The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-11
House refused to adjourn.
THE REVENUE BILL


The House resumed the consideration Of the bill in
relation to duties and draw backs and the amendments
thereto.
The first question pending being on the motion of
Mr.. BiRDsEyE to reconsider the vote of yesterday
by which the article of salt had been released from
duty-Yeas 95, nays 10.
The vote trdS reconsidered.
The next question being on the motion of Mr..
MORGAN to reconsider the vote determining not to
cept from duty the article of "iron'-
Mr.. MORGAN withdrew the motion.
The next question being on the motion of Mr.. WISE
to reconsider the of yesterday by which the art
Gle of sugar had been released from duy-Yeas lOl,
nays so.
The vote reconsidered
The next question the motion of Mr.. WISE
to reconsider the vote of yesterday by which the arti-
Gle of sotton had been exempted from duty.
The yeas and nays asked and ordered, and,
being taken were as follows: Yeas ll9, nays 60.
So the vote reconsidered
The question then recurring on the orig nal motion
Of Mr.. WISE to insert these several articles duty
free
Mr.. WISE said that as he the vote of yesterday
had been reversed he would submit to the reversal
and would withdraw his motion.
Mr. STANLY supposed then, he said, that the
withdrawal of the motion carried with it his (Mr
S. s) motion also
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
So the motion to insert free, salt sugar and
cotton" was withdrawn,
And the question recurring on concurrng In the
amendments of the Senate, as amended by the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union
BY general consent the question was taken on all
the said amendments except us hereinafter mentioned
and they were concurred in.
Mr.. BOLTS called for separate question on the
amendment of the Senate placing the articles OF tea
and coffee the free list; and it was ordered
Mr.. SHEPHERD asked the yeas and nays
curing in the said amendment; which were ordered
and, being taken, were follows Yeas l7S, nays 4.
So the amendment of the Senate was concurred in
Mr.. WISE called for separate vote on the amend
ment of the Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union to the amendment of the Senate TO the Sc
cond section.
The amendment of the Senate introduces proviso
thai no duty that may lie levied collected in virtue
of the said second section shall exceed 20 per cent
ad raiorem.
This amendment was amended in Committee of the
Whole on the state of the MON, motion of FILL
MORE, by striking out all after the word provided,
and inserting, that nothing herein contained shall IN
any way affect the distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands, provided for by act passed al the
| the present session.
! The vote Oh concurrng with the Committee Of the
Whole in its amendment of the Senate, was yeas
| 1903, nays93.
So the amendment of the committee to the amend
ment of the Senate concuIred In, And the
amendment of the Senate amended by the House
was concuTred in.
] The bill was then sent TO the Senate.
DIPLOMATIC AGENTS.
! On motion of Mr. FILLMORE, the House re-
solved itself into COMMITTEES Of the Whole on the
state of the Union, (Mr Mason of Ohio, IN the
Chair,) and took up the bill making appropriations
for the salaries and outfits of diplomatic agents which
had been returned from the Senate with an amend
ment striking out the Neapolitan mission, and conse,
quently reducing the amour, appropriated IN the bill
from the sum of 1863 600 to the sum OF S5S,5Ooi
And the question being on concuTing with the Sc
nate in their amendment
i Mr.. CUSHING chairman of the Committee or
Foreign Relations, said he hoped the House would
not in the amendment proposed by the Senate
and which went to abolish the mission TO Naples al
together He was Of opinion that that mission ough
to be retained. As he had already, on former occa
SION, presented 10 certain extent his views on Tn
subject he should not enter on 1t now, unless SOM
opposition should be made.