The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1837-1849, 1841-07-31

taken. He then moved that the House
adjourn, which was objected 10.
Mr. Mckeon then rose In doience oi
nj, motion 90 reconsider. He said he
would not be placed by legislation IA any
position Ne did not choose Tor himseli; he
was sent here by the vote ofiwentv thou
sand ireemer TO leg,.late for the time be.
Ing, und he would not v",e duty Of ~
per cent TO protect manufactures, lie
would not vote 10 tux one portion of his
constituents to protect sno'hcr.
Mr. Stokeiy said he did not rise TO
make set speech--,o keep gentlemen
from their cinner, or TO follow the gen
tleman from New York, in the remarks
hs had thought proper TO make. Ihe
gen Ieman had said that he did not hight
under any patty bonner. No, said he,
the banner the gentleman fights under 10
.Psrish credit ! Perish Commerce ~
"rhose Who trade ON borrowed capital
ought 10 break I" The banner fight
unds,, (sa'd Mr. s. 10 protection IL A.
merican interests.
When MIR S. finished, the House ad-
journed.
- IN SENATE-Sa'urday.
s.Ths Wssbipeson sotssgpopdss! q ths
New Yovk UsnmstcisI ssys:- ne 6asl
question on the "bsok bin would have
bsen taken to-day in the Senate, but Tor
Mr. Wright, in deierence 10 whose wish
TO offer objections IL some Of The a,'end-
men,s, ooi yet concurred iu, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE. Several petitions were
presented by various members, praying
Tor the passage Of a general bankrupt
law, and the establishment of national
bank.
The question was then taken on the
motiOa TO reconsider the vote taken yes
terday, appointing tare tariff committee {;
and il was decided in the affirmative, yeas
lC6-nays 80.
Mr. 3 p Kennedy moved that the reso-
luton be LAID upon the table; agreed TO-,
by a majority Of 6vo. So Mr. Winthrop's
resoiutlO is lost.
The House went into committee OF the
whole, and took up The bill relating to Gu.
ties and drawbacks.
. MIR Fillmore said i, was not his inten-
iion 10 20 into 40 extensive argument nj
this time; but he thought that It vas prop
er To Nuke svme remnrks ON twO points,
which it VAS imporsat should be taken
into the consider ation OF members. The
first question for consideration would be,
what was the probable amount 81 rcven-
ue necessary Tor an economical admins.
tration Of the Government /: and TO hnd
this out, he said The proper way would be
to find out what had been the average
q aonuai expenditure OF the last four years,
which he showed to have amounted TO
81 ,697 900.
The next pnes,ion would be what q.
mount Of revenue would probably be col
iec,ed under existing laws; he said the
importation Of goods which were admit
ted tree OF duty, averaged for The last six
years, $7I,758 900, while those on which
duties were charged amounted to- $685.
718 900, which he said, # the duty as
by law was collected, at the
highest rate, that is 20 per cent, would,
exclusive Of all drawbacks aud other ex-
penditures, put into the treasury but 49,
75O, 900 dollars: the gross amount collect
ed would be 90, l67 900 dollars. He
then quoted from table furnished by the
Treasury Department, which exhibited
thes following
Refunded by decision Of the Cour.s, $67l .O08
Drswb back on re6aed sugar, 5000
do on spirits, 5000
Bonn,iss on picked fish, exported, 1000
Merchandise re-ex ported. 2.l66.O00
Vessels engaged in fishery, 256.000
Expenses of collection, &c. l.A22. 900
$4,679. 900
which he said had to be deducted IRON
the gross amount oi $l3, 1876 900, leaving
only net sum in the treasury Of 50 al :
900 He said that the cost Of collection
varied from 4 to IL l-2 per cent. In
the course Of his remarks he said that the
late administration had the expenditure
Of S3l $4,000, over and above Tho re-
venue, which this admlnistr alton could
not avail itself Of. Ills hour expired be-
fore he had concluded, when the CON-
mii!ee rose.
| Mr. Underwood moved that the bill re-
ported from the Senate, relating TO the
census, be refer. ed 10 select committee
Of seven. Agreed TO, andths House I'd.
journed
IN SENATE-M Monday, July 26.
The fscsl Back Bill was under dis.
cussion for near seven hours. The bill
was farther amended 80 as to admit o
subscriptions 10 stock being paid in Ger
ltiicmtes of stock 10 the loan Oi twelve
millions, As we'll a. in SullIon and Trea'