The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13


districts or revenue Offices, on the ports OF
entry or delivery. II was pure collection
Of the revenue laws which are now scattered
through so many State books, and have
been 50 amended from time to time, that II
Is now difficult to search out and determine
what is law.
lie alluded 20 the difficulties which now
surround the present revenue laws, and quo
ted the opinions Of gentlemen in high official
position. to show the impossiblli,ies now
standing in the way Of their proper admins
tration. lie appealed to the House whether
they would not, under the array Of facts
pres ntcd, regard the great interests Of com.
merce, and pass u bill consolidating and
cCdiying the laws which have been accumu
lating for period Of sixty years
Mr.. Lovejoy. OF Illinois, said il the
process OF Capitalization shall go on Ms
II had done for the last few years, the cxccu.
tive can say with truth, " am ,he Govern.
mcnt." The passage Of the bill from the
Committee of Ways aud Means, is not
urged on the ground Of right and necessity,
but simply because the Executive has rec
commended the appropriation. He wished
TO know from the Chairman oi the Commit
tee ON Ways and Means whether the report
that, unless Congress raised the tariff 10 snit
the views OF the President, there would be
an extra session held at his sanction.
Mr.. Phelps. Of Missouri, said he was not
responsible Tor newspaper rumors but he
would sny that unless Congress provide the
means Tor carrying on the Government for
the next fiscal year. either by n loan or n
reissue Of treasury notes, or modification
Of the tariff, or by all these nleanr. there will
be the necessity for an extra session during
the ensuing summer.
Mr.. Lovejoy wished to know whether that
remark had the sanction Of the executive
Mr. Phelps responded, that when the
President desired TO have sn organ here, he
would selec, some other person. and when
the President communicates his opinions
officially, they will be read from the Clerks
desk.
Mr.. Loveioy resumed, and stated bis oh
jec,ions 10 the biIl--onc fourth Of the
amount proposed to be appropriated being
under the head Of miscellaneous.
Mr. Phelp, replied, defending the items
which Mr. l,ovejoy sougb, to strike out
Mr. Bryan OF Texas, advocated the op-
preparation for additional agents and inter-
prcicre and for buying presents for the In
diam OF Iexas. lie argucd that the people
Of iha, State were entitled Ia protection.
and incidentally said they were last beng
/ alienatcd from the Union, owing 10 neglect
| Of the Government.
Mr.. Giddipgs, Of Ohio, here suggested
| chat the gentleman introduce resolution
reIealing the annexation Of Texas.
Mr.. Bryan replied, that the annexation
! al Texas was in the nature of treaty IN
/ force.
Mr. Giddngs said they had IN the repeal
/ oi the Missouri Compromise, Of 1884, an
/ illustrotrious example for the repeal oi the
resolutions for the annexation Of Texas.
Mr Bryan md, repeal the annexation
resolutions and then VT will know what 10
do. lie did not know but what i, would
/ ie vastly to the interest oi Texas Il the res
! o.utions had never been passed, and sho
never admitted into the Union. II pr1tec.
ton was not given TO the people OF Texas
( they will all think 10, NJ n gra many OF
I ,tem now do and will he willing iOr the rc.
/ pal. taking the initiative Themselves.
Mr. Granger, Of New York, wanteJ 10
know If Texas was no, able 10 protect her
srf against few ragged Indians, aud saId
II The affection. Of the people oi Texas we're
/ b. b. aIienatri from the Union, there would
not he much love los,
Mr. bryan, referring 20 Mr. Granger, re
pied Il would say with such, We are
willing 70 part The people Of Texas have
/ received nothing but what was It's due.
/ Whan this Government will say IL will not
gye n- protection, We will resort Ia such
~ abs az are amply sufficient, and protect
. ourseIyos
/ Mr.. Gd1,ngs remarked that such threats
had os, their efcct here and created no
alarm.
Mr.. Bryan repeated that all Texas asked
va tlot the compact should b. obserysd.
Mr. Giidings-I b,lieye Texas consrnt.
el 10 annexation.
Mr Bryan True, bu, she content'd az a
sovereign State, treating with sovereign
pyxer
yr Gijdinys said, i vss ~, hs Isirpose
- str up III feeling We have done Ior
TeIs. what We have doc for NJ other
state. namely pad her Jsbts. yI4,J00-
0OO 1sre taken from the treasury for that
purp"s".
ar. Bryan den,ed that the government
had PAD lie depts of 1exas, which sod a
va, territory 70 the United Statf-. AID
the uro,szfis oi which pad the debts