Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-10

Messrs. Dckerson and webster spoke at length in sap
port of the amendment and after further debate the ques
ton taken the amendment and it agreed by
a vote Of 81 to %
On motion OF Mr.. Chambers the words thirty five"
stricken out and "sixty nserted make the
duties 90 per cent all articles which the minimum
stricken out, was appicabe-the being "a TO 49,
On motion of MIR Hayne the first clause of the amend
mcn then stricken out aboshing the so per cent
minimizing aud the other part OF the amendment amend
ed, was agreed 10.
remaining part Of the amendment amended reject
ed by the casting of the Vice President.
On motion OF Mr. Webster the duty on wooen cloths
was then fixed at 81 per cenum ad valorem.
After the disposition OF several other amendments the
bill reported; and O'clock the Senate was still in
session.
WAsHiNGroN July THE Senate then resumed the
consideration of the tariff and occupied for the remain
der of the day with the amendments reported by Com
mittee, and submitted by several Senators. An amend.
ment reported by the committee containing two mini
NUNS, was finally rejected after various notifications
Tel.
The House of Representatives. were engaged upon sun
dry bills principally OF private natures from the Senate.
WAsHtNGroN, July 8.
The Senate occupied yesterday ill 3 o'clock,
with the Tariff Bill, when it took till o'clock.
In the Evening Session, the bill resumed, and the
amendments having been gone through with were order
ed TO be engrossed aud the bill read third time-Y
81, Nays 10. When, at near O'Clock, the Senate adj
journed.
IN the House Of Representatives. Mr. Evans of Maine,
submitted the following resolution:
ReS0tred That the Secretary OF be directed
before this House at the commencement of the
son statement OF the number of Notifications and other
military defences in the State of Mane and also that he
accompany II with report Of his opinion of the cxpedi
ency OF increasing the military deences OF that State
well upon the board upon the line of Boundary be-
tween the United States and the British North American
Possessions and that he also communicate such nora-
ton he may be enabled to procure relative the
Der and kind OF military Qualifications erected and main
tanned In said British Possessions, and the number OF troops
therein.
Mr. Clay, from the Committee Public Lands, re-
ported the bill from the Senate with amendments thereto
extending the time Tor issuing Military Land Warrants
officers aud soldiers Of the revolutionary army.
MIR. Irwin moved to commit the bill, with the amend
ments the Committee of the Whole House on the state
Of the Unon upon which desuory discussion arose. in
which Messrs Wickfe, Clay Mason, J. w. Taylor, and
Doddrdge participated
The motion of Mr. Irwin finally necatved.
Mr. Eecohpte rose to contradict statement which APP
peared in the New York Advocate calculated 10 do MIR
H. M johnson some injury 1t was stated in that paper
that the late Sergeant at had owed him dollars
and which, it was alleged had induced Mr. to make the
motion that the House should repay the money. The
statement absolutely false, there was no money
due TO Mr. j., who had been induced to submit the motion
on the subject OF the repayment of the members from pure
and dsnterested motives.
Tho bill for the relief Of the representatives of Colonel
-aurens was, after protracted discussion, read third
time and passed-YeasSI NAYS 43.
MIR. McCarty, OF Indiana, rose make correction in
the Journal in respect TO vote given by him motion
OF Mr. Thomas, to amend the Bank bill After desuory
conversation as TO the proprety and of entering
the correction, left 10 the Speaker make such
correction and entry thereof he should deem suitable
The House went into committee on numerous private
bills with which they occupied for the remainder OF
the day
WAsHINGToN, July 9-At eight o'clock on Saturday
evening, the Tariff Bill from the House of Representa-
ves passed to third reading in the Senaeby vote of
81 to 10, two friends of the bill being the only Members
absent Some OF the main amendments made TO the Bill
In the Senate and which yet require the concurrence of
the House oil Representatives, and in which seems 10 be
thought that they concur, the abolition of all du-
ues on lea and Coffee; the reduction by one-haf of all
existing duties Wines; the retaining Of the present rate
Of duty on sugar. at cents per Id. instead of 12 fix
ing the duty on Cotton Bagging at instead Of
fixing the ad vaorem duty on Broad Cloths at 81
instead OF 5O and sundry provisions respecting Lead
peras, Cordage, &c. &c.-.Ndt. Int
The expected VETo of the Bank Bill was not transmit
ted to Congress by the President Saturday TO the great
disappointment OF those whose curiosity excited on the
SUBJECT The opinion seems yet TO prevail that he will
reject the bill.
1t is now certain that Congress will not adjourn to-s
Monday nor is it probable, unless some panic unhappi-
~ disperse them, that they will adjourn before this day
week.-B.
In the case OF the United States against Samuel Hous
ton indicted Circuit Court for an assault on William
Stanbery, mot with intent to kl'') which case was
submitted without trial TO the Court by both parties upon
the evidence taken before the House Representatives
me Court yesterday sentence imposing on the
accused fine of Five Hundred Dollars and costs of suit
The OF the United States u.s. NJ A. Heard has moi
yet been tried-.Rdt. Int.
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