Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-17

ser, Herbert, Hungerford, Jewett, johnson. Va
Kent, Kerr, Va Langdon, Lumpkin, Lyle, Maclay,
MCoy' MLean, X. Milnor, Nelson, Ms. Nelson,
va: ormsby, PARIS, PIckens, Pickering, Piper,
Pitkin, Pleasan's, Reed, Roane, Root, Ross, sa
wage, smith, va. Southland, Stanford, Stearns.
Iaul, Teitair, ThrOop, Townsend, Wallace. Ward
y. Y. Wendover, Wheaton, Whnes,de. W,Icpx'
Wide, Wllloushby, Wm. Wilson, Woodward
80
NAYs--Messrs. Baer, Boss, Breckerri,;ee
Brown, Calhoun, Champion Chappel, Clg.i, n
&c. Clendennn, Culpepper, CASTOR. G, osy. ,o.
Hammond, Henderson, Hopk nson, Hulbe, IN,
CHAM, jackson, Johnson, Ky. King, y q 90
Lewis Lowndes, Lyon, Marsh, Mason, n, an.
M'Kee, Middleton, Moore, Moseley' 80,
Pinkney, Powell, Randolph, Reynolds R,,sa,Ies
Sergeant, Schenck, Sharpe, Surge Tsrgart,
late, Fose, Webster, WIlkin, Thos. Wis.,
Wright, Ysncey, Yates-5t.
An engsessed bill to increase the pe,isio,. Of
CERTAIN invalid pensioners "
The engrossed bill to continue The sa,or;oo
OF certain officers of government the ene,~oSs'
ed bil making appropriations for the mi, t,ry
est tolshment Tor the year 1916; and he engross.
.I,a ~ MISSING aPpropriat ons for the support of
the navy tor the year 1916; were seycraIiv read
the third time, passed and sent 10 the Senate
The House then proceeded TO consider The re.
port OF the committee of the whole house on
tne piii making appropriations for the SUPPORT
oil government tor the year 1916
= oii6i'u Dill contained an appropriation of
% per cent. in addition to the salaries 49,,
fore SLOWED to the clerks tf the saveroI -
ments. THIS increase of compensation u,ae IT,.
ken out by the coInmittee of the whole houoa
aud on the question of concurring In the amend,
ment- - ''i~ "'iiehu'
Mr.. CMpeber said he felt some obiectinn IN The
ihdiscrimInate rejection of the addition FIRST pro-
poser. lie ad' er'ed 10 the great depreciation
OF money, the increased price of necessar;e, s
as reason Cor believing that an additionai aIIow.
aiice was IN some cases necessary Nr. g tboroh,
mat every man who devoted himself IN tla III,
lie service ought TO be comfortably sunno,teI-
he believed a few did already receve a 1900,
satlnn suthc iently high, the salaries of some be
ING @OoO dollars, and he would not theref,rr
10! y" l,'e % per cent. 'ndiscriminately--but he
sad there were individuals in the nubio go; ~
VINO were not decenIy maintained. and m smcb
| ne wished an increase Mr.. C. ,hoigbt n nv;
mum might with reason and propriety he ni,ah
| liehed' winch no salary of clerk should ,exceeJ
ana by winch others might be graduated. When
| M. e.. concluded ""en
| Inc amendment was concurred in h, +bo
House, without dissenting voice.
The House agreed SUCCESSFULLY n the ,.sr,,;,,
Tug amendments OF the committee: and then o-
ueFsu tue OIL 10 be engrossed for third read no,
THE TARIFF.
on motion OF Mr.. LOzvHGes, the House nro.
ceeGSd u consider tbs report Of IN - y y
OF the whole house Oh The bill to regulsta tIa A.
ties on imports ''se uu
The question on agreeing to the amendment ii
ie coihIl'tee 10 reduce the duty ON 7,,y,atr,f ,c
;"Fed 7'oob from IS to u per cent. ad yalorem.
beng put; S''''
Nj Root opposed the amendment and mod .
some remarks on the lmpolicy of leaving he coun.
