Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-27
HOUSE OF REpaksENrArIxEs.

Monday, Apra 81.
sIr. Wendeyer presented memorial of
The American Society of the city OF New
York. for the encouragement OF domestic
manufactures, complaining of the system OF
credit given for the duties on the importa-
ton OF foreign manufactures, and of free
sales at auction, and praying that the three
hills now under discussion in the House of
Represents lives may be passed into laws
previous T., the termination Of the present
session Of Congress.
Mr.. Smith, OF Maryland, presented pc
titon OF sundry inhabitants of the city OF
Baltimore. praying that measures may be
adopted TO prevent citizens of the y. States
from engaging in the business of privsteer-
Ing under the flags of the governments in 5.
America, aud that certain ports in The Uni
led States be designated in which only cruz
sers of those governments may be permitted
10 enter. and that those lying on the waters
Of the Chesapeake bay may be among those
which may be prohbited which petition
was referred to the committee on Foreign
affairs.
Mr.. Williams, Of North Carolina, made
unfayorable reports ON the cases of Levi
eCantrall and Samuel Lee, administrators of
WIN, w. Lee. deceased, which were order
ed to lie on the table.
Nr, Van Rensselaer,, from the committee
on military affairs, delivered in report, look
Ing to report from the proper department
on the subject 10 be made al the next sess-
ion.
The engrossed joint resolution tor the dis
tribution, among the surviving melnbers of
the convention. Of copies OF the Journal there
Of, recently printed, was passed and sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. LowndeS, il was
Resolved, That the letter from the Secre-
tary oil the Navy OF the 9th of April, 1920,
with the documents which accompanied it,
be referred to the committee on naval al
fans; and that they be instructed to enquire
Into the expedlenCy OF providing by law
that no commander or other officer in the IA
val service ofthe United States shall receive
on board his vessel any gold, silver, or Jew
els, without orders from the president OF the
United States or the Navy department; and
that no officer, without such orders, shall
transport as : Passenger any person in the
naval Or millt9ry service OF a foreign govern
ment engaged In war and the committee Of
naval affairs are also instructed to enquire
INTO the expediency of determining by law
whether any compensation or freight shall
ne, IN any case, permitted Tor articles uanS-
ported in vessels OF the United States.
Mr.. Woodbridge submitted for considera
ton the following joint resolution:
Resolvea, By the Senate and Hoase Of Rep
reseatdtsves, &c. That the line heretofore
caused to be surveyed, m arkeG, and desig-
mated, from the southern extreme OF Lake
mlchlgan due east, I'm pursuance OF the pro-
visions OF the act, entitled An act TO au-
'hofl>e the president OF The United States 10
ascertain and designate certain boundaries,
Passed May IL, 1912, SO far as the same eX-
,ends due east from the western boundary
ene OF the state of Ohio, be and remain the
established boundary line between the said
STATE OF Ohio aud the territory of Michigan.
The resolution was twice read, and re-
ierred to the committee on public lands.
TARIFF OF DUTIES, &c. &c.
The house then again resolved itself into
committee OF the whole, Mr. Taylor in the
chair, on the bill to regulate theduties on i'm
ports.
motion to strike out the first section of
the bill Ito reject IT. being under consIdera-
ton
Mr.. Tyler delivered speech OF about an
Aours length in support of this motion.
Nh. Storrs delivered speech of about the
same length in reply.
After whom, Mr.. Gross, of n. Y spoke at
sone length, on the same side OF the ques-
ton
The question was then taken on striking
out the hrst sectiouof the bill, and decided
10 the negative, 73 votes to 48.
The committee Of the whole then took up
a'e Other bill referred to it, by the title of
a oil regulating the payment of duties on
merchandise imported, and for other purpo-
ses."
Ihs bill provides, that, from and after
Ns'h daie, the duties laid on all goods.
plTaies, and merchandise, imported into the
9'ates, except dying drugs, aud