Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-29
CONGRESS-.

CUNGNESS.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, the resou,;a,
Of Mr.. Holmes, to proceed to the election o( ,
Sergeant-at Arms, was for the present laid on n,
table.
Mr.. Puindexter moved to take up the bill 10,
the relief of Mrs. Randolph, Jaughiero Of Thom,.
Jetferson-but the motion was nesatived-yen
Is. NAYS %.
The Bill to appoint Recorder of the General
Land Office. Ito sign land patents, instead of HE
President Of the u. States, was amended and or.
dered to a third reading.
Mr.. Clay laid on the table resolution. in el.
feet, that JOINT Committee of the two House,
of Congress wait on the President Of the United
States, and request OF him to appoint day tObe
observed as day Of general humiliation and
prayer to Almighty God, that he may, in Ill.,
mercy, avert from our country the Asatc
Scourge which is now traversing and devastating
other countries; aud that should it be among the
dispensations Of His Providence to inhicl tins
scourge upon our land, that it may please Him,
In his mercy. so to meliOrate the infection, a. 70
render its effects less disastrous among W, than
they have proved among the nations which it has
heretofore visited.
The bill making provision for dlsposngO Of The
proceeds Of the public lands, was taken up aud
debated until the adjournment.
la the House Of Representatives, Mr. Yer.
planck reported from the Committee Of Ways
and Means a bill supplementary to the several
acts making appropriations for the civil and mil.
tary service Of 1882; which was read twice and
committed.
The resolution submitted BY Mr.. Boon. for so
adjournment of Congress. modified by hin 10 b:
on the 5th July, was taken up. and after sever
al motions for the previous question, and aiter'
call Of the House, was rejccted-feas 9o, Nay
&C.
The House then, on motion of Mr.. Branch,
SUSPENDED the rule, in order to take up the Navy
Bills lying on the table for third reading lhe!
have been hitherto stated in our paper, and were
all passed, with the exception Of the b making
an appropriation for the construction oil two
steam batteries, which was rejected.-iea' ~
Nays SO. -,
The st. Francis Road Company bill. was also
on its third reading, rejected.-Yeas IS, H'Y'
81. :
The House then took up the consideration Of
the bilIto regulate :;
The Tarif.-Mr. Adams. in order to assIn'
late the duty on woolIen manufactures 10 I've Va,
creased duty given to the grower Of WOOL NOV"
to amend the bill by inserting 50 per cent 10 I'su
of Is, as the duty on mits, gloves olhongI
blankets, hosiery, carpets and carpetlns' "l'''
was negati,ed-yeas 80. nays g.
Mr.. Cambreleng then rose to move 'et ew,
Iteration of the vote, by which the MOTION u ~,
Alexander, to strike out the 10th sec'ion' ""'I"
provides drawback on tonnage, was negative.
Mr. Adams objected on the point oil orue'' w
on which desultory discussion arose. anu
The Chair having decided that the n'o''O" We
in order, .oh
Mr.. Adams appealed from that decision SUI
hitting whether. by the rule OF tne "ou' s;A.
there had been already one motion ior Ie'eo """d
ration of this vote made and decided, Ihe'e '''o
be second motion put. ,, and
The question on the appeal was then P" I; a."
the House sustained the decision VI '"'
Yeas 90, Nays IS. .. then a.
The question for reconsideration ws a, '>"
ken, and it prevaiIed-Yeas 81, NaysY'. .,,I,
Mr.. White, of New York. then mo'eu " s",a
ont the provisions of the 10th sections ,au M,ss.
that drawback be paid in amount eiua' wv s,l
four,hs Of the duty on the imported nea, lHd e..
duck, and iron, used in the constrnc!'On a."
ting out of vessels. The amendment "a'
ed.Yeas &c, Nays ll8. :. >, sr,b,
The House then suspended the ru'c' ~. b,,
Mr.. TAYLOR, of New York. to make a 'nJ " 'brb
the House take a recess until o'c'oeH' .. ",
prevailed, and the House took a recess ''
ingIy. .,.,,,L ,he IIou:'
resumed its sitting, and the question us e.,',n
on the motion to strike ont the loth se'"''
was carrried-Yeas SO, Nays 81. .,,,iu
Mr.. Verpanck remarked that as 'nai J =" OF
tended for the shipping interest was ST.. da,, or
Of the bill. he would move to reduce the uy" ,lg
sail duck to what il was before the Pfesen! ,r
With that view he moved to strike ou VI, Nd
cents per yard" and insert "l5 per v ee"' o.
vaiorem. The motion prevalIed-'s'' "
Nays ga. 80 sse,,on re.
M. Conner moved to strike out the seeI oa &c
pulating the value Of the pound sterling AZ o.
negatiyed. a. I'll furthc
AR. Boon, in order to cut oil al 'u
amendments, now moved the previous que''''
which was not seconded. late =,
MFR. Marshall moved to increase inc "'''