American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-03-10
me Last Night orCongress.

ouIinB ies tast eeOutess ooggtEg money
upon any leius 10 ''save the country from.
dishonof." The Southern and Free Trade
Democracy were in favor OF raising mon-
ey by the Te. issue Of treasury notes,
thOss national shinp;asteIs having more
favor in their sight than a tariff wi'h high
specific duties The Pennsylvania De-
mocracy and the tariff influence generally
opposed ;hs treasary note scheme, and
hoped to uss the necessilies Of the gov
ernment snd the known proclivities Of The
President 70 cause the adoption OF pro-
tective system. The Free Trade Free
Soiless desired TO kill bo.h the treasury
note and traiif projects. and raise money
by / loan. SO that'the people could have
the afcounts Of the government fairly pre-
sented fOF their consideration. The most
honest way 10 have raised the money re-,
MpiFed in addition TO the revenue, 10 pay
<hs current expenditures of the govern.
ment until the next Congress convenes.
would have been By a loan. But the ar.
tiels OF straightforward honesty is not
greatly in demand at Washington, and
the supply forms no exception TO the ac-
eepted rule. that TIE supply is isalways e.
DUAL 70 the demand. The elements that
we have skstcbed tecsme more stormy
and chaotic as the last days Of the Thirty
Filth Congress expired. Those who know
something Of parliamentary rules will be
deeply interested 10 reading the telegraph
10 report Of the proceedings in the House
ThuFsday Dight snd yesterday morning
Those who have not that knowledge need
not trouble themselves to read the report =
We can. however, 10 few words give all
our readers general idea Of the progress
end result Of the struggle. Mr.. Phe lips.
Of Missouri, Chairman Of the Committes
of Ways aud Means. tvored the REISSUE
of treasury notes, He desired to have the
rules suspended ia order to introduce a
bill extending the Treasury note law for
two years, the effect OF which would be-,
to give the Secretary Of the Treasury au-
thoEity to issue twenty millions Of dollars
of Treasury notes. In order to suspend
tho rules aud act upon this measure, with.
out reference 10 the mass of other bust
ness pressing upon the House.a tive thirds
vote was nrecessary, Owing to the streng t
OF the TaaiG men this could not be had
Hence the failure o. the repeat, d motion to
Suspend the rules. and the dead lock in
business. Hence the Presidents last ap-
peal. which must be considered as an i'm
ploring recommendation 10 his Pennsylva-
lla Tariff bretherp, TO conquer their pref.
udices in favor Of their darling scheme OI
protection. aDl give authority for the issue
Of more Governmet paper. The Tariff en-
were firm. however, and by no manner oI
means could Mr.. Phelps get his two third
vote requisite for the purposes. Under
the pressure Of the exigency, however, the
Treasury note party eontriyed short cut
70 their object, and having majority on
the A1or. aud the Speaker lriumpbed over
the Free Tiadc and Direct Loan, aud the
Spe cifc Penney sylvania Tariff men. This
was brought about as follows: The Sen
ate attacbcd,to the Miscelanet us Appro
.priation bill, as amendment extending the
Treasury note law two years. The House
took up. upon the motion Of Mr.. Phelps
thisAppropriaiion bill. and Of course tht
Treasury amendment with it, A poin
Of order was raised by Mr.. Owen Jones
tha: the Insertion into an appropriation bill
ofa clause for the raising of the revenue
was an act that could not constitutisnally
be performed by the Senate, the Constitn
tion requiring that all bills for increase oI
revenue should originate in the House,
Now the House bad affirmed this very
thing the night before. and refused t.
consider the Senate's amendment raising
the rate Of postage upon that very ground
Here then, was the last chance OF raising
money for the President, without change
in the lATif. blocked by precedent only
one day old. The occasion was one call
ing Tor alroit special pleading, and for in,
trspid ruling by the Speaker. The call
was not IN vain. II was contended by
Jones, Of Tennessee, that the amendment
vas not TO raise revenue but only TO issue
nav notes in place Of old ones; and the
Speaker ruled that the House must judge
OF the constitution ality Of the amendment
An appeal was taken from the Speaker
decision ard laid on the tabl.--that Is, kill.
ed. The treasury note project, was by
this means thrust before the House. with
out the concurrence OF two thirds Of the
members, and WAS sabjeot to the disposal
Of the majority. And now the amend
ment was rejected, yeas 92. and nays 93.-
AZ fhis point the "sensation" must have
been intense. Humphrey Marshall nov
moved to reconsider the vote rejecting III,
amsndmenl and TO lay the motion on th
table. This 10 the clinching motion -
Wliea carried the action which il confirm
is asfxAd het." This was the crisis o
the struggle aud the pretended tariff mel
shiversd 10 the wind. They waited ,OAp
pear on tho record opposed TO the treasu
" note scheme, aud bad voted for the rs
lection Of the amendmen. authorizing th
Issue Of those notes. hoping tina, the a
uendment would ne carried without thei
support. They sbrunk however from foI
oing the Issue they we're solicitous
s aeem % fayos, and Mr.. Marshslrs motto
to clincb tie defeat Of the Amendmen
wsslost: the negative majority being mir
showing that FIVE members voted K
The defeat Of the Amendment. and the
voted egains. confirming their own actio
II viii Be Interesting to search tho list
ysas and nays. and fod out those variaA
gentlemen. The probability is they we
lie Presidents Pennsylvania pets. Fro
iliis point. the success Of the treasury nc
Amsudpsnt was assured. The Preside