Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-20
'Fweney-scc0r,d Congress.--sess.
IN SENATE.

imported articles and abolish them on others tocether
WIN the anendmcn, offered by MIR. Hayne taken up.
Mr. Moore addressed the Senate in opposition 10 the re
solution andin support of the amendment.
Mr. Ienton followed in speech of two hours i'm support
OF inoVhcauon oil the Tariff, and proposed a resolution,
nsrncng the committee 10 which the subject should be
referred, TO report bill embracing all the Items which
reduction might be thought proper, either with with
out hiking the rate Of duties each article.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Cambreeng, on the
2d inst. considered an amendmen nj thereto offer
by Mr. Pearce, and amended, agreed, TO follows
Resofoed That the Secretary of the Navy be directed
70 iuiish tins House with statement OF the number
description OF vessels OF which have arrived at and
departed from each Of Naval Depos from the LIST Jan
1919 to the LIST jan 1892, the number of
ed IN the same term at each station for the service
with the annual expense of transporting the number
and description OF vessels of built and repaired since
the late war, at each Navy Yard in the United States
Aud that the said Secretary be also directed TO report IN
this House, whether any OF said vessels during the
period above mentioned, have arrived at any Naval
Depos and other ports 10 which they ordered
anu, II So what the thereof Also TO report
to this House the length of time a rendezvous has
kept open for the recruiting of at each of the
sad Naval Depots Also, the difference in the expenses
al any) WHICH have attended the building and repairing
vessels oil war at the several Naval Depo, during the
periods in the first part OF this resolution mentioned
The resolutions submitted yesterday by Messrs Ians-
ing, McDuiie and Root considered and agreed TO-
resolution some days since laid the table, by Mr.
hoot oil New York, was taken up and read, follows:
Resored, That the following amendments TO the Con-
sution OF the United States ought be proposed TO the
legislatures oil the several States for their ratification:
The people OF each State qualified vote for the mos,
numerous branch Of the Legislature thereof shall give
their votes directly for person be President of the u
States; and the having the greatest number of votes
In such State shall be declared have therein d
votes equal to the whole number Of members in both
Houses oil Congress TO which such State may be entitled
he votes OF the people Of the several States shall he
canVassed by the Supreme Court OF the United States and
Inc person having the greatest number votes shall be
declared President OF the United States after the Sd ay of
Marc ulen next ensuing. In the of the highest
candidates having an equal number of votes the two
Houses Congress, by joint ballot, shall determine and
declare which oil them shall be President of the u States
The Vice Presden, othe United States shall be elected
In the same manner but i'll the an equal number
OF votes for the highest candidates the Senate shall do
tcrIninc which of them shall be Vice President
The President and Vice President of the United States
sha oe elected Tor years, but the President shall
be ineligible for the term.
Mr. Root addressed the House for some time in oxp,
nation and support of this resolution the adoption of which
he considered necessary TO the prosperity only but to
me safety and even TO the existence of the Governme nt
lie concluded his remarks by moving that the resolution be
referred 10 Committee OF the Whole On the state of the
Union, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Howard offered the following resolution:
Resoired, That the Committee Manufactures be in
suctcd to enquire into the expediency OF allowing
drawback, TO the whole of the duty upon iron i'm
ported for rail roads to be used by State or by
Incorporated by State when shall be ascertaned TO the
satisfaction oil The Secretary OF the Treasury that the said
iron Is permanently laid upon the road.
Mr. H. briefly explained the object to be effected and
insisted that might be,erbc accomplished in this mode
than by direct repeal of the duty.
Mr. Speight opposed the resolution, pre- ferred d.
rect repeal, but thought the resolution was premature as
cambreeng in favor Of the reference of the re-
soluton as would BRING before the Committee OF Manu-
features, many facts which il important for them to
know bill had been introduced into the House some
time since TO effect this very repeal but it had been stren
ousy opposed by the iron masters of Pennsylvania who
that time insisted that they were able TO supply the
Try with any quantity OF rail road iron that could be need
ed. The bill had been, in consequence, rejected vet
when contracts offered for of this description
not offer had from Pennsyvania So far from il
That State had then ordered
sand tons from Europe, for its use every raj
road company in the country had been Obliged 10 nDo
the iron they used.
Mr. Barringcr stated, that iron imported for rail roads
capable OF being used for other purposes, and that
it was vain toexpect the repeal of duty which would be
equivalent TO repeating the duty iron generally He
was in vorof the resolution, effected the repeal OF the
duty on species OF article which manufacture
in the country.
! The resolution was agreed TO-
The House then, on motion of Mr.. McDufIie went into
Committee OF the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.
Huntington IN the Chair, and took up the Military, the &c.
neral and the Indian appropriation bills. The first OF
these bills being under consideration, Mr. Drayton moved
appropriation of $4,000 for repairing road in Maine
The motion produced debate OF considerable length and
animation, in which Messrs. Drayton, McDufie Irwin
Mercer, Anderson, Jarvis, Dearborn, Wilde Davis O
Mass, Evans OF Maine, and Vinton, took part which
terminated in Mr. Draytons whdra wing the amendment
| The turning point of the Debate was the question
whether this to be considered exclusively or nrnc
pay, military road III il was then properly belong
ed TO this bill if not its place the appropriation bill
Tor internal improvements and earnestly was this con
sequence insisted upon that gentlemen who were in favor
oil the appropriation ITSELF declared their purpose TO vo,
against it, il it should be continued in the present bill
since, as Other roads applied for much entitled tC
he considered military as This if this continued in
! the military bill, they must i'm also.
An item OF 81 800 was inserted for out-bu1incs al
West Point, and another OF 81 $50 rcmunerate Major
lwiggs for expenses incurred in certain law suits instt
cd 10y him under orders from the President SEVERAL,
agreed TO.
IN item of S27O000, for the Delaware Breakwater was
Withdrawn from this BILL TO be inserted in that for internal
Improvements.
The general appropriation bill being under considera-
! ton
Mr.. Irwin moved, amendment an appropriation NJ
$4,000 Tor extra clerks in the Land Office, be employ
ed in the issuing of land scrip, instead of 81 900 as report
ed in the bill He pressed his motion with great earnest
ness.
Mr. McDuie, in reply, stated that as that subject va,
hkeiy TO produce much debate the Committee had assign
cd 70 il separate bill.
MIR. Irwin continued TO insist on his amendment beino
inserted here; but it negatived by large majority
The sum OF $1,000, however, proposed this object
motion OF Mr.. Shepherd of N c. increased 10 &c 600
The item for the salary of Minister to Colombia nav
ing been read
| Mr.. Davis Of South Carolina, moved that il be sek
en- out In supporting this motion, he observed that
call OH the Department of State for information WHY ;
minister OF higher grade than Charge was needed az b.
gaia, mad elected no response from that Department
ne Housc IN the meanwhile possessed of testimony
which fully satisfied him that the Republic of Colombo
had been dissolved, and the country divided into Three
other governments. This was sufficient reaeon yvb,
our minister to that Government should not be continued
Butdid the Republic still exist our connection with II If
commercial point Of view of too small
justify the expense OF keeping up that mission On
whole imports from Colombia had amounted in 1927 n