Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-10
"WEDNESDAY, FEBsUARY 1927.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT TIyES
Pnbhshers OF fbe Lo,re

fDnotsherS Of the LGicS
The resolution, n,uved BY Mr.. Saunders, wa.
again ,ilrd up.
Mr.. Wrems delivered his sen ineGts in favor Of
the resolution, not, however, approving OF all the
arguments advanced in it, rmpp"It.
MIR. Polk foliowei on the same side: after h.
concluded
The discussion arrested by the Chair, the
having expired
DUTIES ON wOOLLENS.
The unfinished business OF yesterday was taken
up, being the bill concerning duties on yyoolIens
Afer many other proceedings, Mr. Buchanan
rose, and spoke Tor considerable time i, oppo-
sition to the bill, as tending TO favor a local mo
noPoly, and contending Ih,t ii ought not L, pass
without provision Tor protecting the wl;skev
manufacturer OF Penus, Igania
Mr. Stewart replied 10 Mr.. Buchanan. and in
sisted that the bill protected the agricultural inter
ests OF that ale
Mr. Burges rose in reply TO some illusions made
to hun In the speech OF Mr. Buchanan lie resist,
ed The id that the bill ought not TO mass beca,.a
the largest manufactures were situated In a mar
icuIar part oil The country, al distance from its
centre, aud argued 10 show that the effect of pro
tecing this manufacture would ultimately b. 10
save to the poor man the whole amount Of the
cost OF Importation, and of the o,ity so that he
would get his coat for three dollars instead of eight
Mr.. McDuifie, reservng 10 himself the right OF
discussing The general merits of the bill on its
third reading. spoke in reply to Mr.. Burgess, and
also, TO some OF the remarks made by Mr. Stewart
some days, since. and continued course OF sever.
eensure on the bill! in speech of more than an
hour.
lie was succeeded by Mr.. Siorrs, who COM
baued he idea that this a mere local question.
IN which N. England and Pennsylyaai, alone were
concerned.
MIR. Cook spoke in opposition 10 the bill and
demonstrated with his friends from the Yves, on
their support of it,
Mr.. Rremer then commenced speech sgaios,
the general merits OF the BILL which he continued
Tor considerable time, and concluded with = mo-
ton that the House adjourn. (It was near 8 o.
clock)
The question being taken, tie motion was car
riej; ayes 49, noes 90.
And tse House adjourned
WAsHINGToN, Frbrua1y THE Bankrupt
Bill has died SECOND death The last remedy f.,
It's restoration having becn administered by srik
ing out the 03d section, il was yesterday CONSIGNED
To its fate by it's friends, whose last hope vanished
on its decisive rejection by its sdversaries, by
vote Of ~ Senators against 2I--every dfeg,ber nj
the Senate being in his place. and voting on the
question il is now settled, beyond doubt, that we
shall never have a uniform system of B.nkruptcy
until the public mind uDdefgoes such rcyolurion
as may Jet, In time TO come, be effected by per-
ception OF the great Inconvenience arising from
the variant, unequal, and clashing systems which
/ now exist in The several members OF the Confede.
racy.
I The bill concerning the duty on woollens is on
The eve Of its fate in the House of Represents.
,ivss, and the probability appears 10 be, that some
bill on the subject will pass the House Of Repre-
sebta'lyes at the pFe;en, session. The House sat