The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, July 80, 1871.

MIR lRW IN after some explanatory remarks, with
drew his reconsider the vote the adoption
of the resolution to take the bill out of COM
mittee to-day.
Mr. BARNARD again presented his resolution for
the reference and printing of the Senate Bankrupt
bill. He urged his motion with some emphatic
marks. He said he should renew his motion every
day until it carried, in the hope that, like the i'm
Fortunate widow in her plea with the unjust Judge in
the parable he might prevail by his importantly" if
not by the justice of his cause
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
on the Revenue bill, Mr. CUsHlNa IN the Char
Mr. w lSE and Mr. FILLMORE debated the bill
till IL ocock--lhe former opposing it, and the latter
defending it. The Committee then proceeded to
on the various amendments proposed.
The motion to stIike out the enactng clause was re-
eced Yeas 81, nays 10
Mr. CLIFFORD moved to amend Mr.. Lawrence's
amendment, Ivy inserting sugar moasscs and salt,
Exempted with tea and cofee) MIR. C.'s amendment
carried ~ to 81.
Mr. LA WRENCE'S amendment as amended
(exempting "tea, coffee, sugar. moidSses and salt"
from dues,) was then rejected 81 Affirmative, ll2
negative
Mr. FERRIS previously moved to exempt also TO-
reign coal" Rejected without a division.
MIR. WISE moved to strike out brass wire suited
TO the manufacture of pins, now proposed to be
emped from duty by the bill. adopted, 100 aflirma-
tive.
Mr.. FILM ORE moved numerous verbal amend
ments which were carried without division
MIR. WISE moved an amendment exempng from
duties "blcached and unbleached linens table linen
linen napkins worsed goods, and silk goods, imported
from countries this side of the Cape OF Good Hope"
Rejected by very loud negative vote, without diy
sion.
Mr. PICKENS moved an anondn,on, to exempt
"raw hides" from duties. Reccted-55 to 90.
Mr., KENNEDY, of Baltimore, moved All amend
ment to strike out all the enacing clause, and insert
SIX new sections new BILL (pnnted with the re-
ported bill) exactlng the highest of duties a
large class of articles Rejected.
MIR MCKAY moved to amend by exempting a large
class of articles until after the xpraton of the Com
promise act, June 30th, 1912 Rejected without d.
vision
! Messrs Habcrsham, r. w Williams, J w Will
lians Randolph Irwin, Winthrop Hastings of Ohio,
Saltonsta, Underwood Hastings, of Massachusetts,
Wise, Cave Johnson, Roosevelt, Moore, and Dawson,
moved various amendments, which were rejected with
out division
Mr. FILLMORE moved to limit the operation of
the act to July Isl, 1913. Rcjected-72 affirmative,
So negative.
Mr. KENNEDY, of Nd moved to limit to Sept.
ist 1912.
AT MIR FILLMORE'S request, Mr., X. modified
his amendment by extending proposed limitation
TO the lst Of January, 1913 Rejected15 affirmative,
Mr. SALTONSTALL moved an amendment ex-
emptng for ninety days after the passage Of the bill
all goods imported from the south of the Equator and
for hundred and eighty days all from beyond Cape
Horn and The Cape OF Good Hope. Rejected with
out division.
| Mr. EVERETT moved an amendment limiting the
duration OF the act 10 three years. Reecedsl all,
! 90 neg.
At half past two o'clock the committee and re-
ported the bal With the amendments.
Mr. STANLY moved the previous question.
4 Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved TO lay the bill,
with the amendments the table Motion rejected,
yeas %, nays l23
4 The previous then ordered yeas ll3, nays 90.
| The House then concuucd with the committee in
the amendments; and the bill was ordered TO be en-
! CROSSED without division,
Upon which the House adjourned.