Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-17
BY THE STEAM BOAT.
CONGRESS

TARIFF BILLION MONDAY, the Senate principally
occopied with the Tariff hill The amend offered On Sat
uay by Mr.. B.nton which intended TO prohibit the i'm
port,ions OF wooem after June 832 rejected Mr. Ben
ton then moved to strike out the duty on wooen blankets
ed amend by inserting duty of3j i3d cent the value
Of imported rs rejected yeas 10, nays 81 Mr. Benton moved
10 amend the bill by raising the duty olas.e 10 ~ cents
the gallon except in case where wa used IN d'dllng
Lost ~ Mr. Woodbury. moved to amend the bill
by inserting at the end Of The ID section on all silk m'n"f-
tue goods o which .ils form, component part coming
from bevoni the Cape Of Good lone 3)pcr cent al
The additional duty ton motion Of Mr. Wese Of cent, to
take eGe from and after the 3Oh June I29and all other
silk manufacturer gods Of which lk forms component
rar, % per cent ad yalrem This amendment adopted
without division Mr. Tzcwe moved to strike the duty
stee lea lealen Shot leacn lhhagc, mineral aud
Of lea rejeccdyer % nay d. It was moved to adj
duty oranges OIL olives and meats. which
jecied Mr. Fooe moved amend the bill by striking out the
2ia and 22d ines which contain the duty imported sprsneg
.yed yeas 10 nav, "a Mr. smith OF Nd moved To am nd tue bill
by striking the ist section, Sd line the word, "o0h June
and insert 3Gh Sepemhet"-agred to, yeas 23 Mr.
yohnon IT Ken offered an amendment providing ad
ron OF bihlc reports Of bible societies. &c intended for ga-
seioo, distribution, free Of duy rejected Mr. Woodbury.
moved to amend the hill by adding the following words at the
holder thereof shall give suc lent bond shall not be di d;
and all such, cent? per gallonejece 49, a.
The msiu question then put an the hill, amended, was
ordered to 81 ealmg, hy vote Of 26 to p.
The queaon then occurred on ordering The bill to 81 read,
ing, and the and having been ordered decided
in the affirmative 10y the following vote.
YEAs.-Me.r.. Barnard B'rton Bateman, Benton Boug-
y. 9e Rs" hS ML"s dS" 'TSt RS Ro%
an Rasye Sanford Seymour, Thomas Van Buren, Webster,
Wlley-26.
NAfs-Mem. Berrien Branch Chambers. Ch,niler, Cobb,
Ellis Hayne, Johnston of Lou King 'MKnley Macon Paris
Robbins, sbee Smith Of Nd Smith ofs Tazewel, Tyler,
White, Williams Woodbury-2i. Adjourned
p. 6. The Democratic Pres, Of Wednesday, says "A pa.
scngcr IN the boat from Bolimore, that the Ta
Bl passed the Senate Tuesday, by majority Of one po
and had been the House"
WILLIAM MORGAN.
In the House Of Representatives Mr. TRACEY Of New-York,
offered the following memorial and moved is reference the
Committee on the judiciary:
To ths Hon. Senate aud House # Representatives. IF the
Uaited States in Congress assembled
The memorial Of the uscrbe degees assembled al lie
noyn the county Of Geneseean Sie o NewNok respect
fully .hewehhat mcmo,l have been degeted by the
People Of the counc, which they REPRESENT
convention this place, take into consideration the knap
ping and final dso'ol Of william Morgan late Of Batavia in
bly, taken the month Of September 1926 Your memosl
informed and verify believe that the sad Morgan
ried Fort Ni,s'ra aud there Imprisoned for length of me
without legal authority. Your memori,l conceive proper
ianueh Fort Niagara then in charge of officer
sssa Of the United States and under the jurisdiction Of the
General Government 10 apply Congress for aid in the pre-
mics; and your memorial. therefore, humby pray that
inquiry be instituted to ascertain whether the said VIII
the walls Of Fort Nagnran the month Of September 1896 and
u by whom and by what authority he received and
mproned, aud to whom he delivered from hence-ihe
inquiry to BE- made such way and manner and under such
strictiom and limitations honorable body think
most eSpedient Aud your memoral', in duty bound will
Dated at lie Roy, nj. zM March, 1929
long discussion took place, 10 what disposal should he
made Of the memorial II finally referred The President
Of the United States by Of i3 to TO- In the of
ahe debate Mr. Sor remarked that lie could state for the
Information Of the House, that order had issued from the
war department Tor ae'ms the ohcer commanding Ian
sonment Tow.on, in the Akanaw Territory, charge Of
f,ng obedience TO the Instructions o The Department. TO aid in
the arrest Of Colonel King, aud the delivery OF him to the
sent from the State Of New York. The Department
quiy might he had without the Of requiring the
witnesses from that State to attend at distant post and where