Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-04


so.,ch-t iu tne usual fofu OF au inquiry. |, was
pfede9icd upon two reports made by tae Secretary
OF he f,nas1Iy TO ,inS House. lie had two objects
~ view -6,-t, discriminate between importatiors
made b. -,'izeus of the United States, aud all !
c:tcrs; i'.s second, TO procure repeal oil such |
laws Is '"o. credits for duties bonded upon mer |
--ac an Orted by aliouS, or on foreign account.
III" HISS u' thtion desirable for the sake OF the
Statistical fact, Well for other purposes; and Inc
'tw $40 t.H Why we should allow Liicn importers
10 n1ni ia't duties, on long credits, without inter-
est, wrca NJ WAS well known native mel chants
were Ssoosiy injured by t,S extension OF the c.e
oi'sYsten ln favor of Foreigners. la the printed
document, 40. IL, the Secretary SAYS:
~ a1tcv-r motives there may be for allowing n
cged'' '"t du'ies to our own citizens, sufficient
te7S'n Is prf:evcd for continuing il foreigners,
"hJ 40" no. ioMiciated in ;herepublic. u sci
.niu2lnn this respect, between ciuzo. AS ot the
Cm',d oflics and others, would tend To couinc the
cCnt .;ry q the nation to its own citizens, and
wo'ti alt "a restraining the practice OF shipping
matcnondise 10 this counity, h;ch has hitherto
HeCn tl31- - !"tege.4 witn 'hc Interests of our
svp s-,o uio:cral:s"
tus -." "a, t;gai the Aead OF toe Treasury De-
SnrtpCut. NOu% require no .tug - enforce IT. and
whotcycs OBJECTIONS might exist against total
abolition az he credi, system, there ought TO be
opnoe sci. 10 the abolition of 81 U,uch of it ap
plies lliens. 1t would appear, lac said, from tie
60 .ePn.fs ,lludcd to, that the duties Credit,
Dondsd t.. 3, amounted u twenty three aud one
hall M, III round nuuDets aud that tue iate
-est thereof at SIX per ceGtitp sinun, Al allow
a. would aaount, IA round numbers. to 81, 10000.
hr.tot'u arlount of i'nposts bonded for payments
cre0it. fro.p 1879 up to 1923, stated at 5&7
ntious which, upon the ratio of interest for the
year 62J, (as before stated,) would give n grand
tot AZ cf S26,000000. But, the merchants pay
no interest en- these bonds. ii might be considered as
donation - that an,ount. He had been told by
yNte.lIgSnI ,nerchauts, one of whom was member,
thot 1t you'd BE safe tn rate the irnportations made
Al nd a
pa't of the total amount, and, of.cnurse that the
Treasury had, in effect, been making advances,
Tes' - r. ycar, to alien importers. which in the
'.g'rg-te amounted to six millions OF dollars;
nC0tiy equal 10 the whole amount dishuIsed i'll
he peyuIHut Of Revolutionary pensions. And thus
IL appears, that corps OF foreigners have been
GuaItcret I0nn the Treasury as pensioners, under
.bc us'"e ~ character of alien importers, willie
-..le lille tcr want uf business. We
cau Easily nd Two OF our o,vn ready 20 do tie
SD y -lu,; and we mast needs pension a gang OF
Foreigners 10 help us, du al tiien in suporseding
Out own NATIVE merchants in commercial opera
tNus and tlcn allow them To- packet their Pensions,
and'car4y oil tile profits OF tire trade. He hoped
lls House would this matter in its proper light,
AL thai the resolution which mad been seat to the
EIo,ks trri,., won: > read and passed.
Nj /. ts N submitted the following resolve:
Resolved, That the committee OF ways and
MEANS Us instructed To inquire whether any, and if
any what, provision ought To be made by law to
d.7crisninAte between importations made by citi-
gems OF the United States and others, and hciher
i, - - expaiient to cpeal all laws allow ing
credits for duties upon merchandise imported by
a!iens, Oh foreign account"
The Tesulve agreed. to.
Air. Webster gave notice, that on Thursday next,
~ should call up the bill 'p-oviing for the puniSh
n-nt NJ cer' lin crimes against the United States.
NIAGARA SUFFERERS.
90 muji0u OF Mi. Tracy, the House went into
cN-rrn1ee of the whole the bill further amend
ID tct authprzing the payment for property lost,
ptI'ea. or destroyed by the euemy, while III tile
mi -arv service Of this. United States, aud for other
purposes
vs., Z. e Barbour said that his design in rising
~ - oipose the details OF the bill now before
.. snrittee, but to o;fer proposition supcrscding
O. al altogether. Tie wished to test the sense
ot this HnuSe on the principle nj the bill, ard with
bis he moved to strike the enactins clause
it T.ary of New York, then took the floor, in
suip0r; of the bal, aud had been addressing tile
House tni time, when
On rao,iou OF MIR. Wright of Ohio, the committee
aeU -ose; add having obtained leave to sit again.
The House adjourned.
Wednesday,, Dec 90.
IN SENATE.
Mr.. T.ittiltoh W. razewelI, of Va. elected in the
place of Nj. john. Taylor, deceased, appeared,
qualified, aud took his seat.
The rll from r,e House of Representatives .'atI-
thOfzing the Secretary OF the Treasury adopt IA
new hy;l.0mCter, was read IL tind time, PASSED,
aud fetu.ned 10 the House of Representatives.
The Sc ate, according to the n.der of the day, /
rnee;' to The consideration of the bill abolish
imprisonment tor def
Mr.. Johnson, OF Kentucky, remarked that this I
bill had been very muLurely hiscscd by the COM
mlttee, aud greatly modified from the ill of last
session, with the view of obviating objections made
at the last session. lie did know that any OPP
posi- ion would ne made 1t now, general prin-
cPies, but If any intended, he should propose
To take it up f4:u,e day Io gene al diseuosiou
t present he hoped the invest CATION Euld DC con-
IineJ 10 its details, for .which purpose he moved
that it be taken up by sections.
This was a!one, and some verbal amendments
made. Jhc biz fIavi''s been gone through,
Nj. Cobb moved to strike out INC following N
tcuces from the fourth section, ,iz:
But, after the return thereof, the defendant or
defendants my contest the allegations of the sad
oai,s affirmation, hcforc tae in which the
said suit action instituted, Ia sueh form as the
covt shall prescribe And il the. court shall be of
opitEcn that The said ale los ave not well found
d. IT may make order, be entc,ed on rroo.,l
di>chHrgiug flr said bail 90 security Gom III, or
their s'HeiYsi'ip.
TINS motion gave rise to- 4 debate uf mrai t..n
hours Duration, embracing occasional ren,aiEs "a
general principles, bit chiefly involving ,,c.tioa of
pra tce aud proceedings ~ ne different ,tatcs, s..
&c. The motion vas supported by the mover and
by Mr.. Nils, AZ considerable length; and was on
posed with nuch caincstHess b. Mcssrs. johnson Of
Ken 2i.bcu. and Vin Buren,. Mr.. &. anch made
10 some axis on ihe question Of modicntin;,;
md .hrn tire hbl vas postponed to tomorrow.
HOUSE Of Ej#ESGNTATIyEs.
CEoHCI' HItiTIA cItfHs.
Dir. Tho'np,0u. Of tieu-gia. according 10 notice, /
moved 70 is-h r t3o committee Of Ia whole from
lhe fl tiIcr co,'s r.ion ~ fbc report of the COM
rr;ttee military afnis "'t tir clai,n ri Iat state
frr ca'rNan,tj ton to st,vIr"s performed by her u-