American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-04-13
WEDNESDAY, April Z.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House com
municaton from the post Office Department, of de-
falcalions in the Department for the last 6 years
and which have not been sued under the goth sec.
lion OF the act regulating the Department, sc.
which was laid on the table.
Mr. bartlett offered the following resolution:
Resolrea That the Committee Of Ways and
Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency
Of imposing tax upon domestic distilled spir-
it's and OF providing by law for the collection OF The
same.
The resolution was disagreed to-
The engrossed bill providing for the appoint
men of an Agent to reside with the Usage Indians,
was read third time, Passed, and sent TO the Sen
late.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
The House then proceeded to the nsideraon
lof the amendments reported by the committee oil
the whole TO the Tariff Bill.
Mr. FORSYTH rose and withdrew the intimaton,
Yesterday given, Of his intention now TO move the
indefinite postponement of the BILL This he did al
the suggestion of several members Contrary 10 his
previous impression that the features of the bill
were not sufficiently fixed by votes in committee Of
1.-The whole, as to determine all the members to vote
decisvely for against the rejection of the bill in
its present state He should therefore defer his mo
tion until the question had been settled to the
amount Of duties to be proposed on the leading ar
tices wool, cotton, and iron.
The Clerk then read the several amendments re-
ported BY the Committee Of the Whole. And the
Question being on concurring in the first amend
ment, reducing the minimum on wooens, from 80
to 40 cents the square yard) after some debate,
was put, and decided by Yeas and Nays as follows :
YEAS Messrs. Alexander, Of Viz. Allen Of
Tenn. Archer, Baylies, p r. Barbour, ]. S. Bar
Rpc
Buckner, Burleigh, Burton, Cambreleng, Campbell,
OF c. Carter, Cary, Cobb, Cooke, Conner, Crown.
lnshield, Cupeper, Cushman, Cuthbert, Day, OWN
eli, Edwards, of N C. Farrelly, Floyd, Forsyth
Frost, Fuller, Garrison, Garnett, Gatln, Gst, Co.
van, Gurley, Hall, Hamilton, Harvey, Hayward,
Herrck, Hobart Hooks, Houston, Isacks, Kent,
Kremer, Lee, Leftwich, Lincoln, Livingston, Lock
E, Long, Longfellow, Mccoy, Nc Dufhe, Mckee,
McKm, Mangum, Matson, Mercer, Moore, of
Aab, Neal, Nelson, Newton, O'Brien, Owen, Plum.
er, of N. III. Poinsett, Randolph, Rankin, Reed
Reynolds, Richards, Riyes Saunders, Sandiord Sib.
ley, Arthur Smith, Alex. Smyth, William Smith,
9paight, Spence, Staudefer a. Stevenson, J. Ste.
CLEMSON, Tattnal Thompson, of Geo. Tucker, of
va. Wicklife, Williams, Of N. Y. Williams, oil
Va. Williams Of N. c. Wilson Of $. C.-l0l.
NAYS--Messrs, Adams, Allen, Of Mass. A lIison !
Barber Of Con. BARLEY, Breecher Bradley, Brown, |
Buck, Cady, Campbsll, Of Ohio, Cassidy, Clark
-oiilnsi LOOK, Gratis ITalg Duriee, Dwight, Ea-
on Eddy, Edwards, Of Pa Ellis Flndlay, Foot, Of
Ion. Forward Harris, Hayden, Hemphill Henry,
Hogeboom, Hocombe, jenkins, John
on, Of Vir. J. r. johnson, Il. Johnson, Kidder,
-athrop, Lawrence, Letcher, Litchield, Little, Liy
rmore. Macarthur, Mexican, McLsne, Of Del.
Mclean, Of Ohio, Mallary, MarkIey Martindae
Marvin, Matlack, Nletcafe, Miller, Mitchell, Of
Pen Mitchell, OF Md. Morgan, Patterson, Of Penn
Patterson, Of Ohio, Plumer, Of PEN Prince Rich
Rogers, Rose, Ross, Scott, Sharpe Sloane, Ster-
ing, Stewart Stoddard, Storrs, Strong, Swan lay
or, Ten Eyck, Test, Tod, Tomnson, Tracy, Trim.
de, Tyson, Udree Vance, Of Ohio Van Rensse-
aer, Van Wych, Vnton, Wayne, WhippIe Whit.
nan, Whittlesey, White, James Wilson, Henry
Wilson, Wilson Of Ohio, Wood, Woods, Wright; So /
SO the House concurred with the Committee Of
he Whole in reducing the minimum on woollcns
rom so to 40 cents.
On the question upon the indefinite postponement
II the bill Ito abolish imprisonment for debit in |
he Senate, on Tuesday last, the Yeas and Nays
we're as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Chandler, Clayton
D'Wof, Dickerson, Edwards, Gaillard,' Hayne
King, Of n. York, Knight, Mills Noble Palmer, Par
rott, Ruggles, Seymour, Van Dyke, Williams-19.I
NAYS-Messrs. Barbour, Benton, Branch, Eaton
Findlay, Holmes, Of Maine, Jackson, johnson, OIL
Kentucky, Henry Johnson, ]. S. johnson, Kelly 1
Lloyd, OF Massachusetts, Lowrie, Macon, Smith,
Talbot, Taylor, Of Indiana, Taylor Of Virginia,
Thompson Van Buren--2O. Nat. Intel
WASHINGTON, April7.
At length, the Tariff Bill has been reported toI
lrnFn fha r. N.