Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-30

the Dartmoor massacre took place. and s,,e bill |
10 amended, was Srdei cd 10 be engrossed for a
third read;ng.
On motion of Mr.. .trI.ean of O. the commit
tee OF pensions We're Instructed to enquire into
the exrediency OF allowing pension 20 Paul
Bonneli who was WOUNDED at For, Neigs.
sTNfF OF THE ARMY
The engros ed bill TO organizea general Staff
for the armv, was read the third time
An enquiry made by Mr. Hardin into the ne
cessity of one of the officers named in the bill
Sthe Commisssry General of. puichases) the ma
nire OF his duties, &c produceda short discus
sion on that point
Mt Grosrenor and Mr.. Pickering argued that
the duties OF the Commissary General and those
OF the Superintendent General OF purchases
were in fact the same that one of the Offices
was useless and ought to be abolished, &c.
Mr.. johnson of Ky. explained tile various ci,i-
ties of the officers referred TO, the dssimilar
character of their duties, their separate respon-
sibties, and the necessity of both to form com
pletc staff, sc
The yeas and nays being demanded by Mr.. Da-
venport, the question on the passage OF the bill
was decided, as fellows
For the bill o6
Against it 80
The bill from the Senate to authorize :, subscr;p-
scription to a second edition of the public doc,l
ments, md the bill concerning settlers on the
public lands were severally read the third time
and passed.
THE TARIFF.
The House then again resolved into commit.
teeof the whole, Mr. Breckenridge in the chair,
on the bill to regulate the tariff of duties
Mr.. Belts made motion to strike out the
words ad Uuiorem, in the clause fixing the duty
on wooliens and cotton which was negutyed.
ayes 40, noes IS.
Mr.. TPe6ster submitted a motion to alter the
tariff proposed on cottons, by laying maximum
duty ct thirty per cent. Tor two years, and then
gradually reducing it topper cent. Mr.. w of.
fered several arguments in support Of his mo.
ton, but at the suggestion of Mr. Lowndes. he
Withdrew IT, for the present, to wait some infor.
nation which @ould enable the House to act more
Understandings on the subject.
Mr. Ward OF Mass. moved an amendment. the
OBJECT OF winch, substantially, was to defer the
operation OF the duties on India cottons, propos-
ed by the bill, to January next He offered this
motion to protect the merchants engaged in the
India trade from the ruin which wonld inevitably
be inflicted on them by the duties proposed r.
laid suddenly, after, merchants had goods on
their way home or ordered and without sufficient
notice to enable them to frame their measures ac
cordingly.
Mr.. LoTvnois opposed the motion. IF the tIut,
was necessary at all to secure our manufacturers
1t was necessary TO commence its operation with.
out delay and he thought the gentleman would
find that more mischief would ensue to the man
,utacturing interest from the delay he proposed.
than would be prevented to the mercantile class
from its adoption.
Mr.. Hubert was also hostile 20 tn. motion
1t was said that the bill would rlin the Ind;.
merchants-he wished the merchants all possibie
success and happiness but he wished well also
TO the manufacturers and to save them from r,i-
IN IL was necessary to act promptly This is the
moment, said NJ. H.-the physician is not wan,
ca after me patent is dead and if the manu-
iactures are suffered now to go down, it will be
impossible hereaf' er to resuscitate them. H.
hoped at least that his colleague would for the
present withdraw his notion for the reason stat.
ed on Mr. Webster's- ''"'
MI Hard supported his motion, and replied
TO the objections which had been made To Il. II
was not his object to ruin, nor would il ruin. any
part of the Community but to save n yaInoh,y
class of citizens from destruction. He aro1,.d
that the time asked for would not be so Iniur;o,,s
10 the manufacturers as was predic, ed because
they would be able 10 get on very well unIer lie
double daties that would still he in force, hut
the merchants he alluded to had no relief at ALI
After some remarks by Mr.. Pickering ON the
Improperly OF producing prohibition of par
tcular trade by high duties which it was ,.,rono
20 do By direct Introduction
Mr.. Ward for the present, withdrew his mo.
zion. W
Mr. yhb1or moved 30 strike out the proposed
duty OF 5cents per bushel on coal which mo.
tonhowever he subsequently withdrew.
Mr.. Sgatho OF Md. then, with the view Of en-
eouragng and protecting the great quantity NJ
machinery erected in different parts Of the coun.
try for rolling and Sitting iron and encoursq.
ing that manufacture, and showing by several
statements that the proposed duty was an insuf
hclent protectlon--moved to increase the rlufv nm
the imported iron sheets, rod and bolts from so
cents to 95O cents per hundred weight
The motion was supported by Messrs Irving
o. N Y Root and Condict, and carried w;thon7
digs,on.
sir Smith then moved to increase the dutv an
lump and loaf sngarto 10 cents per pound-b be.
ieVing Mat The manufactures Of the article now
established in the United States were fullv AID
to supply the whole country and the dnty pro
posed by the DILL being in his opinion ins fiee.,t
10 protect thosc establishments from a success
full foreign competition.
MIR. Smith afterwards gave way to Mr. y,,ge,
who wished TO reduce the duty Of 4 cenfs ner n
on brown sugar believing that no protect;on
was necessary TO encourage the manuf, ctnre oe
that article, by which large fortunes wers roo,
making, and which it was unnecessary TO encour.
sse Dy tsNing me community for that Purpose
Mr. a. then moved o strike out the proposed du.
.. = GEMS, WIN the STEW, If successful, offll
81. h9Oerfson sad the gentleman in his re. |
InsrNs hao coniouDded the manufacture Of loafl
sugar, embraced By Mr. Smiths motion. ,s..S
t5e cultivation OF the article and -, proceed
co 70 advocate the exped;srcy OF encouraging
toe CULTIVATION Of sugar, by protecting il against I
eonpettion The STATE Of Louisiana alone. he \
said, # the culture was properly fosiered by III
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