The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-05-22

he concluded, the hour expired, and he
suspended the discussion.
In the Senate May 10, MI. TaxewelI
had leave Of absence for the renainder Of
the session. On motion of M Webster,
the bill to provide for the appointment Of
a solicitor ofthe Treasury was laid on the
table. M -
THE TARIFF QUEsTIoN.
The House resumed the consideration
Of the bill to regulate the collection of the
duties on imports, with the depending a.
mendments.
After an animated debate which occu-
pied the House for long time, the previ-
Gus question was sustained by vote Of
III to 25, and thereupon the motion for
reconsidering was put and decided in the
affirmative by yeas l02 nays 81. After
debate Of several hours, the amendment
was rejected by vote Of lO2 to SO, so the
iuty on salt remains as il was before.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Scott,
increasing the duty on Iron, Tor rail roads,
but allowing drawback on iron actually
lsed on rail roads, was carried yeas lOl
nays 10. Many other amendments were
offered and rejected, and at nine o'clock,
tho question was put on ordering the bill
to be cngrosscd and read third time, and
decided in the affirmative, yeas III nays
"a and the House adjourned.
The Joint resolution from the House OF
Representatives, fixing the time of the
adjournment Of the two Houses Of Con-
gress, was taken up, and after having a.
mended it by striking out the 18th Of May,
the time designated by the House, and in
serting the 3lst of the present month, it
passed by vote of27 yeas.
In the House Of Representatives, after
the transaction of the early business ofthe
day, the consideration ofthe bill to amend
the Navigation Laws, reported by MIR.
Cambreleng, from the Committee on Com
merce, was resumed, and Mr.. Strong con-
tinued his remarks in opposition to it, con
cluding by motion which he afterwards
withdrew to postpone the bill to the 4th Of
July next. Mr.. Cumbrelcng rose to re-
ply, but the hour had expired.
The House then took up the Import
Duties Bill; which was, after warm but
brief discussion, finally PASSED, upon d.
vision by yeas and nays, by vote Of 1877
to Al.
In the Senate, on Friday, the resolu-
ton submitted by Mcssrs. Holmes and
Burnett, calling for information from the
Post Office Department, were, after some
debate, severully agreed to.
The bill authorizing subscription to
the Stock of the MaysyiIle, Washington,
Paris, and Lexington Turnpike Company,
was next taken up, on motion OF Mr.. Row
an. Mr.. Forsyth, in order to try the
sense of the Senate on the bill, moved to
strike out the first section Of the BILL
This motion was supported by Messrs.
Forsyth, Tyler and Hayne, and opposed
by Mcssrs. johnson, Smith, OF Md. Web
ster, Rowan, Benton, Noble and McKin-
ley. The motion was rejected, yeas 49,,
nays 25. The Senate, then, on motion
OF Mr.. Smith, offs. c. who wished to ad-
dress the Senate ON the passage Of the
bill, adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, the
bill reported by Mr.. Cambrelcng, from the
Committee on Commerce, in amendment
of the navigation laws led to a debate
which occupied the House for consider
able time, and was finally laid upon the
table, with view Of postponing its further
consideration until the next session of
Congress. The resolution, formerly pass
ed by the House, fixing the day of adjourn
ment for the 18th inst VITA an amend
ment, delerring the adjournment until the
8 st of this month. The amendment was,
after protractcd discussion, in the course
of which the yeas and nays were taken
several times, carried by vote of 1876 to
63. The House postponed the orders of
the day and suspended the rule devoting
Friday to tho consideration of private
business, in order to take up the Indian
Bill. On motion ofMr. Bell, the House
resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole, on the state Of the Union, Mr..
WicklifTe in the Chair, and resumed the
debale Of the preceding day upon the sub
ject. Mr.. Bell continued his argument
in support of the measure, until half past
five o'clock, when, on motion Of Mr..
Storrs, Of New York, the Committee rose,
and the House adjourned.
Leader Dam, a dealer in patent medi-
cines advertises an Elcctuary, by taking
which, 100, 900 millions Of worms may
be destroyed and the lives of 10000 chill