Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-05
CONGRESS-.

= In the Senate ON Thursday. on motion Of Mr.
Clay, the bill to appropriate, for limited tine
the proceeds Of the sales Dt the public lands, &c
wa> taken up, and was made the special order tor
Monday.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of
the resol zion of Mr.. Poiadexter. calling on IN,
Secretar, Of the Treasury for specification Of
articles on which reductions Of duty ought. in
his opinion to be made.
The question being ON the motion OF M. King
to amend the resolution, 10 strike out all after
the word and, in the second line
Mr. Pnrndexter reiterated what he had bpfare
stated IN the subject Of the vieWs which the PIE,
sideut and Secretary Of the Treasury had taken
lot his subject. Tie suggested the Importance Of
obtainisy u specification which would free from
obs urit, the mraning oi the Executive.
On motlna of Mr.. Poindexter. the yeas and
nays uere ordered TN the question.
The question was then PUT, and decided a.
follows:
YE -Messrs. BNv,nn, Brown. Dudlcv,
Forsyth, Grund,. Hill. Renr,, King. Mangum.
! Robinson, Smith, Upton, Vhrte-l2.
NAYS-Messrs. Bell. @r. Black. CHAN.
bers. Clay. Clayton. D'rkersos. Foot. Frelm.
huysen. Hendricks. Johnson, Knight, Miller,
Moore, Nauta,n, P"indextet, P.Auliss. Robbins.
.
Wikins-24.
So the mutton was negat.ved.
The question then required OF the no'inn Of
Mr.. Brown. tn strike out all after the word "Re
solved" and to insert the resolution whoh was
offered from the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Puindexter then briefly recitel the cbiec
tions he had to the amendment. although he would
prefer the amendment to the rejection Of the re.
solution.
Mr.. Clay expressed his wish to see from the
| Department some specification OF the ARTICLES on
which a eduction VAS wished, and also oi the
opinions Of the Secretary as to the extent and e'
feet of reduction. 1t was desirable 10 knug
what was the specific plan by which The -ecfeta.
~ proposed TO regulate reduction. So as mt ~
make contribution on those articles which we are
bound 10 protect. H. wished such plan for he
information of the Senate and The country. A.
to the precise form in which the information
shont! be sent, he did not think it very import
ant; but he concurred with those who thought we
ought not 10 go out Of the Committees Of the Sc.
nate for the prnjat of bl lie did not wish 10
go to Department Tor the prnjpt. He knea Of
no pre-, edpnt for either House calling on . De.
partment for bull. with view to Ieglslate upon
! it He would be sorry to see such practice,
strued INTO right of the Departments TO furnish
every bull on which Congress shoul act IL did
not wish to See such call on Department su
tered os the records of the Senate.
Mr. Smith read The two resolutions. and said
that he was opposed TO asking any Secretary for
any oplnl"ns. He would merely go to depart
'nenl for facts for the foundation Of opinions
The resolution Of the Senator from Mississippi
was nbjpc tIonable to him, because it asked for
OPINIONS. Tie proposed that which called for the
projet Of bill; and stated that this practice pre-
vailed in the time uf Mr Jefferson. as well as he
could rrcoi'ect. lie believed that Congress all.
ed on MI Dallas tor prnjet OF bill which wal
acted on. Whether he vas called on or not. he
drafted the bill. H. believed lha, there had been
frequent calls Of this chara,ter. The opinions
nf the Secretary would weigh w,,h him. although
they would not with other members % -,ably.-
| He deferred To the experience and knowledge Of
the Secretary on this subject. But he tho,gn, it
unnecessary to cal for opinions. especially -
few days would snfli 10 shew, by the bill lr'm
the other House, all that was necessary TO te
shrwn.
Mr.. Brown referred TO the Journal to she@
that calls had heretofore been made on Depart
ments for the project Of bills.
Mr. CLAW said that there might be aslnse
case, but he was coniident, that during The time
that he had bren member oi Congress. that
there was no case where bill was asked for
from department, whenever a question was
made OF the point.
! Mr Foot briefly advocated the resolution 10 It's
original form.
Mr.. Holmes moved that the Senate do now adj
ourn.
After few words from Mr.. Poindexer. the
question was takrn. and decided in the alfirma'
mve-Yeas IS; and
The Senate then adjourned.
la the House nf Representatives, Mr.. Yer
planck, from the Committee Of Ways and Means
reported a resolution ordering that. on ani after
| Monday next, the House will, At one O'clock OF
each day, 90 into the consideration of the bill to
reduce and otherwise alter the duties on imports,
until the same shall be disposed of. BY the
rules this resolu,ioo should lay one day on the
table. Mr.. Verp!anck moved to suspend the
rules that It might be acted on without delay
Upon ihis question The yeas aud nays were as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adair, Alexander, r. Alien
Angel, Archer, Armstrong, Barnwell, Bar
ringer. J. Bates, Beardsley, Bell. Bethnne
John Blair, Boon, Bouck, BouIdin. J. Brodhead,