Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-17
From the National Intelligenccr.
TWENTIETH CONGRESS, ST SESSION.
Tuesday .3prH Is, 1925
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The motion Of Mr. WickIifft 10 discharge
the Committee Of the hole from the farther
consideration # the bill 10 p,olnrg the time for
the sitting Of TIC Board of Commissioners IN.
der the treaty Of Ghcnl, on >hr suhlec, Of de-
ported slaves, coming up as the unfinished bn-
siness Of yesterday morning-,he debate conu-
nued until the usual hour had elapsed.
The House then passed to the Idrrs Of the
dav, and resumed the confederation Of
THE TARIFF HILL
The question recurring on the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Gorham, TO except ravens
duck from the operation Of the proposed duty
on sail duck, it was d., cded by yeas and nays,
as follows:
Yeas 69--Nocs 1913.
SO The House rejected Mr.. Gurham's amend
ment
Mr. Sprague moved 20 strike oAt the pros
posed duty Of 10 ccn,s on molossts, and observ-
ed, that hr should not eater on any discussion
Of the subject, especially afer the remarks
which he hsd hear yc.:a:iay.
Mr. Coudict moved To- aincnd the bill IN re-
ialon 10 ~ .l'ry on molasses, by striking out
'ten' and inserting - rd half cents
whit I've did by way Of making I've Clause as
nerfec, as possible, before The motion TO strike
i, out should be entertained.
4 considerable debate here arose, when Mr..
sprague inquired Of the Chair whether, it Mr..
Cnudic,'s motion pre, aiicd, his own proposi>
ion TO s,,ikc out the duty would not again re-
cur. =,
The Chair replying in the aft NATIVE, Mr..
Sprapae SAID that he should vote for Mr.. Con-
diets amendment.
Arer some exclamation between Mfssrs.
Forward and Sprague, as II The mixture OF
Wbiskey ard mola,srs, and another e<p'ana'i""
NV Mr. Long, as TO- d e motives OF his Vo,t ~
1924, the question was pui on Hir. oh"ic'
amrndment. 60 strike out he" aud insert Seoe")
and decided IN The negative, by yeas and nays,
as follows:
Yeas s6--Noss lo4.
So the House refused to reduce the duty
The question Was hen put or Mr.. Hp'a%ue
amendment, 90 strike out the du'y) "n'c" was
also de ided in the negative, BY yeas and nays,
as follows:
Yeas 81 Nays ia.
Mr. Miller now mo, I'd the am ndment which
he had previously offered, i" the words follow
| ing:
On ali pa'en, floor cl"lhs, so cents per square
yard.
Son oil clio h car2e,inr, other than that nsu'
| ,Jlv dynomina,ed patent floor cloth, IS cent?
per square yard
CON- furniture oil cloth, Is cents per square
yard. .ho
.On floor mating. made OF hsgs or n'he'
materials IS CENTS per square yard.
This amen Gm,nt was ag!crd 10: Ayes "
Noes %.
Me-. Wright, Of N. York, now moved TO at
ter the dI,y on unmanufactdred flax, from S4'
10 $50. it having been placed at The io:me
,1r inv a mistake Of the Committee OF Manu-
ra,,,,.. ,he nature of which he explained
After some conversation between Messrs
Stevenson, Storrs aud Cond'c', as to the pric'
of foreign and Domestic u x, the amenomeh
of Mr. Wriph, was adopted.
Nr Ward. after briefly adverling to the grea
lenu,h Of time consumed in debating the pre-
sent bill. Jrmande, the pre- :ou' question.
A,er IN unsuccrs>ful mo ion OF Mr.. earn
COW n ,diourn, the demand for the prerion
ou.s,iou was tanned by the House: Ayes io'
The yeas and nays being demanded, the!
were or.icred bv the House.
The Speaker ,hen, by 'equss', s'a'ea we ei
fec, of :he previous QUESTION, when would o
not to set aside any Of 'hr ame"G"en,s WIG
had been adopted, but TO preclude all ia'the
,uendmeu, and farther debate.
He then put the previous question In the iol
lowing words: Shall he main question nov
ne nuts' and i, was decided in the sthrma'iVe
by yeas and nays as follows:
AYES 10, Noes 81.
| ~, c,., then mt the main question, u