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c o N G r E S S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
MONDAY, April 81.
DEBA7E ON SALr BIZ.

The house took up the amendments of
the senate TO the bill repeating the acts
laying duties on salt, and continuing in
force, for further time, the first section
OF the act, intituled An aet further to
protscl the commerce and seamen of The
United States against the Barbary pow.
erSs"
= These amendments proposed striking
ont all the provisions of the bill relative to
3 the repeal of the duty on salt.
MIR ALsToN said he believed IL would
be in order 10 amend the amendment Of
the senate. IL it were, re would offer an
amendment, which would go to take of
The duty on salt TO the amount OF eight
cents.
The speaker considering the amend.
ment IN the present stage OF the business
not In order, the question was put on con.
Surfing in the amendments Of the senate.
MIR j. RANDOLPH. I understand this
house to have sent bill to the senate re.
pealing The existing duty on salt, and con-
linulng for further time the tax impos.
ing duty Of two and half per cent. on
articles previously charged with ad vaIo-
rem duties. The senate have returned
the bill, retaining The supply we voted, as
well as the tax proposed by US to be re-
pealed. | hope we shall not agree TO
tbeIr appointments and the reason shall
offer will not consist of those drawn from
cxpediency, but from my idea Of the con-
stIttticnal powers Of this and the other
branch OF the legislature which is, that
1t ~ the sole and iodisputable preroga,iye
ol this house 10 grant the money of the
people OF the u. States. 1t is here only
that grant OF money can originate. II
IS true that the senate have the power Of
amending money bills, but my idea Of the
extent to which that power can go, accord.
ing to the true spirit OF the constitution,
Is shis--While the senate may amend mo-
bey bills to facilitate the collection of du.
ties, or in other respects as to their de.
tsi!s--ihey do not possess the constitute
sDsl power Of varying either The quantum
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culive has but the mere name of authorit,
istt' III has been said that the demand.
on The treasury may increasc--I believe
they may justly increase we know indeed
they have increased. Since the meeting O
congress We have taken measures which
may increase them for. eventual good, 70,
the benefit OF the whole community, Be.
ing OF this opinion must vote against this
bill in every shape in which it comes be
fore me. 1..,-
Mr. j. RANDOLPH. ! understand tina,
1t the house DO adhere. all conference With
the senate will be at an end. If they re.
mse TO keep the duty on salt to having the
Mediterranean fund, they will refuse TO re.
cede from their amendments. But hive
no idea they will refuse a revenue of a
million Tor half million. am as ahxi.
Gus as any man to vote the necessary sup.
plies Tor the government, and perhaps my
vote might have been materially ,nlrenc-
ed, had different vote prevailed on the
bill relative to the public debr, which has
been postponed. But when find The
hands oil The commissioners of The sinking
innd tied, and that there is a probability
that they WILDE obliged 10 pour bark into
the treasury, part of the fund vested i'm
them, ieei altogether ndisposed TO this
amendment. Ii all the surplus revenue
could DE applied to the discharge of the
debt, might be as liberal as any man in
granting 1t; but as il cannot, | am for adj
herring TO our vote.
MIR. CONRAD. / hope we shall not adj
here, but try conference. 1t will be
then time enough TO consider whether we
VIII adhere, Anxious as am to get rid
OF this odious tax, will agree to reduce
the duty 10 IL cents, or keep the Medi
tcrranean fund, ard next session iude.
whether we are able 10 take off the whole
oft.
Mr. RHKA (of Ten) said he barrel,
rose to set the gentleman from Virginia
right, by stating that the hands Of the
commissioners of the sinking; fund would
not be tied for several years to come, *
mat Congress would he IN session before
any such great sum would be accumula,
ed N their hands.
Mr.. LYON said he felt as great an aver.
