Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-13


on Commerce; which motion was agrceJto.
EIr. Whttlesey, from the committee of claims,
reported bill fur the relief of Samuel Clsyc
land, Jr;" which was twice read and commit
ted.
MIR. Forsyth laid before the House rcsoln-
tion4of the Legislative of the State of Georgia,
relative to the running aud marking the dividing
line between that state and the State of Aaba-
ma which was referred 10 tho committee OH the
Public Lands.
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr.. War
field was takenup, and, after some conversation
between Mcssrs. w 3rie!I, Tracy, Owen, and
Mercer, on motion vi Air. Tracy, i. was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Forsyth offered the following resolution:
81 eSoieel, That the prcsi,,c; q. the United
States be requested To communicate 10 this
House the proposals made, through Gen. Jack
SON, by the Path KILLER and his Chiefs of the
Cherokee tribe Of Indians, IN the year 1920 cr
1891, 10 make cesson of their lands to the
United States-togother with any other prupo-
sitons made IN relation to the same subject, of
which he may be possessed"
This resolution lies OH the table one dav of
course.
Mr.. Gazlay offered the following resolution.
which also lies one day on the table:
s'Resotseh, That the President of the United
States be requested to inform this House whcth-
er the 9th section ofthe act relating to
4 township of land lying within J. G..
| Symmes's patent, and passed Sd March, 1898,
has been executed, and, If not, what reasons
have prevented the execution of the sa,nc.n
Mir. Bartlett offered the following resolu-
! ton:
| Restored, That the CoHgAittcc OF Ways AMI
Meas be instructed to inquire into the expcdi-
ency OF imposing tax upon domestic distilled
spirits. and of providing by law for the colIec-
ton of the same.
| The resolution was disagreed to.
The engrossed bills providing for the ap-
pointment of an Agent to reside with the Usage
Indians, was read i third time, PASSED, and sent
to the Senate.
a message was received from the Senate, no
| tifyng that they INSIST their amendment 10
the Navy Appropriation bill, which was to srtiIke
out the speciiicatia, of the items 10 which the
contingent iund is to be applied, leaving il TO the
discretion of the Secretary of the Navy; and
ask conference upon the subject.
On motion of Mr.. ATcLane, the House rc.ol-
we'd to insist on their disagreement to the amend
rncnt of the Senate; agreed to the conference:
and committee offyewere appointed on behalf
of the Senate.
| Mr.. Owen, of Alabama, rose, and asked of
the Chair, whether resolution, moved by him
self, calling for certain information from the
treasury Department, respecting the two and
: three per cent. funds arising from the sales oi
public lands in the several states, had been trans
mttedto the proper Department; and, ii so, whe-
Their an answer had been received
The Speaker said the resolution had, doubt
less, been forwarded by the proper officer OF
the House, and, if an answer had been returned
it would have been laid before the House.
| Mr.. Owen said, then, of course the inforna-
I ,n,lf, oil.
| been furnished.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
| The House then proceeded to the considc,a.
tion of the amendments reported by the commit
tee of the whole to the Tariff Bill
MIR. Forsyth rose and withdrew the iniInation
yesterday given, OF his intention now to move
the indefinite postponemcnt of the bill. I'is he
did at the suggestion of several members icon
trary to his previous impresson,) that the fea-
lures of the bill were not sufficiently fixed b,
votes In committee ofthc whole, as to determine
all the members 10 vote deCisively for or agains
the rejection Of the bill in its present state He
should therefore defer his motion until the qucs
ton had been settled as to the amount of du;e.
to be proposed on the leading articles, wool, cot
ton, and iron.
The Clerk then read the several amendments
reported by the Committee of the Whole. AND
the question being on concurring in the frs
amendment, reducing the minimum on woilens
from 80 to 40 cents the square yard)-
Mr.. Tod rose, and delivered, at length, hi:
sentiments on the general principles of the bill
in reply TO the speeches made on the other side
upon that subject, especially those of Mr.. Web
ster and Mr.. Hamilton, and continued his re
marks till half past O'clock.
Mr.. Hamilton spoke in reply. MIR. Tod, re
joined; and Mr.. Hamilton responded.
4 IL 1
Yeas and Nays as follows:
YEAS-Nlcssrs. Alexander, of Viz. Allen
ofTenn. Archer, Bayiics, p. P. Barbour, J S
Barbour, Bartlett, Bassett, Blair, Brent, Blu
chanan, Buckner, Bnrlcigh, Burton, Carnbre
leng, Campbell, OF s. c. Carter, Gary, Cobb
Cooke, Come, Crowninshied Culpeper
Cushman, Cuthbert, Day, Dwinel. Edwards
of n. c. Farre!lv, Floyd, Forsyth. Frost, Full
Ter, Garrison, Garnett, Gatlin, Gist, Govan
Gurley, Hall, Hamilton, Harvey, Hayward
Herrich, Hobart, Hooks, Houston, Isacks
Kent kremcr, Lee, Leftwich, Lincoln, Ii
yiDgston, Locke, Long, Longfcllow, Mccoy
McDufie, Mckee, NcKim, Mangum, Matson
Mercer, Moore, OF Alab. Ncale, Nelson, New
ton, O'Brien, Owen, PIumer of N. II. PoiDsctt
Randolph, Rankin, Reed Reynolds, Richards
Rives, Saunders, SANFORD, SibIey, Arthur
Smith, Alex. Smyth, William Smith, Spaight
Spence, Standefer, A. Stevenson. J. stcphenson
| Tattnall, Thompson, of Geo. Thicker, of Va
Tucker, of 5. G.. Vance. of n. G.. VI atcrlicl;i
Webster, WicklifTc, Williams, of N. Y. vii
'iams of Va. Williams, of n. c. " ilsou, OF 5
| C.-101.
NAY --Mcssrs. Adams, Allen, Of Mass. Al
lison, Barber, of Con. BARLEY, Beecher, Brad
! ley, Brown, Buck, Cady, Campbell, of Ohio
CASSIDY, Clark, Collins, Cook, Crafts, Craig
Durfce, Dwight, Eaton, Eddy, Edwards, of Pa
Ellis, Find!ay, Foot, of Con. Forward, Harris
| HAYDEN EemnbiU Henry Hpr,irnnr Houe