The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-13
THIRTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

WAsHrsGToS, Dec. IL, 1900
rHE TARIFF
Mr.. helR, (opp) Of Pa, offered an amendment TO
Mr.. horris tariff bn which was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance, with the bill.
THE rxS xkIIos TREASURY NOTE BILL
Mr.. HUNTER, (opp) Of Va, from the Committee on
Finance, reported the bill authorizing treasury notes
amended by inserting $50 instead OF 500 as the minimum
amount and with amendment referring the date for
their expiration, and the interest allowed and that the
proceeds Of the sales Of the public lands be
apart rs security for the redemption of the notes
Mr.. HUNTER said it object to give the notes to
the lowest bidder.
Mr. ANTHONY ep) of r. L. said let the notes be sold
for what they viii bring The government should deal
with all its creditors alike.
Mr.. HuNTER-We hope the government win be able TO
pay all its debts. We propose set aside the proceeds
p the pubic domain so as to encourage bidders to get
notes at par If ten millions issued will IL not help
the notes not only of this government but Of the
Mr.. ANTHONY called for the yeas and nays adopting
Mr.. Hunter Is amendment.
Mr.. HAZE, Gep) Of N. H., said the government was
pledged TO redeem these notes.
Mr. CAMERON, ep) of Pa, quoted the stocks from the
New York Day Book would like to notes issued in
sums of not less than twenty dollars.
Mr.. FfssEsDEN ep) of Me- said the bill originally
came from the House. the Secretary Of the Treasury
authorized to sell for what he could get. The money
market entirely regulated by monied men. We
should not be compelled to sell the securities for what
can get for them especially at the present time Some
thing must be done TO give feeling OF security TO these
notes Put out the notes and in two years there will be
difficulty 10 get money for them. Money must have
government We may pledge the public lands specifically
for il. look upon this the II Individual
wishes to borrow money and pledges his property there
for. am in favor Of reducing the denomination If de-
srable We have money TO raise in order to preserve
public credit We must have practical to deal with
practical subject.
MIR. SEWARD, (rep) Of ". Y.-The State Of New York
takes caution to preserve her credit as much State
confne the power given to the Executive to three mil
lions.
Several srsAroRs-"No,- "no,
Mr.. CAMERoN-- is the intention borrow money and
give these notes security.
Mr.. CoIIAMrR-I think the limitation of that bill is
three millions Last January ten millions were sold I
think for one year The great body Of these re
main out now The notes are issued at different dates to
different subscribers
Mr. EtESpEN-I don't desire to have the governments
paper shaved
Mr.. CAxrRoS-This government keeps money very bad
y notice that in the vote for sustaining the credit of
the government the secessonsts and my republican
friends stand up for the same thing
The bill, having been cut down to three Millions
passed
The following IL the vote on the second amendment by
Mr. Hunter TO the bl vzAt the end of the second
ton add the words the proceeds of the sales Of the
public lands,o on which Mr. SIMMONS, (opp.) OF r. l.,
called for the ayes and nays
ArsKSrrTs -Messrs Bsysrd BIeer, Bright Brown, Clay
SG%sr S snrv oeps sgs c ha% Hammond Hemp
NArs-MessIs Anthony, Bingham, Doole Douglas. Bur
Trumbull, Wade and wilkinson
All the other members voted for the amendment
After the bill passed tho resolutions in reference to Sc
cesson were called up. Mr.. Foot in the chair.
SPEECH or Mr.. wIoFAIL on TIE STATE or THE COUNTRY.
Mr. W@rFAu, opp of Texas, rose to speak. He
sadDuring the talk here yesterday, the Senator from
Illinois (Mr. Dougas) INDUCED in patriotic plat
tudes on the subject of saving the Union understood
him TO say that he was prepared to make any effort in
his power 10 accomplish that desirable end. He asked
for a specification OF the wrongs the imaginary
wrongs that the southern States were suffering, sup
posed to be suffering understood him TO pledge him
self that when the grievances were made known he
would be ready TO redress them far laid In his
power. Under this state Of things ! will
state TO him one of the grievances under which
the Southern States think that they suffering II Is
that this government has denied that slaves pro
pcrty and upon that denial has refused protect the
Of slaves in their title whenever they within
the federal jurisdiction. have asked Mr. Douglas
whether he was prepared to give an assurance that our
property would be protected within the federal urisdc
ton. did not get direct answer from him, and sup
pose that ] will not do 80. lie says be will show o.
answer by his vote If bill be introduced, whether he
wiz anord protection or not. WIN the Senator lMr.