SION 10 ,hs salt tax as any man, but his
strong wish was TO aSt in such manne,
tha! the Executive government might no,
be distressed in discharging the duty dc.
yolved on it by The Legislature. He should
vote against 'adhering. that a conference
might be hadeylh the Senate. He should
vote for taking off the salt lax, if he
thought the government could do with
out II; and he had no doubt that most Of
the gentlemen who voted for dispensing
with 1t, did 1T under the impression thai
the Secretary of the Treasury thought we
could do without it. lie said for his own
satisfaction he had applied to the Secrela,
ry OF the Treasury, who had told him the
government could not do without il.
, The motion to adhere was then disa.
greed to--Ayes 36--No4s I2--When
the House agreed TO Insist on their disa
greement To the amendment of the Sc.
nate and appointed a committee of con-
ference.
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[Seyerai fragrant misrepresentation of
the proceedings in the house of represen-
sa'iveson the last day of their sitting hay-
ing gone abroad, we have been induced.
from the dictates of our own Judgment,
and still more from Difference to the re-.
quest of others, so far to teviate from our
purpose of giving the debates in course,
as to anticipate the publication of those of
this day. ]-Nat. Intel.
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Thomas Rutherford, & Co.
ARE DssIHoys 70 sELL
lew boxes A and 7-8 Irish Linens.
a few Crates of Queens Ware.
And quantity of Liverpool Salt, loose
and in sacks,
Sust received on consignment from Dub.
lin and Liverpool.
May 80 1896 w1st
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g,;3s has shewp a woaderful facility in aer
communicating his conduct to his party ana
70 his views, and we hope he viii DOW
fashion tito the principles OF lord Gren-
vile in whom the country places confidence.
Should unanmity and vigor prevail Ia the
cabinet. we are taught to believe we shall
have ga strong government equal TO 'he
crisis But what is that Crisis! lstit
crisis Of danger at home? No. This may
be strong government to ss'He party 70
bride the king, to rule severely, 10 take
measures at home at which men Will star
tie but will it be strong government a.
broad? II Will be strong government 70.
wards England, but will it be strong 60
yernment towards France? Will Mr.. Fox
go crawling on his knees, bow'ng down
his erey hairs to lick the dust from thefeet
Of Bonaparte, - while ''vigor beyond the
law''is exerted in J. ondon Are we TO re-
gard France merely as commercial rival,
and the commercial system as one, which
generating al! evil, vice and baseness IN
ssate, should be banished from England !
Is Bonaparte to be defended against the
good haters, as we have seen HIM in Mr.
Fox's journals, while our allies the sove
reignsof Russia and Prussia are signals.
ed as "drunken drivellers !" And are We
;orcio,ce il a peace because til gorloas t
France and dlsgraceiul to England! Lnese
are considerations of great importance When
we talk Of strong government. LEI Us
reject whether it will not be strong as a.
gaipst ourselves, and weak as against our
enemies.
These general observations en- TIE pin
ciples on which the new administering IS
professedly founded, VII be str sng'Y sup
ported by an investigation oiihe if1dv'daal
appointments, into which we sbali enies
tomorrow or neS, day.
II be tsatirwd.)
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FRon TIE POST BOY.

DESCRIPTIONS or 1NlPOLL
Enyacted from leaer fem Dir. CowDE
Ry, to his friend at Dartm5uth College
(N. r. dated Tri2oA Cas.Ie, Hay 2oth.
1905.
"THE CITY or town of Trip,li stands
on the north coast of Africa. north lat. 30
54, and long. Z. from London 15,11-lt
stands up n the ruins o. ancienl Pea and
sandy desert; j, contains about 10000
Nahometans, 5000 Jews, and 1000 Pa
pists and Greeks; only few Of the most
,trasty MahometaDs are allowed TO bear
arms. Il contains e;ghi mosques and ooe
christian church sfme Of the .moseu-s
D., UcinS WI d they cal
an inhdyI or an upbsliever in the Mahome
an religion. was never permitted to step
10 one OF hem, bu: was allow ed TO stand
a the door and ioak in; IneYer discover
ed any elegance about them the floors are
covered with mats, ana the Mahometans
take their shoes of al the door b. fore they
SO in, to worship upon whas they call the
holy ground. Tr:pol, CONTAINS several
baths some of which are very commodinus,
and are places Of considerable reso7l h %
tee dictates OF Mshonet, which directs
the keeping the body clean. haze seen
mars deviafe from this and instead OF
washing do rub their bodies with DIV sapd
this custom | am informed orig mated .
