Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-02

of the importer, and shall remain under the coz.
troll Of the proper officer Of the customs on>ths
- day Of - next, shall be subject to no
other duty than if the same were imported re.
spectively after that day.
Mr.. Forsyth moved to reconmit it to the Com.
mittee of Manufactures with a view to have a
bill reported which should comprise all the SUBJ
iects connected with permanent revenue.
Mr. Dickerson and Mr.. Clay successfully op-
posed this motion, on the ground that report on
this class Of protected articles required variety
Of information which was necessary to Just and
enlightened legislation, which the committee were
endeavorins to obtain, and which the Secretary
Of the Treasury was also engaged in procuring
from various parts Of the country; that, as soon
as all the information was received which was
necessary and attainable, the committee would
report; and that, in the meantime. the Senate
could act on the bill now reported, as it was not
indispensably connected with the other branch
Of the subject. 1t was urged that the present
motion struck at the root of the protective poll
cy, and its decision would decide whether the
system was to be abandoned or sustained.
An animated debate, of nearly five hours du-
ration, took place on the motion to recommit-in
which it was advocated by Messrs. Havne, Mil
Ter, Smith. King, Mangum, Benton, Brown, and
Forsyth, and was opposed by Messrs. Clay, Dick
erson, Holmes, Foot, aud Sprague.
Mr.. Dallas also opposed the motion to recon-
NIT. but proposed a middle course, which was to
lay the bill on the table.
Mr.. Marcy objected to this course, unless it
was proposed that the bill lie on the table until
the Committee on Manufactures shonld report on
the protected class of articles.
Mr.. Tazewell, to guard against being takeuby
surprise at any time, by motion TO call up the
bill, and to make sure that it should not be taken
upuntil the Committee reported on the wholesub-
ject, wished that it should be made the order for
some particular distant day, some day in May next
He then proceeded to argue against the present bill
urging especially suggestion before submit
ted by him, that the bill being strictly revenue
bill, although proposing to reduce duties. could
not constitutiOnaly be originated in the Senate.
Mr.. Dickerson replied to MIR. L. on the con-
stitutional question.
Mr.. Dallas then renewed his motion to lay the
bill on the table-pedging himself not to call it
up until the committee should report further, or
until it should appear that no further report would
be made. He did not desire to act on the bill at
present; but he did not wish, by recommltiDsit,
to place it out of the power Of the Senate to act
on it hereafter, if it should think fit.
Mt. DuSkner rose W duuress t''P oehd.e ou TIE
subject; and to give him an opportunity of doing
so. Mr.. Dallas offered to waive his motion tenn
porary; but the Vice President decided tina, as
the Yeas and Nays had been ordered on MIR. DIS
motion. he had not the power to withdraw it, and
Mr.. Buckner Of course could not proceed.
The question was then put on the motion t"
Law the bill on the table, and was decided in the
affirmative. by Yeas and Nays. as follows:
YEAS. Messrs. Bell, Chambers. Clay.
Clayton, Dallas, Dickerson. Dudley, Ewing, Foot,
Frelinghuvsen. Hendricks, Holmes. Johnston,
Knight, Marcy, PoIndexter, Prenu-s. Robbins,
Rueges. Seymour. Silspee. Spragur. Iazewell.
Upton. Tominson. Wagsaman. WtbSter-27.
NAYS --Nessrs. Benton, Bib, Brown, Back
ner, Ellis. FORSYTH, Grundy, Hayne, Hill, Kane,
King. Mansur,. Miller, Moore, Robinson, Smith,
Troup, Tyler, White-l9
The Senate then adjourned