The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-04-23
TWENTIETH CONGRESS
FIRsT SESSION.
THURSDAY, April 10.


THURSDAY, April 10.
SEN4TE. The consideration of the bill
making appropriations for internal improve
meats was resumed. The amendment, limiting
the appropriations for surveys to such surveys
as have already been commenced, was concur
red in, by vote OF "a to %. The Vice Presi-
dent addressed the Senate in defence of the
casting vote, which he gave in the committee
of the whole on this amendment.
HOUSE. The House resumed the conside-
ration of the tariff The motion made by MIR.
DAVIS on Tuesday, to reconmt the bill, was
negatived-ayes rs, noes Ill Mr.. Sutherland
then moved to amend the bill by striking out
the whole of the amendment of the Chairman
of the Committee on Manufactures, and substi-
tut1ng two provisions, one imposing duty of A
cents on wool, and the other relating to min
imum duty on cloths The question was then
taken on the motion to strike out the whole
of the amendment of Mr.. Malary, and insert
the amendment moved by Mr. Sutherland
which motion prevalled-ayes 100, noes 80.
FRIDAY, April II.
SENATE The Senate agroed to the Re
port of the Military Committee that it is mex
pedient Ito abolish the office of Major Gen
era The bill making appropriations for inter-
nal improvements was ordered to third read
ing, % to II. Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE. The bill from the Senate to au-
thorlze The President of the United States to
appoint certain Agents for settling the North
Eastern Boundary of the United States, was
read and passed. The tariff bill was again TAX
en- up and a motion made to recommit it, in or
der to insert an article abolishng credit on all
duties on importatons of wool, cotton, fax,
hemp and silk goods, by foreigners-also pro-
vidng for the levying of duties on the apprais-
cd value of the article at the place of importa-
ton. This motion was negatiyed.
SATURDAY, April IL.
The Senate did not sit this day.
HOUSE The Maine Military Road bill
from the Senate, was reported by Mr. Mercer
withou, amendment The bill from the Senate
granting a quantity of lands to the State Of
Ohio for the purpose of making road was re-
ported and ordered to a third reading, after
much opposition. The House resumed the con-
sderation of the tariff bill After several inef-
fectual attempts to amend, the question recur-
red on the adoption of Mr.. Mallary's amend
ment, as modified at the suggestion of Mr.
Sutherland, and was decided in the afiirma-
tive-yeas le3, nays IL.
MONDAY, April "a.
| SENATE. The bill making provision for
internal improvements was read a third time
and passed,
/ HOUSE MIR. McDufiie reported bill to
authorize certain companies to import iron and
machinery for rail roads, free of duty. The
House resumed the consideration of the tariff
and a motion to amend the bill was made by Mr.
! Wolf, the object of which was to increase the
present duties on slate, which was agreed to-
Several other amendments were negahved.
TUESDAY, April 10,
| SENATE. No business of importance was
definitely acted on.
! HOUSE The tariff bill was finally ordered
1 to be engrossed for third reading yeas 109
nays o. Several amendments were proposed
during the day, only two of which, relating TO
patent floor cloths, oil CLOTH carpeting, furni-
ture, oil cloth and floor mating, and to unman-
utactured flax, were adopted.
WEDNESDAY, April Is.
| SE.N.4TE. No business of particular impor-
/ lance was transacted.
/ HOUSE. The tariff bill was read third
| time; and the question being, " Shall this bill
pass Mr.. Randolph rose and addressed the
House at length in opposition to the bill, and
concluded his speech by motion that it be in
definitely postponed. He was followed by Mr.
Mitchell, of South Carolina on the same side.
Mr.. Bates, of Missouri, declared that, though
he was a friend to the tariff system, be should
now vote for its indefinite postponement, on ac-
count Of the impehection of the bill Mr.
! Pearce of r |. then announced the same deter
nlnation on the ground that the bill, so far
/ from advancing the great manufacturing inter-
est IN which his State was engaged, was calcu-
lated to iniure and farther depress it.