mong pilgrims aud oher travellers who
were nol able to fnd ,vater while trayell.ug
over the desert The Eedowsn a abs cf
enpractlce this imperfect method Of puri.
fca,lon even where water is at hgnd. Ma
ny of the building have the APPEARANCE #
great antiquity Of which tie inhabitants
can give no account; among hemis a Re.
man palace and a Iriumpilal Arch with
R;sman Inscriptions, they are. of the finest
marble.
e. The Cassle standscn ske wa:er's edge
at the norsheastesRmost part of the IOWA,
It's ramparts are ct different heights on
the land eide they are from forty to eighty,
and on the wafer side they are from thirty
five to forty feet in height: tweaty five
pieces OF brass ordnance Of d IF rent sizes
are mounted on different, parts Of the Cas-
tie TO command the town. adjoining coun
try and farbor. Several OF the apartments
in the west end, of the castle arc large,
,commodious aud airy, aud orEamensed
with variety.of fine marble, Mosaic and
stucco work, and furnished with large
looking glasses. carpets and gold eR.broide-
ny, Upon red daEask &c. Here the ba-
shaw receives foreign ministers, &c.
Here he holds his divau, which he often
imperionsly overrules, aud his mandates
are often crowned with the mos, cruel tor
esure aud death; It was here that we wsre
arraigned before the bashaw on the first
night Of our captivity; here are also /,
great numbsr Of small apartments, large
open court and spacious gallery for the
accommodation and residence of the ba.
shaw's wives, children and attendants !;
yhsre is a!so.fa bomb proof room to which
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DESCRIPTIONS or 1EIPOLL
Extracted from lsaer fen Dir. lowDE
Ry, to his friend at Dartm2ufh College
(N H. , dased Trip0h Castle, Hay 2oth
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ln,ayor, aldermen, and aGhanss OF The city o.
/ ,Nstchez. Of William Dunbar, and OF the erui.
tees Of Jefferlon college, which was 1e1efsed 20
committee of the whole on the tate OF tie
union, with the view OF taking into coniidefa-
fion the resolution which he had iome time iince
offered !. ron a NON-INaPORTATION OF
BRITISH GOODS. AT the feqash, now.
ever, of fome gendenen, and inas ll as me
day was already conhac,abiy advanced, ne iaia
he would NOT MAKE this motion today, bnS,he
gave notice that he hauld make it TO morrow.
The houfe again ,eiotvsd isfelf into comna't.
tee Of the whole on the bill for the erection OF
bridge acrofs the Fotomaco
The quction was taken on limiting the msxi.
Nun of future tolls TO TWENTY FOUR per cen
rum per annum, and carried: Ayes ~: Noes
4S.
"A motion was made TO limit the corporation
70 90 years, which after comfortable debate was
rejected: Ayes 70.
A motion was then made for transfer, after
certain number of years, of the bridge TO the
United States, on thcir indemnifying the compa.
ny, which was lkcw;le difagreed to-: Ayes 10.
A motion was made to limit the corporation
to 100 years, which was not agreed to.
Mr.. G. w. Campbell moved new lection,
rendering the company Liable to all cla'sas ct IN
dcmnity for injuries ariiing to private property
from any obafuc.ion OF the navigation OF the
Potomac by the erection ef the bridge.
This motion was loft: Ayes II.
MIR. Early moved new fccaon, lnakinge!t the
the duty of the company to keep the channel at
draw OF the fame depth as it now is, and if fnf.
fesed to become more Goal, inspecting on them
penalty of --- dollars for every week, it lhali
+ be 70 fuEcred to continue.
