The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-16

ncnt that Gentlemen was pursuing he congratulated
himself ia having last found genuine friend OF re-
tenohuent and reform but judge how great his sur
prise when he sought TO throw the responsibility Of tha
annual increase OF thirty millions Of dollars expenditure
upon minority Of the House and few gentlemen nom
Pennsylvania He seemed 10 have orgotieh tnat iheie
was democratic majority in the senate aud did not eS
ercse the well Inherited orbeaanoe TO Which the northern
democrats were entitled.
There was not only discord bat absolute rebellion 10
the executive administration in relation 10 the mpos
ton of duties which produced the greatest confusion Il
was 10 lie confessed however that amongst the altin
the number that followed the Secretary OF inc treasury
greatly preponderated These umistakable signs
OF their speedy overthrow and not founded merely
npon non essential but upon the fundamental doctrines
of the democratic creed and had already made ieaiIe
ravages amongst the democratic mnks lie then pro-
ceeded TO show why the differences between the secretary
of the Treasury and the President were Hieconcaoie
and said there was necessity under the existing
condition of the treasury for discussing the qnes-
ton of protection for the sake OF protection In
All past legislation the principle Of discriminating with
a view OF protecting the industry Of the country
had been conceded. The main question, therefore,
was whether specific or add yalorem duties should oe
imposed and for the first time he found himself advoca
ting the opinions of the President of the United oates
In levying duties for revenue, it was especially desirable
to guard far possible, against the fluctuations OF
trae and in order 10 avoid the accumulation
of surplus in times OF great prosperity and aeheiehcy
n periods of stagnaon No invention could be devised
better calculated to aggfaNate these very evils than al
yaiorem duties In prosperity the imports were always
greatest and the prices highest hence the revenue IN
creased with the increase of prices as well as with the
quantity of imports SO, on the othe. hand, when
trade aud commerce depressed, the revenue was
diminished by the amount OF imports. as wen as
by the reduction OF the duties on Imports lie
contended then that il specific duty equal 10
the present al valorem duties should be assessed, the
revenue that would accrue would be sunclent TO meet
the current demands upon the treasury Such change
ia the existing laws as would enable the ohcers 70 hny
collect the duties levied was all that was wanted
and this could only be done by substituting the SPECIFIC
mode for the ad vaorem.
suAMIFs or KANSAS AND INDIANA.
Mr. PETIT of Indiana opposed the amendment OF
the Senate striking out the third section OF the bill be-
fore the committee, providing that the money appropr
ated for the payment of the Mames OF Kansas and In
diana shall be paid IN conformity to the Senate amend
,nent to the treaty with the Mames of 1854 and not
otherwise He contended that If this should be stricken
out great injustice would be done to these Indians
Mr. CASE, of Indiana advocated the passage OF the
amendment contendng that restriction of this kind
should be imposed upon the appropriation for their pay
meut-
General debate here closed
A GENERAL EXPLANATION.
Mr MAYNARD, of Tennessee, asked and obtained
leave to make personal explanation Since he came TO
tbe House he received copy of the New York Tribune,
in which he found telegtaphc despatch dated in this
city on SUNDAY last announcing that all the south
Americans had voted against the Oregon bill except
Messrs MAYNARD, READY, UNDERWOOD, and Eusris, who
were absent on lodged AS far rs he concerned he
was neither absent lodged He had spoken against the
bil attempted to amend it, and voted steadily against 1t
until the question laying the table had been taken
for which he also voted For the last three ballots he had
pared off with Mr. kuNKEI of Maryland friend OF the
Till, had been stated more than once during the cail
of the roll His colleague Mir READY had paired on
with MI WARREN of Arkansas
1Ir. SMITH Of Tennessee, stated he was witness OF the
pair between Mr. READY and Mr. WARREN.
Mr. DAVIDSON of Louisiana, gave notice that his
colleague EMr Eusrsl had not been inpthe city, and
y 40 vln.- 4trpr anna t1nn
Mr. STEWART, Of Maryland, bore testimony to the
fact that the pair between Mr. kuNKm and Nh, MAY
NARD had been announced at the time.
Mr. MAYNARD fresuming) said he dill not make the
expvaration in the expectation that correction would be
made iii e quarter from which it emanated, but in or
der that other respectable papers that had regard for the
Sabbath might not be misled
Mr. BLISS of Ohio, remarked that the same telegraph
despatch to which the gentleman from Tennessee Mr.
MAyxAnpl had alluded had made use of his name, He
had been absent from the House the vote of Saturday
and did dodge. Further he did not care to state
THE SENATE AMENDMENTS
The House then resumed the consideration of the
amendments of the Senate.
THE first amendment providing $3.50 for arrears of in
terest due list January 1859, fvepercent bonds OF
the State Of Indiana held in trust for the Chckasaw in
competents by the Secretary of the Interior was concur
red in--ayes IS, noes 43.
Ibe second amendment appropriating 50 900 for the
redemption of the principle Of said fveper-cent
bonds of Indiana to be invested in stock of the United
States was rejected
The third amendment appropriatng sl205 20 for ar
reas interest due the Pottawatomes the same bonds
vas concurred images 81, noes "a.
The fourth amendment, amended, providing tor
the redemption of the SOS 900 invested in the stock of
the State Of Indiana, and its investment in the stock OF
the United States, was agreed to.
The fIh SIXTH and the seventh amendments, reducing
the number OF Indian reservations in Texas and lncreas
ing them in California, were seyeraliy rejected.
The eighth amendment, approprating 500, $50 81 Tor
the general incidental expenses of the Indian service IN
The Territory of Utah for 1855 and the ninth amendment
apprpsiatng s. 900 in addition to the 20 600 appropra
ted at the last session for dcyng the expenses of the
reycra expeditions against Ink padu-tahs band, were
severaiy rejected.
The tenth amendment appropriating sl9O45 10, for
carving into effect the 2lth section of the civil and dip
plomatc appropriation bill of 1855, was rejected
On motion of Mr. WASHBURNE of Illinois, without
f.ual action the amendments, the committee rose
PRINTING or
On motion of Mr. MILES of South Carolina, the report
Of the select committee the arrangement OF the hall
syas ordered to be printcd
Trhe committee report unanimously in favor OF re-
eying the present desks from the hall of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES and so arranging the hall to bring the
members into the smallest possible space by the meeting
of the next Congress
ON motion of Mr. ATKINS, of Tennessee, the report
OF the select committee app Jned TO report upon the
Mississippi river levee was ordered to be printed.
EXECUTIVE CONCENTRATIONS
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
from the Attorney General in reply to resolution
onesng him to report what information he bad received
in Regard to the recent importation OF Africans into
saoroio and other States and what may be