Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-02-28
TwENTY.sECCND CONGRESS.
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IN SENATE,
Mondoy, Feb. I9.

Monday, Feb. lS.
Printer 10 Congress. On motion of Mr.
Chambers, the Senate took up the reso-
luton, appointing a day for the election
of public printer-aiter debate, the
hour for considering resolutions having
expired, the Senate laid aside this sub
ject, and proceeded to the special order
ofthe day, being the Revenue collection
BW.
Mr. FORSYTH moved an amendment
having the effect to limit the existence of
the entire bill to the end of the next ses-
sion Of Congress, instead Of limiting the
first and fifth sections only, as now pre-
vided. Negatived, yeas 10, noes &c.
Ercaiag session Mr. Bibb then moved
to amend the bill, by adding section,
limiting the expenditure under it to three
millions of dollars. Nogatived, yeas 4,
noes 33.
/ Mr. King moved to strike out the 5ih
section of the bill, giving the President
authority to use military force, )-Nega-
tived, yeas 10, nays 81.
I The general principle Of the bill was
then further debated by Messrs. For
syth, Miller, and Mangum when the
question was taken of ordering it to be
engrossed for third reading /; yeas 80,
nays 8. Messrs. Robbins and Knight,
in the affirmative. The Senate acj
/ Tuesday, 10Th.
!. Mr. Clay, from the select committee to
! ,yb,,, ,y,e ,nl,,rcd tho hill ia pno1ify tho
several acts imposing duties on Imports,
reported the bill with various amend-
/ ments.
1 Revenue Collection Bill. The Senate
proceeded to the further consideration OF
this bill, being now on its passage to q
third reading Mr. PoindeXter address
sed the Senate in opposition to tae bill
till half past six, when the Senate adj.
/ UedneSdoy, ooh.
/ Public Printer. The Senate having
proceeded to ballot for public prnte
to that body for the next session; Oh tn,
ninth balotng, the votes stood,
For Duff Green, 90
+. p. Blair, 10
Gales s. Seaton, 0
I Scattering, 9
So Duff Green was declared TO be e
lectcd.
| Mr. Robbins presented letter from
Gales d Seaton, accompanying a mum
ber Of volumes of their great work, tn
American State Papers; which was re
ierrcd to the Committee on the Library
Rerenue collection bill. This bill com
ING up on its passage, MIR Poindexte
concluded his remarks in opposition
when MIR Grundy obtained the floor; an
at three O'Clock the Senate took It's re
, cess.
Ereaing session. Revenue Coliec'io
Bill The bill was further debated b,
Messrs. Grundy and Ewing, until quar-
ter past nine. On the call Of Mr. Web
ster, the yeas and nays were then order
cd on lis passage.
MIR Tyler moved an adjournme Mt
Ncgatived, yeas 5, nays 81 The ques
ton was then taken on the passage c
the bill, and decided as follows:
Yeas-Mlcssrs Bell, Chambers, Clay
, ton, Dallas. Dickorson, Dudley, Ewing
Foot, Forsyth, Freling ghuysen, Grundy
Hendricks, Hill, Holmes, Johnston
Kane, Knight, Naudain, Prcn,iss, Rivc
Rohoins, Robinson, Ruggles, Silsbe'
Sprague, Upton, Tomlinson, Wagg'
man, Webster, White, Wilkins, Wrigh
e 80. Nays-Tyler, |.
o So the bill was PASSED, and ordered
10, ha In
Thursday, 2lst
On motion of Mr. Clay, the Sena
proceeded to the special order Of the da
: being the bill introduced by Mr. G. to a
n ter and modify the Tariff. The ament
ments of the committee having been
greed to, Mr. Clay moved further
mendmcnt, making The Home raiuaiion
goods The standard for The assessment
: duties, after The 30M September, 1912, ii
! stead Of The foreign raluation; wtho
n coming to any question, after consider;
, bic debate the Senate adjourned.
Friday, 22d
. Mr. Cloy's Tariff Bill. The Sena
proceeded to the further consideration
this bill; Mr. Clay's amendment for
II Home valuation, still pending .-Alt'
= debate the amendment was agreed I,
n yeas 26, nays l6. A previous motion
:, Mr. Robbins, that if the Home valua,lt
should not be established by the Coz
y gress Of l342,, then the provisions of II
!, act Of July 1882, should revive and /
C in force-was negatived without divi