Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-03

I - ".y tidh "ouiu be ImpcS@u
upon them, should they arrive: in the IL
nited States before the thntieth day 81
June next"
After very long discussion, almost en-.
ure,y OF commercial character
ne question was taken Oh the amend.
ment, and lust--ayes 80.
! Mr. Robertson moved 70 amend fine
Claus, OF tie bIll fixing the duty Of book.
| so as TO conhne the duty t. ks printed in
| the English language OBSERVES that the
| heaVy outy on books in the Enel sh Ian
| SuaGe was obviously necessary, because
.hey COULD be re-pr nted ia our own coun
| Try out that the same reason did not o.
Perate on pooks in other languages, rs We
nad TO cepend almost wholly for then, on
EUROPE, and their Importation ought not To
be restricted, as we were not vet in the Ia
bit ct re-publishing them.
MT howndss said. in reply, that ore rea-
son tor the duty in the bill, was that the
duty o: 20 per cent. was supposed by the
com mittee suite ent 10 enable the 80 mint
| ng to sdvantase Of books OF any iancu ge
IN this country.
Mr. Pickering remarked that BOOKS on
the dead, and other languages, were
not altogether from Europe, as they were
now reprinted in different parts of the.
country.
NIos'enor agreed, in part, with
MIR. Robertson, but those who read books
IN other languages were abb to p fer
them that there was no reason for thf.
discrimination, and that he would nref.r
striking out the duty altogether. as in h,s
view 1t could answer no valuable purpose.
e.. ~ F''N'
Mr; Ingham argued, that as printing es-
tabhShne"ts were extremely costly, those
VINO embark in the publishing of books.
ouent to be encouraged that they would
De thereby able to circulate many more
DOCKS IN the community, and that he lcok-
ed on them as among the IN st valuable &c.
ta6hShmentsi in the country, &c.
Mr.. Grosvenor repl Ell, and contended
that II the duty was not necessary for reve-
nue.. 1t was not so for protection.
Mr' Robertson varied his motion SO as to
embrace the whole duty on printed books.
He agreed with MIR. Grosvenor in h.
views, and wished not to retard the i'm
provement of the country, because It nigh,
diminish In little the profits Of some as
the mechanical empoyments.
he motion was carried-ayes rs, noes
Mr. Smith then made motion he had
promised some days ago, the object of
which was to take off the &C valoreryl duty
OF 20 per cent. On Russia and Holland
duck, and to-day specific duty Of $50
cents per piece on the former, and s. per
piece on the latter; which motion was a
greed to, nem con.
On motion of Mr.. Belts, the bill was
amended by adding golS leaf to the ar
laid.
Mr. Clay moved that the duty be in
creased from to 4 cents per 10. on red or
White lead ground 10 oil /; Which was carri-
ed-ayes 10, noes 43.
On motion of Nh. Pitk;n, the bill was sr,
amended as to extend the duty on Teas
to those which may be imported from any
other place than China, east of the Cane
of Good Hope.
The committee then rose, and obtained
leave to st again and the House adjourn
ed.
Wefnesday, March 81.
Mr. Robertson, from the comni on
the Public Lands, reported without a.
mendment, the bill from the Serate, fur
Their extending the time of locatine. militia
ry land warrants and the bill vas then
committed to a committee Of the whole
house.
Mr.. Robertson from the same commit
tee, to whom was referred the message of
the President of the United States, recon-.
meDdDg the confirmation of certain dopa-
tons of land by the Indians to General
Jackson, Col. Hawkins and other, reported
against the expediency of confirming the
same which report was committed to a
committee of the whole house.
MIR. Ingham, from the committee ap>
pointed on the 29th January, It the REQUEST
of the Post Master General, to investigate
the conduct of the Post Office Department,
made detailed report of said investiea-
ton, accompanied by the evidence sub
United to the committee by the various wit
n' sses who appeared before 1.-THE re-
port IS long, and will be given at length
hereafter--the amount If it, as far as we
could gather from hearing the report read.
is, we believe, favorable to the individuals
implicated. The report and documents
were committed TO committee of the
whole house, and ordered to be print
ed.
MIR. Bass tt from the joint committee
appointed on that subject, made repor:
Oh the probable business which the two
houses have TO act OH curing the present
session, and recommending that the Pres
ident OF the Senate and Speaker of the IL.
of Representatives be authorised to close
the session on the ---- day of April
next
Mr. Hardin moved that the blank be
filed up with Monday the twenty econd
of April.
Mr.. jackson moved Saturday the Goth
being opposed TO legislating on the Sab
bath. eXCeDt in Case Of GREAT erpe~ocpc,-