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Floyd, referred to select committee, and, suose-
quenty this committee was, on motion OF Mr.
Floyd, invested with power to send for persons and
papers.
OF this memorial, and the proceedings connected
with il, more full account will be given in our
next. For the present, the reader may be able to
understand the grounds OF the excitement in regard
to this memorial, when he is informed that ii
wives the A. q. business of the last session, with
whatever consequence Mr.. Edaodrd'S presen, and
late official station clothes it, he formally ayowing
himself to be the author of the Letters published in
the Washington Republican, under the signature OF
A. b. which we're the subject of examination by
two successive Committees of the House of Repre-
sentatives, at the last session of Congress, whose
reports thereupon our readers will remember.
TUESDAY, Sprit 90.
IN SENATE.
The TARIFF.
The bill TO amend the several acts imposing du-
ties on imports was called up for second reading,
when Mr.. Branch rose and observed that wishing
to ascertain the OF the Senate in relation the
expedency Of acting upon it, he would move the in
definite posponement of the bill. Some converse
ton took place between Messrs. Branch Barbour,
Van Dyke, and Dickerson, on the propriely of the
notion which resulted in the withdrawal of the mo-
ton, and the bill received its second reading.
Mr.. Lloyd of Md. then moved that the bill be re
ferred to the committee on Finance, with view to
ertain the probable effects of it upon the public
revenue and finances.
MIR. DicEerson opposed this reference the bill
properly belonged to the committee Of Commerce
and Manufactures, and as all the petitions and me-
MORALS on the subject had been referred TO this
COMMITTEE, it appeared to him to be the proper
course, to give the bill the same reference.
Messrs Lloyd, johnson of Ken. Mills Dckerson, Taylor
of Va Noble Smith, Lloyd of Mass Chandler made some
remarks upon The question of reference which, when
TAKEN was decided in the Negative by yeas and nays
follows Ayes 22--Messrs. Barbour, Branch, Clayton
Elliott, Gaiard Hayne, Holmes Of Me Holmes OF Miss
H. Johnson, T. S. johnson, King Of Ala King Of N. Y
Lloyd of Md Lloyd Of Mass Macon Mills, Parrot, Smith
Nesrs Barton Bell, Brown, Chandler DWof, Dickerson
Eaton, Edwards Fnday, Jackson Johnson, of KY Knight
Lanman, Lowrie, MIvane Noble, Palmer, Rugges, Sey
mour, Talbot, Taylor, of Ind Thomas, Van Buren,.
Mr.. Dickerson then moved to refer it to com
mittee on commerce and manufactures, which wa
carried in the affirmative.
Mr.. Mills then moved to associate the commit
tee on Finance with the committee on commerce
and manufactures which motion lies over till tomor
row.
Mr.. lloyd of Mass after some remarks upon the
momentous importance of the question presented
by the bill, as it regarded the of the coun
try, submitted motion to enlarge the committee o
commerce and manufactures, by the addition O
two members, to be chosen by ballot. This motor
could not be acted on, without unanimous consent
as it proposed the change OF rule Of the Senate
and therefore it was laid over for consideration Ill
to- morrow.
The question in the Senate, to refer the bill &c
amend the several acts imposing duties on imports
to its proper committee, carried day by vote
of 90 to %. This may be considered the test of the
success OF the BILL OF the absentees one is friendly
and hostile to the bill, and it is calculated that
he arrival of new Senator from Illinois, will give
an ultimate majority of two in favor Of the bill,
Fash Rep.
Nmerlcan 1Datrbillas1.