Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-27

osyment OF interest IN cases where bills have /.
been drawn on the department Tor money %actu,l. |
" Tece'ved bya public agent, and which bills i,
vas not IN thepower Of The Secretary to pay. for
want Of funds.
On motion of .Jr. Forsrfk,
heSotred. That the committee of ways and
'ne"'s ne instructed 70 enquire into the exped;.
ency ct increasing the annual allowanc or minis
ters Of the United States TO foreign uations ana
OF allowing annual salaries TO the consuls of The
United States at foreign ports
Inc engrossed bill to repeai the dr,;.s IN
household furniture aud watches and the en-
crossed OIL tor the liquidation of certain claims
IN cases OF lost vouchers; y were s~eyeralIv read
the third time and passed, the former by 4 small
The en3rossed bill to organize a general staff
10Y the army, was read the third time
MIR. fdyd9r ofN. Y. after repeatiup his ob;ec.
uons to thar clause 1T the bill Which eroviJeq Tor
retaining certain officers ldeemed by him not to
ne m ssry'ce) without the further sanction of the
rresident and Senate. and the necessity he was
.uereioreu under of voting against a bill whose oh
lects ne approved. If the clause was no, u,od;
ueu:-and Tor the purpose Of having the bill made
conforrnable to his views on this point. he moved
tee. ""S Nonhn''
NIessrs. nan ROOF, and Hardin. resnec,;ver,
supported the recommitment ON the Ground NJ
oolecuon to the section of the bin Yesterday al
opteu, to appropriate 5000 for the purcb,se or
military maps and charts.
mr. Nelson of Va. opposed the rccommi,mo,
~ supported that provision of the biz VII CHI
~As me ground OF the latter objection. which
.urneo entirely on the merits of col. latham.
ed TO purchase. and the value of the charts Se.
me motor to re-commit the bill was agreed
to-ayes.5s, noes Is.
THE TARIFF.
the House then again resolved itself ;n,o /,
ofthe whole, MIR. Breckenridge in The
ports, &c. ~ VII W"
Nir. Strong withdrew the motion he made zoe
eFoav 20 Increase the duty on imported cottons
tand woollens and ~
"r- Gag then moved TO amend the bill by in
oreasihg me duty on imported coftons from
.wehty hve to thirty-tfree and a third per cent
'hr Y made his motion he said. TO try the
sense OF The House as to the extent 10 which T,
vas wiling to go in protecting domestic manu-.
aSsuHsnS, that there was no difference
OF OPINION or the proprieiy of such PROTECTION br,
only on the degree TO which encouragement,
suoulu pe carried. He proceeded 70 advocate a
thorough and decided protection BY annie du. |
.leS, ana supported his motion at some length, 4,
IN which we cannot at present follow him.
W.T. pniim OF Md replied to Mr. Clay and ar.
8ueu against increasing the duty beyond the a..
mount recommended IN the bill. Mr. S took a
very WIDE view of the subject discuss;nv GO
Parately and fully, the effect uhich would be oro.
ouced by the proposed duties on cnmmeroe. an
"anutactures, on agriculture and IN the revenue
and stating incidentally some affections IN th, I
oni aid to the recommendation Of the Secretarv
Oh the treasury. He was in favor of protenting
eones'Ic fabrics, but differed from Mr.. Clay as
10 the extent OF that prote ton
Mr. Lozr,des followed in renlv tn M cI,v =
IN reply also to Mr.. Smiths objections IN ,bsrs
port OF he eommittee OF WAYS and Means. He
entered INTO an ample ana particular defence ofl
me system reported on the subject by the com.
mittee when "
me question on Mr.. Claws motion WAS decid.
cd N me negatrve-ages 81, noes 40
Hr. FieEeT1g then, with the-view of substitu-
ting an advatorem duty. moved to strike ouf tba.
clause of the first section which provides that an
COTTON cloths Except Nankeens,) the original
COST OF which at the place whence imnnr,ed
nan De Tess than Is cents per SOU re ward. shall
y 'aSem 60 nave cost IS cents per square yard.
and shat be charged with dltv accordingly
nus motion gave rise TO further debate, in !
wnlon tnc exPediency If protecting duties and
.heif extent were discussed at much length. II
supported by the mover. and opposed nv
.hessrs. Lowndes, Strong and Tayior, and mega
oVed ; only 8 or 10 rising in It's favor
Slr. Clay then renewed his motion in a modi6-
ned shape, byproposng to extend the duty on
cotton goods to thry per cent. in lieu Of t~,oenfg.
III. G. adv Gated this motion sin more At
length than The hrst--replying to many of Mr..
2mitfS arguments and entering largely into
tne general question of the exped iency Of afford.
'ng protec ion to our own manuf% lectures.
Mr Ro5eTFsos replied to m. Clay. and an.
'wered generally the objections which had been
urged by Mr.. C and others TO the report Of the
committee of Ways and Means, which he de-
tended, as proposing a just and ample Drotec.
tion 10 domestic manufactures.
After Mr.. r. concluded, the committee rose
leave to sit again and
The House adjourned.
The debate which this day took place on the
SUBJECT OF manufactures, was very interesting .s
well from the manner as the topic of II n can.
not pc reported currently, nor condensed with
out inJustice TO the gentlemen who spoke-but
we shah sndeavor to give a view of it hereafter.
IN SENATE-March 81.
The bill from the House Of Representa-.
hyes, to abolish the present, and impose
Dther duties on domestic distilled spirits.
was read the second time and referred 10
The committee on finance.
The Senate proceeded to the c~onsiders-
lion OF the bill " for calling forth the mill
TIA TO execute the laws Of the Union, sun
press insurrections, and repel invasions.r