Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-13

dent could by this time made up hi, opinion tie
Bank question, aud lac thought due To him, cO-ogti
u term Of ten days,n order TO receive his decision
Mr.. Gruady expressed his belief that the President
would not require 80 long time
The resolution was then postponed 10 Monday, and
i0adc the special order Tor that day.
The several bills ordered to third reading Friday,
were read Il third time aud passed
The bill for the relet Vi invalid pensioners read
third time aud passed.
On motion of Mr.. smith, the Senate took up for consde
ration the bill to carry into effect the Convention conclu
ded between the United States aud his Majesty the King
oil the French at Paris the 4th of July 1881, and it
was ordered to third reading, without amendment.
THE TARIFF.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the Bill TO
amend the several acts imposing duties imports
The amendments adopted in committee OF the Whole,
were sevcraly considered and concurrcd in with the
exception OF the amendment raising the duty carpets
and carpetng from % 30 per cent which rejected
by the casting vote of the Vice President.
! Mr.. Clay renewed the motion made in the Committee
OF the Whole to increase the duty cotton baggng from
~ TO cents per square yard, which agreed TO, %
MIR Hayne movedto strike the proriso in the l2ih
subdivision OF the 2nd section, which ncgatvcd ayes
! 20, noes 20.
Mr. Forsyth moved to amend by striking out 40 per cent
and inserting 23 per cent the duty sewing silk
Mr. Forsyth moved TO strike after the word 'nan-
keens, the words coming direct from China to leave
duty oil ~ per cent the article from whatever place
Mr. Aiillcrmoved to amend by striking out Cour cents
pound as the duty WOOL the value whereof at the
place OF expectation exceeds eight cents leaving the adj
vaorem duty Of forty per cent Lost, Yeas 10, Nays 81
EVENING
MIR. Haync moved strike the proviso in the Sc
cond section, fixing minimum duties OF 80 and 35 cents
The square yard on Couons After debate, in which
Nessrs Clay and Knight opposed, and Mcssrs. Tazewe
and lIayne advocated the amendment the question was
! taken and the motion negatived as follows:
/ fedS-MessrS. Benton, Brown Ellis, FORSYTH Grun-
dy, Il0yne, Hill, Kane, King, Mangum Miller Moore
oindexter, l'azewell, Troup, Tyler, whe-I7.
.Ndys-Messrs. Bell, Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Dallas,
DickerSon, Dudley, Ewing Foot, Frclnghuysen Hem
bricks Holmes, Johnston, Knight, Marcy Nauan Prem
s Robbins, Robinson Seymour, SiIsbce Smith, Sprague
int Iprt,l
Mr.. Dallas moved to amend by increasing the duty on
states from 20 TO 35 per cent Yeas %, noes %.
On motion OF Mr. Dallas, some verbal amendments
were adopted
Mr.. King moved to strike ont IS cents the square yard
as the duty anncls and bazos and insert 80 per
! al valorem. Lost. Yeas IS, noes %
/ MIR. Hayne to the last amendment which he
should offer to this bill. He moved to amend by adding
at the end of the BILL the following Provided that no
duty imposed by this bill shall exceed hundred per
Mr.. Dickerson Mr. Clay and Mr. Holmes opposed the
motion; negatved, yeas Is, nays IS.
Mr.. Forsyth moved TO strike out the words $50 much
OIL and the words as is herein otherwise provided for
from the lst section on the Bill, and 10 strike all the
following sections of the Bill, repeal the act of
ISIS TO reject this Bill, and leave the Tariff as il was xed
by the same OF 1924. He for peace and this Bill if
passed bo houses, would not promote the peace the
country lie would leave they are and refer
the whole subject to the next Congress- ncgatved, yeas
Mr. Sisbee offered an amendment providing that sum
shall he paid 10 the of vessels and steam boats
sum equ 10 tne duties ON the materials entering into the
construction OF vessels and steam boats
Mr. Moore moved an amendment 10 the amendment, al
lowing adraw6ack upon cotton bagging imported to which
! he added, "and all agricultural Implements
! Mr. Moore withdrew the amendment.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Sisbee was neoatived
five voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Benton moved to amend the bill bv reducng tho
duties on Indian blankets and other Indian goods five per
cent ad vaorem-ios yeas 20, nays 26.
