The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-05-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
.MOud0u. Nan n


Mr.. Potter, Of N. Carolina, by leave of
the House offered the following resolutions:
J. Resolved, That the Constitution of
the United States coniers no power on Con-
gress to establish Corporation with au
thority to manufacture money out ofpaper,
and circulate the same within the limits OF
any Of the States.
=. Resolved, That if such power exist
ed IN Congress, it wsre unwise and mex
pedient 10 exercise II. and eSpeciaHy TO the
, extent contemplated in the present charter
! OF tho bank of the United States.
g. Resolved, That the paper money, or
banking system generally, is, in It's tenden
cy, ruinlous TO the interest o(Labor, danger
, 0uS 10 the liberties Of the People.
! 4. .tesolycd, therefore. That this House
will not consent TO the renewal ofthe char
ter OF the Bank Of the United States.
The resolutions having been read.
| Mr.. Potter said that it was not his object
to invite discussion on the subject at this
time. lie had offered the resolutions g
! set off to the report Of the Committee Of
/ Ways and Means on the same subject, and
he pledged himself whenever it came up
( for consideration. to make good the propo-
| sitiOns embraced in his resolutions. He
had offered them altog Independently
/ Of any regard to mere personal pariyisw.
/ For tho present he moved to lay the re
solutions on the table.
: The question was put on laying the reso,
! lutlens on the table, and decided in the af-
} irmative, as iollows;-Neas 90, Nays 6G.
! On motion Of mr. Mailary, all the inter
yenng orders, engToSsed bills, &c. were
postponed To Il future day, and the house
resolved itself INTO a Committee OF the
Whole mr.. Polk in the chair, on the bill
to amend the act in alteration of the sever
! al acts imposing duties on imports" the
quest on being on mr.. Mc'Duliie's amend
ment-
Mr.. Burgess Of r. I. rose and addressed
! the committee three hours and half IN
support of tho protecting system, in com
menting on the opposition to it, sc.
! Mr.. Bouldin. of Virginia, followed on the
other side, and spoke nearly two hours n.
galnst the pr0tect!n. system, and in reply
! to its advocates.
! Mr. MartndGle, Of New York, next rose,
and addressed the committee an hour III
| defence of the policy Of the protecting svs
| TEN. When mr.. NJ. had finished, no Other
| gentleman rising to speak,
Mr.. McDullic took the floor. for the pur
pose Of replying to those who had opposed
his amendment; but it being nearly q O.
! clock, he moved that the committee rise
| The committee rose accordingly and
The House adjourned.
IWesday, Nay IL.
ANer mr.. Mc'Duffie's closing speech in
! committee Of the whole, and somc bricfrc
| loinders from other gentlemen, the qucs
non was taken on his repeating amend
mcnt, and nega,iyed ayes 90. noes lie
, substitute for the bill WAS then offered
by mr.. Buchanan, embracing system pre-
Jared principally by the Secretary Of the
| Treasury, for the prevention Of frauds on
the revenue, by the appointment Of assis
tant appraisers, &c. &c. which was agreed
TO, with the consent Of the Chairman of the
Committee on Manufactures. On the mo-
llous of mr. Scott and mr.. Howard amend
mcnts were introduced modifying the duty
on IRON imported for rail roads, &c. Thus
amended, tho billwas reported to the house
! Mr. McDuilie's amendment being renew
ed by him the first branch thereof, propos
lug repeal of the tariff of lS2S, was mega
tived, yeas IS, nays 100.
Mr.. Barringer then offered on amend
ment, proposing a reduction fthe duty on
salt to Is cents bushe after that time
which amendments after debate, was agreed
to, yeas lO5 nays %.
Mr.. Wilde then proposed an amendment.
embracing substantially a simple repeal of
the tariff act of 1898, which motion was
negatived--69 TO li9.
Mr.. Gorham then, in consequence Of the
decision Of the House respecting the duty
on salt, move reconsideration of the vote
on that branch Of mr.. Nc'Dufiie's amend.
ment which related to tho duty on iron,
honp, fax, &c. This motion was still un-
der debate when OF halfofter seven O'clock.
and after negatying various previous mo.
tons to adjourn, the House adjourned.
UtGneSdGy Nay -.
Mr.. Strong continued lis remarks on
mr.. Cambrecng's bill to amend the navi.
CATION laws of .he United States. The
Import Duties bill was then taken up, and
mr. Gorham withdrew his motion TO recon.
slider so much Of mr.. McDuliio's amcpd
pcnt as regarded the duties Of Hemp and
IRON. in favor mr.. Doddridge, who moved
to reconsider the vote of the day previous
for reduction of the duty on salt. Tbs
ayes and noes were ordered on tins motion.
Mr.. Wayne said that the course which
had been pursued was a scandal TO the ma.
tloR, as TO the question itself and also with
respect TO the manner Of conducting II.
1t was bargain and sale, and would inev.
tably lead 10 corruption. Let me unravel
this. The gentleman from Massachusetts,
i(mr. Gorham) a state which has an inter
est Of only S220,CO0 year in the article
of hemp g. iron,menaces the great state OF
Pennsylvania, by an intimation that unless
she unites in removing the duty on salt,
they will support reduction of those up.