try open to foreign competition in an art,rIa
Which II Was so important to ENCOURAGE tho 4 !,
mestic increase of He hoped the Hon q would
not agree to the anne dment reported bv III . CO..,
mittee and demanded the yeas and navs on the
question. VII Viz
and NAYS, as follows - 80
fEAS-Messrs Alexander. Archer H,or D.
sett' Bayiies, Bennett, Boss, Bradbury Rel
ehridge, Calhoun, Champion, CiIlev' Ciav,o,,
Conner Cooper, Crawford, Creighton Cniren'
per, Cu.hberi, Davenport, Edwards. Forney e.
ton' "oid, 'TosYenor, Hahn, Hale, Hardin. Hon
Slnson' hubert Hunger ord, Hgham, Kent
NJ kee, MLean, Middleton, MInor 49,
Nelson Mass. Newton, p ckering, Plnkney- Pi'
per- Pnkn, Pleasants, Randolph. Reed n ss
Kuggles, Sergeant Schenck, st ,nford : ems
Sturges, Tate, ThrUop, Vose, Wallace W.
N. Ward, NJ Webster, Wendover. Wbe,
Ton, WIN. wilson, Woodward, Yancey, Va es-..z3
| MAisnMessrs Adgate, Anterior, Baker
( BARD our, bateman, Brooks. Brown, Bryan. I,arn.
SIDE, Caldwell, ChaPPell, Clarke. Of N C5roIina
CONS lock, Crocheron, Darlington, Desha. For
syth, Godsborough, Griffin, Hail H,mr,I,d
HAYES, Holster, Herbert, Jewe.t. johnson ".
johnson, Ky Kerr, Va. King, n. G. Iangdn"
Lo"hdes' LumPkn, Lille, LYON, Mayrant' No
| 10y Moore, hurf &c, Nelson, Va. Nov, s. Orms
by, Parris, FIckens, Powell, RevnoIds Ro.no
Root, Savage, Sharpe, Smith Md Smith Va
sou hard. Taul, Taylor, c. TelfaIr. Towns
end, Whiieside, Wilcox, Wilde. W,lk;n. w,
loughby, Wrght-62. u"
MIR Forsyth then moved TO strike out the wboIs
OF the amendment adopted by the committee tc
Brsuua'e 'he duty ON imported cottons. (bv Law.
."6 uuy OF ~ per cent for two Years from
the 3Oth June; OF % per cent for two wears H. or
a'ter' and then of 90 per cent? except tie las,
Mined sunni other words, 10 reduce the d,,ty
ON cottons to % per cent from June NEXT
MS motion involving the general question OF
- degree OF protection proper to be afforded 10
| domestic manufactures
Mr.: GastoH rose and delivered his opinions IN
| opposition to the pol cy Of burthentng the com.
munhy by an exlravsgant du ON ,Ponarts G,-
the purpose OF encouraging domestic manufac.
| lures. MIR. G spoke about an hour.
Mr.. CHh6eH followed on the same side IF The
| question, IN speech Of about the same length
follows S"'"e' as
| YEAS Archer, Baer, Barbour, Bassett RE,
SS9I'L.u6e, Bryan Caldwell, Champion, Cllev
| ,,a.ls -. LAY 'O'i' Culpeper, CutlIbert Ed
| WARDS, fOrney, Forsyth, Castor, Goldsboro,,g,f
Hale, Hall, Hardin, He ster, Henderson
utuger hungeriord, Jewett, Johnson. Va. Kerr
a. LEWIS, Love, Lovett, LowGdes, M,CoV No,
nee Middleton, Moore, Mosely, Murffee' Nj.
son SOL, US. Nelson, Va Noyes, P,ckens. p,eker,n,,
Fleasants, Randolph, Roane, Root, Ross. smith
va, -, Stteniord stearns, s,urges rate. Taylor s
[,,.i ieHI!, thomas, Vose, Ward, Ms. Wilcox
"I"e' "oOuworth, Wright, Yancey-65.
NAYs.-Adgate, Alexander, Anterior. Rate.
man, Baylies, Bennett. Bette R;ri.oIi' I n
Brooks, Calhoun, Chappell, Comstock cr,c SO'S
creighton, Crocheron, Darlington. Davenport
| Desla, Gold, Griffin, Hahn, Hsmmond 4aL,,a.'