Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-10
WGoNcsDAY, February 4.
IN SEN hTL'

S"'oioVu fcdNo 10 introduce Oil to provide
or me gradual increase of the Corps of Engineers
ehu Tor other purposes" which was read and
passed 10 second reading
me Chair communicated to the Senate mes.
saEe rom the President of,he United States trans
Knitting, IN compliance with q resolution of the Sc
nate o. January 90, report from the Secretary of
with copies OF letter of instru ctions To the
munster OF the United States in Mexico and OF
ms answer. relating to the recovery of debts in
'hat country, due TO American ci,ix ems
he Chair also communicated letter from the
acung Secretary OF the Treasury, Transmitting a
statement Of the amount fdutIes on imports which
accrued In each quarter Of the year S27, and the
uiree hrSt quarters OF the year 1928; and also an
estimate OF the amount for the fourth quarter of the
year lS2S-prepared in obedience to a resolution
oil the Senate OF the 9Th utmo.
Inc senate then proceeded to the consideration
oil Executive business, and sat with closed doors
Tor near three hours; when they
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
MT Thompson, from the Committee ON tho
subject OF The Militia, made report, accompanied
by bill to provide more efectually for the nation
"a. deience' oy organizing, armng. and establish
ing uniform militia throughout the United States
and to provide for tho discipline thereof which
bill was read the first aud second time. and com
mitted to the Committee Of the Whole House on
the state of the Union
COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTES.
The resolution from the Senate, proposipp the
appointment q Joint Committee &c to ascertain
anu report mode oil examining the votes of Presi
dent and Vice President of the United States. and
Oh hoiying the persons elected Of their election
House. ~ ''e
TONNAGE DUTY.
The House proceeded TO the consideration of
the bill to repeal the tonnage duties upon ships and
Vessels o, the U. 81 aud upon certain foreign YES
sells; and the question being on ordering Il to he
engrossed for a sd reading
Mr. Giiiner took the floor in opposition 10 the
Dill, and went into speech of conside able length
in which he contended that the present dutY on
tonnage was light, was collected at a small ex
pense 10 the Government, and had less claim IN hc
RENTED, than almost any other, under which The
people were laboring. He compared the amount
o! the duty with the large sums appropriated for
the peheIt OF navigation, In the Improvement of
harooFs, erection OF piers, lighthouses, &C. and
expressed his unwillingness to remit any of the
existing dxies until the public debt should be paid
when all the burdens Of the country ought to be
lghtened.
Mr. spTague rose 10 reply, and defended the bill
with much eai denying that either the Iiphtne "a
oil the duty, or its being collected at a small ex
pense, va any valid reason why il should not be
repealed, IL onerous and injurious in its operation
he stated the present condition Of the navigation
interest, and the severity with which the duty OPP
Grated especially oil that portion Of IT, engaged in
the coastng and West Indian trade He denied the
principle that particular branch OF Industry was
not to be relieved, unless its returns TO Govern
rnent exceeded the sums laid out for its benefit de-
nying, at the same time, that the sums expended
on harbors, piers, lighthouses, we're charge able
on the navigation interest. They were for fhe
benefit OF commerce, and ultimately for that of i
agriculture and manufactures. VIII, other du- |
ties had been RENTED, that on shipping had been
continued He went into particular statement
on the subject OF the public debt, with view to |
shew that the remission of these duties would not
prevent that debt from being paid as soon as the
stock should be redeemabIe.
After an unsuccessful attempt by Dir. Long, to |
lay the bill upon the table.
Mr.. Gi!mer rejoined with considerable warmth. |
insis,ingupon the ground he had formerly taken, |
and pressing various in lion
and confirmation Of his views.
Mr.. G. having concluded, Mr. Sterigere moved |
to lay the bill upon the table, on which motion Mr..
Reed demanded the yeas s. nays and they were
ordered by the House
The Chair then proclaimed the result of the vote,
On laying the tonnage bill upon the table, by yeas
x nays, as follows
Yeas, 62-Nays, SO.
So the House refused 10 lay the bill upon the
able.
Mr.. Reed then took the floor in support Of the
bill, and delivered short speech, consisting, for
he most part, OF statements OF fact, intended TO
show the burdensome nature Of the tax. and the
advantage Of repeating il. The further debate was
arrested by motion for the previous question,
which was made by MIR. Long, and sustained by
he House.
Shall the main question now be put! which be-
ing carried, the man question was put, as follows
Shall this bill be eDgrossed, aud read the third
me9
On this question, the yeas and nays were de-
handed.
They were ordered by the House, and, being ia
cen, stood as follows Yeas, 94--Nays, TS.
So the bill was ordered TO its I'd reading and,
hereupon, The House adjourned.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1929.
IN SENATE.
Petitions and memorials were presented to-day
BY the Chair, and by Messrs Marks, Dudley, and
Ruggles
The following resolution vesferdav submitted