Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-18
REPORTED FOR THE NATIONAL IarELiIaENcER. !
Eighteenth Congress.
MONDAY, May 10.
IN SENATE.


documents relative to the commercial relation.
between TINS government and Portugal. The
message aud documents were ordered, on mo-
ten of Mr.. Lloyd, of Mass, TO be printed for
the use Of the Senate.
The hill from The other House, " to autho.
rize the creation of stock, not exceeding five
millions of dollars, to provide for the awards
oi Inc commissioners under the Treaty with
spain" was twice read and referred 10 the
Committee on Finance.
The resolutions, submitted on Friday last
ny Mr.. Noble, requiring Of the Secretary oil
war list of the names and annual pay of ali
the Pensioners ofthe United States, were again
read Tor consideration, and agreed to.
THE TARIFF.
On motion of Mr. Lowrip, he bill from the
House of Representatives, " to amend the Sc
vrral acts imposing duties on Imports" was
again taken up for consideration as in COM
m'ttee OF The whole, Mr.. King, of Alabama,
in the chair.
Mr.. Dckerssn moved to amend the bill,
oy striking out the fourth section, which pro
vldts for the allowance Of the drawba " on
plain silk and nankeen cloths, imported in l.
merIcan vessels from beyond the Cane of
Good Hope, although the said cloths, before
the expectation thereof, shall have been col
orcd, printed. stained, dyed, stamped, or
painted, in the United States -" This amend
ment was opposed by Alessrs King, of N. Y.
Lloyd, of Mass. D'WoIf, and Smith and
supported by The mover and Mr.. Findlay.-
Mr. Holmes, of Maine, made some remarks
IN relation To the distinction made between th.
silks, beyond the Cape of Gnod Hope. and
those at France, 10 which Mr. Lloyd replied.
Mr.. smith moved Ia amend this section by
making It include all plain silks. This was not
agreed 10.
Mr.. Lawrie moved to amend the bill, by
st'K'ng out the words, " and na,lkeen cloths
imported m american vessels from beyond the
Cape Of Good Hope" This amendment was
adopted and the section now reads, "That
the drawback allowed by law on plain siik
shall be allowed, although the said cloths.
before the expectation thereof, shall have been
colored, printed, stained, dyed, stamped, or
painted, in the United States" &C. This sec
ton, rs amended, WAS advocated nv Messrs
L"wrie and D'Wolf, and opposed by Mr.
Dickerson. The question, on striking out the
whole section, was then put and carried in the
cGirmriiue. Yeas 26, Nays 81.
So the section, providing for the allowance
1t drawback IN the expectation of silks and
nankeens, vines cOlored, printed, stained, dy-
ed, stamped, or painted, in this country, was
stricken out.
Mr.. Holmes, Of Maine, moved TO amend the
bill, by inserting the following:
-" On all manufactures of silk or Of which
SILK shall be component material, coming
rom beyond the Cape of Good Hope, duty
OF per centum ad vslorem;
On all other manufactures of silk mr. If
which silk shall be component material :,
duy OF per centum nd valorem."
Mr. Holmes stated that his object in moving
inns amendment was, to ascertain whether the
oenate was willing To make Il discrimination
between the silks of France, and thuse of
INDIA. The former country, he said. took a
considerable amount of articles of the proJuc-
tiHn OF this country and he though, we ought
I" discriminate in favor of her silks.
Messrs. Talbot, King of N. Y, LLOYD. of
Mass. Hayne, and Smith, made some remarks
upon the proposed amendment
VII. Talbot moved TO fiji the blank in the
iiFs' amendment with "Miriy" SO as To make
The duty on India silks thirty per cent. This
was supported by MIR. Talbot, and opposed by
Mr, Lloyd, of Mass. Ii was not agreed to.
Inc irst blank was then filed with "fcenfy-
five" and the second with "i,ceniy"
The question was then upon adopt;np the
amendment with the blanks thus filed. air.
Lowrle opposed, and Mr.. Holmes, of Maine.
supported it. The amendment was agreed TO-
ny cas- and Nays, as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Benton Branch. Brown.
Chandler; Clayton, Dickerson, Elliott, GailIard'
nny" "i fions,' Of M.'ne Holmes, Of Miss JOt",
Lou XII TS KIM '" ne s1 Of LOU Johnson Of
Macon Rugsles, Smih, Talbot, Taylor. IF Ind. Tay.
Tor, ofV, Thomas, Van Dyke. Ware. Willism.-gg
Ed NAnSI F,s , Bar,on, Btn D'WoG EaoS,
Lan"a", Lloyd, of Mass; Lowrie, Mills, Noble, Pal,
mel, Parrot, Seymour, Van Buren-;g'
So The Senate agreed to insert a d,scrimi-
mating duty Of five per centum. between Ihe
silks of France and those of India, in favor Of
the former. The effect of this amendment il
to reduce the deity on all other silks. excep,
those of India, fire per cent lower than propos-
ed by the bill as il came from the House nj
Representatives.
MIR. Smith moved to amend the bill bv in
sefting the following clause: "On morocco
skins, thirty per cenlum ad valorem." This
amendment was not agreed TO.
Mr.. Taylor, of Va. then moved To armand
The bill, by striking ont the following lines.
On wheat, twenty five cents ner b,,sh. .
On wheat -four, fifty ceAts per bundled
weight;
On potatoes, ten cents per bushel."
This proposition Ia amend. was d;sc,.soJ
by the mover, and by Messrs iBarhour. Jain.
son, Of Kan. DickersoD, Smith, D'Wolf TIovd
of Md. and Findlay. '' ~
Mr.. Smith called for division Of ihe mos.
ton; he wished 10 have the question on striking
out the duty IN potatoes taken separa,ely'
The question was then put, upon slrkinp OF
the proposed duties ON wheat md H.,
Hour II was decided 10 the "egaiire, by Yeas
and Nays, ~ follows:
YEAS.--Nrssrs. Ba'hour, Brunch. Eu;o, c.1-
l"d fr'ns, Bplmes, Of Miss. H. Jnl,nsor of i,,,
}. 5. Johnston, ol Lon, Kill, King, oil v t1o.,I
81 N'ss, MHcon, Mile, Pat,ott, Smir,. TaryI"s. nj
Wig Ware, Willamette i"S'''' :"
NAYS -hlessfs. Ruiop, Bell. benton Room
Ch"adisr Clayton, D'WoIf, D., kerscn, Eaton. Ed.