Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-29
CONGRESS-.


wa. received from he President. in relation TO
IN. allowances made 10 Ministers OF ihr Uni
Ted States abroad for travelling expenses; and
also to Cearge d'AffsTes, for outfits &C. when
NO, Amounted by The President and Srnae.-
Il referred, besides, to various other items OF
expenditure concerning Our diplomatic 'n'er-
course with foreign nations; and, among them,
10 the return charges made and the Claims
Of Consuls performing diplomatic fune,ions
| without authority, during the vacation Of me
Office, or in the absence Of the func'ionary au-
thorised 10 Gil il. II alluded 10 The we'll known
case Of the allowance made to William 3.
Lawrence late Charge d'Ahaires a, London.
and stated that the Presiden, had no. directed
a sui, TO compel the reimbursement Of the
money paid 10 that gentleman preferrinB 10
leave the matter to the discretion OF Congress,
10 whose Legislative wisdom he he Pres'-
den,) submitted the whole Of the subject con
,ained in his IN, ssage. Iewas referred to the
COMMITTEE on foreign affairs and ordered TO
be printed.
Among other resoiuIio were the follow
ing suomiued by Mr. Dtayton, OF South Car
olina; which were ead and committed I? q
Committee of the Whole on the Safe OF The
Union
Resoiued, That all duties upon imports which
| operate oppres.ively upon the great body OF the
people, or unequsly upon certain portions OF
Them, ought TO be repealed OF modified.
Rescued, That The impoI iaiioD OF raw
wool, the prime cost Of which does not ex'
coed ten cents per pound. ought 10 be admit
ted without being subject to the payment
Of any duty; and that the duties upon all other
kinds Of wool ought to be reduced.
Resolved, That the drawbacks which existed
upun the export alton Of spirits distilled from
molasses, before the act of l9,h Of May, 1925,
ought TO be again allowed; aud that the duties
upon molasses, cotton bagging, sail duck, and
unmanufar lured iron, hemp aid FAX, ough,
10 be reduced
Mr.. Maliary, from the COMMITTEE IN Manu-
features, reported hill TO amrnd an &c, in al
te,a,ion Of the several acts imposing duties
on imports; providing for the modes Of
appraising the value Of woolen goods iu..
ported INTO he United States, and for the
collee lion Of the 6ulirs thereon. IL vas read
| twice, and refsrred I" . committee oil the Whole
| on the state Of the Union After'the trans,
| action OF various other business, the House
resumed, in a Commit,re Of The whole, the
| CON idera.iol Of the contested election Of Gen.
Ripley, IS member from the State Of Maine.
Mr.. Isscks spoke in support Of the validity OF
the return of that gentleman; and Mr.. Evans,
Ot NalGe, IN OppnSttidn W us Eau'V, unit tue
close Of the sitting Telegraph Of yesterday
| Contrary TO the indie atoms hitherto heId out
| by the proceedings in Congress, il appears that
| The subject Of revision Of The rariff will be
seriously agitated at the present session OF
Congress A dill for thai purpos- has been
| reported in The Senate, by Gen SMITH, the
Chairman Of The Committee Of Finance, of a
very impor ant characIer, if il is likely to pass,
| Of viii, h hkelyoopd we cat form no opinion
The bill proposes 10 modify, from after the 3o,h
day OF june Mex, the duties on Iron, in bolts
Hemp, Molassrs, Sail duck, Manufactures oi
| Wool, all Cotton Cioihs whatsoever, Wool
manufactured, Clo'aiog ready m de, Cotton
b.gging, Coffee, Teas, Wooden carpe ing, Shor,
Flax and some other articles IL proposes ,s
abolish. from & after The pass ng of the act, all
duties on iron, IN bars, pre- pared for Rail wa,s;
and from aud after the 80 day OF June, 1882,
TO admi, free Of duty, wires Of all kinds, I, as
Of all kinds, Spicee Coffee, Cocoa, various
Fruits, Silks, China Lees, Tin Sail. Canton;
Grapes Linen Camnrlcs, Lawns. Gauzr, and a
variety of her articles.
Nat. Lnfa ofysts,day.