Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-22
CONGRESS.

From the United States Islegrapb. g,.y.
In the Senate, yesterday memor;,l Il
sented by the President, from the VA Jts n
penters, rope-makers, riyyers, block mp1
plumbers, coppersmiths, and Others. oC ga
Of Philadelphia, engaged in the various h @s al
Of business connected with commerce ~. ",ancAs
CATION: demonstrating against the tariff Nv ii.
suggested the reference Of the memor;, iI',. '%
Committee on Manufactures, witbou, 70 b
when, at the instance of Mr. Hayne. II. eau|i:
rial was read, end ordered to be Printed on neaa
of Mr.. Grundy. The debate which fo IoSt
the presentation of the philadelphia ms @,Oss
will be given in our next. On resum;ro u
finished business, Mr.. Adams Of MissSss;saA e 10
livered an eloquent and interesting renIr !. Gs
arguments Of Messrs. Frelinghuysen SDu !" a'
This being the first speech which this esn masCe
has delivered in the Senate. it must h. eaa
of high qualification to his friends, to la',s ~a'
he has ably defended the interests Of I;' IN w
and evinced power of argument, and s,. sae
intellect, which promise to pace him Nil; Sit
most highly gifted Of our public men. Thu Thu o. =;
authorizing the appointment Of an sdE;
clerk in the office Of the Secretary of S,,,. a
for regulating and fixing the salaries of ,SeGs1e
in said Office; the bill for the relief Of lew
Jerome; the bill for the relief of Gabr;sI SI c.i
troy; the bill authorizing the inhabitants # SOv
State of Louisiana to enter back lands; H. IN
for the relief IF David Baird: and the bin g, ~ ~
relief of the several institutions in the Taa.i
States, for the instruction of the Deaf and Tnn' N
were severally read third time and passed I'"'
In the House Of Representatives.. pe,irion, -,
memorials (the presentation of which wa; J.t.
red on Monday. in consequence of the funs,,I =
General Alexander Smyth,) were submrl.J y
usual. Among the memorials presented br 4.
Speaker, was one from the ship.carpener Nv
other artisans employed in ship building in PHI
adelphia, setting forth the grievances unJervII
they labored from the impost duties on raw n,
terials. 1t was read twice, and referred n,
Committee of the Whole on the State Of the In.
on. The House resumed the cOnsiderstOp 4
the resolution of Mr.. Desha, for the re -Orp,pi
ton of the army, and the reduction of the nam.
Der of officers. Mr.. Tucker concluded h. r.
marks in support of the proposed measure; and
was followed by Mr.. Drayton inopposition to i
The hour expired, however, before the latter cen.
tleman concluded his observations.
The numerous private bills ordered for tim
reading on Friday, were read third time and
PASSED; and various other biIlsof private Or 10.
cal nature, were passed through the ordinary
stages of legislation. The bill for the reductica
of the duties on Tea and Coffee, was, altersa
animated and interesting debate, ordered to Be
engrossed for third reading today. Amend.
ments had been submitted by Mr.. Semme, lore,
duce the duties on Tea from .! cents per b. a
proposed by the bill, to cents, after the first d
December, 1881; and to cent after the expil
ton of year from that date; and by Mr.. Red,
providing that the duty on cocoa should not er
coed l cent per h.; both of which were agreed
TO. The remainder of the day was occupied in
the consideration of the Florida Land Claim,
Bill, which, after q long debate, was ordered TO
be engrossed for a third reading.