The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-25

Holeai That the President and Secretary Of the Nayy by
with the United sutcs amt the effect u awarding
pending elections have example dangerous 10 tho pubic safe
~, aud deserving the reproof Of this House.
Rloa THAT the appointment by the secretary Of the Navy Of
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ed Ia some said proposals. hereby oensued by this House
Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohio, also, from the commit-
tee reported bill regulating nayyyards, and for other
purposes.
And then, ON motion of Mr. BocoCK, the further
consideration OF the reports was postponed till Monday
next
Mr. BOCOCK also submitted motion that five thousand
extra copies Of the report he printed which motion
referred 10 the COMMITTEES on Printing,
NAVAL APPROPRIATION
The motion Of Mr. PHELPS OF Missouri, being agreed
to- the House accordingly went into Committee OF the
Whole the state Of the Union (M JOINS Of Tennes
sec in the Chair
Mr.. PHELPS of Missouri, then moved that the
mtee take up the bill making appropriations for the
naval service for the year ending June 80 1860 pending
which
Mr.. HUGHES Of Indiana submitted motion that
the committee take up tho bill which he had in his
hand TO revise the tariff of lsiG He understood the
committee had right To originate bill as well te
slider those referred to them. lie desired vote upon
his proposition
The CHAIRMAN decided that under the rules of the
House, the appropriation bills had precedence all
Others and the question being taken, the motion of Mr.
PnmPs agreed TO- and the navy appropriation bill
taken up.
LIMITING GENERAL DEBATE.
On motion of Mr. PHELPS, the committee then rose,
when he submitted the following resolution:
Resolved all Whole the
state OF the Union bill No az shall at IL o'clock To-
ee Of the Whole except that The committee do rise take
cess. and IN tho Hoasc that II do adjourn
Considerable time was occupied by datory motions
that the House adjourn and the resolution be laid the
table, made by MIR SEWARD Of Georgia, and points of
order raised by Mr. HuGHEs, of Indiana wheD finally,
the resolution adopted.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, of Missouri the House
again went into Committee Of the Whole the state of
the Union r JONES, of Tennessee, in the chair) and
resumed the consideration of the naval appropriation bill
REVENUE EXPENDITURES
Mr.. MILI.SoN Of Virginia. replied to the remarks of
Mr. PnIIrs of Pennsylvania, the subject of revenue,
and Mr.. GARNET, Of Virginia, the expenditures of
the government He argued against specific duties and
protection and contcnded that those who cammed for
protection wished to increase the of taxes TO d
mnish the revenue, and make up the deficiencies by
double taxes upon other articles. He maintained that
the tariff of 1857, If fairly tried would produce suf-
ciont revenue and the failure to produce the necessary
amount during the past year attributable TO embar
easements in trade not local. but extending through
out the world. He argued that there had leen
progressive and rapid increase both of imports and
exports in the last ten years, both having than
doubled and there was no just reason to appre
bend that they would not continue to increase On
the subject of expenditure he admitted that there had
been increase within the past ten and tia,
many cases, this increase was proper and even inevitable
There doubtless many expenses that ought to have
been avoided most of which had resulted from the votes
Of gentlemen opposed to the democratic party and which
had been resisted by the democratic members 1t should
be remembered that if expenditures had increased
had our This Increase had resulted from two
causes the expansion of currency increased prices OF
merchandise and labor, and the multiplication OF new
subjects of expenditures Many territorial govern
ments had been established necessary public buildings
had been erected here and elsewhere throughout the
country the army had been increased and ships
had been added to the navy the salaries of public Off
GERS had been raised the wages Of labor had risen and
the that had increased the expenditure also
increased the revenue out al which the expenditure
to be paid He showed that much OF the expenditure
for the navy had risen from the addition Of ships
twenty having been added in the last ten years
that the increase of appropriation for pay and subsst
of the navy had resulted necessarily from the in
of men, Thousand seamen having been added to
the navy within two years and that the increased appro
priaton for construction and equipment had risen from
tho substitution of steam ships for sailing vessels lie
defended the appropriations made for the navy yards
complained of the msappehensions and mistakes Of those
who had assaulted them and showed that the amount ap
propriatcd by the present bill nearly half million
less than the average expenditure of the last ten years
Mr.. HOWARD, OF Michigan, was not in favor Of pro
lection that would amount to prohibton--of prot6c
ton for any class, Inc they white black lie held it to
he the great principle which should govern their action
that they legisatng for the Unionfor the many
and not for the few lie held that instead of there be-
ing ftysix millions of receipts for the next fiscal year.
the Secretary of the Treasury could by possibility OBJ
tain forty eight millions We could import when out
of debt, much as export, but owed five hun
drcd Millions and IL would take twenty-five millions
Of the exports to pay the interest this debt every
year. If exported three hundred and fifty mil
lions, and that all they could do unless there
should he general in Europe, only three hun
bred and twenty five millions conld be imported, be-
twenty five millions would be taken TO pay
debts From this less than forty-fye millions OF
dollars would be raised, and he thought the deficiency
instead of being eight millions of dollars would be fifteen
He conteuded that protection not to build up the
manufacturer but TO develop The price of an
article always governed by supply and demand and
If they shaped their policy to make their taxes
light possible they must increase the supply They
could not do that by giving foreign monopoly the advn
tage home productions In every instance, since
the organization of the government, where protection
properly applied IL had worked ont cheaper supply
to the consumer than otherwise and in every instance
had been wrongly applied He expressed himself in favor
of the tariff bill Of Mr. PnHIps, stating that, in his
Judgment, it had but two errors, and was far
below protection.
Mr. CURRY of Alabama said the Secretary of tho
Treasury had stated the expenditures of the last year to
have been eighty and half millions of dollars.
larger amount than had been expended in year
before since the organization of this Conecracy The
expenditures for tho present year would not fall below
that amount and thus two questions Of ordinary inn
port were presented ShaIi we increase our taxes p
for that the word however much they might attempt
to disguise it or "Sha diminish these expendi-
lures He oontendcd that the expenditures could be
reduced and that the reduction would snpecede the
ccssity of increased taxation He held that national
prosperity always increased under low tariff, and then
quoted the statistics of imports and exports 10 prove
hia He nd hut