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

Resolved 10 recede from their amendment
10 said bill, to which the Senate have dis
agreed, and agree TO the amendment, con-
iained i'm the second recommendation of
the conferees.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
The House then again resolved ,iseli
into committee of the whole, Mr. has
seit in The chair, ON the ball 10 increase
the duties on iron in bars and bolts, iron
in pigs, Castings, nails and alum, and to
disailow the drawback on gumpowder the
motion TO strike out the iirst section, be-
ing under consideration
MIR. Sergeant spoke at much length in
supportof this bill, and of the expediency
of extending additional protection Ia The
manufactures interested IN the bill.
he was repliedto by Mr.. Smith of North
Carolina, who opposed the bill. and sup
ported his motion TO strike out the FIRST
section.
The motion to strike out the first sec
ton, was negatlved: and,
The committee having gone through
this bill, took up the bill 10 increase
The duties on certain manufactured ar
iiclcs, (siioi, paper, Seq imported into
the United States, and to change the
duty from an adj volorem 10 specific one.
A motion by FIR. CoIston, to strike out
the first section, was lost
Some other amendments were made
TO both the bills, aud some proposed that
were rejected, which gave rise 10 much
debate.
Among the motions which prevailed,
Was one, by Mr.. Pitkin, TO strike ont the
proposed modification of the duty on pa
per.
The bills having been reported TO the
I1a * M N fS m 10 tya
orally agreed to without IA division.
MIR. Little made AN attempt 10 ret:iin
the clause for modifying the duty OH pa
per, nhich failed by considerable ma ;o-
rliy.
Mr.. Butler renewed the motion. which
had been previously made in committee
of the whole by MIR. Morton, to strike out
sie dollar, the duty proposed hereafter
10 be levied on iron bars and bolts, ma
nufactured without rolling" THIS mott
on was negatived by Yeas and Nays-S2
10 so.
After rejecting several motions to adj
journ, the two bills were finally ordered 10
be engrossed for third reading.
As ordered 10 a third reading, the con-
tents of these bills vary from the statement
heretofore given of them, by the omission
of the proposed duty npa. er, and by the
OI tile iOliOWluS
On spikes three cents per pound on
anchors two cents per poun on cut
glass thirty per cent. ad valorem; OH
brown Russia sheeting, not exceeding
fifty-two archines in each piece, one dol
lar sixty cents per piece on white do. do.
two dollars and fifty cents per piece. The
two acts to take effect from the 30th June
next.
MIR. T. NJ Nelson moved that, for the
remainder of the session, the House do
meet at ten instead of eleven o'clock
Negatived.
And the house adjourned at half past 6
O'Clock.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is.
Mr.. Lowndes, from the committee of
WAYS and means, 10 whom was referred
the memorial of Manuel Torres, who Of
fsred to the United States financial dis
covery, which he considers of great va
lue, reported that his suggestions were,
from the respectable personal character
of the memorlaIist, entitled TO an examin-
alton; bnt that The remainder of this ses-
sion, if the whole time of the committee
were devoted to it, was not sufficient for
the due investigation of the subject, aud
therefore recommending that ii he post
poned to the next session. Concurred in
Neutrality Bill MIR. Forsyth, from
the committee OF foreign relations, TO
whom was referred The amendments of
the Senate TO the bill in addition 10 the
several acts for enforcing the neutral re-
iations of United States, reported the
opinion of the committee, that the said
amendments, one excepted, be concurred
iu. But, after some conversation, the
bill was laid OH the table, on the suggeS-
ton of MIR. Tucker, that the amendments
were. important and, desiring himself
that the bill should pass i'll the shape III
which II went from this house. he moved
that il lie on the table, TO give further
time for consideration of the amend
~ .ut=.
Fpgitipe .Slase Bill This bill, which
lies on the table, on account OF certain a
menlments, made 10 it III The Senate, Mr..
Anderson, OF KY. called up, i'll order that
the amendments might be agreed 10 or
rejected, as their fate was not very mate
rial in the view Of the friends of The bill,
who nevertheless deemed t!'c passage of
The bill, i'll some shape, important.
This motion was negalived-50 10 40,
and the bill yet lies on the table.
Bank Of tie United States. The bill
from the Senate to amend the charter Of
the Bank ofthe United States, so as TO au-
fhorise lie appointment of Vice Presi-
dent and Deputy Cashier. &c. was read
second time. On motion OF MIR. forsyth,
the letter Of The Secretary of the Trcasu
re, In favor OF the measure, was read;
when, on motion of Mr.. Lutte, who de
sired more particular consideration Of
the subject, the bill was referred to tile
committee on the judiciary-6l to IS.
The Stare Trade. l--On The earnest re-
quest of Mr.. SinkiHS, who considered the
bill as highly important, TO the southern