The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-29

ne contendeu Mr.. Il. nau not as yet been
able TO answer. When Mr.. Mckinley con.
cludcd, Mr.. Eorsy.h took the floor, and
when MIR. F. concluded, the Senate ad-
jouIned.
Friday .4prii %.
The bill relating 70 the Indians, was re.
sumed; when mr.. Sprague made some ad.
dltiopal remarks on the subject, in reply to
the observations Of other gentlemen.
Mr. White commenced areply to the gen.
tlemen who had opposed the report and bill;
and did not conclude before the usual hour
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesday ApriI 20.
A bill was reported regulating the slave
trade within the District Of Columbia.
The House then took up the bill 20 re.
ducc the duty on Tea and Coffee, with the
amendment reported thereto by the COM
mittee ofthe whole.
The amendment respecting Tea was
concurred in.
The amendment fixing the duty on Cof-
fee, at "a cts. pound, after the 3lst of
December, 1881, coming up, mr.. Semmes
Of Md. moved to amend the amendment by
striking out "a cents, and inserting one
cent as the duty.
Mr.. Burgess suggested the propriety Of
fixing the duty at tioo cents.
Mr.. Semnes said he would vary his mo.
ton, so as to strike out the 81 cents, and
leave the blank 10 be tiled with tioo or one,
as the House might decide.
The question on striking out "a was de-
cided in the negative, ayes 20, noes 81.
Mr. Taylor, OF N. Y. then ,ioved to strike
out the ha!f cent, so Us to leave the duty
two cents.
This motion prevaled-ayes 96.
Mr. Semmes then moved to insert an a..
mendment to reduce the duty to one cent,
at the expiration ofa year after the duty Of
t,co cents should 60 into operation; and
asked the yeas and nays. They were or.
dered; and the amendment was agreed to
yeas l06, nays 20.
Mr.. Reed Of Mass next moved 70 insert
clause to reduce the duty on Cocoa to
one cent per pound. The present duty is
two cents; and mr.. K. said there was last
year imported 5,3Jl,000 pounds. The
common price is only FIVE cents pound, so
that the duty was high one in proportion,
and the article entered largely into the
consumption Of the poorer classes. He
would not argue the question, but hoped
| the amendment would prevail.
The amendment was agreed 10 without
a division.
Mr. Conner of N. c. now renewed the
motion to reduce the duty on imported Salt,
first to Is cent, and at . stipulated period
thereafter 10 10 cents bushel and he de.
manded the yeas and nays on the question.
Mr.. McDutiie moved the previous gues
lion, which was seconded by majority Of
the House.
Mr.. Barringer demanded the yeas and
nays on the previous question; which were
taken, and the main question was ordered
Ayes l07, noes 75
The main question was accordingly put.
ION the engrossmont of the bill and car.
ried, and the bill ordered to third read.
ing.
W,dnesaay April 81.
After Mr.. Drayton had occupied the
hour in some remarks on the resolution rel
ative TO new military organization, the
discussion on which was arrested before
their conclusion, passed the bill to reduce
the duties on Coffee and Tea, by a vote of
l63 to s. After postponing the bills be.
fore the House. the House went into Com
mittee ofthe Whole on the state ofthe Un-
ion. The Committee refused 10 take up
the consideration Of the Tariff Bill by a
vote OFFS 81; and took up the report of the
Judiciary Committee on the case Of Judge
Peck. That report recommended the i'm.
>f Vpl E<s ,.l
meanors. A discussion took place in which
Mess. Buchanan, Clay, and A. Spencer
took part. On motion of Mr.. Doddrdge
the Committee then rose and the House ad.
journed.
Thursday April 90.
Mr.. Cambreleng, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill from the Senate,
entitled "An act allowing duties on foreign
merchandise imported into Louisville,
Pttsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Natchcz,
and Nashville, to be secured and paid in
those places" with an amendment. Mr.
Spencer, Of New York, from the Commit.
tee on Agriculture, reported resolution
directing the printing 10000 copies the
States, on the 5th Of January, 1895, trans
hitting a report from the Secretary Of the
Navy in relation to American canvas, ca
bles, and cordage, for the use ofthe House.
Mr.. Craig, of;virginia, made a favorable
report from the Committee on Internal I'm.
provemcnt, on the letter Of mr.. Skinner,
in relation TO the construction in Washing.
ton, of 4 central basin, for commercial pur.
poses; and. also, for furnishing supply Of
water for the public buildings in the me.
tropols. The report concluded with res.
olution authorizing the President Of the U
nited States to cause the necessary sur.
vcys to be made, in order that a report
thereon should be presented to Congress