Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-13
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, yesterday, the bill to reduce
the duty on tea, coffee and cocoa, was ordered to
be engrossed for third reading. The amend
ment reported to this bill, by the Committee on
Finance to reduce the duty on salt, which was
supported In an argument of some length by MIR.
Benton, was rejected-yeas 90, nays 90. The
amendment wasfurther supported by Mr.. Smith,
OF MARYLAND, and opposed by Messrs. Chambers
and Sanford. At 10 O'Clock the Senate resolved
itselfinto Court Of Impeachment, when Judge
Peck, of Missouri, against whom an article Of
impeachment had been presented by the House of
Representatives, attended by his counsel, MIR.
Writ; and proclamation having been made land the
charge announced to Judge P. from the Chair,
motion was made by Mr.. w. that the accused be
allowed until the 18th of the present month to file
his answer and plea; that he further be allowed
process for the purpose of procuring testimony in
his behalf. and that he be permitted to 20 to Mis-
souri, to collect it. The motion was supported
by the aft iavt of Judge P. Mr.. Websfer, then
submitted motion, that Judge Peck file his an
swer and plea on or before the 22d of the present
month. After some discussion, in which Messrs.
Hebsier, Forsyth, Hayae, Chambers, Bib, Mr..
Webster's motion was amended, so as to tubsti-
tute the 25h instead of the 22d of this month, land
the Court adjourned to that day. The report of
the Library Committee, on the subject of the
printing of the public documents, was taken up,
/ and debate grew out oft which occupied the re-
mainder of the dav. Messrs. Chambers, WoodJ,t-
ry, GruS,dy, Hayae. and Smith of South Caro-
/ lima took part. In the course of the debate, Mr..
Chambers moved to postpone indefinitely the fur
Their consideration of the report OF the Library
Committees; but the Senate adjourned. at late
hour without taking the question on this motion.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.. McDu6Fe,
from the Committee of Ways and Means, report
ed bill re-appropriating certain sums hereto
fore appropriated for the suppression of the slave
trade. Ii was read twice, and referred to a
committee of the Whole on the state of the
! Union. Various other reports and bills passed
through the Legislative action of the House, a
mong the number of which was the bill introduced
by Mr.. C0mJreleng from the Committee on COM
merce. to amend the navigation laws. Mr.. Strong
continued his remarksin opposition to the mea-
5 ure, until the close of the allotted hour. The
bill for the regulation of certain import duties,
was then taken up in Committee OF the Whole on
the state of the Union. Mr.. Polk in the Chair;
and MIR. NcDutfc. IN an eloquent and able speech
which occupied the attention of the Committee
for upwards of three hours: argued in support OF
the amendment proposed byhim TO reduce certain
duties imposed upon foreign commodities by the
tariff Of 1898 and 1924. After an animated and
Interesting discussion the amendment was mega
uved: and substitute to the bill offered by MIR.
Buchanan, providing for the appointment OF add
ditonal Appraisers in the principal seaport TOWNS,
Philadelphia, New York sc. with a view to the
exercise of greater vigilance. in order to prevent
frauds upon the revenue, was adopted.
Various other amendments were considered,
both in the Committee aud in the House, one OF
which was proposes, by Nc. Scot, tending to an
equalization of the duties on imported iron: an
5ther by MIR Hazard, granting drawback on
iron imported for The purpose of being used IN
the construction Of railroads. Both IT these pro-
positions were agreed to: as also was one OF MIR.
Barringer, to reduce the duty on foreign salt to
fifteen cents per bushel after the 3lst December
1850, and to ten cents after the same period
the succeeding year. Mr.. McD'Bie had Pr!evi-
ously renewed MS amendment in the Committee
without avail; except to the article of salt Mr..
Gorham moved for reconsideration of that part
Of it relating to hemp and non. Prior, however,
to the taking of the question on the motion, the
House after the longest sitting during the presen!
session adjourned.