Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-30


The several amendments proposed i'm tn,
details of the hill, were taken up in course
The committee propose 10 reduce the appro-
?Iiaiob agreed Ia In the House, for survey Ting
the Public Lands If she UNITED States, from
) 100000 In 100000 A discussion took
place upon the prnpIIety nfrpducing this item ;
In which Messrs. Smith, Lnwrie, Rugglrs, Ii
Jnhnson of Louisiana, Holmes of Maine,
Chandler, Williams, Hayne, ard Eaton, engag
eu. Inc amendment WAS adopted.
Ih- committee recommend that the sum
of 10000 for the relief of sick, disabled,
aud destitute seamen. in foreign countries, :"
sho"'d be- stricken "ui, and S So 900 inserted
for that purpose. This amendment was u
dnptcd.
They, also, recommend that the appropria-
tion " for the Consul General, at Paris,
S 5000" he stricken out entirely. THIS "a
mrndm'ni was supported by hlrssrs. Smith,
King of y York. and Holmes of Maine and
opposed by Messrs. PARROT, Lloyd of Mass.
aud Louvre. The discussion turned upon TN .
question, whether this officer was necessary,
or not. The amendment was lost.
| The nPXt amendment proposes To strike out
= 5000, the aum appropriated g ior the pay
mrni ofthe salaries of the Commissioner and
Arbitrator, under the lst article of the Treaty
"f Client, and hall thu salaries of their Secrs-
|
thereof, the slim of 1900 together with the
uorxprndrd balance of the last years appro
prin'i"n. Mr.. Smith stated the reasons which
induced the Committee to propose this re-
dic'lnn. MIR. King of New York, moved To
insert, also, q" an Agent" To he connected wi b
this Commission, aud spoke IN support of the
propriety of having public Agent before TIA.
| Commissioners, Mr.. Smith opposed this mo-
lion; and, iii the course ofhis remarks, he stat
ID hat he had been informed by a gentleman
| who acted as Agent for the indi, idual CLAIM
ants, in Virginia and Maryland, that the
amount recovered for slaves taken from those
NV" States, would not be sufficient To pay the
expenses of the Commission Mr. II Zines
of Maine, also opposed The motion for the in
Sertion of an Agent, and H. Barbour advoca-
'td tat much length, denying the S aterneut
OF hr. Smith, and cOntrOverting aud answer
ing all the arguments of the opposers of the
appropriation. Without taking the question.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Reynolds submitted the following for
considerations.
" Resotred, That the President of the Unit
ed States be requested TO lay before this
House as soon as convenient, any information
he may have in his possession, showing the
anime the most suitable site for National Ar
mory on the Western Waters" have not made
their report"
| Mr.. Allen submitted the following, which
| lies one day for consideration:
| ReSolred, That the rule numbered eihgiy
four, of the standing rules and orders Of lhe
House, be rescind-d''
| NAVY APPROPRIATION.
The engrossed bill g making appropria tons
Tor the support of the Navy of the United
States for the year 1894" was begun 10 b.,
read third time before comp citing the
reading, it was observed that an error had oc-
CURED in The -whereupoD the read
| ing was suspended.
EV;SlON OF THE TARIFF.
The House went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Condiot in the Chair, on the bill
to amend The several acts laying duties nu
imports"
Mr.. Foot. of Conn. moved TO amend the
bill, hy Inserting after the 254,h line, the fol-
loving clause " on all wines which are nov,
charged with duty of 10 cents per gallon, %
cents per gallon"
Mr. Ponsett, Of South Carolina, opposed
me amendment He did not desire Ia see This
country vine growing country, as in com
parison wrh corn growing countries, they
were always poor and miserable.
| Mr.. Brent, ofLOu. opposed it, as not caL
culated aid domestic Industry
| Mr.. Gurley quoted statistical details, TO
show that reduction of the duty on low
lprlced wines had increased the revenue Rails
Ing the duty was, therefore, not calculated To
bent fit tie rev enue. He replied TO Mr. Tod's
remark, as to he ability of Louisiana To- nav
the duty, the protection Of sugar the profit of
negro labor, sc.
MIR. Fnet, ofConnecticut, replied, that he
only had isbed. on this item, TO restore the
tariff of 1916. The reduction of The duty had
destroyed promising infant mandatory in
his district, and he wished to raise The duty
| Tor the general purpose of cherishing the pro-
duce Of wine in the United States.
Mr.. T,imbIe of Kentucky, made a calcula
lion to show, that low duties on these wines
would Increase the revenue, and augment a
trade which was profitable to this country.
| Mr.. Stewart of Pennsylvania, combattpd
the view and argument Of Mr.. Trimble. and
contended that much wine would be used
at % "a al - cents duty.
Mr.. Tod of Pennsylvania, replied, and sig
nifrd that he had no wish for the abortion
of the amendment; and the question being
taken ON the amendment of Mr.. Foot, it was
decided in the negative, without a division.
| Mr. Tod moved TO strike out from line 90
To 104, inclusive, viz:
| On Russia duck, per piece of fifty two
archeens, two dollars each piece;
"On Ravens duck, per piece of frty-two
archeens, one dollar and twenty-fye cents
each piece;
"On Holland duck per piece, of fftv-two
archeens, two dollars and fifty cents each
piece"
Mr.. II. stated, that the manufacture Of duck
was now established much Of the fax had
to he imported from Ireland, and there was