The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-07-03
22d COngress-1st Session.

In the Senate, Friday, June %, the
Vice-President communicated Report
from the Secretary of the Treasury, en-
closing the results, upon examination, Of
weights and measures used in the Gus
TOM Houses, which was ordered to be
printed.
The internal improvement bill was
then taken up, and after being amended,
was ordered to third reading by vote
of DC TO I3.
The reminder Of the day was spent
on Executive business.
In the House Of Representatives,
after passing several private bills, the
Tariff Bill, as amended in the Com
mittee, was then taken up; the amend
ment of the committee to reduce the
duty on salt from 10 To 5 cents per
Sc lbs, was rejected by vote of l02 TO
S7-Several other important amend
ments were made and tha. Of fixing the
date Of the commencement of the oper-
ation of the act to the Sd day Of March,
1888, was concurred in.-After some
further debate, the House, at a late hour
adjourned.
In the Senate, Saturday, June %,
after transac,ing some unimportant bus
iness, the Senate went into secret scss-
ion, and remained until the hour of ad-
journment.
La the Heuse of Representatives, the
Tariff Bill was again taken up, and Mr..
M'Dnfiie's inoiion (proposing an ad va
loren duty Of IL ID cents on all manu-
factures of cotton nor dyed or printed
the cost of which does not exceed Is
cents per square yard) was negatived,
after long debate-ayes 73, nays lis.
Mr.. McDnfiie then proposed to strike
out ofthe bill the words. "or in part BY
rolling" in the clause which reads, con
bolt iron. made wholly or in part by
calling, 30 dollars per ton," so as to
leave the duty on all imported iron,
without and discrimination ninety cents
per liz lbs: which, after considerable
debate was egatived-yeas 81, nays
ia. Mr.. Davis, Of Mass. then moved
the adoption of the amendment offered
by him in Committee, in relation to
wooIlens : but before any decision was
had thereon, the House adjourned, after
"A session of eight hours.
In the Senate, Monday, June 25, af-
ter dlsposing of some morning business,
and passing, 80 to 10, the resolution APP
| propriating 5000 dollars for full length
Pedestrian Statue Of Washington-th
Senate proceeded to the consideration
of Executive business, and so continued
the remainder of the sitting.
In the House Of Represent ativcs, the
first hours sitting was occupied by an
animated debate on a proposition for an
adjournment of Congress on Monday
next.-The early adjournment was adj
vocated by several Southern Members
on the ground that no hope now re-
NAMED Of an adjustment of the Tariff
Question, and that crisis was at hand.
&c. To which argument Mr.. Adams
rejoined, expressing firm hope Of the
passage of such bill as that now be-
fore the House, (which he considered as
proposing repeal of ten millions Of
dollars of duties,) and conjuring the ma
jority not to bo deferred from doing
what was right, because in so doing
they did not meet the views ofthose who
would be satisfied with nothing less than
the total destruction Of Manufactures.
In the end, the question was put aside
by motion Of Mr.. McDuf1ie to proceed
to the Orders Of the day. After which,
the House passed several bills hereto
fore ordered to third reading.
The House then proceeded to the
Tariff subject, which was discussed till
the hour Of adjournment several amend
ments to the bill before the House hay-
ing been adopted.
In Senate Wednesday, the bill max
ing provisions for disposing Of the pro-
ceeds of the public lands, was taken ND
and debated until the adjournment,
The tariff Bill occupied the house
I'LL late hour in the evening when,
after several Intellectual motions to ad-
journ, the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading, ayes 12T,
nays 65 and the bill was ordered to
printed, adjourned.
In the Senate ON Thursday, The spe-
,ial order Of the day, was the bull ap-
'ropriating the proceeds of the public
ands sho discussion Of which contin-
led till the Senate adjourned.
In the House, after many motions, a
resolution prevailed to adjourn on the