Motion loft. Ayes 81, Noes 81.
adr. Sloan moved an additionaltectior that in
cafe the bridge fall ial! inru decay OF be broken
down, the iaid company hall be bound TO re-
move the faid materials cut of the channel OF the
river, 70 that the navigation may not be OBJ.
ttTucicd thereby.
This motion was likewils dfagreed to-
Ayes IS.
Mr.. Goldborough moved an amendment re-
equlring Ioo, 900 doilats TO be lubfcnbed previ.
ouly to the company commencing their operate.
IONS, which, after debate,' was diGgreed to-
Ayes 40, Noes SO.
After the propoGsion of a great variety of
other amendments, fome of which were agreed
to and others rejected, the committee rofc and
reported their agreement to the bill.
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~ paper requisite for ship IN hrr.
hon, but as the capture was aen,s,l,. ~a y
within the acknowledged iurlsa;c,i,,n...l5 1s'
mlta OF the Uui,ed States, or a, lras, II
near as ought to have made il ]. ma nass'.
peculiar delicacy On the part Of the ,r'h %
nails, whs should have weighed r., .@.l.
more maturely, before they condrse qHi IN.
asentence SO iniqui,ous, the copsns, y =
pirate. tits also, in my opinion, !, so "
Ject well deserving the notice of onr 'so'
vernm ent. 8"
The cafes Of the Polly and Marian, ,,. 49,.
~ Similar to each other. They failed hom ,b.;,
REFLECTIVE ports, with mixed cargs,s and ' ,n
lone herles, On board Of each the on. boOn5 -
Barbados, the other to Gaadsloupe. The
were, on the !sme day, captured b. su,o;h
felucca OF guas, Gaming from Caa;a, ,rd
brought into tbs port on the 7th C. Scu,enb.s
Tie captains were detained on bsssi as nrr,,.,.
- days; during which time the captain md md,
goat of the felucca made every neceliary au,o,.
ment with the judge, &c. sc. for their cond.m
nation. This fact i. 70 notorious, tina, in CON- '"'
verlation with the governor l offered 70 NOV.
that th. Auditor Of Marine had accepted a b,;h.
for condemning them. could have proved h.
the lecord officer Of the eueca, thar this b,ib, W.,
FIVE hundred dollars in fpecie, hofr, ard a zine
CT wine.
Ito be cextinned.l
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intelligent and respectable CORRESPOND.
ent
ST.. JeHN, (Forto-Rao,) .1anuary
go, 1906.
THE opening of the ports of this ISL
and to neutral vessels, was at the time, re-
garded By the American merchants, ever
too eager to grasp at any thing that seems
to offer an extended Field for commercial
enterprise, as very favoraale circum.
stance. however who have had
much to do here, have been completely
undeceiyed. Whateversbeneh, the voyage
might otherwise have produced, has but
too generally been absorbed by those in
whom their gsorance~of characters, unit
ed with the unfair preferences of the CO.
lernment, induced or compelled them to
place confidence. Whether our vessels
come here voluntarily, or are brough,in by,
cruizers,. little is to be met with but delay,
vexaton and loss; unless, in the former
instance, the shipper is aware Of the re
gulations of the port, and provides against
them before the vessel sai,s. For my Owls
part, would prefer being at once a prize.
to one of their piraticalx priva,eers, whose
business is optn and barefaced robbery,
than to be>by the force of the present re-.
gulations, thrown into the power of a
sceundrelfactor, who, by repeated LARGE.
MES, hlches from one the property il is his
duty to protect. A man is less chagrined
at having his purse taken from aim by q
professed highway man, who boldly tells
him 60 deliver, than having his poke,
picked by the hand of a Pilferins, cowardly
rascal, who at the time, perhaps, eater
,aius him with the language of friendship.
This is as near a parallel az can draw /;
aud I shall cow proceed to exemplify the
treatment We receive in this place, both Oh
account of the public and private thief.