Dougas) interpose by the Legislative, Executive Judi
ea pc ~ pso'eca INA. 9. propcr known
win he propose amendments to the constitution viii he
vote In this body for amendments to the constitution
Ill he pledge in good faith to 60 back TO the people OF
Illinois and urge before them the ratification Of amend
ments to the constitution that will vest In tho federal
government not only the power but make impera
tive duty TO protect slave property protects every
other species Of property II he do this then will
end one Of our difficulties But TO this he there
that they have not complained OF thing and that the
people there are not dissatisfied. lie tells US
that there are two extremes Of people, those
wbo 1--we in .se Eastern states and those who
live in the gulf states, and that they mis-
understand the question of difference between them
trely But he says that the people Of Incs and Ken
tucky upAer stand all II the Northern states desire
this Union be saved but this Union cannot be saved
by attery either on the floor Of the Senate or on the
stump You cannot the Union by singing hosannahs
H. You cannot the Union by making Fourth Of
July speeches You have got to come down to the work
before you and do something prsstesly The people q
cotton states along the Gulf, are dissatisfied
with the government as about TO be admins.
tered by the incoming administration. There II
nothing that VIII satisfy them except proper amendments
Of the constitution and these amendments be
by the Northern states unanimously, or the people
OF the Southern sta,es will not be satisfied, and
say they ought not to be. II amendments to the con.
stuton which would secure US everything ask were
ratified by fifteen slave and ten savehodng states
il would De considered part the constitution But II
eight Of the non slaveholdng States voted against the
stitution, we would say at once here amend
ments 20 the constitution which distasteful
TO eight Of the onsavehoding states, and which will
probably be disregsrded just the as they disre
gard the present constitution Suppose that amendments
TO the constitution proposed and fifteen slave states
should ra,fy them and ten saveholdng States should
DO the same. bet that New York Pennsylvania, Ohio
Illinois Indiana Iowa and other border states should re
fuse TO ratify the amendments, Of what practical
use would the amendments be to usl None. What "
the use, then, Of discussing what we would he
satisfied with when nothing has been offered TO US.
ted TO retain even that which have, " the two
Senator'S from New York the senators from Nassachu
sets the Senator from Ohio the two senators from Hi
no the from New Hampshire, the senators from
Maine and others who regarded republican men,
DENY that under the constitution slaves recognized
property II could believe they would g. 70 their
sitnons and urge the ratification Of proper amendments,
believe the Gulf States would suspend action; certain
ly so Il the amendments could be ratified
and carried out In good faith; that they will
aoasc preaching the "lrrepressbc conflict that they
shall declare that slaves property that they shall
he delivered Up when ugitives that abolition societies
shall be abolished and abolition presses suppressed that
abolition speeches longer be made; that shall not
have pirates and murderers, and women ia slavery
Until an honest effort is made, say, TO meet the de
nands of the South there u prospect Of giving them
fair consideration. oars Of laughter from the gale
rics, and "ahsms.' - He continued and sad the
Senators may laugh In their faces (Renewed laugh
ter from tho whole housc) My friend from
Kentucky, and other Union saving friends may
lock and see the dcrsion when make this proposition
Iaughter.) | trust they will understand the Latin
which "Iearn even from your enemies some
wisdom What will you talk when tell you ne have
told people whom represented long long ago, "fou viii
net be PERMITTED 10 keep that which ycu have now
You are regarded paroons and they talk of coercion
of holding the GLORIOUS Unon, as they call II, with
cords of hemp, yet you petition the glorious Unon o.
continue.