The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-05-14
TWENTIETH CONGRESS.
ERInAY. Nav 9,
FIRST SESSION.

SENATE. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. The
Senate considered the amendments to the bill
on this subject in which the other House had
disagreed, and receded from two of them A
motion to recede from the third amendment
to limit surveys under the appropriation of
$50, 900, to those already commenced, was neg
atived-Yeas %, Nays "a.
HOUSE. The Committee on the Judiciary,
reported bill +" for the punishment of contra
vention of the 9TH article of the treaty between
| the United States and Russia" The object of
( it was TO prevent the sale OF liquors and fire
arms by the citizens of the States, to the natives
! on the Northwest coast of America The bill
was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading
Several bills on private and local subjects
were considered, and passed to third readings.
SATURDAY, May s.
| The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE Bills ior the punishment of con-
trayentons of the 9Th article of the Treaty with
Russia to amend the act concerning Natur-
alizaton were read third time and passed
MONDAY, May 5.
| SENATE. The Tariff bill was taken up
| The amendments proposed respecting iron, were
negatived Is to24. The amendment proposing
to strike out the 33 cents minimum on wool
l>. IL Al, i~ety7i by a vote of ~ to %
| The following amendment, see 9, line 10.
| After yard" strike out the words g there shall
be levied, collected and paid, 90 cents on every
! square yard and insert =" shall be deemed to
have cost 5G cents the square yard, and be
! charged thereon with duty of 40 per certum
ad vaiorem, until the Both of June, 1929; and
from that time, duty of As per centum ad va
lorem," was adopted by the following vote
! YEAS. Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bateman,
Boulgny, Chandler, Chase, Dickerson, Foot,
Harrison, Hendricks Knight Marks, Noble,
Paris, Robbins, Ruggles, Sanford, Seymour,
Silsbee, Thomas, Van Barren, Webster, Wiley,
! Woodbury-24.
NAYS Messrs, Benton, Berrien, Branch,
Cobb, Eaton, Ellis, Hayne, johnson, of KY,
Johnston, of Lou, Kane, King, Mckinley,
McLane, Macon, Ridgley, Rowan, Smith, of
Md, Smith, Of S. c., Tazewell, Tyler, White
Williams-22.
The following amendments were then con.
sidered =
) Sec 2, lines 90 and 90. After ward" srike
out the words " there shall be levied, collected
and paid, duty of 40 cents on every square
yard" and insert shall be deemed to have cost
one dollar the square yard, and be charged
! thereon with duty of 40 per centum ad va
loren, until the Both June, 1929, and from that
time duty of 45 per centum ad valorem.
Sec 2, line 35. After yard" strike out the
words " there shall be levied, collected, anc
paid, duty of one dollar on every square ward.
and insert I" shall be deemed to have cost 30 81
the square yard, and be charged with dut,
J thereon OF 40 per cent ad valorcm, until tht
; 3Oth June 1879; and from that time, duty o
, 45 per centum ad valorem"
Sec. 2, line Al. At the end thereof inser
" until the 30th of June, 1929 and from thai
time, duty of As per centum ad vaIorem.''
Sec. 2, line 40. At the end thereof, insert
; ''until the 30th of june 1929 and from thai
time, duty of50 per centum ad valorem.''
And agreed to, by yeas and nays, by the same
vote as the preceding. The amendment fol-
imposing duty of 40 per cent on blankets wa.
rejected by the vote of the Vice President, the
f yeas being %, and the nays %
The amendment reducing the duty on molas
gallon, was negatiyed-Yeas 81, NAYS %.
TUESDAY, May 6.
SEE3T'E. The bill increasing the duties
on certain imported articles, was taken up
: and the amendment offered by Mr.. Kane, to Law
; duty on lead in pigs, bars or sheets, three
cents per pound; on leaden shot, four cents per
pound; on red or white lead, dry or ground in
) oil, FIVE cents per pound; on litharge, and lead
manufactured into pipes, five cents per pound
|, was adopted-Yeas 90, Nays II.
Mr.. ParrIs moved to strike out that portion of
the 4th section, which provides that no draw
back shall hereafter be allowed on spurious IL
quors manufactured from molasses" On this
motion a long and animated discussion took
place, in which Messrs. Smith. of Md. Webster
Sllsbee, Sanford Eaton, Foot, Rowan, Harri.
son, Paris, and Benton participated Before
J any question was taken, the Senate adjourned
o WEDNESDAY,, May7.
SENATE. The resolution providing for the
| repairs and preservation of the Cumberland
J Road, was read the second time and referred to
the Committee on Roads and Canals. The
Senate appointed Committee to confer with
the Committee of the House on their disagree
ment to the third and fifth amendment to the
bill making appropriations for Internal i'm.
provement" The resolution for adjournment
on the 10th inst. was laid on the table The
tarin bill was again considered, and seyerar
proposed amendments, among which was one
TO strike out the duty of 10 cents ON molasses.
were negatived.
HOOSE. The resolution for adiourninp on
tie 10Th inst., was passed, and sent to the Sen
ate The bill for the relief of the surviving Off
GERS ana soldiers OF the Revolution, was consid-
cred, but no decision was made on it.
cr,. THURSDAY, May 8.
! SENATE The Tariff bill was taken up and
, discussed The amendment offered by Mr..
1hith, oil Md, imposing two cents pound on
sheathln@ copper, was negatived The amend.
meht offered by Mr.. Foote, striking out the third
section OF the bill, which imposes duties on
hemp, fax, molasses, and other articles. was
not decided upon
HOOSE. The House took up the bill to au-
thorlze subscription to the Stock of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal Company, which was
| ordered to De engrossed and read a third time
tomorrow.
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