Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-30

On motion ofNr. Chuinbcrs, tie Senate then went
INTO Executive business.
III the House of Representatives on Arond.v mo-
ton to lay Mr.. DesLa's resolutions for redpcino ,be
Officers OF the Army on the table WINS rcioc,od b, ,
vote OF CT TO 96.
The bilffrom the Senate Cor removing tho Southern
Indians West of the Mississippi, was committed 10 :,
Committee of the Whole
THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Mallary succeeded in calnp I'M tho hin go
aIer the several Tariff acs, to provide for the more
ehectnal collection of duties, and prevent evasion
Of the revenue"
Mr.. .HeDu6e rose, and commenced by sa vino. Tint
TIE OIL under consideration designed TO enfurco
existing laws of the country and asfect more m
ful collection OF the duties on imports This was
an obJect right and proper in itself, and one which
he was willing to promote He would be always in
favor of enforcing the faithful collection of the fere
nue., even though he might object to the laws by
which 1t was levied. In this case, however he won Id
attain the faithful collection of the revenue by n
mode inherent from that contemplated by the BILL
lie would do 1t by diminishing the duties and there
oy removing the inducement 10 evade the duties =
Nhh TINS view he moved To amend the bill as fol-
lows Strike out all OF the bill after the FIRST section
ana insert the following:
Sec 2 And be ii further enacted, That from and
alter the 3Oth of June next so much of the act of
the l9ih OF May, 1928, increases the duty on wool
manufactured, and on manufactures of wool, or of
which wool shall be component part. be repealed-
leaving the duties on said articles as they stood
ylous TO the passage of that act And that from and
after the 3O,h of June, 1881, so much of the act of
the 22d May, 1924 as increases the duties on the
aforesaid articles be and the came is also repesled
leaving the said duties as ey stood previous 10 the
passage of the said act
And be 1t further enacted, that from and after the
SUN OF June next, much of the afo- esaid acts of
the 10Th of Nav, 2s3 as increases the dutv ON iron
or .tyr plli
or hammering, on hemp. flax, on cotton LapyinG
on melasses, on indigo, manufactures of cotton
or OF which cotton Is n component part he repealed,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 OF the ed of May. 1894 as increased
the duty of any of the aforesaid articles be repealed
from aud after the 80 of juno, 1891. leaving the
duties on the said articles as they stood before the
passage of that act.
And be it further enacted, That the duty on salt be
educed to ten cents per bnshel of Sc pounds from
and after the 30th of June next
Mr., McDUFFlF then proceeded to discuss at Iarrc.
the policy OF the protecting system, and exhibit,
what he deemed its perncious effects the various
interests Of the country. lie had spoken about two
hours, when be stated that he had gone through the
dry and less interesting topics involved in the discus
son what he had further 10 say the subject touch
ed considerations of character vital and interest
ing. Being, however, somewhat fatigued, he would
prefer posponing his further remarks until TO
On motion of Mr. Letcher, the bill was then laid
on the table.
Mr.. ChRton offered the following resolutions S,
which the House refused to consider 1913 to 80.
Whereas, Suspicious have gone abroad, that under
the present administration many removals of Public
officers have been made from political considerations
alooe and not from any particular devotion the pub
lie interest-and whereas, there exists considerable
excitement, relative the causes of said removals
ect, be II
Resolved, That the President Of the United State.
be respectfully requested cause TO be reported q
this House. as soon convenient, the precise numbc
al removals of officers from the highest 10 the loves,
who held Offices under the General Government OF
the 18th of March, 1922 and belonging its various
parments and that he be aso respectfully requested
to have expressed the. Causes for each removal.