The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-05-11

The president has allowed IT.. Tamshr.
further bsrlancs oftt0. R5s, includihr intrr.ss
90 las advances and per cent. coumiss.ssr
rn ~ disbursements. The Preai1anl H..
ADMITTED % Congress the question 81 .nisss~
en- his commissions
The additional duty % Hemp ard ulira..
's1-Q cents duty on Cotton Bsrrne. k...
becn struck from the Tariff Bill, Nv lie s.-.
ate
ON tie 30th inst. II was moved t1 exrr..
Russia. Hollands and Ravens Duck. Rnsss,
Slsetings and German Linens from ad8fiaesi
duty.
On the IL inst. Mr. Harbour moved u !.
mend che proposed amendment, IN alsa tnrtrt.
Ing Osnaburrs TiCklenburgs. d buflar
on this motion, long discussion took rlsrs
after which The question was taken aud dfr..
ded il The negative Tie question thea =.
CURED on the original amendment, 1n wi.rA
some remarks were made ~ Messrs T.sl
of Mass. and Barbour, bot the Senate aarar.
ncd without coming M a decision.
The Memorials from Boston. or and sesiss,
the Tariff, were presented % Congress 90 tts
3Oth ult.
The opponents Of the Tariff Bill in the san.
att. appear sufficiently numerous % reject IVY.
but probably from a spirit Of magpanmiir.
they refrain from decisive vote till its friend.
are ready.
WASHINGTON, MarL
Nothing ofimportance has taken place y
the House OF Representative to-day
The Senate has been engaged again w tts
Tariff. Mr.. Barbour moved 10 except osbs.
burgs. tiCkIcnburgs and burlaps from iht bra.
posed duty Of 25 per cent. The frieudt " IT,
hill once mere rallied, and this tine succeed
"a by vote "a 70 25, In sustaining theduty.
The vote is so close as 10 render il impossible
% predict its fate
MAssAcHUsETTs CIum.-In the House On
Monday, the 81 inst Mr. Hamilton, Of &c trun
the committee, 70 whom was referred The mes.
sage ofthe President of the States on the claim
NJ Massachusetts Tor services rendered W ihs
Militia Of that state during tire late war with G.
Britain, made report accompanied by hlil
70 authorize ne settlement and paymentoi ihe
claim Of Nj acbusetts for certain services rtn-
dcred during the late war
After some remarks iu favor Of 90 much The
claim as the committee consider unobisciions
he, IN constitutional point ~ view, and aisp0s-
ing somewhat cavalierly Of the humble recan-
tations which have been made on this subject.
they stale" our CUiumiNeef lh CONCLUSION Ft~
commended, that, in al cases where the militia
III the state II Massachusetts were called out iH
conformity with the desire ~ an officer " The
General Government, Or O. repel actual invasion,
or under q well founded apprehension NJ inya-
sion. during the late war, the claim oi lhe state
for such militia services be allowed under The a.
suaI rules " auditing and allowing similar
claims, provided the number Of troops 50 called
out were not in undue proportion 20 the exiEsn
cy. YOur committee likewise recommended, that
the claims Of Massachusetts, not eomprehendin
the above description ri cases, he disallowed
and, IL conformity with the foregoing pfiBci-
Tdes, ask leave 20 report a BILL Mr.. Hamilton
moved TO refer this ID the committee az The
whole on the state Of the Union, when, on no
ton Of Mr. Cobb, il was agreed to.