The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14
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proposition tor constitutional amendmer
to abolish slavery throughout the Unite
States.
Chiffon y. WHITE, OF Ohio. OF
posed it on the ground tina, Congress hs
no power to make such amendment.
Mr.. SMlTAER, of Del, advocated ii
amendment as both constitutional an
beneficial.
Mr.. TOWNSEND, of n. ", and NJ
HOLMAN, of Ind, gave several reason
why they would vote against the amend
ment.
SENArs.-Vice President Hamlin in ia
Chair.
The petitions Cor an increase OF pay {
army officers, presented by Meesrs. Wi
son, Trunbull and Harris, were referre
to the Military Committee.
Mr.. DOOLlTrLE presented a memoirs
from the Chamber OF Commerce OF Nil
waukee on the subject Of canal navigation
around the Falls of Niagara. Referred t
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Clark presented a petition of citizen
of Virginia, asking that Territorial GOV
eminent be substituted for their presen
State Government. Referred 10 the Com
mittee or Territories.
Mr.. FOSTER, from the Committee Q,
Pensions, reported bill providing that n
person shall be allowed to draw pensiol
who is on the payroll of the invalid corps
Passed.
Mr.. WILSON from tie Committee OF
Military affairs, reported "a bill to author
ize the appointment OF a second assistan
Secretary of War. Passed.
NOTE-lt provides tor the appointment
from officers now connected with the Wa
Department, for a term Of one year, of !
person TO be a second assistant Secretary
of War, a; salary of 5000 per year, his
duties TO be prescribed by the Secretary OF
War.
Mr.. GRIMES called up the the House
bill to advance line officers of the Navy
fifty n,empers IL rank for special merit.
Passed.
Mr.. VAN NINkLI called up the bill
10 rein barse Adams q Co. for losses s.!s-
tanned by the sinking Of steamer at New
Orleans, having on board Il safe containing
government treasury notes. After some
discussion it was referred to the Commit
Tee on Claims.
The resolution to repeal the Reciprocity
Treaty vas then taken UP. Mr.. Hail
was sorry the Senate contemplated the re-
peal ofthe treaty. He regarded 1t rs step
IN the wrong direction. The treaty had
been very productive OF good to both par
ties, and 10 repeal ii could effect no good.
1t the object in repeating II was 10 benefit
our com uerciai and financial interests, be
would not object to it, blu. he had come
from the committee on Foreign Relations,
and no report had been made "a, 10 why
action should be taken. 1t bad been said
that the treaty operated all in one way
The reasons assigned by those who urged
its abrogation were vague and unsaiisiac-
tory. He had an interest ii the CONNER
Cial prosperity OF the country, and ne mad
taken the trouble 10 look at The operations
of the treaty. In the gross. some special
pleader might make out case agaihs, it
in some particular point, but its general
~
fetal. lie read a statement from letter
CT the Secretary of the Treasury TO show
that under the operations OF the treaty the
exports 20 Canada had been increased in a
few years from S., 00O, 600 to So, 800 OCO-
Both free goods and duty paying goods
bad increased. He had been told thai Can
ada had altered her tariff, so as to make it
burdensCme to American commerce. The
rates had not risen more than two per cent
in the last year. They had decreased. In
1861 they were nineteen per cent-Oniy
half per cent larger than in 1850. The
statement that there had been unfair ad.
vantage taken in the way of duties, WAS.
therefore, a mistake. In 1868 the exports
to Canada were s. ,00O. 900 in 1854. $l5, OOO,-
goo in 1856, 80, COX. ooo, and in 1868, SIS
OOO, 600. The imports had increased from
$490, 900 TO SO. 100000.
Mr.. HALE was sorry the Senate was
Chamber Of Commerce Of New York had
taken the matter under consideration aud
would soon report. He understood the
Chamber of Commerce of Chicago was adj
verse to the repeal OF the treaty. lie tho't
we ought not to strike a blow at Commerce
when We needed the sinews of war so much
In conclusion. Mr. HALE said the abro-
CATION OF the treaty would be regarded in
Canada and England as retaliation for
wrongs which the people of the United
States rightly imagined they had sustained
but he was sure the people of Canada were
willing now to do anything they could to
repair the wrong that had been committed
lately, and TO prevent the repetition. He
believed it would strengthen rebels and
weaken the union cause to repeal the trea-
~. Suppose it true that the repeal of the
treaty would impoverish Canada, he did
not believe it would be wise 10 do so. We
ought to wish our neigh bors rich and pros.
porous and enterprising, able TO buy from
US and help our co mmerce. In reducing
them to poverty, we would ipiure Oursei-
YES. But he had no hope of preventing the
passage of the resolution. This was time
when men took counsel of their passions
rather than OF the welfare Of the country.
Inc treaty had been wise and salutary-
under It commerce had grown up and i'm.
proved. Until some gentleman could point
out some great injury that had been done.
sAO AscRSN INC oeudt0 would DHuS0. He
hoped the merchants OF New York would
nave an opportunity to be heard from on
Mr.. SUMNER said the Reciprocity trea
~ had Leautifm name. Ii suggests at
once equality, exchange, security, and il
rs because it was imposed to advance those
ldeas practically, that this treaty was ORR
ginslly accepted by the people OF the Unit
60 States. II. however, it shall appear that
while organizing exchange, it forgets equal.
ity and equity ia any essential respect.
then must modification be made in con.
iormity with just principles. mean to be
orief, but hope though brief, to make the
proper conclusion apparent. The treaty
may De seen under four different heads.
~ concerns the fisheries, the navigation OF
the 81 lawrence, the commerce between
the united States and the British Proyin.
ces, and the revenue of the United States.
The fisheries have been source Of anx-
iety throughout our history even from the
beginning, and for several years previous
20 the reciprocity treaty these had been the
occasion OF mutual irritation, yerginy al
umes on positive outbreaks. The treaty
vas followed by entire tranquility. which
mas not been for moment djsturHn1 ~