Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-01-21

Jorlty tor Vice President, then he shall
ne chosen by the Senate, as directed by
the Constitution. :.
SECOND RESOLUTION.
| No person, having been twice elect
ed to the office of President of the Uni
ted States, shall again be eligible to
that office.
| FRIDAY, JANUARY 9.
MIR. Johnson, Of Ky. from the COM
mittee on that subject, reported bill
to abolish imprisonment for debt. Read
twice.
The amendments of the constitution.
proposed by the select committee were
read.
Mr.. Hayne then gave notice that he
should call up the subject on Wednes-
day next.
MONDAY, JANUARY 12.
Mr.. Findlay, Mr.. Barbour and Mr.,
Dickerson, presented several petitions
praying an increase of the duties on i'm
ported iron; which were referred TO
the committee on Commerce and Man
ufactures.
The bill TO abolish Imprisonment for
debt, was read the second time.
TUESDAY, JANUARY IS.
The bill to abolish imprisonment for
debt was postponed to Monday of the
week after next.
Mr.. Lloyd, of Massachusetts, reported
a bill authorizing the President of the
United States to cause to be built, in
addition to the present naval force of
the United States, number of SIoops
of War, Of the first class, not exceeding
ten, TO carry not less than twenty guns
each.
The bill had two several readings.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IA.
Mr.. Van Dyke, Senator from the
State Of Delaware, appeared, WAS quail
lied, and took bis seat.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY JAN. Z.
An engrossed bill to authorize the
surveying and making "a road from a
point opposite the town of Memphis, in
Tennessee, to Little Rock, in Arkansas,
was read third time, and passed.
The House resumed the considera-
ton Of the question that Parmenio Adj
ans is entitled to seat in this House.
After debate the question was taken on
the motion to agree with the resolution
OF the committee, when there appeared,
Yeas 1l6, Nays 65,and Mr.. Adams being
admitted, was duly qualified and sworn.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8.
Mr.. M'Lane reported bill, entitled,
An act authorislsng Commissioners of
the Sinking Fund to purchase Z per
cent stock of the United States, for the
year 1824-which was read first and
scOnd time, and committed
Mr.. M'Lane reported bill to author.
Use the creation otstock to an amount no,
exceeding millions of dollars, to pro-
vide for the awards of the Commission
ers under the treaty of Spain, dated
February 22, 1919, which was also read
first and second time, and committed.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9.
Mr. Tod, from the committee on
manufactures reported bill to amend
the several acts imposing duties on i'm
ports, which was read first and second
time, committed to committee of the
whole house on the state of the Union.
The following are the duties which it
proposes on some of the leading articles.
namely.
On all manufactures of wool, or OF which
wool shall be component part, duty Of 80
per cent, ad valorem, until 30th of June 1926:
aud afterthat time, duty OF 32AA per cent. ad
valorem.
On all manufactures, (othtr than those spe-
| Gifted in the billy Of cotton, silk, fax. or
he mp, or of.which either Of these materials
shall be component part, duty of 25 per
cent, ad valorem.
On wool, manufactured, duty of 25
per cent. ad valorem, until June /, 1926; af.
forwards, duty of 80 per cent. ad valorem,
until June l, 1926 afterwards 40 per cent.
ad valorem, until June /, 1897; and, after
that time, duty of so per cent. ad valorem.
On lead, in pigs, bars, or sheets, two cents
per pound, on leaden shot, 81 cents red or
white lead, cents per pound. On hemp, 2.
cents per pound; flax, 3 cents tarred cables
and cordage, cents per pound. On iron, in
bars or bolts, 81, 12 per cwt. on round iron or
brazer's rods, mail or spike rods, iron in sheets,
hoop iron, and on iron slit or rolled, cents
per pound, iron spikes, cents; iron nails, 5
cents per pound. On talow, cents tall
low candles, cents; and sperm candles, s
cents per pound. On wheat, 25 cents per
bushel; on potatoes, 10 cents per bushel.
On castor oil, 40 cents per gallon. On all
foreign distilled spirits, Is per cent, in addi-
ton 10 the duties now imposed by law.
The second section provides that all arti-
Giles composed of mixed materials shall pay
the highest duty to which articles manufac-
tured from any such materials are subject.