Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-02-02
PORT, Il. l.. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2,

laying the bill on the table, for the pres
cnt.
After spending two hours on Execu-
tive business, the Senate ad Iourncd.
lN TIE lloUsE, MIR Stewart concluded
his remarks on Mr.. Bouldin's resolution
on the subject ofthc Tariff, Mr. Davis
Of Massachusetts, offered an amcndmcn nj
IN lieu Of the original resolution, dIrcc-
ting the committee on Manufactures, to
inquire into the practical effect Of the
revenue laws upon the commerce, agrI-
culture and manufactures oithls country /;
and whether frauds are not pcrpetratcd III
the importation OF goods, and the reycn-
uc thereby reduced, and how such frauds
may be suppressed, &c. Mr.. WicklIllc
moved the previous question which was
sustained by IA vote of 90 to II. ihc
question was then propoundcd, "shaII the
main question be now put" which was
decided III the negative, by \ cas- %,
, Nays 96. Considerable time was spent
in committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union OH the apportlonmcnt bill
The merits and prime pies OF the bill wero
discussed with much zeal upon Mr.. Hub
bard's motion to amend by striking out
18 600 as the ratio, and to insert "A 900.
Before the question was taken on this IL
mcndmcnt, the committee rose, reported
progress, and the House adjourned.
! In SENATE, Thursday, Jan lo,-.At-
ter passing some private bills, the remain
der of the day was occupied Oh Execu-
tive business.
In THE HoUsr, Mr. Adams, from the
committee on manulacturcs,pr presented the
following resolution:
! Resolved, That the Secretary of the
/ Treasury be directed to obtain inlurma-
ton as to the quantities and kinds of the
several articles manufactured in the L.
States, during the year ending the 3Oth
Sept. 1891, particularly those Of Iron,
Cotton, Wool, Hemp and Sugar, and the
cost thereof, and also the quantities and
cost of similar articles imported from a
! broad during the same year; and that he
! lay the same before this House, as early
as may be practicable during the present
session of Congress, together with such
information as he NAV deem material and
such suggestions as nc may think useful,
with a view to the ad dIustmcnt of the ta-
riff, after the payment OF the public debt.
Mr.. Adams said the reason whv the
committee of manufactures were dcsirous
to have this information, was, that they
found it impossible to discharge their du-
ties without it. The Chairman of the
committee of Ways and Means states
that the resolution offered by him was
concerted between him and the Secrcta-
,ry of the Treasury. 1t was proper for
him to state that this resolution was Of
iered in cons equcnce OF Il correspondence
between himself and the Secretary OF the
Treasury 1t was not for him to decide
whether it would be proper for the House
to adopt both resolutions. The subject
Of the modification the Tariff has been,
in the course of the proceedings OF the
House, partly referred to the committee
| of Ways and Means, and partly to the
committee on Manufactures. 1t was not
the intention of the committee on Nlanu-
, iactires to interfere with the subjects be-
longing to any other committee OF the
| House, but the resolution referred to the
subject of manufactures which was their
, province, and the information was ncccs-
sary, to enable them to discharge their
duty resolution was adopted.
Mr. Davis, of S. G. reported bill
\ from the committee on the Judiciary, tO
refund to the heirs of Mathew Lyon, the
fine of $1,000, imposed on him during the
existence of the Scdtion Law. 1t was
read twice, and committed to a Commit.
tee of the Whole. Various other bill,
were reported and resolutions introduc.
ed. The House again went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the state of the Un-
ion, Mr. Hoffman in the chair, and dis
cusscd the apportlonmcnt bill, until halt
past 3 o'clock, when the Committee rose
and reported, and the House adjourned.
! Iriddy, Jan. 20. In the Senate, Mr..
BCnteu introduced his resolutions rela-
tive to the Illegally of the issues OF the
notes of the United States Bank.
Mr.. Clay submitted the following res
olution, which was laid on the table:
/ Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury he directed to communicate to
the Senate any correspondence which
may have passed between the Treasury
\ Department and the Collectors of the
:, Customs, or either of them, showing the
construction which has been placed by
that Department upon the act entitled
"an act to amend the several acts inn
posing duties on imports" approved the
2ith day of may, 1924; or upon any 9TH
er act of Congress, imposing duties ON
imports, passed since that day including
the act of the 10Th day of May, lS3O.
The debate on granting leave for tn,
introduction of Mr.. Benton's resolu ion
4 lnsicL LII i n'clnck. Mhcn ,he nnrsiinI