Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-13

having been ordered on his motion, the question
was then taken and decided in the negative as fol-
lows:
Yeas IL, Nays 30. -
Mr.. DickerSon renewed the motion to amend.
(rejected in the Committee of the Whole) Ievyinr
duty on Blankets Of forty per centum, ad vaio.
rem.
Mr. Barnard moved substitute for the amend
ment by providing for duty of 2 = per centum,
per annum, until II shall amount to 40 per cen.um;
but, Mr.. Dickerson not consentng to the modifica-
ton, II was Withdrawn by the mover.
The question being then taken on Mr. Dickcr-
sons motion, by-yeas and nays. was decided as
follows:
Yeas %. Nays 80
The vote being equal, the Chair voted in the
negative.
Mr.. Barnard moved to insert in the LIST section,
line 81, Z" tanners knives''-on which he asked the
yeas ana nays, and the question being put, it was
decided in the negative. as follows:
Yeas 10, Nays II.
MIR. Robbins moved an adjournment, which was
| negatived.
/ Ia message was received from the other House,
informing the Senate, that they had insisted on
their disagreement to the amendments of the Sem
ate to the bill TO provide for Internal Improv ement
and requesting that Committee of conference be
appointed TO meet a Committee on the part of the
House,
Mr.. Dickerson further moved to amend the bill
CTaTf) inserting, at the end of the 10Th line of
the LIST section, " on sail duck, half cent per
square yard, per annum, until it shall amount to IL
IL cents
inserting after the words sc sail duck" the words
" except ravens duck" Ii so amended, Mr.. s.
said, he would vote for the amendment, otherwise
he could not.
The Chair decided that the motion of Mr. SIsbee
was not in order.
The question being then taken on Mr.. DECKER
sons motion, it was decided in the affirmative, by
the following vote:
Yeas %, NayslT.
Mr.. Sandford moved to amend by striking out the
last clause of the 9Th section, allowing drawback
| on cOrdage manufactured from foreign hemp.
ms motion having been slightly discussed by
Messrs. Sanford, Webster and Dickerson, was a.
greed to without division.
Mr.. Paris moved to strike out that portion of
the 18th section which provides that " no draw
| back shall hereafter be allowed on spirtuous Ii
qnors manufactured from molasses.''
| On this motion long and animated discussion
| took place, in which Messrs. Paris, Smith of Md
| Webster, Silsbee, Sanford, Eaton, Foot, Rowan,
| Harrison and Benton participated.
Before any question was taken, On motion OF MIR.
| Marks,
| The Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| MINT OF THE u. STATES
| On motion of MIR. Sergeant, the orders of the
day were postponed, and the House proceeded to
| consider the bill "a 10 continue the mint at the
city OF Philadelphia, and for other purposes
| Whereupon the House went into Committee of
! the Whole, MIR. Long in the chair, on that bill.
Mr. D briefly explained the provisions of the
! bill The principal points of which were that it
provides for continuing the Mint at Philadelphia
for an indefinite time, and also establishes the troy
pound of England, as lately fixed, from a scientific
| investigation In that country, as the standard
weight for gold and silver, in lhe United States
Two provisions OF minor importance were also in
ciuded, one enabling the Director Of the Mint to
appoint his own clerks and servants without re-
curing, as heretofore, the concurrence of the Pre-
sident oil the United States; and the other allow
ing assays to be made of metals at the mint with
out conhnng those essays to bullion brought the m
| for coinage.
| Mr.. Vcrpanck made some inquiries as TO the
difference between the Troy pound established by
| the BILL and that heretofore in use Our present
standard, for the alloy of gold and silver as not
that OF the commercial world. in consequence of
which, our gold coins sold sta premium and were
immediately exported. If the pound was much
increased, this Inconvenience would be increased
| in proportion.
Mr. Sergeant replied AID explained, stating the
difference to be very inconsiderabe, and not such
as would have any injurious operation. The gen
| tleman from New York could not but be aware,
that great and almost insuperabe difficulty at
tended the fixing OF any ratio of fneness in the
coinage OF country, when the coin consisted of
two different metals. II had been experienced as
strongly in England as in this country. No Iegis-
iaion could fix the changing relation of the value
OF gold and silver. 1t was fact well auth ntcat-
ed, that an emission of three millions of sovereigns
from the British mint, had wholly disappeared
from the Kingdom in three months There SEEM
ed to he no other remedy, but to confine the cur
| rent coin to species alone
Mr.. Nerplanck declared himself satisfied with
this explanation, but expressed his hope that the
entire subject of the national currency, and that
OF weights and measures, would soon be taken UP
| by Congress, and finally adjusted.
After come explanation between Messrs. Liv-
ingston and Sergeant, to the appointment of
Clerks, &c. by the Director of the Mint, the
Committee rose AID reported the bill TO the House
without amendment, wien il ~as ordered to third
reading tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Cambreleng, Mr. Van Rens-
seiaer obtained leave of absence during the re-
| mander Of the session.