Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-30

On motion ofMr. Chambers, the Senate then wen,
INTO Executive business.
! In the House of Representatives on Monday, a mo
ton to lay Mr. Deshas resolution for redncinr .be
Officers of the Army the table was rejected, by q
vote of 81 to 90.
The bill from the Senate forremoving tho Southern
ihdlans West OF the Mississippi, was committed to a
Committee of the Whole
THE TARIFF.
MT. Maliary succeeded in calling up the bill ssto
aier the several Tariff acts, to provide for the more
ehectua collection of duties and to prevent evasion
of the revenue"
-, In, rose, and commenced by saying, that
the Dill under consideration was designed 10 enf,rco
existing laws of the country and n4fect = MOE f;,L
fui collection of the duties on imports. This ,yos
an OBJECT right and proper in ITSELF and one which
fyo ma 81 10 promote; He would be always in
nue. even though he might object to the laws bv
which, was levied. In this case, however be n,ouIa
attain the faithful collection of the revenue. bv
mode different from that contemplated bv the hill =
He would do it by Diminishing the duties and there
by removing the inducement to evade the duties =
with this view he moved to amend the hill ms fol-
lows Strike ont all Of the bill after the first section
and insert the following:
Sec z. And be it further enacted, That from, and
alter the 30thof June next, 30 much of the act of
the 10Th of Mag, 1928, Increases the duty on wool
manufactured, and on manufactures of wool, or of
wnich WOOL shall be component part, be repealed
leaving the duties said articles as they stood pre
vious to the passage of that And that from and
alter the 3oth of Juno, 1884, much of the act of
the 22a May, 1894. as increases the duties on the
aforesaid articles be and the also repealed
leaving the said duties they stood previous to the
passage of the said act.
And be it further enacted that from and after the
Goth OF June next much of the aforesaid acts of
the 10th of May 1923, increases the duty on iron
In bars and bolts, whether manufactured by rolling
or hammering, on hemp on fax, cotton bagging
Oh measses, on indigo, on manufactures of cotton,
or OF which cotton Is component part, he repealed
leaving the said duties they stood previous to the
passage of the said act; and that SO much of the
aforesaid act of the 22d of May. 1924 as increased
the duty of any OF the aforesaid articles, be repealed
from and after the 80 of June, 1881, leaving the
duties on the said articles they stood before the
passage of that act.
And be it further enacted That the duty on salt be
educed to ten cents per bnshei of So pounds from
and after the 30th of June next.
MT, McDUFFlF then proceeded to discuss, at large
the policy OF the protecting system, and exhibit
what he deemed its perncious effects the various
Interests of the country. He had spoken about two
hours when he stated that he had gone through the
dry and less interesting topics involved in the discus
sion what he had further say subject touch
ed considerations of charact more vital and interest
ing. Being, however, somewhat fatigued, he would
prefer posponing his further until to morrow
On motion of Mr.. Lctchcr, the bill was then laid
on the table.
Mr.. Chiffon offered the following resolutions
which the House refused to consider 1913 to ae IS
Whereas, Suspicious have gone abroad, that under
the present administration many removals of Public
Officers have been made from political consideration
aione and not from particular devotion the pub
lie interest-and whereas, there exists considerable
Now to quiet the public apprehension Upon this sub
| ect, be it
Resolved, That the President of the United State
be respectfully requested to cause to bs repasied
Convenient, t,n,he
of removals of officers, from the highest to the loves
who held oiices under the General Government O
the 9TH of March, 1922 and belonging its various
parments; and that lie be also, respectfully reuueste
to have expressed, the causes for each removal.
IHud Days Race The Tree Hi Course-4 mil
heats-purse $1,000.
Entries-Wm. r. Johnsons C. h. Havoc. by ST,
Charles, years old.
John M. Bolts b. m Mischief, by virgnian, d
years old.
VIM. Wynn's b. IN. Kate Kearney, by Sir Archie
8 years old.
Hector Davis's b. m. Sally Hornet by Sir Charles
years old
| The first heat won by Kate Kearney with
ease, Sally Hornet the contesting horse. Havoc flew
the track two three times and was dstanced
| Time m S.
| vi the scColiu miSCDlei gave up the COntcs
on the end ofthe second mile, and Sally Hornet flew
the track on he first half mile of the third round Th
balance ofthe race Kate Kearncy had the track t.
hersef, and merely galloped around the course Sus
sex is lame, or be- ter might have been expec
ted We heard on the course that post stake,
mile heats, will be run tomorrow.
/ W An atrocious deed committed about
o'clock last veveuing, in this city. Mrs. Haywar
in the neighborhood of Ilenrico Court House. s1s
pccting servant girl Of about ID years of age {
theft, taxed her with it, and word bringing on an
other seized a butchers knife and stabbed her t
the heart. The girl survived about five minutes pre-
sentng dreadful spectacle to the bcholdcr The cu
prit is in Jail.
4 ~ The country reader will find the conclusion {
Mr.. Barton's powerful speech in secret session.