Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-19

Cos OF ministers. This had obtained tI,rouca,
inc Tide OF successful and unsuccessful cxyeri-
Iien', ana lie saw no good reason TO CHANGE n
nc was not prepared for the doctrine. that.
whenever and as often as the President might
Ihoosc 10 appointa Minister to the Court of any
uespot IN Europe, this House was bound To echo
The appointment; and, rs often as an anno;nt-
IhehI should be made by taking member from
Tue Senate, principle not surely agreeable tn
the people, that we should do the same be
thought the safest way was, to leave each De.
parunent to bear the responsibility of its own
constitutional discretion. The ionr nract;ca
which gave sanction. to the course he pronosed
was to ms mind, sufficient proofof its correct,
ness.
! He wished the sum reduced for two rc,.o,.
VIZ; because he believed there were MANY M,
uonai objects to which it could be more adv,n-
| tageousiy appropriated and, because he s.,v
no good reason for maintaining Ministers of the
grade at the Courts of all the despots in Euronc.
when there was no national object for them to
accomplish. Mr.. Galley said, he had alwavs
understood that foreign Ministers were intended
Tor the making of treaties, or for settling some
great national question and as we had neither
Oh ''iese now on hand, with the great crowned
neMiS, he must presume that ours had no other
design than the maintenance of system of es
pionaee, and, although this might do well e.
nougH Ion one tyrant to watch another. he
thought 1t totally inatlmissible for great repub
nc. w nat have we now said MIR. G. to do in
Europe, to justify the number and expense of
foreign Ministers /, and how manv GREAT objects
have we which demand all our resources. M
lie sad, he did not believe that this course had
or would meet the wishes of the American nco.
PIE, ana he could not reconcile it with any-sound
principle of democracy.
hir. hicLane advocated the amendment of the.
committee, and replied TO Mr.. Gazlay. The
mt
ted as reported by the Committee ofthe WHOLE
Inc remaining amendments having been. al
so, concurred in, the bill was also enrrossed FIR
third reading, and sent to the Senate for CON
currcnce.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
On motion of Mr.. Tod, the House then again
went into Committee of the Whole on the sta,c
the Union Mr.. CONDICT in the Chair an5
resumed the consideration ofthe bill for amend
ing The several acts laying duties on imports.
Mr. Dayles, OF Mas. moved to amend the bill
by striking ont the word 6 omen and inserting
"Mree," in the G5th and Goth lines, SO as to
. axe that clause the section read as follows:
On all Leghorn hats or bonnets, and all hats
or oonnets OF straw, chip, grass, end on all
mats, braids or plats, for making of hats or bon
nets, duty OF fifty per centum aid valoren:
Preceded, That all Leghorn hats and bopnets
and all hats or bonncts of straw, chh or grass'
which, at the place whence imported, with the
addition OF ten per centum, shall have cost less
than three dollars each, shall, with such addition,
lie taken and deemed to have cost three d,ll,r.
each, and shall be charged with duty according
E.n
Nr. baliies supported this motion BY n speeoh.
IN which he stated the benefits that would result
ana gave succinct history of this branch of
manufacture, In this country, from its earliest
origin, tliiIt had grown to annual amount of a
| million and half of dollars He stated the
| manner in which it had been ruined by the i'm.
portatIon of Lcc!loril bonnets, TO the amount
last year, of &eOO, 600
The motion was further advocated bv Mr.
| kica, aud opposed by Messrs. Cambrclcnr.
Sharpe, Marvin, ond Floyd. And the question
| beng put, it was lost.
! MIR. Cook, of Illinois, moved to amend the 3od
iiEc, by strikngout 'ttUo !" and inserting ssth,ee,,
so as to make it read son lead in PIGS, bars. or
sheets, three cents per Ponnd.n And he sup
! ported tie motion IN speech OF considerable
| length. II was opposed by Messrs. Sharpe, n ,Uf
Cambrelcng, of New York-advocatod by Mr..
Stewart OF PENNSYLVANIA. and farther opposed
| by Mr.. Sanford of Tenn. to whom Mr.. Cook
| repiled--when The question being taken, the
motion was not agreed to.
| Mr.. Foot, of Connecticut moved to- amend
the bill in the 148th line7-ss on muskets one
dollar and fifty cents per stand" by adding the
words following g And ON all other fire arms,
md on sid arms, thirty per cent. ad vaioyem,.o
The motion being explained by Mr.. Foot, was
adopted without opposition.
! MIR. M'Kim then moyedIto strike out the 177th
line, viz Con tallow four cents per pound"
lie supported his motion by short speech, to
which ar. Tod replied. When, on motion of
Mt Foot, of Connenticut, the Committee rose,
to leave time for the third reading of the APP
preparation Bill; which, having been read and
passed, was sent to the Senate for concurrence
| And then the House adjourned.