Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-15

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seventy eve thoussnd dollars; which was agreed to.
The Committee then rose, aud reported the bili ~
smeudel; and the m-nament was agreed TO.
Mr.. Carson opposed the bill Messr.. Drsy,on,
Johnson OF kentucky, aud Irwin OF Ohio snppoedi -
Mr.. Chiffon called Tor the ayes aud no-s-But be-
fore the question was put. the House adjourned.
wAsHINoroN, Jan. I2.-ln the Senate, ye. t.rday'
the President lr'en,ed Pet ION from he Gle ks
ploycd in the office OF the 6i't Comptroller OF the
Treasury, praying ',r an irctes'e OF their salaries
re solu sutn ed by Mr.. Hendricks, instrut tin
the Committee Road. aud Can I. to inquire into the
expectancy OF making aud appropriation or the prog
OF the Cumbrrand road, In the SAFE OF Indiana; and
enc was submitted by Mr.. Rusgl.s, ins'ruciing the
sane Committee To- L. quire into the expeJieocy OF ma
king appreciation for the construction OF the Cum
serand road wes,wardly Of Evansville. in the State Of
Ohio: both OF which resolutions come up Tor coosde.
ration 10 day. In the Senate, sitting asa High Court
OF Tor the trial OF Judge Peck, OF Mi.sou
RI the following Witnesses we're examined: Mes.rs.
Robert Wash, Semuei Davidson King, Luke E. Law
less. John b. {. Lucas George III. Hemp.tead, Capt.
G"y~r. Maize lie Due, Hon. Spencer Pet,is, and the
Hon. Tho H. Benton. Alter tho nirod nc ton, as tes.
tmoBy OF certain documents, the manag or first, and
then the counsel for the respondent announced that
their testimony bad closed. The Cour, then adjourned
In the House NJ Representatives., Mr.. WickiHs,
from the Committee on the Public Lands. reported a
bill TO authorize the President OF the United States to
change tho location Of land ices; which was read
twice aud postponed until this day. Mr.. Hoffman,
from the Com ,itee on Naval A6airs, reported two bills
providing Tor certain surveys; which were severaly
read first and second time, aud committed to a Com.
mitee Of the Whole on The state OF ,h- Union. Vsr-
ons ptivete bills were reported and acted upon. The
bill for The relief OF Perciss Lovely, the bill for the
construction oil three schooners the naval service
o the United States; the bill the subject Of
In Missouri and the three per cents Missouri, bissis
siPp', md Alabama b were respectively read third
lime aud passed MIR Haynes submitted the following
resolution, accompanied by preamble, which will be
found in our detailed report: "Resolved, That the
Committee OF Ways and Means be Instructed to INQUIRE
into the eXpedieneey OF reducing the duty brown
sugar, imported into the United States from foreign
countries" MIR. Condic asked for the consideration OF
the question; and, upon a division by yeas and nays
House ar he resolu he N
ots S. Mr. Haynes addressed the House until the
expiration OF the hour TIE House, motion Of Mr..
the state OF the Union, Mr.. Evans, OF sine, In the
chair and took up the bill making atoms for the
payment OF evolutionary and invalid Pensions aud the
general appropriation bil AZ they had been consi
dsred, aud toe blanks filed up, aud Amended, the
Committee rose and reported; and the House adjourned.
u. S. Tel.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Am'nSst the petitions yesterday presented In the
House OF RePress natives, was one presented by Mr.
Everett Ct Massachusetts,. from Elizabeth Eaton. wi.
dow OF tn late General William Eaton for aid in belief
of herself and the heirs Of the ssd William Eaton
payng that his seeo0nts AZ Consul OF the United Sa.es
at Tunis, In Africa, may be settled on the principles
of equity, and that the found duo may be paid TO
Ibis heirs. ,z
80 Another, by Mr.. Hen phil, from masters of vessels
engaged in the transportation of merchandise and pas
senRers, and in aiding between the Cbesapeake and
Delaware Bays, through Back Creek praying that mea.
creek. ~
Another. by MIR. Maxwell of Virginia. from the
manufacturers of salt, in the County of Kenhawa in
Virginia. praying for tue restoration Of The duty on
imported sat
Mr.. Haynes submitted the following resolution
and rema'ked, on offering it, that the sui &c, of il
was interesting 10 every part OF ,fe commuuiuy he
hoped 1t would not be denied the courtesy Of conid
era ion. d.
