Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-09
CONGRESS-.
THURSDAY. FEnRuAnr ,, 1881.


vas road aud oracred 10 a second reading.
Mr.. Brown gave notice that he would, on 70 NOR
row, ask leave to introduce bill to reduce the duties
on supar.
C'tfxcns of Portsmouth, Now Hampshire, in relation
10 tho silver coins in circulation, which was re.
fcrred Go the Committee on Fiuonce.
Mr. Dckefson submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That tho Secretary of the Treasury be
requested 10 communicate TO the Senate the annual
smount of drawbacks allowed upon refined sugars
from the first day Of January tss5 To the first day of
January 1891; and that he be further requested to
communicate to the Senate any informa ton he may
possess as to frauds commitrcd or attempted to be
committed, under the laws giving drawback re.
fined sugars.
Mr. Livingston gave notice that he would on to-
morrow, ask leave to bring in a bill regulate the
duties OF the clerks employed in the Executive De-
pnrt,nonts Of the Government.
Mr.. Hayne presented the memorial Of the clerks
employed in the Office Of the Fourth Auditor pra wing
for increase Of salories which read aud referred
10 the Committee on Finance.
The resolution submitted by Mr. Grundy, prohb-
Itug the Committee appointed to examine into The
condition of the Post Office from examining the
clerks dismissed from that Department as TO tho eau
ses of their removal, was next AIKEN up; when
Mr.. Holmes moved thnt it be laid on the table in
consequence OF the Senator who submitted il no, be-
ing in his seat
On the motion OF Mr. Dudley the bill from the
EIDusc of Representatives for the payment of six
thousand dollars annually tn the Seneca tribe of In
dams, and for other purposes, together with the
amendments submitted by AIR. Smith, Of Maryland,
was next taken np, ds IN Committee of tho Whole
The amendment provided that the of { 90 900
in per cent. stock, vested in the residant Of the
United States, trustee for the benefit of these In
dlans, should, on the passage of the BILL revert to the
United States
After debate in which the merits of the bill were
advocated by Mcssrs, Sanford White, aud B,bb, lthe
b:!l with the amendment being advocated by aIr.
Smith, of Maryland and opposed by Mr.. Forsyth
1t was ordered to third reading. yeas 80, nsys 0.
Nhn and I,a..,, h.
fifth ot the Senators present. nken follows:
Massachusetts. BARNARD, Barton, Bell, Benton,
Bbb. Burne;, Chase, Clayton, Dickerson, Dudley,
Els. FJo.. Hendricks Holiness Johnston Kane
be, Robbins, Robinson, Rugglss, Sanford Seymour,
Ssbee, Spraguc, Troup White, Wiley. and Wood
bury-33.
NAYs.-AIessrs. Brown, Forsyth, Iredeu, King.
Poinjcxter, Smith, of Nd, Smith, of S. G., Taze-
well, and Tyler--o.
Afer the consideration of executive business the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House assembled at he appointed hour
DUrY on SALT.
Mr.. Maary, from the Committee on ManuSsc-
lures, reported the following biiI
An act to repeal part of an act TO reduce the duty
on SALT
Be 1T enacted by the Seuate and House OF Repre-
senta,ves Of the United 5 atcs Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That much of act entitled
eap To reduce the duty SALT approved Nav
% $50. will take effect and afier the 3Ist o.
December next, be, and the hereby repealed,
asd that tie duty on salt imported into the United
States DC end remain at Is cents pei b,ishel
1.-THE past Of the proposed To be repealed wen,
IL reduce the duty after tho tnic specified to iC
per buei!c ]
The bill wns read Grst and second time.
{r. Tucker opposed the bill, as also did Mr.
Spcgh; Mr.. Moary supported it.
Mr.. Wilde moved call of ,he House: which WAS
ordered, ami the call was proceeded III ill there be-
dGa 10 ''''' '3'' i "''' :" ''''''" SO''""
N,c. Chiffon moved the previous question on the
bill; but the motion negaiiYef.
Mr.. McCrecTy moved that the ball be laid upon the
tables but the Speaker said that such n motion was
out Of order the question being the second read
ing of the bill Here however, The hour expired
The Speaker presented d petition from George
Fickin and Daniel Ward which referred to the
ComIntee on the judiciary.
Silver COINAGE.
Mr.. Brondhead presented memorial from the in
babauls Of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, praying
TINT may be adopted to arrest the cIrcula-
ton OF small foreign silver coin n.d that issue of
silver coins OF tho United States, of small de-
nomination. may be ordered. Ii was referred 20 the
Committee OIL Foreign Affairs.
Ga inotioD 81 Mr. Fry, il was
Resolved, Phat the Judiciary Committee be in
structed TO inquire into the expediency Of amending
the law relating to patents, to place aliens who
have applied to become citizens, equal footing
with Citizens aliens who have resided two years III
Tic United States.
JAMES MONROE.
sidcnt Lfihe United States, was then taken up.
MIR Everett, OF Massachusetts,, moved the previous
question; which was carried, by n vote of83 IN {.
Mr. Williams asked for the ayes and noes; but the
motion was negatived.
Tic question was then put on the nam question,
which was on ordering The bill for a third reading
Mr. Williams, and Mr. Ellsworth simultaneously
rose ask for the yeas and nays which order
cd and taken follows: Yeas, iO5-Nays o..
GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS GILL.
The bill making appropriations for the service Of
the Government for the year 1891, next consid-
cred.
The queetion was OF the amendment of Mr Stan
berry To strike out the Ui 50 0UU0 for the salary
uE the Uaiied Eutcs Minister to Russia
Mr. Chiffon said nc would yield the floor. although
hc had possession OF II from the last deJale on the
subject.
Mr. Potter moved The previous question, on account
of the House having but four weeks To Sit nud
tho great amount of business which it bad 10 tansa c.
The motion wac, however, negatiypd
Mr. Burgess then addressed tie House until half
past four O'Clock, when having concluded,
Tie House adjourned.