! MIR. Benton offered amendment allowing n dravbacl
nays u. yeas 10
Mr. Benton moved to amend the bill by reducing the
10 b,s,oI
yeas %, nays 2i.
The question then being on ordering the amendment 10
be engrOssed and the bill he read third time il was IA
ken by yeas and nays and determined in the affirmative
! feaS-Messrs. Bell, Benton Bnckner Chambers CLAW
! Clayton, Dallas Dckerson, Ewing, Foot Freingbuve6
Grundy Hayne, Hendricks, Hill, Holmes Johnston
Knight Mangum, Prcn,iss Robbins, Robinson Ruegcs
seymour Silsbee Smith, Spague, Upton, Tomlinson
Webster Wilkns-3I.
~ N"ys-Mes.rs. Bibb. Brown, Ellis, Forsyth, nayne
Kane, King Mangum, Miller, Moore Poindexter. Tie
well, Foot, ryler, White-l5.
The Vice President and took leave of the Senators
ter so aboriouS a session
The Senate then adjourned.
! In the House Of Representatives, on SATURDAY. Mr.
Sutherland, from the Committee Commerce riporeJ
b ior the relief OF james March, which read twice
and committed.
Mr. Clay from the Committee on Public Lands reported
hc Dlli extending The time for issuing military bounty
lau warrants due TO officers and soldiers the revolution
Within amendment OF the Senate with which lie said
majority OF the Committee recommend a concurrence
Mr. Irwin said the amendment introduced mos, i,nnor
tant change in the provisions of the biland i'm effect
turned the system of land bountes into cash bounv lie
moved TO refer the bill TO the Committee of the Whole
Mr. Hcklhe opposed this reference at length Jts eff
iect would be to prevent the final action oil the House
upon the bill
The motion TO refer also opposed by Rfcssrs Clay
Mason and Doddlidge, when,
Mr.. irwin said he compelled in his own vindico
on a'cr the course OF argument pursued TO state the
reason why he bad made the motion to refer He regard
ed me PiIhcipe OF this amendment of the utmost inn
portance, aud had called the Chairman of the Conu,it
tee OF Public Lands, (Mr. WckiiIe0 of which he mi
lrvin) was member to know whether il would be taken
up In committee, and informed there would he mo
meeting lie had also been informed by the Chairman
u morning. that there has been meeting of the Com
mlttee But the bill reported as sanctioned nv The
Committee, when opportunity had been enoveJ Of oh
House at period Of the when no examination or
discussion could take place in the House.
Alter remark from Mr.. TAYLOR
ne question was taken Mr. Twins motion 10 refer
the bill, which negatved
Mr.. LccOnpie aud said, ncwspapcr enGtled tI,o
CO lO'" .1"gocdfe and JOrnd put into his hands
last evening, which contained most scand,los ,sneron
upon one Of the members OF The House who had been
Obliged to return home was not necessary in is cit
10 STATE the notorious idseh0Od OF the general statement in
Wls paragraphs but 1t due Col johnson i'm his all
seI'co 10 INFORM the House and the country that Col
Johnson was not interested 10 the amount of one cent i'm
inc money not accounted for by Mr. Dunn and iaf II,
Offering The resolution for the relief of other ,re,l
Vol johnson was undoubtedly actuated bv those MIRO and
character '""'' O''o"Seu 10 MS
Mr.. mcCary moved that The record Of his vote nm ,lo
~ NY, upon ie amendment offered by Mr.. f. Thomas
~ "'u n'hN oiH might be amended He had noticed in
~ W c 'PeIs OF the day an publication Of
ms Noe' ana on recurrence to the record he had found
uiat II had arisen from the vote bcuo S