Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The Speaker laid before tho iiouso
a message from the President of the U.
nited States, transmitting report OF
the Secretary of War in relation TO the
pay and emoiuments of certain Gene
raj officers Of the army, sc. prepared
10 obedience to Q resolution OF the
House. Also, another message from
the ga ne on the subject OF the claim OF
the state of Virginia TO interest on sums
advanced by that state for militia SER
vices. during the late war which were
res pectiveiy read and referred.
Mr.. Conner offered the following,
which lies one day of course:
ResolUed, That the President Of the
United States be requested to cause TO
be land before this House detailed &C"
count of the manner In which the nine
thousand one hurdred and twenty five
dollars have been disbursed, which was
appropriated by the act of the Sd OF
March, 1919, for porchasiDg lot OF
Iaud, and for constructing pipes, for
Supplying the Executive Offices and
Presidential House, WITH water Also,
a detailed account Of the manner 10
which the ten thousand dollars have
been expeaded, which was appropriated
by the act OF the 3Oth Of April, 1918, for
rstuating and Improving the Presi.
dents square.
Nc. Cushman offered the following !:
ResJtsd, That the committee on re.
volu ioosry pensions be instructed to
inquire 100 the exped,ency of placing
on the pension roll all the surviving Of.
ficers aud soldiers of the revolutionary
army, who entered the service, or en-.
listed, for three years, OF during the
war, PRIOR to the year 1881, aud who
served DOT the time for which hey en-.
gagged. or were hoDorsoly dis harged.
AT er so,ne converse 'IoD, the motion
was ordered to lie upon the liable
Tn motion Of ar. HlartiaGsie, 1t was
ResoiUed, That the committee on
comme. ce be Instructed to inquire into
the sxpsJ,en of go modIl ylng and a.
mending The act for enrolling and Ii
censng ships or vessels TO be employed
in the casting trade and fisheries, and
Cor regulating the same, as to exempt
all vessels and boats employed in nsvi-
gazing the canals in the Nste of New
York from the necessi y of being en-.
rolled or licensed. and from the pey.
msnt Of tonnage duties.
A bill from the Senate "to abolish
imprisonment for debt" was twice
read and ref FRED to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
Tho House then passed to the unf-
uished business of yesterday, which
YVES the confederation Of the Tariff bill,
wEea
Mr. Rich moved to strike out the mi
nimum valuation (of 40 cents per yard)
on woolens and to insert, after the
words. ''on all manufactures Of wool,
or of which wool shall be a componen,
part. duty of 80 per cent ad vaIorem.
until June 3Oth, 1925, and after that
time duty Of So Is per cent. ad va
lorem," the following words: until
June 3Oth, 1926, and after that time a
duty Of 373 per cent. ad valorem
Mr.. McKim advocated the amend.
ment, in few observations.
Mr.. Foot, Of Conn. delivered lengthy
speech in Opposition TO the amendment,
and against the general principles OF
the bill.
Mr. Barbour suggested to the mover
Of this amendment to modify his pro-
position. by moving first to strike on,
| the minimum, and then to increase the
sd valorem duty, in order that those
who were "pposed to the minimum,
might have an opportunity of voting so
as to express that opinion without, at
the same time, voting to raise the duty.
M Rich declined thus to modify his
amendment.
The debate was further continued by
Messss Kremer. Foo and M'Dutfie -
! Mr. Barbour then declared that, as the
gentleman from Vermont had refused
the modification requested, be should
vote against the amendment 10 strike
/ Out anu insert, anu u tIc QuoS''ou VII
that amendment should be decided in
! the negative, motion would then lac
in order SIMPLY to strike out the mini.
mum.
After some observations by Mr.. Mer.
Ger, the question was then taken on MIR
Rich's motion. by yeas and Days, and
decided In the sifir mative-yess l03,
nays 81.
80 the amendment was carried.
Mr. P p Ba" bour moved To strike
out he entire paragraph laying duties
on woolens.
Mr.. Mercer made few remarks in
sapPor, OF The motion: and