Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-27

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third reading, MIR. Chandler called for the Ayes
and Nays, which were as follows
AYES-Messrs. Barton, Branch, Brown, Ia.
ton, Edwards, Elliott, Findlay, Gaillard, Hayne,
Holmes, of Me. Holmes of Miss. jackson,
Johnson, of La. Kingof Alab. Lanrnan, Lowrie,
Mcllyaine, Mills, Parrot, Ruggles, Seymour,
Smith, Talbot, Taylor of Ind. Thomas, Van
Buren,, Ware, and Willians-28.
NAYS-AIessrS. Bell, Chandler, Clayton,
D'Wolf, Knight, Macon, Taylor of Va. and
Van Dykes.
So the bill passed to third reading.
Mr.. King, pf Alabama, from the Committee
on the Public Lands, reported the bill to coairna
tic claims TO certain lots In tie to,rn IF Mobile,
without amendment.
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill for
The better security otpssj'ic money's IN Tie hands
Of n,arstGis, clerks, and attorneys; and, after
some discussion by Messrs. Holmes, of Maine
Mills, and Van Dyke, the bill, on motion of MIR.
Williams, was rccommitted to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
The bill to abolish imprisonment for debt was
taken up. Mr.. Van Buren, proposed two new
sections, as substitutes for the first and fourth
sections of the bill. The amendments were or
dcred to be printed, and the whole subject was
postponed till Monday next, and made the order
of that day.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker laid before the House com
munication from the Secretary of the Treasury
accompanied by the statements of the affairs Of
the Bank of the United States, called for BY a
resolution of the House, on the 18th.
The Speaker also laid before the House 4
communication from the Secretary Of the Urea
sury, accompanied by u statement of contracts
and purchases made by Collectors for the reve-
nue. service during the year 1929. A state
ment of the expenditures on account of sick and
disabled scamen during the year 1922; and a
statement of contracts made relative to oil light
houses, beacons, buoys, stakeages, SC. A state
ment of the payments made according to law at
the Treasury of the United States during the
year 1928, for the discharge of miscellaneous
claims not otherwise provided for.
The Speaker also laid before the House let
ter from the Postmaster General, transmit
ting 4 list of unproductive post routes for the
year 1928; the above were severally laid on
the table.
MIR. McLanc from the Committee of Ways
and Means, made report on the petition of
Brown and Havens which was laid on the
table.
Mr. McLane, from the same committee, made
an unlavorable report on the petition of Benja-
min Barton and others, sureties of Jonas Har-
rison; which was laid on the table.
Mr.. McLane, from the same committee made
an unfavorable report on the petition of Ezekiel
Foster; which was laid on the table.
Mr.. Williams, from the Committee of Claims,
made an uniayorable report on the petition of
Jean F. Girod; which was laid on the table,
Mr.. Sloane, from the Committee of Elections,
to which was referred the memorial of sundry
citizens of the Congressional District of Nor
folk. in the State of Massachusetts, complaints.
OF the election and return of John Bailey, as a
member of this House from said District, pre-
scented report, concluding with resolution
'' that Mr.. Bailey is not entitled to seat in thi
House," which report was laid on the table
Messrs. Archer and Wayne presented memo
rails on the Tariff.
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr.. Owen
proposing certain inquiries by the COMMITTEE
OF ways and Means, respecting the operation o
the proposed Tariff, &c. was taken up.
MIR. Brent, of Louisiana, rose in support OF
the rcsolution-the object of which, he said
was not to procrastinate the debate, but to pro
cure information which ought to be possesse
before a vote could properly be given on the bill
he insisted that the subject came appropriat
within the cognizancc OF the Committee oi
Ways and Means, and a report was the NOR
wanting because some, even OF the friends Of
the bill, had declared that if it led to internal
taxation, they would oppose its passage. 1t ha,
been urged that the nation were ALREADY in full
possession of the subject and that Congress pos
sessed already, from the discussions of last yea
all necessary light on the subject; but this did
not appear to be the case since some had profrs
scd to have received, already, from the discus
sion thus far had on the details of this bill, more
information than they got from all the long dis
cussions of last session on the general measure
Mr.. Brent concluded with repeating the pro-
ession of his friendly disposition towards manu-
features and their protection, provided other in
terests of society were not to be sacrificed.
Mr.. Mallary, of Vermont objected to the in
quiry proposed in the resolution, as it could not
in his opinion, aid the main object before the
House. 1t was impossible for the Committee
TO make any useful or certain report till the bill
had gone through its last notifications; and he
was confident the effect of the resolution woulc
only be to procrastinate decision, without rem
dering it any more correct. Ifonce the in lur,
was given to this committee, we should soor
hear gentlemen say, they "could not proceed
till they had the report--why urge the discussion
"a committee has the subject under consdera
ton, let us wait to hear what is their conclu
sion;" and when obtained, it would be a mer;
opinion, and would bind nobody. Besides, j
the Committee of Ways and Means must rep
the operation ofthe bill on revenue, other gen
tlemen might urge that the Committee on Agr
culture, should afterwards tell the House how
it would affect that interest, and when they haC
| reported, some other gentlemen would be yer,
anxious for a similar report from the Commits
on Commerce. and thus VIC were to proceed IT,
the session was wasted away, and then put
the bill because it was too late to act upon it.
Mr.. Culpeper, of North Carolina observe
that the objections urged by the member last u