Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03

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ment. Heretofore there had been but three 90. !
caslOns whore the question had been raised as |
TO Whistler money oils, 10 relation 10 the rails |
ing Of revenue should originate.
The issue was arst distinctly made by Mr. |
Clay In the Introduction, In the Senate, Of q |
tariff bill. Although that bill vas a reduction |
Of the duties, and the necessity Of such meas. |
pre preset itself upon E5ss, majority o. both
was no, suiiclent TO carry bis measure, and he |
only escaped defeat by the Introduction Of the |
same bin In the House, and it' passage under a
ST. Brooks, Of NJ II, said that Mr.. Clay had |
oten said IN debate that the Senate could not |
abandoned he whole ground a. untenAbls, and |
had handed tho bill to his friend RON Ken |
lucky, Mr. Leteher yh9 hnd inttolHcel " " |
the HOUSE, where u had been passed under the |
'0'pen''0oO " VA az p ' RusunSe,
aid ma o 70 zoe .Ssps be ssnsts N aDde S
10 reduce the revenue, under the plea that a 70
ducton Of duties dld notpertain to the raising Of
The ease made ~ clear that resolution reject. |
ing II was passed without dissenting voice.
The same proposition was now again before
a general reyislon not only Of lmpost duties but
another distinct field of taxatlon-the internal |
revenue-had come here In the form OF an
tea and coffee, and the assertion was made by
the other branch that, under the form Of
amendment, authority was given 70 lsgislate
accepted the force OF the clause Of the Constltu
ton that the House should have the right 10
originate bill In relation to the raising Of rev
suus would seem TO have passed away. He
briefly alluded 10 the history and early oonstruc.
ton Of the clause, claiming that II was the In. |
combine mendments to the subject matter pre-. |
sented. He dii not propose 70 discuss the merits
Of the bill, but he sAld It's character had been |
entirely changed, not even the title being 70. |
talnod The Senate had gone lnto the subject |
NJ internal taxation, on which the HOuae had |
originated no measure II this could Be done no |
did not iInperl the rights Of the representatives
Of the people. He trusted the House would re.
gard rs petoEatye, and, as heretofore, unanl.
inously lay this hill on The table, and notify the
Senate Tits action, with the reason for doing
Mr. COX, Of n. Y, supported the resolution,
holding that the amendments Of the Senate
House. He said he held 10 his hand the report
made TO the House last year by Mr.. Hooper, Of
Massachusetts,, in the last Congress, which was
This contest came from the Bhtish Parliament,
and was the old nght between privilege AMI
prsrogativs. The senate bill, he claimed, was
not an amendment either by propriety OF prece. |
dent. The House eomluE directly from the
people was, he said, the proper body 20 originate
revenue measures, and he hoped the Hou.e
would now M precedent that would last Tor
ali time.
tween the large and small states, each having
the same representation In tho Sanste 70 show
the propriety OF revenue measures originating
In the House, and satd that on this point the
adoption Of the Constitution hal twice hinged.
ignore, or by lOosoness Of legislation allow TO
pass away, II was question, the determine
tlon o. which rs,.ed solely Win ths h9ass, and
the House had slept upon this right--lt should
loose no time 10 reclaiming u, and there was no
time when It was 90 necessary to do 90 as here
and now.
the House was now acting ul,on = Preeedent
that would have az effect upon the iu,are o.
| power indicated, then the clause OF the COnstl.
| tuition was gune This feature was one OF the
Gs sDS 81 che Ps2Iss SS'S 10, ssS
hundred years, and long before our Constltu.
/ ton had iuund | self imboidel In the English
| Constitution as q Safeguard Of the people.
Mr.. Hale, OF Me-, arguei also that the senate
| privilege Of amendment must be cOnnned 10 the
subiect.matter selected by tho House In the ex.
| ercise OF It's prerogatiye TO raise revenue oills
| or bills to reduce the revenue
Mr. wood, Of N Y, did not doubt the cor.
rectneu Of the views that had been advanced,
but he could not fail the expression Of an apprc
hrnslon that the adoption Of the resolution
| would cause \ tarin DILL n fall altogether al
this session, and tins would bc a result to be do.
MT. Dawes assured Mr.. Wood that the CON.
| mlttre uld shortly report a tariff bill. =.
MI. Wood sail that statement relieved bis
mind Of the apprehension that We would have
no bill.
/ that n the powers claimed by the Senate were
recognized, the capabilities and balances Of power
would he gene, and he believed that Il the
| growing dictauOu Of the senate should continue
tue American people would And means Of
| getting rhl OF the inequality In that branch OF
ths Government. He did not venture 70 predict
how 1t would be done but he believed It would
| be done.
Mr.. Brooks, Of N. Y, in support Of the rcsolu.
ton, rolatsd the olrOa sastARess osnnsoLsd wiIh
a scene like bis which occurred 10 1854 10 Don
gress, and whom Mt, Clay assumed a position
like that which the House now took He gave
an interesting account Of the proceedings on that
4 occasion.
The previous question was then seconded on
| the resolution, and the yeas and nays being de-
mandsi II was adopted by vote OF l53 yeas ~
gnays The nays were MsssTs. Archer, Cynne =,
Hanks Kendall, Lewis, Mccormick, Read,
The House then resumed consideration Of the
, hill heretofore reported from the COMMITTEES on
! Oommerce, and which was under consideration
: on ThurslAy last, for the better
PnOTGcrioN og rHE LIVES oY PAssErdERs
on vessels propelled BY steam, &c.
There was very little discussion on the bill
} until an amen imsnt offered By Mr.. Merriam
was reached, 10 relation 20 compulsory pllOtags,
aud which provided that vessels entering port
shOnld employ the pilot who might nrst board
Messrs. Butler, Of Massachusetts. Hale, Of
MAinei OoH and Townsend, Of New York uer.
rAm, Of New York, and others argued In favor
| OF the compulsory pilotage.
Mr.. Potter offered an amendment to the
amendment allowing masters Of vessels TO em.
was resisted A. being unjust TO the great nun
Der OF pilots.
Mr.. Putier's amendment TO the amondment
was rsIeetsd, and Mr., merriAms amendment
| was adopted.
Mr.. Butler, OF Mas, moved to strike out the
clause requiring pilots u sea going vessels 10 be
licensed by Inspectors OF steamboats,. He wanted
the license len with State authority.
| The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Kerr, OF Ind., In aecOrdanes with notice
prevl0gsi" given, offered an amendment a. a
substitute 10 the t1i section Of the bill, which
was stricken out when the bill was last under
consideration upon his motion, which was OF.
dered printed.
The Speaker announced as members Of the
conference committee on the part Of the House
on the ~. CrOlN aud Bayneli railroad bill,
Measrs. Ketehan, OF New York, Ruak, OF Wis
| eonsin, and Holman, OF Indiana.
The House then, al 4;t5 p. IN, adjourned.