Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-17

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from the judiciary committee, and or
dered to be read third time TO. NOR
row
Mr.. Webster, also from tho same
COMMITTEES, eported without amend
ment, the bill from the Senate, to sbo-
lish imprisonment for debt and the
same was referred to q committee OF
the whole.
Mr.. Cooke laid on the table the fol.
lowing resolution:
"Rssotued, That tho President OF the
United State. be requested to inform
this House what amount Of money has
been refunded to the Government. by
the several Prize Agents, since the LIST
day of March, 1928, designating the q.
mount paid by each Agent, and when
instituted and the present state of the
said proceedings, and whether the pro-
visions of the joint resolution of Con.
gress, approved Sd March, 1928 have
been enforced 10 all cases"
The resolution yesterday laid on the
table by Mr.. Conner. calling for iDfor.
nation of the expenditure of certain ap-
propriatiops for improving the Presi-
dent Square, sc. was taken up and Q
greed to.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
The House then passed 20 the unf.
nished business of Yesterday, which
wa. the motion of Nj. Long, to reduce
the duty on boiling cloths from Is to
10 per cent ad valorem The question
being taken, the proposed amendment
vas rejected.
Mr.. Moore Of Alabama, then moved
the precious question on the bill, (which
precIudes all further amendments as
we'll ss debate.) The call was not sns-
tanned by the req uisite number of men,
bers.
AIR Tod proposed, as an amendment,
to add to the clause laying duty on
cotton bagging, the following words:
until the 3Oth day OF June, 1925, and
afterwards, duty of 81 cen'sper square
yard > the object being to lay on this ar.
ticle a duty of ~ cents per yard until
the 3Oth June, 1925, and, after that
date, of 81 cents per square yard.
Mr. Hamilton, of South Carolina,
then moved the indefinite postpone ment
OF the bill.
A; the request Of Sir. Letcher, OF
Kentucky, call OF the House was or
dered-Ayes l27
The call having been ordered, ano
the clerk proceeding to call the absen.
toes, the further proceedings in the
call were suspended.
The question recurring on indefinite
post ponement,
Mr.. Govsn delivered at length his
son,imon.. in opposisien 70 tho primers
pies Of the bill.
Mr.. Hamilton withdrew bis motion
for indefinite post ponsment.
The question on Mr. Tod's motion,
above stated, was then taken by yeas
and nays, as follows: Yeas l0l, nays
l0l.
The House being equally divided.
the Speaker gave the casting vote in
the affirmative.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Foot Of Conn. moved 10 strike
out the clause of the bill which propos
ses an additional duty on the importa
ton of foreign distilled spirits.
This question, being taken by yeas
and nays was decided in the negative,
as follows: Ayes 50, noes lee.
Mr.. Bradley renewed the motion
made by him 10 committee Of the whole,
for laying duty on certain imported
books.
Mr. Brady supported the amendment,
by submitting, at length, his views in
relation to it.
MIR. Tucker, of S. c. opposed the
views expressed by Mr.. Bradley, and
moved to postpone the bill to the LIST
day December.
The precious question was then a.
gain called for, by Mr.. Wright There
were in favor of taking it 20 votes, and
against it "a So the call was not sus.
tanned by the House.
The question then recurring on the
postponement, as moved by Mr.. Tuck
or of S. e..
Mr.. Mercer opposed the motion in q
short speech to which Mr.. Tucker re-
piled in few words.
Mr., Randolph requested the gentle.
man from S G. to withdraw his motion,
as q personal favor to him, that the
question might be taken on the motion.
of Mr.. Bradley.
Mr.. Tucker compled-but with no.
tice that, as soon rs the present amend.
ment should be disposed of, be should
renew his motion for postponement.
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