The treaty between Spain and France,
and the common cause in which they are
at present engaged, Of course, threw open
the ports of Spain and hsr colonies to the
cruizers and piivatsers of the latter, as
we'll as OF the former power, The cense.
Eauences of this have5been severely felt BY
Americans in the ports Of Cuba; and il
its effects have not been equally prejudicial
here, cannot ssppose that it is owing to
any superiority OF the institutions of shs
government over those of Cuba; or i.
any superior v1rrue III the people. or in the
rulers; but rather to The locality Of the
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES..
Monday, March s.

The Soeaker laid before the House a letter
from she Secretary OF the Treaiury, tfantmittlng
report, with. accompanying Rasenents, IN o.
bedience 10 the rcfeIrtions the Houte Of the Sd,
9TH ard 9TH ult. which were referred TO commit
zee OF the whole on the fate of the nnion.
Mr.. +. Clay reported bill authorizing the pur-
d chafe Of csrtain copies Of the Journals OF Con-
ereis, which was referes TO committee of the
whole tomorrow.
Mr.. THOMPSON called for the order of the day
on The bill authoriiias the erection of bridge o.
yer the Potomac
Mr.. G. w. Campbell moved 60 poapOne the
bill till Thurlday.
Motion loft Ayes SO; Noes4s.
MIR. G. w. Campbell then moved to poRpsne
at till TO. morrew.
Mr.. Smile and MFR. G. w. Campbell fupport
ed; and Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Lewis oppoied
II.
Mr.. Goldsborough moved it's po&ponement till
Wednesday.
On this laft motion the Houfe divided Ayes
"A; Noes47.
On poaponing the bill till to- morrow the heule
divided ayes A Lott.
Wher the Houie refoIv.d -itfelf into committee
of the whole Mr. Gregg in the chair; on the
faid BILL.
The bill hayingbsen read over. WAS cohidcr-
ed by isetions.
Mr.. ID. R. Williams moved TO amend that
part of the blwhich fixes the settle of the bridge,
by directing it to be erected at or above George
town.
This motion was dilagreed to Ayes 7e.
Vafiou. amendments were made in the details
Of the bill.
Mr.. Thompfon moved to Eli the blank in the
bill relative to the time within which the bridge
hal, b: built with.the wotds "y6ve years "
This motion, Otter fhort debate, was agreed
60; Ayes 49 Noes ~.
On fixing the m4ximsm Per essiage hereafter
70 be received by the harholders, debate arofe.
Motions to allow 80 and Is per cent. were
loft, when, without deeidiag on any other ium,
motion for the committee to rife prevailed.
Tue committee then rof, and obtained leave to
ct sgains and the Houfe adjourned.
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TRsj1ay, MarcbsA.

Mr.. Cgowninfhleld from the committee OF Com
mcrce and Manufactures, made report on the
petition of the Duchess county Gate company,
of N. York, praying the impofition os an add.
tional duty on imported fate, untavorable to ,he
prayer of the petition, in which the Heule con-
Cured. =
MIR. CrowniBfaield, from the fame committee,
reparted on the petition of the merchants of New
bury Port, r.Sreienting the inconvenience ex.
perienced in navigating the Mefrimsck, and
praying Reimbursement of the expences incurred
BY them in the erection Of two piers for the taci-
itating the navigation of faid river. The report
Hates the erection of the piers obave been un
dertaken, and the expenditure OF money TO have
been made independent of the direction OF the Y
States.
Mr.. Ely thought there appeared on rhe face OF
che report Rrong reaions in favour OF the prayer
of the petitioners, and moved, for the purpoic
of conlidering the cafe. a reference of it TO the
committee of the whole Houie.
-Mr. CrowniRiheld was in favor of the fame
Courfe, and oblefved that be- had been IN the
committee in favour OF the claim 49,
MIR. Early oppofed this coasie, add iupported
the immediate concurrence OF the Houie IN the
report, on the ground aated therein.
