Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-10
insert four years. This motion was mega

make the limit OF the IS per cent. duty
three years instead of t7vo.
This motion was carried--.hyes 70, noes
II.
And then the amendment Of the commit
'ie. of the whole. as amended, Us per
cent. for three years, and 90 per cent
thereaf.er,) was agreed to by a large ma
jority.
The house then proceeded with the re-
manning amendments OF the committee of
the whole
The house disc greed to the amendment
respecting lead dry or ground in oil, &c -
and restored the duty to three cents per
10.
The duty on lump sugar. on motion Of
MIR. Smith of Md. was then reduced to 10
GEMS per ID. instead Of IL, as reported by
the committee of the whole.
The house disagreed TO the Amendment
Of the committee in the duty on wine, C re-
stored ii to one dollar per gallon on Lon
don Particular and Madeira, and so cents
per gal. on all other Madeira.
Thursday, .AtirH 4.
NATIONAL BANK.
The House took up for considerat on, the
amendments Of the Senate to the bill to in
corporate the subscribers to the Bank of
she y. States. After tie amendments had
been read,
Mr.. G lhoun observed, that he had ex-
ausined the amendments that they were
not important ard hops d the question
would be put on them gene rally.
Mr.. Randolph objected to so sudden
decision on the amendments at so early
an hour TOO, when the House was thin,
and before they had been printed. He
moved that the consideration of the a
amendments be postponed until to-mor-
row.
This motion, after some further con-
versation between Mr.. Calhoun and Mir.
Randolph, was eed to-ayes 60, noes
SIS.
THE TARIFF.
The House resumed the consideration of
she report Of the committee of the whole,
OH the bill to regulate the duties on inn
ports-Mr Pickerng's motion to reduce
the proposed duty on India cottons, to the
rate of the present double duties, for one
year from June next, being still under con-
sideration-
Mr.. Pickering modified his motion, bv
substituting the 1st of March, for the 3oth
of June, 1917, as the period within which
vessels arriving, and which sailed from the
Unit d States before the Isl of February
last, are to be allowed the benefit of the a.
mendnent
Mr.. P. added some remarks to those he
offered yesterday, in support of his motion,
and in explain ton of the difference of opin-
ion on the subject, between gentlemen from
the eastern states.
MIR. Mason spoke a short time in oppo-
sition to the amendment.
Mr.. Smith of Md. read letter on the
subject, from certain merchants in
New-York. and offered some CONNER
cial explanations, without pointedly OPP
posing, though not in favor of the amend
ment.
Mr.. Randolph made some general re-
marks on the trade affected by the propo-
sed amendment, and on the inconsistency
of the policy formerly and now pursued on
the subject of commerce. He decl red
his unwillingness to sacrifice the bona
fde America merchants, to what he called
the mushroom interest which had sprung.
into favor and argued at some length,
and with some invective, against the OBJ
ject of the bill, which he characteri-
sed as scheme of public robbery and
concluded his remarks, by moving the in
definite postponement of the whole sub
ject.
After some conversation on the subject
Mr.. Randolph withdrew his motion with
the declaration that it had been made
upon bdtuIC ICHSCtlOns ana tn2t he
should oiferit at another stage of the bust
ness.
Mr.. Webster advocated Mr. Pckerine's
amendment, as an act of strict Justice to
those who had embarked in the India
trade before the policy of the government
on the subject of manufactures had dis
closed itself, and before they had any rea-
son to expect so great and sudden a
change in that policy and argued to
show'thatit its adoption would not injure the
manufacturing interest, as the goods now
ordered, would in every event arrive in
the country, and being selected particular
ly for this market, must be consumed
here, no III after at what loss to the impor-
ter.
Mr.. Telfair opposed the amendment :;
protesting against taxing the community
one day to foster the interest of the man
ufacturers, and on the next to secure
to the mercantile class high profit ::
and against legislating for particular ca
ses instead of on general and national
&C les
MIR. Wright argaed short time on the
same sire.
MIR. Ingham, though very friendly to
the manufacturers, thought the amend
ment fair and reasonable, and such a one
as ought to be adopted.
Mr.. Hubert, also, though very friendly
TO the manufacturers, concurred in opinion
with Mr.. lngham, and thought the amend
ment ought to prevail.
Mr.. Pitkin supported the amendment on
che same grounds and