Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-06


up the bill " to reduce into one the 8, eral acts
establishing and regulating the Post Office
Department"
The House adjourned.
SATURDAY, MAYi.
IN SENATE.
The following resolution, submitted on
Thursday last by Mr.. Benton, was read for
consideration, and agrerdto:
sc Resotred, That the Committee on the
Public Lands he instructed TO inquire into the
expediency of authorizing the President OF
the United States To cause 20 be selected, in
separate parcels, or in sections, as much land
as will amount to two of the townships here
tofore granted by Congress tn thr STATE Of Mis-
sourf for the support of scminaries Of learn
ing
"Also,to inquire into the expediency of
granting the town of St. Louis, and ether
towns and villages in the state Of Missouri for
the support of schools, the lots and pieces of
ground within such towns and Villages whici,
may have been heretofore reserved for militia
ry purposes, and not now needed for such use.'
THE TARIFF.
The bill from the House of Representatives
| =" to amend the several acts for imposing du-
ties on imports" was again taken up for con-
sidcration, in committee of the whole, Mr..
King Of Alabama in the chair.
Just previous 10 the bill heing ordered to lie
on the table, yesterday, Mr.. Holmes OF Maine
had moved to amend il, by excepting Russia,
Hollands, and Rarens Duck, and Russia Sheet
ings," from the duty of s5 per cent. levi
ed on other cotton, silk, flax, or hempen Fab
RIGS aud Mr.. Barbour had moved to amend
the amendment, by adding TO il, as another
exception, " German linens"
Mr.. Barbour now varied his motion, by
withdrawing the words " German linens" aud
proposing to add to the exceptions, /" Ozna-
buss, Iickienburgs, and Buriaps." This mo-
ton was advocated by the mover, by Messrs
Hayne, Smith, Branch, Mills. II. johnson, oil
Lou. Macon, Holmes, of Maine, Van ID ke
and Taylor. of Vir.-and opposed by M-ssrs
Dickerson, D'Wolf, Talbot, and Johnson, OF
Ken. twas urged, in behalf Of this am.nd-
inent, that the manufacture Of the article had
never been attempted in this country that
1t was an article Of the first necessity, 70,
| clothing for the poorer classes Of the commu
nifty, and for servants and, for these reasons
vas not legitimate object of heavy taxation
| On the other hand, il was commended thai
goods ola similar kind, though not known 10y
the same name, were manufactured in thi:
country-and, being an article of necessity
IFS manufacture ought to be encouraged, in or
der tn render as independent, for the necessa
I ries ofiite, of other countries.
The question upon amending the ampnd-
meni, as proposed by Mr.. Ban hour, was ther
put, and decided in the Negative by Yeas and
| Nays as follows
| fEAS.-Messrs. Barbour, Branch, Clayton
Elliott, Gaillard, Hayne, Holmes, of Maine
Holmes, of Miss. ii. johnson, of Lou. ]. S
johnston, Of Lou. Kelly, King. of Alab. King,
OF N. Y. Lloyd, of Md. Lloyd, of Mass Macon
Mills, Parrott, Smith, Taylor, of Va. Van
Dyke. Ware, Wllimns-e3
! NAfS.--Messrs, Barton, Bell, Benton
Brown, Chandler, D'Wolf, Dickerson, Eaton
Edwards, Findlay, jackson, Johnson, of Nv
knight, Lanman, Lowrie, McIlvaine, Noble
Palmer, Ruggles. Seymour, Talbot, Taylor
of Ind. Thomas, Van Buren.-s4.
So the amendment to the amendment was
! lost.
The question was then upon amending the
bill, 81 as to except" Russia Duck, Holland
and Ravens Duck, Russia Shertings," from
the duty of twenty five per cent which il is
contemplated to impose manufactures OF
cotton, silk, flax, or hemp. Mr.. LLOYD, o
| Mass. advocated this amendment. Mr. Bar.
bour then moved an adjournment, and
The Senate adjourned
| HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES..
Mr.. Thompson, of Georgia, gave notice
that, on Thursday next, he would move to
] take up the report Of the Committee of WAYS
aud Means, on The subject of the Georgia
! claims.
Various engrossed bills were respectively
read third Time, and passed
Mr.. L. +. Barbour moved To postpone the
previous orders of the day, and take up bill
TO allow further time to complete the issuing
and locating of military land warrants.
The bill was taken up; and, on motion o
MIR. Taylor, il WAS amended, by striking on
two" years and inserting five" and il was
then ordered to a third reading this day.
A bill from the Senate, "to allow further
time To complete the issuing and locating o
military land warrants" was read thr,
time, passed, and sent 10 the Senate.