ReSOleed. That the Committee Of WAYS and Means
he instructed to inquire into the expediency Of reduc
ing the duty brown sugar, impo ted n the u State
from foreign countries.
Mr.. RAMSEY inquired II simiIsr resolution had no,
al aIu Isan nH4ra al lha
The Speaker replied, that there had been 80 MANY
resolution offered, he could not take IL upon himself {,
answer The question.
Mr.. CondIct demanded the question Of considera-
tiOn.
Mr. Haynes asked if he could have an opportunity
10 modify the resolution, before the Of consde
ration put.
The Speaker answered 10 the affirmative.
mfr. Haynes then modified his motion, 10 ad as fol-
lows:
Hheeos, without a conside able diminuton of reye
sUe, the public debt will, ia a very few years be re
deemed and discharged And whereas, the end Of re-
publican government the prosperity and happiness OF
the people And where this end cannot be more GER
tsniy promoted than by system OF taxation which
shall leave the argestporiion OF heproducs labor in
the pockets OF the people And whereas, the necessa
ries OF life should as far as practcals, be exempted
from taxStior: And whereas brown sugar has become
an article oil great aud niece sary consumption among
all classes: And whereas, the present duty that ar
tice imported from foreign countries bears an unjust
and txavagant proportion TO the original ia 70.
regn MAJ kets And whereas there is good re ason to
believe that the collected by the Government upon
1t. Importation, meunting to million four hundred
and hry foLr Thousand nine bundI ed and sixty one
dolar' aid eleven cents ia less than half the sum ia
ken from the pockets of the people utdsr the operation
Of the existing duty, the quantity manufactured 10 the
United States within the year 1880, having been est-
mated at one hundred thousand hogsheads, equal TO
hundred millions OF pounds, at three cents per
pound protecting duty, equal to three millions of dol
lars
Resolped, That the Committee of Ways and Means be
instructed inquire into the expedency Of reducing the
duty on brown sugar imported into the United States
from foreign countries
On this resoiu ion Mr.. CJndct demanded the guos.
ton of consideration.
Mr.. Martin suggested that the better course would
he TO 10 lay the resolution the toble and Mr.
CondIci varied his motion when
Mr.. Denny renewed the demand for the question of
consid' rat on.
question, and they were ordered by the House. Being
taken, they stood az follows:
YEAS-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Aston, Anderson,
Angel, Archer, Armstrong, John s. Barbour Barnwel
Baunger Bdylo, Bell Jaues Blair John Blair Boon
Bors Brodbead, Brown, CambIeleDg, Campbell, Chan.
dler, Claiborne. Clay, Coke Conner, Craig Crockett
CrOcherop Davenport, w. Il. Davis, Dsberfy, Desbs
DE Witt, Draper, Drayton, Dudley, EARL, Foster
Gather, Gordon, hail. Haley, Hanmons, Harvey
Haynes, Kinds, Holland, Hoffman. Hubbard Jarvis
Jennings, Cave Johnson, Perkins King, Lamar, Lea
Thomas, Maxwell, Mccoy. McDuffe, McIniire, Ner-
Ger, Mitchell, MontI, Nuckos, Patton, Polk, Potter
Rencher Rome, Wn, b Shepard, Aug. III. Shepherd.
Speislt, Sprigg, Standefer Wiley, Thompson, T.ez
want Tucker VeTplauck, Wayne, Weeks, G. r. White
Wilde, Williams, Wilson,-S9
NAYS MessIs. Arnold Bsiy, Noyes Barber, Bates,
Biekse, Burgess, Buiman, Cahoon, Chiffon, Clark,