Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-02

lrOm tnc S1ty OF I'm laJeiphla.
by Mr.. Rrggles, the petition of sundry
dlsal!ers IN the town of Boston, Mass.
| pr wing that the acts imposing duties upon
distillers and upon distilled domestic spi-
FITS, may be repealed.
| BY MIR. Mason, the petition of the Pro
violence Asso, iaton of Mrchanirs & Man
utacturcrs, praying that the several acts
/ laying duties upon Domestic Manufacture S,
| may be repealed.
| by MIR. M son, the petition of a COM
mittee of the Cotton Manufacturers resi-
ding IN Providence and it's vicinity, in
| khode-lsland, pray ng that the importa-
ton OF all cotton goods (nankeens except
| ed) the production of places beyond the
Cape Of Good Hope, may be prob bted,
ann that such additional duties may be
| laid on cotton goods Ct a coarse texture
imported from ether countries, as VIII give
to the petitioners the neces sary protection
| and encouragemt
| BY MIR. Southard, the petition of ]. r.
Nardenburgh * Co. manufacturers of gum
powder in the state of n Jersey, praying
that the importation of foreign gunpowder,
may be prohibited.
| By Mr.. Hopkns0n, the petition of a
committee of the Manufacturers cf Cot
ton and Wooden Goods, i'll the city of
| Philadelphia and it's vicinity, praying
| that additional duties may be imposed
on the importation Of woolen manufac-
lures, and that duty of IS per centum
ad valorem, may be imposed on the inprr-
tation of cotton goods from foreign coun-
| tries.
| by Mr.. baltimore, petitions of sundry in
habitants OF the Mississippi territory, pray
ing that the lands N said territory, which
| have been granted by the British govern
Of
| Spanish government, may be confirmed to
the holders under the tier government.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. CT.
The following petitions were this day
presented and referred, viz.
by Mr.. King Of Mass the petition of
Certain proprietors of Cotton Manufacto-
| ries at York i'll Massachusetts, praying
tor the imposition Of protecting duties on
| foreign cottons.
BY Mr.. Ross, the petition of sundry in
habtants of the county Of Lehigh, praying
that the taxes on dstilleries in every shape
may be abolished, and the direct tax in
lieu thereof augmented.
by Mr.. M'Kee, tie petition of John
Bate, pr yirg, for reasons which he sets
forth, of disadvant gss under which he
| had laboured, that his lease for the u.
States Saline, near the mouth of the Wa
| tended.
MIR. Peasants, from the Naval commit
tee, reported resolution requesting the
President of the United States to present
suitable medals to Captain James Biddle,
and the other officers of the Soop of war
Hornet, in testimony of the sense of Con-
gress Of their merits displayed in the cap
ture of the British Sloop of War Penguin
and also, bill rewarding the officers and
crew of the Sioop of War Hornet, for tho
capture and destruction of the British
Sloop of War Penguin which bill and
resolution were twice read and commit
ted.
On motion of Mr.. Yancey, the house
preceded to the consideration of the
report of the committee of the whole ON
the bill for compromising the owners of
private property, lost, captured or des-
troyed whilst in the service of the u. S.
during the late war.
The amendments made in Commit
tee OF the whole, principally verbal and
not affecting the sense, were concurred
in.
Mr.. Yancey then moved further to "a
mend the bill, by adding thereto new
section, authorizing the payment for the
horses b. longing to mounted volunteers,
that were lost in consequence of Their
owners bring dismounted and separated
from them; provided that there be de-
Quoted from the amount IF value of the
horses so lost, the amount which each
owner would otherwise have received.
according TO the law of 1875, for the
use and risk" Of the horse SO lost.
while in The service of the u. States.
MIR. Desha moved to strike out the lat
ter clause of this proposed amendment,
which he considered unjust as well as un.
generous. lie was supported in this mo-
ton by MIR. Johnson of Ky. and Mr.. Smith
of Va. who each spoke at length, as well
as Mr.. Desha, III favor of the first part of
the proposed new section, and against the
prOvlso.
The motion of Mr.. Desha was opposed
by Mr.. Yancey, who said, if it were a.
dopted, he should be compelled to vote l.
ga'nst his own amendment.
The question on MIR. Desha's motion.
was decided by Yeas and Nays as fol-
lows -
For his amendment 81
Ag inst it 80
So the motion to amend Mr.. Van
cey's proposed amendment, was reject
ed.
Mr. Desha then moved an amendment
limiting the proposed deduction of pay
TO the time following the loss of the horse.
so as to leave the mounted volunteer The
benefit of the allowance for the time he
was in service previous to the death of his
hors'.
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