Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-06
TWENTIETH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, December 81.
IN SENATE.

fairs be instructed to inquire into the propriety a
eSpediency of abelishing the Office OF Major Gen
eral n the Army Of the United States.
ReSoloed, That the Committee on Military A.
'airs be instructed TO inquire into the expedjency
OF changing the law on the subject OF Bscvet
Commissions in the Army OF the u States.
MIR. Chandler also submitted the following resn,
luton; which lies on the table:
Rss0lccd, That the Committee on Road- and
Carais be instructed 10 inquire into tie expedcn-
cy OF continuing the military road from siarshl
20 the mouth OF The Madawascow, in the State os
Maine.
Mr.. Benton submitted the following resolution
which, by unanimous consent, considered r.u,,
agre ed 30:
Resolrc2, That the President Of the Tinted
States be requested to cause report TO he made
TO The Senate, showing the amount OF all expens-
es incurred in the survey, sale, and marriage
ment OF the public lands, Tor the year 1927, ar
ranged uuder appropriate heads, and excluding
payments made in that year for services rendered.
IN previous years.
The resolution yesterday subIn.ttsd bv MI
smith, of Maryland, was taken np, consilerej, arJ
agreed 10.
Mr.. Smith, OF Ma, moved that, when tho Sea
! ale adjourns, il will adjourn to meet on FIias.;
which was agreed 10.
Mr.. Berriep, from the Committee on the Jud.~
c.ary, reported the bill, heretofore referred
them, prescribing mode of settling controversies
between States, without amendment and stated
taat lie was instructed by the Committee TO move,
when the bill came up for consideration, for is in
definite posiponement
The bill 10 extend the time in which mrrchar-
disc may be exported with tn, benefit Of ct>w-
back, vas read the third time, and passed. ss
amended.
\ message was shortly after received from tie
House OF Representatives,, notifying that they ia0
coiicurred in the amendments.
The Chair also communicated letter from she
Commissioner OF the General Land Office, trans
inltting statements from the Register and Recev.
er of the Land Office az Cincinnati Ohio of the
quantity and quality OF the public lands remafftins
unsoid in that district, after having been offered az
the minimum price
he bill tor the continuation of the Cumberland
Road, was next taken up in committee
MIR Noble said the bill had been referred ts
me COMMITTEE on Roads and Canals, and tia; bera
reported by .'iein-wiihout amendment III" sub.
Ject mad been long before Congress; an az the BIZ
had passed at the last session, by large majority
and its provisions were we'll Known to the Senate
ne DID not conceive il necessary TO say auo.hes
word Oh the subject.
Mr.. Benton said ne wished 10 make one ;nc,,i.s
~; end that was" Had there been any firfSe.fa.
alteration in the bill since the last session.
Mr. Noble. None whatever.
sir. Benton. / voted for the bill a. Ire Ia ecs
sion. and viii DO so again.
MT. Chandler requested the yeas and NAYS On
rs Icing engressed. They were ordered accord.
nigiy, and " ere
YEAS-Messrs Barnard, Parton, Benton pon
ligny, Barnett, Chase, Eaton, Henari,ks, JOIN
son OF kentucky, Kane, Kn ght, Marks, McIiin-
ley Mcl.ane, Noble, Ridgcly, Robbins, Rowan.
Mugg'es' Seymour, Siisbec, Smith Of Md. Wiley
NAYs--hIessrs. Bell, Bcrrien, Chandler,
Dickerson, Foot, Hayne, iredell, Prince. Sanfor,s
iazeweli, Tyler, White, Woodb Iry.-lS.
SO the bill was ordered TO be engrossed fjr a
third reading.
DRAWBACK on REFINED SUGAR.
lhe bill extending the draw back on sugar re-
lined within the United States came up as ne
unfinished business of yesterday: the question,
being on ordering the bill to third reading
&. DIckerSOn in To fha D.
RE saa lie had had little time TO examine its pro-
"isons-but he had had enough 10 convince him
sen t'iat bVe cents was too great amount at
drawback to be allowed hr. ID. then proceed. d
to canvass the report of a committee made at m.
| ias1 session oil Congress, and entered into M,
mute calculation respecting the cost Of the raw
material used IN the refining OF sugar, and the a..
mount OF drawback proposed 50 be allowed and
What he thought ought TO be allowed "a suffic;eIL
lie was OF opinion that Congress had legislated
upon the subject without the proper data 10 20 uu-
n-eelng governed by estimates Of the refiners,
made twenty years ago An allowance of five
cents drawback Oh the pound of refined sugar
would leave large balance in favor Of the reiit,
| eT, and the Government would be the loser
/ to that amoun An amount averaging from IL
TO ~ per cent. The Improvement made in The
Manufacture were certainly worthy Of notice. De
cause greater amount OF refined suger could be
made now from the same quantity Of raw matetia
man tofInerly perhaps pound of refined SOAR
i-oin one and half pounds of the raw material;
and he thought strict inquiry ought TO be instj-
tuted ihio the subject, that it might be known villa,
quantity cf the material " As actually used in
| the manufacture. The officers Of the CUSTOM
were certainly entitled TO a compensation for tfceir
,rouOie IN attending TO the duties required OF Them
| ny the drawback sysiem-which duties were va
| T1ous and complicated; and, in his opinion four
cents drawback was amply sufficient for the re
bner leaving sum in the hands of the Government
10 deiray the expenses 70 which he had referred
tie was among those who were disposed 70 favor
domestic manufactures; but when thew were en-.
cOuraseu 10 proper extent, he not willing 10
! go hrther lie never could consent 20 the nav
nent oil bounty TO enable them 10 send the pro-
ceeds oil their INDUSTRY abroad. AS the allowance
| ol drawback OH sugar refined was system hong
es'abiIsnedy ne was willing 10 make n fair allow
abce u the tehner; bat, if the system were now
/ 10 be originated, he doubted IL Congress woui4
establish the policy: for himself, he mas free 81.
say, he should be diametriraty opnoscds 10 -
mere was certainly danger of fraud Ia the sys--
TEN he iastdnced tie article OF snuff TO shrv
mat Tue Government had heretofore been iupot Ell
upon. lie believed he might say he eOf spr -
! though not eos great extent. lie hell wed
there was less danger of fraud on the expectation
! OF refined sugar than any other article on which
/ drawback was aiioweG-bu, yet there was frai.d
! He believed, 'oo, that 20 long the system wa
continued, the consumption Of the dom este Mate.
rial IN the manufacture would never TAX place: e,
was in his opinion, quite as good the foreiiri.
| Tor he knew Of no lsfy Of nature that oterateb
| gaitst IT. Domestic hemp would never be used T.
| me manufacture Of cordsge, if there was . draw
| back on The I0Tegn article when expoeted: h.
might say the same OF nails ~ there was no SUI
g'r produced in The country, then II would b. pro-
per to encourage the importation OF the foreign ay,i
Gle ana give drawback on it, expectation 10 the
mount Of the duty on importation, &C. &c.
/ Mr. Smith, Of Maryland, gave great credit 70
the gentleman from New jersey foF the attention.
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