Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-17

stock at 6per cent, and TO borrow a sum equal
TO any deficiency that may occur, was taken up.
The question occur. ed on agreeing 10 the amend
ment offered some days since by Mr.. Verplanck,
of N. Y, authorizing the Secretary of the Urea
sury to issue Treasury notes for the aforesaid a.
mount.
The debate on this motion continued from till
D O'Clock, when the question was taken, and the
amendment rejected. A motion to increase the A.
mount from 10 to 90, 600 900. was also lost: upon
which the Committee rose, and reported the bill
without amendment
And the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Fen Is.
IN SENATE.
MI Sanford presented the credentials of the
Hon. Martin Van Buren,, elected a Senator for the
State of N. York, for six years from and after the
Sd March next.
MIR. Dickerson moved 10 take up the bill from
the other House, 10 increase the duty on imported
Wooliens. in order TO its being referred which
was opposed by MIR. Smith of Md. and supported
by Mr. Eaton. who said he would further move
The reference of the bill to the Committee on III
nance. The question was taken, and the Senate
decided to consider The bill; which was then read
second time.
Mr.: Dickerson and Mr.. Hayne, rose at the same
moment, the former moving the reference of the
bill to the Committee on Manufactures, and the
latter to the Finance Committee
OS''SS'"o'c OistussIOn arose on The point of
precedence, and before it was settled Mr. Taze
wei moved TO lay the bill upon the table, on which
the Yeas and Nays were called, and the motion
was rejected by The following vote:
iEAS.-Messrs Berren, Branch, Clayton,
Cobb, isyne, Kane, King, k'Kinley, Macon.
Handniph, Ridgely, Rowan, Smith of Md, Smith
OF y g.. Tazewel:, White, Wi!liams-l7
NAYS-Messrs. Barton, Bateman. Bell f,e,-
,on' Bouigny, Chandler. Chase, Dickerson. Eaton,
Edwards, Finday, Harrison, Hendricks Holmes
hnston OF Louisiana, knight, Marks. Mills
Noble, Robbins, Ruegles, Sanford, Seymour
o'isoee, Thomas, Van Buren,, Wiley, Woodbur,
Mr.. Eaton NOV ed the reference to the COMMITTEE
on Finance
MIR. Dickerson said tina. motion WAS already
before the Chair
The Chair decided that Mr.. Dickerson havirp
oeen hrsi upon the floor, his motion was in order.
MT. Hayne then stated his reasons for havinp
moved 10 refer the bill 10 the Committee on Fl.
nance. The bill contemplated an increase in the
duties on foreign goods and i, was prop.r 70 snhe
mt u to that committee. Ii had been taken Fl,
granted that The subject entirely concerned manu-
iacures' but II was not so: for whatever effect i,
might nave on ibe manufactures of the country il
certainly would affect the rev-nue. He also re.
marked, that " hen the tariff bill of 1924 cans in,
10 'he Senate, motion having been made 20 refer
IL 10 The Finance Committee, was lost nv n single
Vote' and the member who gave it, rose in his
seat and observed, that, although the subject was
one OF Hnahce, yet II were referred first 10 the
Committee on manufactures, it could afterwards
oe referred 10 the Finance Committee But il
'urheu out otherwise; and reference TO the latter
never could afterwards be effected AZ III
knew that 1t never could go 10 the Finance G., m
ii''ee' ana he also believed tina, the Finance Com
mittee would never obtain a reference or anv il,
formation on the subject now under consideration
r. MI mI Diekerson remarked. that the Committee
"a mar uiacturs was appointed TO consider and
org ME measures for The benefit of manufactures
and 1t was proper that subjects inn ctia,eIv COZ
corning that interest should be referred 10 tina,
committee. his subject had been before them al
ready, and now 10 refer it to another committee
would be 10 discharge them from its further con.
sideration; and he could only look uron s,cb
course as mockery OF The Committee on Manu-
features.
MIR. Van Buren, considered the object Of tn. hill
clearly TO be Immediately directed 10 the pro,ec.
ion OF manufactures: therefore, the reference In
'he Committee on Manufactures seemed to be pro-
per. Afterwards, it would be also proper 10 refer
IL 10 The Committee on Finance, who would repor,
On we question, whether the state of the revenue
or the effect upon it Of this bill, would allow the
adoption oftbe measure He knew that Tho ~.
nm Dill OF 1924 should have gone 10 the Finance
committee, and did not; still he thought il no
good reason why this bill should not now 90 IN
the Committee on Manufactures first. and % ,ba,
on II nance hereafter.
me question was then taken by yeas and nays
and decided by the following vote:
YEAS - Messrs. Barton, Bateman, Bell. Ron.
igny, Chandler, Chase, Dickerson, Edwards. Find
lay, Harrison, Hendricks Holmes, knight. Mike
Niilis' Noble. Robbins, Ruggles, Sanford. Sew
mouT' Siisbee, Thomas, Van Buren,, WILEY Wcod.
bury-25. " "ou
NAYS-Messrs. Benton, Berrien. Ranch
Chambers, Clayton, Cobb, Eaton, Hayne. John,
son OF Kentucky, Johnston of Louisiana. Kane
King. Mckinley, Macon, Randolph, RideeIv
howan, Smith OF Maryland, Smith of s. CsroJin.
TazeweIl, Williams---2l.
MI Findlay submitted the following resoIu,ion
which was considered and agreed to:
HesoIved, The the Committee on Manufacture
be Instructed 10 inquire into the expeJiencv NJ
sugmening the present duties on imported sniri,s
On motion of Mr.. Kane the bill TO apnrontia,s
quantity of land in aid of opening a Canal 10
unite the waters of the River illinois. and ,to
Michigan, was taken up
MI Kane moved to amend the bill in the sans
manner as dat for the Wabash Canal which
were severslly adopted, and, after Mr.. Cobb had
addressed the Senate, against the bill, on the ground
oi IT'S unconsiiiuionality and inexpediency il was
ordered TO be enerossed . third reading
The bill to reduce the duties on certain irnnor,sd
articles, comprising teas, coffee, and wines. was
Ie'd second lIme' aud its objects explained By Mr..
And The Senate sdiourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Tomlinson, from the Committee o, Com.
nerce, reported,
" "A Bill TO extend the time within which good. |
wares, and mep cha ndse may he ev,ox,.I - :, >