Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-08
HY THE STEAM BoAr.1

We received by the Steam Boat yesterday,
the Nsw-York papers of Thursday evening,
we copy the following items:
CoNGKEss.- IN the Senate, on Monday, Mr..
Bsntop's resolutions relative to The surplus
Fund, the extinction Of the Public Debt and
the reduction or abolition Of the duties on In
ports, was considered and referred 10 the Com.
mittes on Finance. Tho bill making spprs-
priations for FNrifcatisns was taken up. and
an smsndment, aPpropriating S68. 900 for .
fertilization at Barrataria was adopted.
In tho House Of Representatives. come forty
or fifty petitions wsrS prseenfsd. The rssolu-
lion from the CommitScs on Public Expssdi-
tures prohibiting tho use Of the Hall except for
tho purposes Of Legislation. unless for Divine
Sssvice on Sundays, was taken Up and adspt-
ed. On proceeding to the Orders Of the Dsy,
Mr.. M'Duffie called up the unfinished business.
nal Improvement; but Mr.. Maiisry moved 10
postpone the orders of the day, and 70 take
up the TARIFF BILL and called fss tho
ayes and noes on the question. The nstisa
prevailed BY . vo 10 Of 100 70 81.
The House then resolved itself into Comasit.
tee Of tho Whole on the state Of the u nion,
Mr.. p. p. Barbour in the Chair. when the bill
was then taken up, and read by sections. and
having been gone through with
Mr.. Mallary to,k tho floor, in general die.
cussion Of the details Of the bill, after series
Of Introductory remarks on the general topics
it involved. He had proceeded in his remarks
as far 40 to the duty on wooIlens, when
On the motion Of Mr.. Oakley, who advsrtsd
to the latsness Of the hour, the committee
rose and reported progress.
/" No,o comes the tsg Of War" The Com
msrcial Advertiser. in speaking Of the House
Of Representatives taking up the Tsrif Bill.
rsmarks:-
1.-THE Tariff bill has como under debate,
over tho head Of all other business before the
House Of Representatives, by a vote indicating
most strongly a determination on the part Of
the House to pass some bill upon the subject.
There could be no stronger evidence Of il than
breaking off in the middle Of the discussion
upon an Appropriation Bill to take up the cub
Ject. To the vote for post poning the general
orders ofthe day, for the purpose of arriving
at this bill, the National Journal says may be
added the votes Of those Of the Ohio delcRa-
tion, who were desirous 10 pass the bill which
contains the provisions for the Cumberland
road. before this subject was gone into, but
whose opinions on tie subject of Tariff ara
unanimously in its favor II is not moderate
calculation to anticipate that the doors arc
now opened Tor at least a two months debate
between the two houses. Indeed it may occu
py two months in the House alone, unloss A
resolution, which has been offered by Mr..
Halle, of Mississippi, limiting each speaker to
one hour at a time, should be adopted.
The National Journal SAYS and We asrse
with him" hat this is ore Of tho best arpi, ca
i'ons OF the Precrustcan principle that We
know oi Ii Is that species of retrenchn,ent
which the country would really gain by. wo
do not know that Mr.. Halle will gain his OBJ
Ject, but If he intends to run against Mr.. Chill
ton, for the prize of popularity, we should not
be afraid TO back him with considerable odds"
The Commercial Advertiser, contains let
ters from Messrs Madison and Monroe. declin-
ing being considered candidates for Electors.
GOVERNOR OF NEw-YoRK The excite
ment in the western part Of the State on tho
subject OF masonry appears to be as intense as
ever. As an instance Of it the citizens Of Ba-
tavsa he'd meeting last week, and nominated
SoLeAon SouTHwsCK Of Albany for Cover
nor! Mr.. Southwick WAS in Batavia at tbe
t'ue, and was wsised upon BY a committee to
sesicst he acceptance OF the nomination. He
returned with the committee. addressed the
nesting. and accepted the nomination. We
think II quits probs5is that Mr.. Soutbwick
will not bs the oaly candidate, and that bo
will ind the race to rss0lt much az il did when
on iesusss occasion he ran for the same of
fce.-JAts. TeL