Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-09
DOMESTIC.
THE NEW TARIFF REJECTED.

/
| the duties on certain imported articles, was
| Yesterday rejected in the Senate, after three
! or four hours debate. Though the particular
| motion by which the bill was lost, was Car.
RED by a single vote only, we have reason TO
| believe that the majority would have been
i greater, had the question been a direct one up
| on the merits OF the bill. Several gentlehen.we
| understand Gne or two al the ~ from the North,
| who voted against pOstponing the bill. would
haSed voted againstiis enactment, eitherin the
shape in which II passed the Honse at Repre-.
| sentatives. oras IL " prep sd IL he modified
| by the committee OF the senate.
The Debate which will be published, Will
discIose the views of those who opposed, as
! well az nf those who advocated the addi-
| tional duties. | may not ba improper, how
ever, in the mean time to state, that the oppo-
| nenis of the hill avOwcd no hostility 10 the man
| ufaciuring interest-all agreed az 10 the pa.
| licy OF atf0rding due protection to domestic
| manufactures the difference OF opinion WAS
| aS 10 the degree OF encouragement which is
| necessary. The leading motive avowed by
| those who opposed the bill was The belief,
| that the high duties proposed woald have the
| effect of excluding foreign tabricks To such an
| extent as 10 depress materially, NJ not destroy
| entirely the commerce apd the navigation OF
! the country and consequently cripple eur
! naval strength, annihiiate the revenue from
| imposts, and tender internal taxes necessary
| for the support OF the government. some be-
| lieVed that the existing duties we're sufhcent.
These opinions, il is true, were met with force
| and ability by The friends of The BILL; but
| they prevailed. Itappears to MS that sys.
tenn less iudiScriminte, embracing srnall
augmentation OF duties, wonld have received
| the sanction of both Houses. Nat. Int.
| The bill LAYING Duties on certain Sales at
/ Auction has passed the House OF Representa-
| tives, aud is before the Senate. Wehave
| already stated that the amount OF tue propo-
sed duty on Sales of Foreign Manuia ctures of
| w ooleus, Cottous, sc. is fixed al five per cent.
| We liza We now 10 add, that on the motion of
Gen. Smith,the proposed duties OH saies OF
1 rtn G. Nyng rgdlg trnr To tn M n
per cent. and stands al that rate i'll the bill.
| The termination OF the present ses ION
nf Congress is fixed, by The joint vote oi
the Two Houses of Congress, 10 take place
on Monday week, the 18th inst. From
illusions which fell IRON different gentle.
men IN the course OF the discussion OH
this matter, il appears. that message is
expected, in The course OF the present
week, from The President, on the subject
of our relations with Span. What is Ia
be The nature OF the messagewe know not
but it appears that il is such as will render
necessary legislation oil some sort. 1t is
generally supposed, iIaiihere Is no long
er any prospect of The ratification of The
Treaty. lately concluded with Spain. [ IL
MAY 6.-DatieS on Sales at AacfiOn post
, pomed. After having been once rejected
then re considered, amended and passed
, the bill for laying Duties on certain Sale:
al Auction of foreign goods has been a
| gain reconstructed, III The House Of Re
representatives., and postponed 10 the reX
session of Congress.
Thus, all the parts of The system, re-
{ poriedby the committee OF Manufactures
have been rejected, or, whal is iania
. mount, postponed 10 the next session. /
. is not, however, those who are oppose,
/, TO atfordiug further encouragement Il
;. manufactures, as will be seen by The pro
:, ceedingS in the next page, that have de
q ieaied The Auction Duty Bill. Ii lIa'
: passed the House OF Representatives, AM
has been considered and postponed, a
The suggestion of those who frs, sup
ported Ton the ground that unconnccie
with the Tariff bill, lis operation wOnl
e have been unimportant TO The manniat
e turing interests, aud partial in oihe
:, views. [D.S
:. The bill for autIorising the Loan Iva
IA passed through the committee of lii
J. whole in the House of Representatives
o The amount proposed being three mill
ons Of dollars. III.
r. Several letters have been received
+ this ciiy from gentlemen in Baltimore
reiieraIing the report from Gibraltar,
~ The ratification of the treaty by the KIN
- of Spain. The letters from Gibral;
IS, state, that Mr.. Hockiey, American Cor
d sui in Spain, is the bearer OF the rattle
treaty 10 this country. fIb.
o. We are reproached with some tartnes
IS by one or two prints, for emitting
ed notice the report, which was recent
nd circulated, that the President had relu
% ed 10 receive or recognise the Minisi
TO-. Extraordinary of Spain. The report ~
~. not passed us uDobserved but y
&c. deemed II scarcely necessary to comir
di' dict such statement. when II was a
he complained with an assertion that {
"a, correspondence with THAT Minister hi
w. terminated. We presumed every o
al would be able 10 Judge whether Degoi
IN ton could have been en- tered into. a
nd continued for two or three weeks, will
las foreign agent, before he had been otiici
" recognised as such
Gibbs CrGufird Arfrobus, Esq. at p
he sent Charge DIES Aifaires Of the Cover
Ire meni Of Great Britain, re- siding at
W. seat Of government of the United Stat
the has becn recently electea, Il. Member
,ed the British louise OF ConImoms, for
Ied borough Of Alborougb. III
20 ssesrsssss.,.sss1.z1 tgsE
at NEW YORK, May Tue news
elr Curacao, on tue 5sh of April, When ca
: is Holmes left there, was that the provit
ion ! Of Maracaibo had reFolted IN favour