The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-25
From the Rtahmond Enquirer Of tie 25H
CONGRESS.

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Sat}rday-The Senate passed variety
Of small bills from the other ilou,e.-Ihe
H. Of Il were eng lgcd, in committee ofthc
whole, on the amendments proposed by
the Stnatr To the Tariff BW-.The LIST It.
mrndmpnt was amended on Mr.Tod's mo-
ton, by striking out Russia, HoHandS and
RQuenS," and inserting "sali," so ds to read
i" on sail duck" The Sd amendment ha-
wing been read, VIZ. to strike out " until the
thrtieth June one thousand eight hundred
and twcnty-six, aud after that time duty
of thrty-seven and a half per Centnm ad
yalnrem - and insert Provided, That, on
all manufactures of wool, or Of which WOOL
shall be Il comporent part, the actual value
of v hch, at the place whence imported,
shall not exceed thirty-threc and thWd
cents per square yard, shall he charged
with duty Of IS per centnm ad yalorc'n'
Several propositions were mad" to amend
this amend .nent, aud then to strike 1t out
Finally the whole amendment of the Sen
ate was rejected, SO to 50. The lin
amendment was to strike out this clause
" On cotton baggins four and half cents
per square yard, until the 30th day otJun',
1876 and, afterwards, duty Of five ana
half cents per square yard"
Mr.. Clay requested division ot iUf
question. twas divided according by ana.
the question first being on agreeing to strike
out the first clause, VIZ. on cotton bag
ging, four and half cents per square yaTu'
il was negatived, Yeas rs, Nays 80.
So the committee refused TO concur WIN
the Senates amendments to the first par
of this clause.
The question then being on striking ont
the remainder, it was agreed to "ItIlOo~
opposition
Almost all the other 90 amendments were
agreed to.
The committee then rose and rcp"rte"
the till to the House. The question was
taken on the several amendments, as re-
ported by the committee Of the Whole
agreed to, with the following exception
On agreeing to the iro,iso, IN the ny n5i
section, in relation to wocdlens nndtf o Dog
cents, excepting baizes and tlanoc,s' o,
question vas taken by Yeas a"u -N"' "
follows Yeas 81, Nays &c. ...onro.
TIE Speaker voting in the neS"u,, It 4
da" ed all equality of votes, W".ch any nc" ths
- a REJECTION of the motion 0o
! House refused to concur WIN the ""'''''
ment Of the Senate, which inserts '"' P''
siso. ~
llonfog-The .Seaatt took up the Io''"
! Bill returned from the n. of R'-In'! ~
greed IN the lst amendment rs 10
duck The II. of K, having re',stu on
concur IN the progi80 as 10 the u"!
noollen manufactures, Mr. Barbour ,''U,a
the Senate to insist upon its ameno' y,;oc
The vote stood, % to s3--and me ~
President gave his casting vote IN 'a''a
Insisting. The House had refused " ,,',-
cur in the amendment about c"l'o" -.
ging. The Senate refused TO rect"e' -
25, ,,.
Next the Senate took up the bill " 10 , ,%c
able the President to carry INTO cue, nor
treaty made at Ghent the gTth D'',"'
1914, excluding Foreigners from tra"V ;,n.,
intercourse with the Indian tribes ".$r
the United States, and to preserve wv ~
trade, within the limits Of the -, S'''' ,
American citizens" The question ~
: adopting Mr.. Benton's amendmt,' ~ l,r,
/, propriate $4,000 to enable the f''s," ~,
TO send military expedition an'"5
hostile Indians on the Upper Missouri AZ a.,
preserve the peace in that quar'''' NJ.
Noble proposed IO,00O-Nr. h'"'"'!, ~,
ctpted--tlIe amendment passed, anu -
bill ordered TO third reading. .,,,.,
The IT, OR feceiYed the Tarn -" "''
the Senate. Mr.. Forsyth moVrd l." 's''