Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-16
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IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, MAY 10.
kDJOURNMEN OF CONGRF.

ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
Mr. Berrien moved to take up the resolution
IRON the other House, relative to the adjournment
which was red to on division, 20 to is.
MI Dickerson moved 10 lay it OH the table;
which was rejected division, ID to 2l
The question of concurring in the resolution
being then taken, and the yeas and nays having
been ordered, il decided in the affirmative, hy
the following vote:
YEAS-Aiessrs. Barnard, Barton, Benton Bei.-
rien, Bouligny, Branch, Chandler, Cobb, Ellis,
Foot hayne, Johnson OF Ken. King, Mckinley,
AlcLane, Macon, Paris, Rowan, Silsbee Smith ut
Nj |. Smith of S. c. TazeweIl, Tyler, Webster,
White, Wiley, WoOdbury-2T.
NAfS-Messrs. Bateman, Chase, Dclerson,
Eaton, Harrison, Hendricks, Johnston of Louisiana
Knight, Marks, Nob!c. Ridgely, Robbins, Ru,
g ies, Sanford, Seymour, Thomas, Van Bure.i,
WaEs-l3.
TARIFF.
Mr. DIckerson moved 10 discharge from the spe-
cal orders, the bill to alter the several acts levy.
ing dAues on Imports, which having been agreed
| TO, the general orders preceding that ill were
postponed, OIL motion of Mr. Dckcrson, and it Was
| taken up The motion OF Mr. Benton, adding ten
cents to the present duty on indigo, and twenty
i've cents per annun afterwards, until il a;.,ount
TO one dollar per pound, being under considers.
Mr. Macon addressed the Senate in a speech of
two hours ia length, supporting the provision, and
treating at large OF the general policy of the bill.
and Its operation on the various sections of the
LAG SOaitchuSu lilat the benefits OF the
system had been confined TO the people of the
Eastern States; and that the South had suffered
severely under its influence
MIR. Smith Of Md. moved to divide the question.
lie was disposed to protect the article and he
wished that the first part should succeed ESirtv
| cents per pound appeared to him 10 be quite suii
Gent, ana lie thought the amendment as it stood
proposed too high rate of duty. He asked that
The question be taken by yeas and nays OH the first
part; which were ordered
MIR R,upt ,iI a.. "a
dencc before the other House, that the iirst dve
used by the manufacturers was of all inferior d5s.
cTipuohi and that they afterwards made use of q;
line dye Three fourhs of The indigo used came
rom the british and Spanish East Indies, and il
was testified that the fine quality cost about 50
per pound. That from Guatamala, was of an info.
rior KIND, and cheaper; taken together the two Dies
criptons oil indigo Imported, amounted 20 fraction
less Than one million of dollars. If the amendment
offered by him Mr.. Il. was adopted there would
DC no necessity for importing the nfe rior kind and
perhaps not to great extent, the best. Now the
rate OF his amendment was far from being exorii-
tant On the. fine indigo, Of which the greatest A.
mount was consumed, the maximum Of duty was
~ per cent ms certainly, was reasonable, when
the duty on wooilcils was 10 per cent. giving 20
per cent. in their favor. BY this new pTouosifion
the duty on indigo would become 20 per cent ius,
hall tie additional protection enjoyed by the ,yool
lens on the passage Of this bill II this proposition
was TO succeed, it would be better and Gtircr IN
lace the south at once, and say that they shall re-
coiye no benefit and 10 protection from fhis biI
The ilends Of the American System had better At
once declare to the South that they have no lot or
portion under that system Better give them di.
Fee' refusal at once, that they may understand
the exact extent Of the American system ,nJ
whether II includes merely tliat portion Of the u
mon "a which It's friends are Interested.
MIR. smith Of Md. said, that lie did not know In,
Use proposition was fair one; as fair as could ne
gAPeGGtcu ron thc quarter whence il came. But
the Object OF the 4.
create sudden excitement, by which the agficuI
turst would be induced to go at once into the bro
ducion OF indigo, 50 that, ia few years no inGigo
would be imported. At present we get our INDIGO
rnleny nom bengal And it was Interesting to
Sho" now 1t was purchased. For every uo1nJ
that IS impored,we pay specie for il eau be purcbo.
co ia no other way. We cannot find, in return. a
eon'umrtoa Of our pfoirco, which t. 10 aai'fir9al