Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-07-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate. june D.

In the Senate, june %.
On motion of Mr.. FooT, the resolution for the
indefinite postponement of the several bills from
the House of Representatives providing for pen
sions to certain persons was take up, and after
consideration, it was agreed to-
The Joint Resolution, reported from the Com
mittee on the Library, for the purchase of the
original portrait of Washington by r. Peale, for
a sum not exceeding FIVE thousand dollars, was
considered and ordered to second reading.
The bill making appropriations for certain in
"a third time, and the yeas and nays having been
ordered at the request Of Mr.. HILL, the question
was taken on the passage of the bill and determl-
ned in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bell, Benton, Chambers.
Clay, Clayton, Dallas, Dckerson, Dadey, Ew-
ing, Foot, Frelinghuysen, Hendricks, Holmes,
Johnston, Kane, Knight, Naudain, Prentiss,
Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles, Seymour, SiIsbee,
Smith, Upton, Tomlinson, Webster, Wilkins
|2s.
NAYS--Messrs. Bib, Ellis Grundy, Hayne,
Hill, King, Mangun, Marcy, Miller, Moore.
Poindexter. Tazewell, Tyler, White-l4 Globe.
In the SENATE, June 25th, after the dis
position Of some morning business, and passing
30 to 10, the resolution appropriating 5000 dol
lars for full length Pedestrian Statue of WASH
1NeroN-,he Senate proceeded to the consldera,
ton of Executive business, and so continued the
remainder of the sitting.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, the first
hours sitting was occupied by an animated De
bate on proposition for an adjournment of Con
|gress on Monday next. 1t would be difficult, in
the brief space within our control, to give cor
rect idea of this debate. 1t must suffice for the
present to say, that the early adjournment was
advocated by several Southern Members on the
ground that no hope now remained of an adjust
ment of the Tariff Question, and that a crisis
was at hand, sc. To which argument, Mr.. AID
ANS reioined with great force and spirit, express
ing firm hope of the passage of such bill as
tina: now before the House, (Which he considered
as proposing repeal of ten millions of dollars o.
duties,) and conjuring the majority not to be de-
tered from doing what was right, because in ct
doing they did not meet the views of those VIII,
would be satisfied with nothing less than the total
destruction of Manufactures. In the end, the
Question was put aside by motion Of Mr.. Nc
DUFFTE to proceed to the Orders of the day
After which, the House passed several bills here
tofore ordered to a third reading One of thu
bills on its third reading was rejected by larg.
majority, viz: the bill to provide for ascertainins
the losses of the people of Detroit and its vicni
ty. by the non-performance by the British of the
articles of capituation at Hubs surrender.
The House then proceeded to the TARIFF sub
lect--the question pending being on Mr.. DAVIS
which he now further modifed-re
duclng his proposed duty on carpettings from 4s
to 40 per cent, wool from so to 40 per cent, &c
This amendment was debated at large BY
Messrs. DAVIS and E. EVERETT for, and Messrs
WAYNE and BATES, of Maine, against the amend
ment.
Mr.. ADAMS moved to amend the amendment
by striking out the proviso, that the duty wool
and woollens should be estimated at the home
market value, and inserting, that the importer
should declare the value thereof, subject to for
fixture, and penalty of 5000 dollars, in case Of
fraudulent entry, or, if entered, at lesser rates
than in the opinion Of the appraisers the goods
ought to be, then, they might be taken on behalf
of the United States, on payment Of such valua-
ton, with ten per cent. in addition. The amend
ment was negatived-Yeas es, Nays Ill.