Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-10

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motion was agreed to- .n
Mr. Forsyth offered The following teso'
luton: p:a, oe,h.,u
States be requested to communicate 10
this House the proposals msae, through
Gen Jackson, by the Faith Killer, and bis
Chiefs of the Cherokee tribe OF Indians,
IN tho wear 1920 or '2I, 10 make cessIon
Of ,hsir lands to the Uniteds Ststes--loge.
ther with any other propositions made in
,.l,,;on 10 the same subject, Vt which he
may he possessed. :,
This resolution lies on the tabie one
Mr.. Bartlett offered the following reso.
Re,olved, That the Committee OF Ways
and Means be instructed to inquire into
the expediency o! imposing. a tax upon
domestic distilled spirits, and OF providing
by law for The collection Of the same.
The resolution was disagreed to.
The engrossed bill providing for the
appointment of aI agent 10 reside with
the Usage Indians, was read third time,
passed, and semitic the Senate.
A message was received from The Se-
nate. notify ing that they sDsiSt on their a.
meodnent to the Naval appropriation
RiIi. which was TO strike out the specIh>
cation of The items to which The coaiin-
gent fund is 10 be applied, leaving j, 10 The
discretion of the Secretary OF the Navy,
and ask conference upon the suo)ect
On motion OF Mr.. McLaDe, the House
resolved to insist on their disagreement
70 The amendment Of the Senate; agreed
10 the conference; and committee OF Eve
we're appointed to meet the COMMITTEES
APPOINTED on behalf OF the Senate
mir. Owen, of Alabama, rose, and ask
ed O, the Chair, whether resolution,
moved by himself, calling for certain in
formation from the Treasury Department,
respecting the two and three per cent.
funds arising from The sales OF public lands
in the several states, had been transmit.
led to the proper Department; and il so
whether an answer had been received.
The speaker said the resolution bad.
doubtless, been forwarded by The proper
officer of the House, and, if an answer
bad been returned, it would have been
laid before the House.
Mr. Owen said. then, Of course, the in.
formation called for by the resolution had
not, a, yet, been furnished.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
The House then prCce eaed 10 the consi.
Iteration Of The amendments reported by
the committee OF the whole 10 the Tariff
Bill.
Mr. Forsyth rose and withdrew ihe IN
timation, yesterday given. OF bis intention
nov TO move the indefinite postpone
mem Of the bill. This be did al the sug-
gestion of several members CONTRARY to
his previous impression) that the features
OF the bill were not sufficiently liked by
. vote. IN committee OF the whole, as to
determine all the members to vote deci.
siveiy for or against the rejection OF the
bill in It's present state. lie should
therefore, deter his motion until The ques..
, lion had been settled as to the amosnt OF
duties to be proposed on the leading al
, t,cles, y col, cotton, and iron.
. The Clerk then read the several amend
r menis reported by the committee OF the
:. Wuore. huo tur qursrIUu Delng Oh con-
, curing in the first amendment, Producing
the minimum on woollens, from 80 to 40
cents the square ysrd)-
Mr.. Tod rose, and delivered, at length,
5 bis sentiments on the general principles
, OF the bill, IN reply to the speeches made
, on thu other side, upon that subject, es-
{ pecisliy those oil Mr.. Webster and Mr..
Hamilton and continued his remarks ill
past 2 o'cIbek.
MIR. Hamilton spoke in reply. Mr.. Tod
rejoined. and Mr. Hamilton responded.
When the question was put, and decid.
ed by Yeas and NAYS as toIlows:-iea,
I0l, Nays, SO.
SO the House concurred with the Com.
mittee Of the Whole, IN reducing the mi.
nimum on woollens from 30 TO 40 cents.
And then the House adjourned.
On the question upon the inds,fn,le posi-
ponemeat OF the bill to abolish impTison-
ment tor debt 10 the Senate, on Tuesday
last. the Yeas and Nays were as follows:
Yeas, IS, Nays, 90.
IN SENATE-April 8.