American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-05-11
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, Nay S.
IN SENATE.


The Senate, as in Committee OF the Whole, (Mr
King, OF Alabama, in the char,) proceeded to con
slider the unfinished business Of yesterday. being the
bill from the House of Representative, to amend
the several acts for imposing duties on imports"
The question upon the amendment moved
BY Mr.. Elliott, on Monday last, to strike out that
art of the bill which establishes the minimum fol
the calculation OF the duties cotton cloths anC
cotton twist, yarn, or thread.
After some debate Mr.. Eaton moved 10 amend
the bill, in the proviso respecting the minimum on
cotton goods, so as to make the minimum Of So
cents per yard inappcsbe to goods which cost Is
cents, and less than that price, and TO leave those
goods subject only to the present existing minimum
OF 25 cents per yard.
This motion gave rise to some cursoty remarks.
Mr.. Hnyne moved to amend the smeDdm by
extending 1t to goods which cost 20 cents. This
was not agreed to.
The question was then put on Mr.. Eaton's amend
ment, and decided in the negative.
MIR. Holmes, Of Maine, then moved to amend
the bill, by reducing the minimum upon which the
duty cotton cloth is to be calculated, from thirty
.fUs cents to thirty cents, per square yard This
amendment was agreed to- % members voting in
the affirmative; and so the minimum on cotton
cloths was reduced TO thirty cents.
The question was then put on Mr.. Elliou's mo
ton 10 strike out all the provse relative to the min
amum on cotton goods, and decided in the Mega
Rrp by Yeas and Nays, as follows:
YEAS -Messrs Barbour, Branch, Clayton, FL
l'nt, Gailsrd, Hayne, Holmes of Me-, Holmes of
Miss. n. Johnson OF La. j S. Johnston OF La KEEL
" King, Of Ala, King Of N Y, Lloyd of Md, Lloyd
of Mass. Macon, Mills, Parro,t Smith, Taylor Of
Vir., Van Dyke, Ware, Williams--23.
Nays essrs. Barton, Bell, Benton, Brown,
Chandler, D'Wof, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards,
Fndlay, Jackson, Johnson Of Ken, Knight, Lanman,
Lowrie, AlcIlvaine, Noble, Palmer, Ruggles, Sey.
mour, Talbot, Taylor, of Ind, Thomas, Van Bu-
ren--24
So The Senate refused to strike out the minimum
on cotton cloths, and cotton twist, yarn or thread
MIR. H0tmPs, Of Maine, then moved 70 amend the
bill by striking out from it the following clause
T" On all foreign distilled Spirits fifteen per cen,um
upon the duties imposed BY law, and in addition
Ihrrrio.'
Mr. Holmes spoke briefly in support of his amend |
ment; as also, did Mr. Lloyd of Mass 1t was op |
posed by Messrs Talbot and Findlay. The ques-
ton upon the amendment was then put, and decided
10 the affirmative, by Yeas and Nays, as follows
FEAS.-Messrs Barbour. Bell. Branch, Chand-
Ter, Clayton, Elliott, Gaillard, Hayne. Holme. of
Maine Holmes of Miss, II. Johnson Of Louis, J. |
>. Johnston OF Louis Kelly, King Of Alab, King Of
n. !. knight, Lanman, Lloyd Of Mass, Louvre, |,
Mecon, Mills, Patrou Seymour. Smith, Thomas,
Van Dyke, Ware, Wams-28
NAYS.-Messrs. Barton, Benton. Browa, D.
Wolf Dickcrson, Edwards, Findlay, Jackson, John
son of Ken, Lloyd Of Md, McIlvaine, Noble, Pal
mer, Ruggles, Talbot, Taylor of Ind, Taylor Of
Viz Y an Buren--16.
Sc the proposed duty on fOrsign distilled spirits
was stricken out