Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-19
CONGRESS


of State, transmitting. in compliance with Inc Ip-
solution of the Goth March, such laws and resu-
la,ions of foreign countries in relation TO com
merce, as have been received at that Department
since the last report to Congress on that SUBJECT
Mr.. CLAY presented a petition from sundry ma
nufacturers of iron in Phillipsburgh, Pennsylva-
MIA, demonstrating againstany modification OF the
protecting system, and particularly against the
plan of Tariff presented by the Secretary OF the
Treasury. The bill granting 100000 acres OF
land to each of the States of Missouri. Missls.
sippl, and Louisiana, for purposes OF internal I'M
prOyement. was taken up on motion OF Mr.. BEN
ton, and. after having been discussed by Messrs.
Benton, Waggaman, Johnston, Webster, For
syth and Poindexter, was ordered to third read
ing. The following bills were read third time
and nassed: The till for the relief OF John Hurd
Jr., surviving assignee Of Anasa Davis Jr.; and
the bill in addition to the act for the relief OF GER
tain insoly ent debtors of the United States Al.
ter progressing with the general orders, the Sc.
nate, little after one o'clock, went into the con-
sideration Of Executive business, and continued
sitting with closed doors until its adjournment
In tie House of Representatives. MIR. Horn
presented a memorial from Mr.. Whitney, Of
PENNSYLVANIA, on the subject of the Bank OF the
United States. and upon the question Of printing
il. some discussion ensued. 1t was ultimately
laid uDon the table Mr.. Henry King, OF Penn
sylyania, and Mr. Horace Everett, OF Vermont,
severalIv offered memorials on the subject OF the
tariff, which u.re ordered tn be printed. re-.
solution from the Joint Committee OH the Libra.
nv, was introduced Us Mr.. Everett, OF Massa-
chusetts. in relation to the publication OF the
REGISTER of Debates, which, with slight modl.
fication, was agreed to by the House. The spe-
cial order was then acted upon in Committee
Of the Whole on the STATE Of the Union, MIR.
Speiaht in the chair. The tariff bill was discuss.
ed anil variety of propositions were offered and
considered. At nine O'Clock, after session ct
eleven hours, without any interval Of recess, the
House adjourned, The proposition last debat-
ed, and still pending, is the following amend
mcnt proposed and subsequently modified by
Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts,.
To strike from the bill from line IL to line %
inclusive, and insert:
son all m,led and fulled cloths made wholly
Of woolen. and known by the name OF plains or
kerseys, the value whereof shall not exceed rhir.
ty five cents the square yard, aud on all blan-
kets made of wool, the value whereof shall not
exceed one dollar each, five per centam al valo-
rem g,
" On worstel stuff goods, ten per eentum ad
valorem.
"0n worsted and wooden yarn, four cents .
pound and fifty per cent nd valorem.
On hosiery. mits, gloves, binding, and blan-
Gets. except as above, SIS per centum ad yalorem.
Con Brussels. Turkey, Threeply, Ingram,
and Milan carpeIins, seventy cents the square
yard >. 49,
".On insrained and Venetian carpetlns, Is
cents the square yard.
..On all other kinds of carpetins of wool, or
of which wool is component part, and on ready
made clothing, so per cent.
..Provided, hoUeuer. That the duty on Han.
nels and balzes shall not be less than 20 cents the
square ward; and provided further, that the du.
tie, levied as aforesaid on manufactures OF WOOL,
or of which wool shall be component part, shai'
be assessed in the current wholesale market value
thereof, in the principal markets OF the United
States, which value shall he asceraned by inc
appraisers; and it shall be the duty OF each ana
every collector, where any such GOODS snail oe
entered and appraised to cause the time anu pace
of entry, the va 'uation made by the appraisers,
and the number of Yards to be permanently marx
ed on each piece Of goods, in such manner as
the Secretary of the Treasury shall direct.
On the motion of Mr.. Sladc. the amendment
was ordered to be printed. -FeiesFaph.
The sittings of Congress, or, rather, Of the
House Of Representatives, are becoming exceed
in"ly laborious and fa'isllug' During the last Isl
week the House has sat, upon an average. each
day, near zine hours; and yet on SATURDAY even n
inc. at,er eleven hours sitting, were Obliged to
aJiorrn without having arrived at decision up
op any material point 'oncerninsthe Tarlifques
l<non. We think. however, that the House is
wearied to such degree, that they will insist up
on voting, instead of debating, after the first OF
second day of this week, and that some definite
result as to the Tariff bill, will be arrived at be
fore the close of this week. -NM. Int.
City of The Fails.-Wehear says the Montreal
Herald that Mr. Fnrsyth's houses and grounds,
excepting 400 acres, at the Falls of Niagara,
have been purchased with the intention of found.
ing city on the plan Of the fashionable places oil
resort in Europe. 1t is determined that baths,
reading rooms, and splendid pump room, with
an orchestra. shall be erected north of the Table
, Rock: that 40 acres including the highly pctur-