is
equivalent to 50 per cent. cent The re-
minded him Of Falstaff- f-"When thou art King rob
my exchequer, Hal" He could not assert that the
iron interest was SO oppressed. II had increased
r the extent of three-fold in the past II years,
ratio not equaled by any other branch OF Industry
He showed by numerous illustrations that the sue
cesson oftarifs has acted unfavorsbly on pIoduc-
ton, and also from the statistics Of the past 80
years that all branches Of industry prosper under
low tariff and languish under high one. He did
not attribute the late reyulson to the tariff of 1851
The country is fast recovering from the depression
and the present revenue viii be sufficient if unne-
cessary expenses were cut OF, Most Of those great
expenditures had been carried by the votes of the
opposition.
Mr. Simmons of R. L, replied in lengthy speech.
His views were generally in favor of fixed ad va
loren duty the price to be determined by law, and
not by the importer. He was opposed to an in
crease of postage, which would be putting the bur
den of the whole cost Of the transportation of the
mails upon the letter writers. He was convinced
that there was no possible means t0Faise the re-
quisite amount ofreYenue from the present tariff
In tee course of his remarks he said the President
had recommended specific duties-he had no doubt
that the President was sincere for he had been for
specific duties for forty years, but the aanunoia
tion of thai one honest sentiment Of his heart had
SO Tnetamorphosed him that nobody knows him,
and ike 0ctaeon he is set upon by his own hounds.
The subject was postponed till tomorrow Hnen
| Mr. Hunter has the floor.
Mr.. Seward again attempted to procure the con.
sderstion Of bis resolution respecting the Indiana
Senators. After much debate the Senate decided
not to take if up, 20 against 10.
The Cuba bin was then taken up.
Mr. Foote, of Vt, moved an amendment that no
payment shall be made until the treaty shall be rat
| fled by the o s. He said the purpose of the
amendment is to inhibit payment to Spain until the
bargain shall 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 we could
ls not presented in this bill. The only naked al
tentative is shall we appropriate thirty millions
from az exhausted Treasury, or by superaddin- o
the Public debt as hrihe to Srain to make such a
treaty. and - 8 compnlsion to the American Sen
ate TO ratify itl The Senate is acoordnate branch
of the treaty making power, without whose assels
all treaties are null and Of no account The bill is
legislative assumption of pEsr0gative Of the
Senats and IS therefore unconstitutional. Il is an
invidious attempt to invade and get around the
treaty making power, and thus TO remove one Of
III strongest safeguards Of the public welfare.
Cuba, moreover, is not for sale, and cannot be
purct ased at any price, except the nice of blood
| Il is idle to appropriate Yass sum of money icT
its purchase when Spain regards the idea that she
wond sci it as an iDdignity 10 her honor and her
weakness may be, He would not say that the bill
was transparent huWbug, or an experimental po-
Iitic chicanery, but would say that there has not
been in the past forty years more inoppoftnne
time TO offer to purchase.
Mr. Pugh offered substitute for Mr. FOnte' :
amendment to the effect that no payment shcsll 1e
made under the act which shall involve more than
one hundred and fifty millions
Mr. Plgh spoke FOR oyer two hours, reas5llng Z
that however appropriate the Spanish possession
of Cuba was, il is no longer so inasmuch as she has
let every inch of Gulf coast and that no powerOn
earth has now 80 much reason for its posSesson Is
the United States. As we own, practically tte
whole commerce, and much Of the coss. ol TIE
Cuff, are entitled the key which locks and unl5oi
it. moreover the government Of Cuba is nes Iauell
as can be Tolerated by any liberal government AM
s one which offers no redress for outrages o. oul
citizens. ~
BE Honld insist that Spain should arm the Cap-
tain General with definite power, and Would
her that for the next outrage redress Woul
surely be demanded oA the spot aad exacfs-
at the eAhnepe mouth He had no doubt thai be
people Of Cuba really desire annexation to the Q
States, exclnded as they are from all participation
in the management and emolument ofthe Govern
lment. There is no. affinity between Spain and Gu
ba, except in affinity Of blood, which aid not pre-
Hai in the case In Mexico, n Texas in ours i
the revolution Moreover, Spain has never exhiO
tied any friendiness towards to the United States
bpt ep the contrary, our relations for the past ts