The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-08

| tion 70 the pecu4lsr injury OclastDned by
Pike advocated the resolution. which
i grew frOm The fact that the Canadian Gov.
ernment propose 70 tax American dshtng
/ vessels lour dollars per ton, and TO send
/ We sells Of war 10 enforce the tax
In reply 70 an inquiry, Pike said the
! President already has the power, aud this
/ was out request TO use u.
| Butler favored the resolution. The Prest-
/ dent does not propose to Interfere un -ess
| the part OF Congress. There would De no
trouble arising on, Oft.
Washburne and Chandler opposed the
.After further debate, Pike move tAe pre-
ViOus question.
resolution read " That the President be
requested TO send a sufficient num Der OF
vessels Of war 70 the hshing ground ln tine
Gulf OF st. Lawrence, adjacent 10 the
British Provinces. for the purpose .of pro-
tect1ng American vessels in the exercise
Of their rights, as Indicated in the existing
The previous ques ion was aeconded.
Benjamin moved to table the resolution
and ameudment Rejected, 81 to T5!
fike being entitled % the door 10 close
the debate, proceeded 10 make q speech fn
which ne contrasted the statistics on ship
ping aud commerce with the statistics Of
former period. attributinR the decay 10
the hlgh tarim on all materials entering
INTO snip building. and high taxes Eener-
ally lie referred 20 the fact that Congress
had remover taxation from the rch mans
manufactures Of the country. and failed ~
LEllBNE number III tEttaAa WA hllE
Myers desired a chance Of repiyiuB.
+ Ike declined 70 yield, stating ne Wa
familiar from his boy hood with The argu-
make He had used that Tarim argument
himself ever since ne had learned % talk
in public He nftd been an old Protec-
suade the peop q that lf the rich were pro-
tected the rich would o'ect the poor, ana
That il the rich manufacturers Were pro-
tected communities OF poor men would
grow up around the manutactnrers, when
would receive tile drl2zle Of projection that
filtered through their rich emp, oyers. lie
was getting sOfneWnat over that uoLlons
Isaughter.I He was getting cured OF that
idea. He had coIae 70 think the laws
needed some reforming in that particular,
and that instead Of going for higher "a
rin, there should 6s a reasonable tarin
Myers expressed a nope that Pike would
allow him moment 70 reply. I
Myers then said The General was afraid
10 yield 20 this remark
Pike retorted something, only heard In
4 scbodeld tiaughinsly) called him to
- Why said pike remonstratiugly, "he
called me a coward, and have q right TO
Myers Inquired what remark II was.
speaker replied he had not heard 10.
Some member suggested that IN the
future the words be taken down.
Pike remarked thai Myers oqgghtI.niot r5, 70
then went on 10 say tine decay Of AN erican
shipping was caused by the tirnft costs
two dollars o build q YES gel tnr american
English ports 10 costs 8lOBOlQ ~ set
/ 900 ton ship aNoat Ia New YORK and but
81, 900 to set her ahoat Ia Liverpool There
Is the reason. l.tmHH
Miller imputed whether PlkeIwas In fa-
yor Of frs trade 20 bpt ding vessels2 49,
Pfke-I have stated my proposition
clearly. and we must have he articles that
20 into ships free OF duty. or we LnuOt
build shtps. II II pc an oDJecJ y Duli4
Ships In this country, yOu must allow the
ship builder 10 have their material free.
Eldridge remarked that he unqerstoOd
the gentleman from Maine to be talking
very mnch like western maui II
Pike declined 70 yield FOR any comments
hidrddge said he understood the gentle
man TO be expressing himself Ia favor Of
free trade, but be wished 70 inquire
IN free trade were good for peopledn New
% Engl9sad s TN w Isali8s Pglqias caae sa ~ tbe wes}
ia regard to articles on which they lived
aud were clothed, why not adopt the
PIKE declined to 60 into general tariff
discussion; the remedy for the evil which
he had pointed out. was not ip pqFchasing
svaIding's amendment was agreed 70,
and the Joint resolution as modified, was
e3Tisw0id was excused from sarvice ia
the Wasiburne Donnelly 1nvestigaiing
announced that lie lad appointed Jenck
and Pomeroy on the Committee, vice
Banks aud GrisYold. .4I-. ..--,--,,--
offered resolution thatthe resolve adopt
ed by the House on the Path Of February
last, hat andrew J9pnsop5 & ne ~ ~ 81 81
crimes ami Tnisiemeanors lu once De
expunged from the journal Of the House,
because the passage OF said resoiution was
strictly party measure, Of evil example,
Ths Speaker said the resolution was not
larFn HaHI IrTHN ~ urm NTE
amend the Journal ceased with the eKpira-
tiOn OF the day when the journal was
Robinson said he would bring il up
again aud it would be adopted either by
this House or the next one. us merely
stevens from the Compaittee on Recon-
struction. reported the following pill;
WHEREAS, The people Of. .Arkan as have
nent republican ia form and duly ratl-
ned. in accOrdance with the Fourteenth
Amendment 70 t1e glast.u5l0n, ~ ~. flll, - D.
q.esentatiues and Senate Of me United States
On Amertcu. fn COnqresg dsseDlbted, That the
State Of Arkansas Is entitled 70 be admit
ted to representation In Congress, as one
on the states OF the Union, upon the fol-
lowing fundamental conditions tnat the
q institution Of Arkansas shall not be so
amended or changed a. 70 deprive any cits
fzen or class OF citizens Of the United
= ales OF ttle llsht 10 Rote5 VINO are ueIeAn
recognized, except As \ punishment for
such crimes as are now felOnios al the COM
mon law, whereof he shall have been duly
cOnvicted.
Ordered printed and recOmmitted.
yhe House proceeded to the cOusldera-
tiOu of the Dill TO prevent the furtner sale
OF lands Of the United states, except as
provided for ia the pre-emptlon and
homestead law, aud Laws Tor dispObing oL
town sites and mineral lands.
briggs and Blair spoke in OppohltlOn
thereto. and Douuelly in its favor.
Lawrence, Of ohio, offered amen dmehta
to the bll.
Adjourned.
AUGUSTA. NE.