Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-02-02
TwENTY.sECOND CONGRESS.
FIR ST SES ION.

| Mr. Haynes reply to Mr. Clay's speech
! on the resolution for new tariff system.
Previous t' commencing his speech, mr..
/ llaync moved TO amend the first rcSolu-
ton, by striking out all after the word
."cortntres," IN the second line, and to
( insert the following:
/ "Bc SO reduced, that the amount of
the public revcnue shall be sufficient to
dclray the expenses of government, ac-
cordlng to their present scale, after the
payment Of the public debt; and that
allowing reasonable time for the erod-
udl reductions of tle present high duties
on the articles coming into competition
with similar articles made, or produced
in the United States the duties be u!ti-
matcIy equali-cd, 50 that the duties on
no articles shall, as compared with the
value of that article vary materially,
from the general average"
Mr. lIaync then addressed the Senate
nearly four hours in support of his propo-
sition in opposition TO the orig resolu-
ton; and in reply to NJ. Clay. When.
he concluded,
|. Mr.. Dickerson movedto postpone the
further consideration of hc resolution to
Monday next, and after short discus
sion, the motion was agreed to, and then
the Senate adjourned.
!. IN THE House., Mr.. Me. Dunic, from
the committee of Ways and Means, i'll
troduccd bill making appropriations for
objects of internal Improvement, which
was read twice and committed to com
mittce of the whole on the state of the
union. MIR. McDuflie also reported Il
resolution from the same committee call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for
information of the extent and condition,
generally, Of the manufactures o. wool,
cotton, hemp, iron, sugar, salt, &c. III the
| l.. States, and also for such u tariff of
duties upon imports, as, in his opinion,
may be adapted to the advancement of
the public interest. 1t was laid upo
the table one day. A variety of other
hills, principally of a private nature, were
reported and passed through first and
second readings A consideration of Mr.
Bouldin's resolution was resumed, and
the discussion of it occupied the remain
der of the sitting MIR. Davis of Mas
sachusetts, Cambrelcng, and Mr., Boul-
din, scvcrally addressed the House on
the sub ject.
/ In SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. l7,-Mr.
Spraguc, of Maine, submitted two reso
lutions, requesting the President to COM
municatc to the Senate all the cores
pondence between the Executive Of the
United States and Great Britain, relative
to the selection of an arbiter, under the
convention of Goth Sept. 1927; the cor
rcspondcnce between the Executive of
the United States and the King of the
Netherlands, relative to the acceptance
by the latter, of the Office of arbitcr, I'M
der said Convcntion-thc arrangement
which in the letter of the Secretary Of
State to the Governor of Maine, u:dcr
date of the 2lst October, 1881 .s SAID
to have been made between the United
States and Great Britain, 'for preserving
the state of things as it then existed on
both sides, until final disposition could
be made of the question" respecting our,
Northeastern boundary; and all the cor
rcspondcncc in relation thereto. And to
inform the Senate when, and i'll what
manner, said arrangement between the
two nations" was made, and when and
in what manner, it was communicated to
the Governor of Maine, as mentioned III
the said letter of the Secretary of State.
The Senate spent about two hours IN
Executive business.
\ IL THE HOUSE, Mr.. Johnson Of Ky.
from the committee to whom the subject
had been referred, reported bill for the
adjustment Of Imprisonment for Debt
1t was read twice and committed to a
committee of the whole. Mr. Bouldm's
resolution ON the subjcc of the Tariff, was
further discussed by Mr.. Stewart of Penn.
until the expiration of the hour allotted to
morning business.
The House spent considerable time in
committee of the Whole on the State Of
the Union on the Apportlonment Bill
The motion to strike i3, 900 as the ratio,
and insert lG 900 was lost The origin
al motion to strike out 48 900 was lost by
Il vote of "a to SO. MIR. Hubbard then
moved to strike out 48 900 and insert A.
900, but before the question was taken on
WIS dlilcluiiIcil, tic Iohiiiiittcc IOSc, i'-
ported progress, and the House adjourn
cd
In SENATE, Wednesday, Jan. 10 8,-Mr.
Spraguc's resolution, calling for the cor
respondcncc which led to the selection OF
the arbitcr of the disputed boundary qucs-
ton, was adopted, with provlso, that the
correspondence should be communicated
"confdcntially or otherwise" as the
President may think proper There was
debate of considerable length OH the