Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-04-08

-holl exceed six dollars the square yard,
sl nlharged with amount of duty, and in the
n enc; IN this section, before provided"
Is = as . few remarks by Mr.. Mallory, MIR.
~ nan proposed to amend the proposed
uoent by striking out all except the
nnse and inserting the following
~ D,,nufactures of wool, or of which wool
8 ~ = component material, Except blankets,
stnff goods, bombazines, hosiery, mits,
IS and bindings,) duty to be paid and
pof forty per cent. ad valorem, until the
~, IF lime 1929; after which time, duty Of
centum. premium, in addition, until the
mount Of duty shall be fifty per cent"
&, co amendments were ordered to be
a and the committee rose and obtain
Is.Ee to sit again.
4 on %. The Senate this day passed
r. Far the relief of the widow Of the late
/. Brown. A bill granting township of
4 4 Kenyon College, Ohio, was discus
bd various attempts were made SO to
"a it as to grant similar donations to
g colleges, and to the several States for
bmotion of seminaries of learning
/ proposed amendments failed, and the
4, ordered to third reading. The
- spent some time in the consideration
Ncutive business.
81 consideration of. the Tariff was re-
s. in the House. The question before
smmittee was the amendment offered
: Buchanan to the amendment propos-
the preceding day by Mr. Mallory
&. various observations by Messrs. Bu-
s !, Dwight, Mallory, Storrs, S. Wright
Davis, the amendment was negatived.
Niller then moved another amendment,
al like that of Mr.. Buchanan, at the
d Iction of the minimum system, which
I. SO negatived. The question was then
on the amendment offered by Mr..
Nv, which was also rejected-ayes n,
& b5. Mr.. Sprague rose to address the
.,nittee on some items of the bill, but
& Nay for motion that the committee
IA rise. Both houses adjourned to Mon
lxRcH 81. Another day has been lost
hating the tariff question in the House
REPRESENTATIVES, on a new amendment
Ill was offered this morning. A ques-
1 az order arose, and about half the mem
3 Exempted to speak. The Chair made
ecision in favour of Mr.. Sprague of Maine,
q oHered some amendments to the bill,
icl in consequence of the continued
iniS of some gentlemen to the floor, the
siI' Ian did not, at first, notice. After the
bn was put from the Chair, Mr.. Sprague
j eping on to make some remarks, but
o way for an appeal from the decision of
lair. Some gentlemen wished to speak
n fhis motion, and some said that the
1tt was not in order. The Chairman
iaed that no appeal could be in order
le in committee of the whole; and Mr..
ague finally went on in peace with his
sch, which he continued till the commit
use, on motion of Mr.. Randolph. Such
ne of disorder and confusion was ex-
~ for an hour, that it is almost impos-
TO give any correct account of what
place. Mr.. Randolph talked much
" han the Chairman all the time, partly
1f Chair, and partly to the other mem
s twas something like the squabbling
Harcel of boys, and was as ridiculous as
3 amusing.
ie Senate was occupied all day in dis
|hg private bills. The bill for the gra-
IN of the price of public lands is still
3 the table, and is expected to draw out
Il fine speeches.
IiRIL l. The tariff bill was taken up
Al to-day, and Mr.. Sprague finished the
ga which he began yesterday. Mr..
Imam began to reply to Mr.. Sprague,
Nithout having completed his remarks
j. ve way for motion that the committee
\ b order that the bill from the Senate
e relief of Mrs. Brown, might be taken
|a bill appropriating the balance of Ma
!! neral Browns salary, for the present
" to the relief of his widow and chill
"A was then taken up. Some discussion
( Place on this question, and the passage
~ bill was opposed on the ground that
Y a bad precedent, and that it ought
be granted before other persons, par
lily the old Revolutionary officers, were
eddy Congress. The bill finally passed.