MIR. G. w. Campbell advocated reference
of the report to committee of the whole Houte,
and exprsff.d his opinionsin favor Of the apPlica
cation.
Mr.. John c. Smith fpoke in favour Of re.
qfsrence to committee ct the whole Housc.
Mr.. Bi6well fpoke againR fuch reference,
and in favsur of the report.
Mr.. Sloan took the oppofte ilde of the quef-
fion.
Ga the eueRion being taken, a reference to a
committee of the whole heafc obtained: Ayes
SO.
Mr.. Sloan, from the committee to whom was
referred the bill itnPoiing tax on aaves i'm
ported into the. United States, reported new
bill.
A motion was made to reject it: Loft: Aye:
"a.
On making il tie order for the 18th of July,
moved by MFR. D. R. Williams, the houic di-
vided :, Ayes IS Loft.
When the bill was made the order tor Mon
day Ayes6s.
Mr.. Eppes prefenteda petition from nnmbe'
Of the citizens of Georgetown, expsefhog skeil
opinion 10 favor of the refo!utions for receRior
of the diitrict of Columbia, which was referred
90 the committee of the whole honfe TO which
shofe refsIutions were referred.
Mr.. Gregg. from the committee on publi'
laRds, made report on the petitions OF th'
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NETWORK, February ~.
CONNER CIALLY INTERESTING

CONNER CIALLY INTERESTING.
Estract Of a letter just received from an
intelligent and respectable CORRESPOND.
emf
ST.. JeHN, CPorto- Rao,) 9anuary
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FaoM THE BALrlMoss FsDEaAr G.,,

~
The war on the European continent Ia, ~
an unpara llelled & brilliant campaign for fr,ss.
been ended, or at leaf fufpended, and III. biooS'
fccnes which have traDlpired, from the fall !,
Ulm TO the battle OF Aufcrlitz, have p.g.s :
review before our readers. As their kDewl,l,'
of thele memorable events have been exculiv.'.
derived from French bulletins, tricked out IN 4
the embrlilhmerti of romance, where truth IND
fiction were at the moment Almoa in(epar,bl,
commixed together, it now remains for 10. !,
faithful and impartial editors, to thew our readers
the caulcs which conduled to the unexanple vic
tories of the French arms on the one hand. and
the misfortuues & overthrow Of the houle Of Avs,
tria on the other. 1t will appear from the TIE,
ties between the courts of England, RuGis, Ad
tfla and Sweden, that their combination was e
thcr to intimidate or force France, into fon.
thing like refpsa for the minor States wb.m
fhe was rapidly fwalowipg Into the vortex OF b.,
power, and to refre her to fuch line of con
duet as would preferve a balance in Eu,oo.
Should thele objects not be gained by nesocia!ico.
the confsderates were to act at the fame time, bu,
in different points, with An effective forc. Of
5oo,ooo men; $50 thoufnnd OF whom were 10
be furnifhed by Ruiia, the reildue principally by
Auflia, and to be in the cid by the 1T ef O..
toher. Intimidation did not lucceed asainA B,
napsrte, who appears to have been perfectly sppri
fed of the objsd, fcope and weight Of the con.
federacy Joree was relor,ed to- war was
declared and what the issue has been, The A.
.ncrican reader is already appritsd Of, How
ihefe vieaosiss were obtained, which, from III,
French army preises, bave tendency to make III. |
French appear mare than mortal, or all the ref
of the world lsG, is the prcienr gaeRioa. Ii in
tie folvlng of il, it lhoud te proved, that lhere
was nothing either lupernatursl OF lurpridag in
their victories if French valour ihould turn out
to be lefs a big jtar than the world ieem difpol.
ed to make il; we have acquitted outfe,ss to our
counrrymen, who may have, at no diaans day,
to encounter the neceGiy of meafuriug bayousl'
with perhaps lome of the Heroes OF Auaerlitz.
We commence with lord Mugraves motion ia
the Houfs of lords and the difpatehes from Cir a.
Paget to his court.