Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-08
CONGRESS, lsr SESSION
saturday april 5. 1928
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Senate did not sit to day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Hamilton, from the Committee Oh Mill
tary Affairs, made report, submitting to be
placed upon the files Of the House, an aulhenU-
cated copy Of Gov. Blount's order Of the Goth
May, 1914, by which Col Pipkin's Regiment
was called into service.
Mr.. Blair, from the Committee on Expend.
lures in the Department Of State made report
on the Expenditures in that Department, COM
mencing with the wear 1925, which report was
read and laid on the table.
MIR. Mercer from the Committee on Roads
and Canals reported bill to authorize the sur
vey and opening of a road from 81. Louis, on
the river Mississippi, to Washington, in the
Territory of Arkansas, which was twice read
and comu,it,ed.
The House then resumed the consideration
of he resolution offered ny Mr.. Wickliffe.
The question being on the amendment offer.
ed by Mr.. Lea
Mr. Bartlett moved to lay the resolution OH
the table; which was rejected.
The debate on the resolution then continued
until the hour had elapsed.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from the ), cretary Of State, transmitting the
Information called for by the House in relation
10 the dis ;rlbution Of Laws oftht United States
which WAS re q aud referred to the Committee
on the Library.
THE TARIFF.
| The House then resumed the diminished
business of Yesterday, being The bill imposing
dates on imports, sc.
MIR. Mallary mo, I'd to postpone the considr-
ration of the bill & amendments until Monday.
| He stated that a number Of amendments had
been cff;red, and that it was his desire 10 ats
temp, so to modify the bill, as to make il one
VIII Oh the friends OF Domestic Industry could
take He called for the ayes and noes OH his
molion, winch were ordered.
\ desul,ory debate ensued, in which Messrs.
Martin, Moore Of Alabama, Halle, and Wilde,
opposed the motion 10 postpone.
Messrs M4llary, Silas Wright, Barney, and
]. 5. Stevenson, supported the motion 10 post
pone.
Mr. Storrs then moved TO lay the bill and 4
mendmen,s on the table.
On this question The ayes and noes were or.
drred a, the call Of Mr.. Cambreleng. Yeas s.
Noes 81
MIR. ]. {. Wright then expressed in few
words, his hope that the motion to postpone
would prevail
After few words from Mr.. Kremer, The
question was taken on the pos,ponement oil lh'
further consideration oil Tue "ii' I'LL -'ho"'"!
which wss decided in The affirmative. Yeas 1902
Noes 81.
r Mr.. Van Rensselaer, then moved that hi
! House do now adjourn. Ayes 81, Nays "a
and the Speaker having voted In the negative
the motion was negatiyRR-
Mr.. Wick!iff. then vowed TO postpone IN
; nriya,e business, with a view TO take up TIT
bin TO extend the term of the Commission set
, ting under the Treaty Of Ghent.
The motion was negalired.
MIR. Barney then said, as il was very e'lden
that the House was too much fatiSued TO :
into any business, he would renew The mo'io
TO adjourn. -.
Mr., Reese asked for the ayes and noes on TN
question. but sufficient number did not rls
5 to sustain the call. =,
The question was then taken and deciued II
/ the affirmative. Ayes SO, Noes IS.
, The House then adjourned.
A British Reviewer thus enumerates VIVA
{ he terms in England, the inevitable consequer
e ces of being TOO fond Of glory
"Iaxes upon every article which enters IN
,. to the mouth, or covers the back, or Is Pa:e
;, under the foot; taxes upon every thing whic
i, is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, and taste
taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotlo'
, taxes on every thing on earth, and the waller
under the earth, on every thing that come
from abroad, or is grown at home; taxes o
The raw material, taxes on every fresh vaiu
6 that is added TO il by the industry OF man; tax
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