Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-12
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f|2day. NfdV D - Mr.. N0c0n laid on the
| table The fS'iJ"Ing resolution:
RcS0lred, That aufuo,ity ought 10 be vested
| IN The Secretary ct The Treasury De-, altm.nt
| 10 eAairIne and finally settle III such ,ouI,a
| NE 'iaims as cannot, according a. tn. ini,s
and regulations of The Department. he now
| settled.
The Senaie took up HE amendments
OF The other House la The hill prov nv
Tor clothing tile army III domestic mapu>
| features.
On motion, The first and second amend
meh's-proVidlnp, tist, that HE prefer
cnce shall be gIvea 10 domestic fabrics.
II nof exceeding tive per cent more than
foreign; and, secondly, tha, public no.
tice shall be given of Tie supplies wanted
were disagreed 10 and The ihid a
mendmeni, extending the provisions of
/ The bill 10 the Marine Corps, was agreed
] TO by The Senate.
! lie lhnteen bills and resolutions yes
'erday ordered 10 be read ihird lime
| were read third Time accordingly, pass
ed, and returned 10 the other house.
he Senate resumed the consideration
| OF The ball 10 limit he term of flee OF
certain disbursIng and other Otfi ers of
lie government; and, the bilIhayiny been
further amended,
ne question was taken on orderiug
me Dill 10 be eDgrossed and read third
time, and decided in the affirmative. AS
follows:
HEAS.-Messrs Barbour, Burrill. Dana
Dickerson,. Eaton. Elliott, GaiIlard, Horsev'
hunter Johnson ct La. King, of N. Y. Lam
man, Ieake, LOwlie, Macon, Mellen Noble
Gus Palmer Roberts, Sanford smith, Stokes
Taylor, Thomas, Tichenor Van DYKE WIN
ans, of Miss Wison.-29. "'
NAYS Messrs. King, of Alabama, ILoyd,
RngglGs, Trimble.-4.
The Senate then went into the ccn>i
deraliOn of Executive business after
which they adjourned To Monday.
Monday, Mav S.-Ihe Senate advanced
towards maturity good deal of business
yesterday detail Of winch will be pre-
pared for TO mouoW's papcr.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Friday, Mag o. Immediately after The
House met, Mr.. Ford Of n. Y. moved 10
reconsider Tie vote Of yesterday. where
BY the auction Dutv biH was passed. He
approved the Tariff bill, and of the auc.
lion duty az connected with il: but as
there was now no prospect oil tie pas
sage OF The tariff bill, and as he consid,
cred the auction bill as necessarlly con-
necied with II, he moved TO reconsider
ihe vote upon the last.
The question being stated from the
chair, MIR Cocke OF Tenn. said he suppos
ed His bi!l which, had pass ed Yesterday.
had ia ken the course Of oiherbiIls, and had
been Yesterday transmitted to the Senate
Tor ITS concurrence, until information TO
ille contrary had been given to the House.
Had the same expedition been pursued
~ regard 70 this bill as had been pursued
III regard 10 certain other bills, the mo-
lion Tor rc-c' nSldGraiiOp could noi have
been msde.-Ihe bill had been once de.
Dated aud rejected then re.considered
aud amended iIicD debated and ORDER
ed to third reading and on subsp.
quent day read thud time and passed
ana nov, on Tie next day, proposed 10
be re considered. Fora course 80 inCon-
slSteni he could not possibly give his
vote.
mir. Speaker stated, 'forihe information
OF the House, and in justification Of the
CLERK OF the House, that ne bad known
no intention TO move a reconsideration
OF the bill unill this morning that
yesterday indispOsiiion had prevented
his carrying The bill TO the Senate, and
Ibis morning the Senate had not vet met.
The general import OF the Speakers
observations was, that no blame was
impuiaOle 10 The Cletk on The occasion
Mt. HdtdW'n WAS Tor re- consideration.
! he system reported by Tie committee OF
Manuiacisrcs had been broken np by
lie rejection Of tie other bills and This
auction hlii now assumed r. aspect total
~ different from thai ~ which II was 10.
ported by the committee, IL VAS now
mere revenue bill. or il il would have any
ether operation, u would he partial one,
confined 10 one class Of the community.
Mr.. L'rcrmorc wished a distinct pledge,
ibai the object Of tlis reconsideration was
10 posrcnE the Bill, aud not 10 2meuJ !