Weekly national intelligencer., 1860-05-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr.. HAMILTON, of Texas, rose to personal expana-
tion He found in the Philadelphia Press what puported
to be report of the special committee the subject of
Pacific railroad, to which his name was appended to-
gether with the of other members of the committee
who, like himself he knew dissened from the report He
desired to inquire of the chairman of the committee whe-
ther he had authorized the publication of such report
and especially by what authority his Mr Hs) had
been used. r.. A'sss 49,.
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia said he was in the same cate
CORY his being attached to the report although he
entirely dissented from it.
Mr. CURTIS said the report had been published entire
and the names of all the members of the committee-sx-
teen in number-appended to it. The publication was
made however without the authority of the chairman or
any member of the committee and only ten members of
the committee signed it, For himself he thought if they
had Pacific railroad it would answer all our national
purposes, and nasmuch the bill reported provided for
two branchesne to extend North and the other South
he thought these gentlemen ought to be satisfied The
members who withheld their from the report were
Messrs Phelps, Hamilton, Smith of Virginia. Hindman
Taylor, and Aldrich.
THE TARIFF BILL.
On motion by Mr. HATTON, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. BUFFINToN in the
chair and resumed the consideration of the tariff and
loan bill.
Mr. MOORE of Alabama, spoke in opposition to the
BILL denying that there any necessity for raising
revenues The plea of the necessity for paying off our small
public debt but imsy pretext the part of the
friends of high tariff He alluded to the growth of free
trade principles in England and France. Wherever free
trade had been tried the result had proved the wisdom
the policy and he hoped this Government would make
retrograde movement.
Mr. ALLEY, of Massachusetts, explained the position
and purposes of the Republican party and reviewed the
policy of the Democratic party which he regarded as de-
strucve to the commercial agricultural and nanufactur-
ing interests of the country, well subversve of the
great political rights OF the people, He presented stats-
tics of the and productions of the free and slave
States to show that free labor best for the prosperity
n eoaapity aasa spoke OF tne threats of nonnter
60arse and of dissolution of the Union attempt
frighten people with imaginary terrors.
Mr.. WADE, Of Ohio explained the circumstances un-
der which he signed the recommendation of the Helper
book He objected to of the harsh language of the
book and opposed to the of any violent
the extrpaon of slavery Still he did not think he
guilty OF treason, felony, breach of the peace
mendng that work. which had been made to appear great
deal than it really was He defended the Republ
can party against the charge of entertaining surrecto
any sentiments and contended that the only way
peace and quiet out of power the corrupt De-
mocratic party Never there in his Judgment great
outrage upon the Southern people than perpetred
by Northern Democratic demagogues who endeavored to
persuade the South that the Northern people endeavor
ing to overthrow their institutions 1t alsehood of
the most malignant and infamous character These North
ern Democrats busy at Charleston i'll the
mischevous work Southern statesmen should not be led
away by the hOwngs and rawlings of these hungry free
State Democrats but unite with the great of the Re-
publican party in bringing back the Government to its
glnai purity and restoring peace to this country Exclude
this pack of political wolves from Office and there would
be peace in the land and Congress turn its attention
to tosomethlng besides mere scrambing for spos Con-
gress was now waiting for Charleston to speak and then
he supposed they would wait for Chicago.
Mr. CURTIS, of Iowa, said Charleston spoke within
the last few minutes They had agreed upon the Cincin
natl PLATFORM with the addition of the Dred Scott decision
Thus they had again dOubleaced PLATFORM which would
do for both North and South .4T5 ~ Ha
Mr. WADE said he had no doubt all along that they
would come out at the same hole they went in at The
Northern Democracy would endeavor to WOOL the South
and the Southern Democracy would try to "wool" the
North He in favor of the distribution of the public
lands to actual settlers of reduction of the revenue
not to lead spos hunters into temptation and of the
of q a
derately protective tariff 5..E .1,.95fsE - i.
Mr. ENGLISH, of Indiana, obtained the floor, when the
Committee rose.
AT five minutes past three o'clock the House adjourned