Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-21
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TUESDAY, MAY rs.
IN SENATE

TUG 'eso'utiOn 0t tne House OF kepresen
'atVes' insisting ON their disagreement TO tn.
TWO amendments made in Senate, t. the bill
TO amend the sevcra! acts for imposing du-
lies ON imports" the one ..f which was tn.
insertion ola prov'so, exempting low priced
wonhen goods from any higher duty than
twenty-five per cent. and the other, the
striking out OF the duty on cotton bag ging !
and proposing the appointment of a Commit
zee OF Conference ON the subject was taken
up tor considerations
MIR. D'ckerson moved that the Senate do
no" recede from the FIRST of the contested
amendments, respecting low priced voolIens
This question was advocated by the mover
and by Mr. Talbot; and opposed by Messrs.
Barbour, fiayne, and King If Alabama. Mr.
| Lowrie submitted some remarks IN the sub
Jrct. Mr.. DickersOn Withdrew his motion 10
recede, and the question was then taken upon
concurrIng with the other House, in the APP
pointment of Committee Of Conference. nm
on the points of difference between the two
Iouses. This was agreed to; and the Pres
'dent appointed Messrs. Lloyd of Mass. Smith
aud Williams, a committee ON the part of the
senate, Tor that purpose. The Chair remark
Ieu, that, IN the selection Of this Committee
| II had ake' member from each eff the great
sections ut the country one from the North
ern, one from the Middle and Southern. and
ont from the Western States.
| On motion of Mr.. Talbot, it was ordered,
that the Committee nf Conference have leave
TO SIT during the sitting of The Senate.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATiYES.
:Mr. Conner, of New York, moved to COP
| s'der The Joint resolution a day Of adjourn
inent, aud called for the Yeastand N..ys on
The question Of Consideration which were
| ordered.
Mr.. Cooke moved for call Of IN. House.
previous to calling The Yeas and Nays
I.he motion was carried, ayes 62, noes so
| IN" Roll was then partly called, when Mr..
cdii-which was agreed To. The uu. stion of
consideration was then taken by Yeas and
Nays, and determined as follows Yeas 90.
Nays IS
)" the Hon,-< agreed TO consider the reso
luton.
| prrlonged and somewhat animated debate
TOOK place on the subject of adjournment-an
outline OF which zee shall present in our next
lre'e"'"s 10 oe under The necessity Of defer.
ring il al all.
Propositions were successfully n, ,dr for fix
ing on the 9th June, LIST June, eth Nav, in
stant, S6ih instant, and Gath instant
| finaily. vote MAS obtained in favor of the
9Th, of IO1 tn rs.
Thus amended, the resolution for adj ,nrn
ment was ordered 10 a third saa.ing. aud WAS
subsequently read third sine, PASSED, and
re'urnrd To the Senate for concurrence IN the
amendment.
| Ehe Hnnse went into committee of the
whole, Nir. COndict in the Chair, ON the hill
10 discontinue certain post roads, and 10 rs
tabliah Others.
Various amendments were made in the de-
,a''s al TINS bIli-a motion was made by Mr..
Bartlett: "f N. ii. To strike out the Cd section,
which dIsroDtinues certain routes from and
alter the 90 April next. The notion was
nrgati'rd And the srciinn was gone through.
and ALMOST the whole Olit stricken our. linz by
line when the committee rose, reported pro-
gress, and had leave to sit again.
And the House adjourned.