Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-21

dered 10 be engrossed for third read
B., ing.
The engroSscd bills making Ike port of
Bath in MaSsac huselis, port ot entry
iOrvesse els arriving from lhe Cape oi Good
! Hope, and FROM beyond The same, Az,
! for establishing ihc collection district of
! nriiast; supplementary To Tie act 10 re-
guiaie tie collection of the duties on I'M
I p"riS sn innna,se, 10 provide iar the de-
! pQsil OF imported Mines or distilled spi-
| tits "a tn. public Warehouses; to increase
| the compcu,aiiOn oil .erlaln deputy post
masters 10 increase the duties ON iron,
naiiS, alun, &c. aud todiSa,lnw the draw
] back on %uu-powder; and TO increase the
duty on ine Importation of certain manu-
! tactured articles, were seyerally read a
| ihird upie, passed, aud sent 10 the Senate
ior concurrence.
| The question on the last bill but one.
,, was decidcd by yeas and nays, IS to
! AZ.
| The bin from the S,nate to suspend
! Tor Hunted time, the sale or forfeiture
oi lands Tor failure 10 complete lie paw.
meniS thcreon, was read u third ti,ae and
! fiaaliN pdsSed.
Meeting Of Congress. The amend
ment OF the Senate fixing the third in
stead of the FIRST Mon,ay in No, ember
as the day for the next Meeting of Con
| gress, was taken up, and, after AN inef-
! tectual motion by MIR. Biu1reH, TO Law the
ball on the table, the amendment was a.
greed TO.
The bill from the Senate fixing the
compensation of Indian Agents and fac
tors; tor authorizing 4 Subscription 10
| the statistical works OF Adam Scykcrt
aud Timothy Piikim concerning tonnage
| aud discriminating duties Uncertain cases
| (of vessels OF the Netherlands y were Sc
veraily twice read and referred, to various
! select committees.
| A message was received from the Pre-
! sident To The House of Representatives,
Transmitting, in compliance with the re-
! quest OF the House, all the information
| ~ posse ofthe government, comceru-
| ing The confinement OF certain American.
citizens By the Viceroy OF Mexico.
| Duty on imported C0ito1Ls and WooHens I
Tie House iheN resolved itself into "a
committee OF the whole, on The bill 10
continue'in force, from aud after the 30th
! OF June 1919, until the Goth of June, 1926,
| the 4tl paragraph of the first section Of
| the act " TO regulate the duties OH i'm
| ports and tonnage" The paragraph re-
ferred TO Is that which establishes the
| duty on the Importation of foreign manu-
features, of which The principal material
| Is Uo0i or cotton, &c.
MIR El,caras moved, on The ground
that there was no necessity for acting OH
the subject at the present time, and, be-
ing no necessity for il, stlIere remained
too little time for a proper investigation
of the subject, that the first section of
tile bill be struck out.
This motion gave rise To a short bal
spirited debate, in the course of Which
RheS, supported the notion as well onthe
ground of hostility 10 the excessive taxa
ton Of agriculture, for the benefit of The
manufacturing interest, as of tile want of
time for a full discussion, &c. and Messrs.
lSey6ert, Clay, Mason, of Mass. Bakdwia,
kinSey, LOtvnIeS, and Southland opposed II.
Oh both the grounds assumed.
The question having been taken on siri-
king out the first section, il was decided
IN the negatively cs 80
The committee then proceeded further
in amending the bill in which Messrs.
Silsbee, LoiCudes, and Pitkin took part.
MIR Mercer proposed on amendment
the object of which was, that The duty OF
25 per cent. should be imposed, not on
fixed value Off cents PEI yard, but upon
an actual valuation, as in the case of other
AL valorem duties.-Negatiped
Mr. CoiSioa made motion 10 amend
ihe bill, the object Of which was, 10 limit
the extension of the present duties TO tsco
years, instead OF Seven, as provided by
the bill ; and this motion was decided by
yeas and nays, as follows:
For the motion 81
Against il lG9
So the moii0n was rejected.
Mr. Smith OF North Carolina, moved
an amendment 10 the bill to this effect;
that, after the 30h June next, the duty of
20 cents per bushel on salt imported,
should cease, and daty of 10 cents there
OIL be substituted in lieu thereof
On suggestion Of Mr.. Mercer, Mr.. S.
consented 10 modify his notion, so as 10
propose ~ cents instead of 10 cents, as
the future duty on salt.
Mr. C0b5 advocated the motion at some
length, and Mr.. EOondcS opposed it, after
which, the question was taken OIL The
motion, by yeas and nays, and nesatived
yeas SIS, nays %.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading, by yeas and
navs-lO6 TO 81; and
| The House adjourned.
THURSDAY, APRIL Is.
Delinquent PdynaSttrS. MIR. T. NJ.
NeLso7, reported Il bill TO authorize tire re-
coVery Of public money. Providing
/ that suit may be commenced TO cOerse d
settlement of open accounts OF persons
! who receive and cxpend the public mo-
| mes. I'll bill was twice read.
Mr.. T.. IA. Nelson moved, that it be
read a third time. Referring 10 state
ment, yesterday laid Oh tie tables Of the
! House, of The names nf those " paymas-
iers of the late army of tIie United State"
who have failed duly 10 account for the