Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-02

shall not be increased beyond the number in service ~
lst January, 1o42-nor shall there be any further in
crease Of mdshpnen, till the number in service be -
duced to the number on the Isl January, lsil-beyoI
which they shall not be iDcreased-and that If arr
part Of the appropriation be expended on the floars
dock the construction Of the dry deck at Broakls
shall be suspended, &c.-Agreed TO.
The Senate proceeded 10 the consideration If IL.
bill 10 provide revenue from imports, and 10 chance
and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports
and for other purposes
| The question was taken on the amendment of ~,
| CALHOUN, Supported by Mr.. SEWER and onnos.i
by Alessrs BENTON, HUNTINGTON and BATES
viz to substitute two cents per square yard on cotton
ba gging or other imported substitute, instead of hr
and half cents, as proposed by the committee on +
nance.
And il was decided in the negative-yeas ), nays 81
as follows:
Iea.-Mrssrs Baghy Calhoun cube't, Fulton, King se,.
Walker, WoodbuIy-e.
,aus-Mcssrs Archer Barrow Bates Bayard Benton I.,
chanan Caate Cla. Conrad Crafts criirnd.n Da,t
.r Wo,rhead por, Preston Riyes simmons. Smith ~ I
Spraeue. Sturgeon, Tamadge. White, Woodbridge ioun:-a
Mr.. YOUNG then moved 10 amend The amendrnent
of the committee by substituting twenty five per cent,
ad rai0ren
After some remarks by Messrs CALHOUN, SIM
MONS, EVANS, YOUNG, CUTHBERT aud WALK
Err the question was taken and decided in the mega
uve-yeas II, nays q, as follows:
tom GTaam King f% kse smith Of co
pan, Walker, WicoI, Woodbury. Yonng-E
"y-ess Arhs Barrow s,o BATES ,,,s ayaa ts y r
ton, Kerr MerrlcS Miller, Morehead Phelps Porter Siun.
Smith of Indiana spnyue, Sturgeon, Talmadgc, White, wO
MIR. ARCHER defined his position in relation 10 tbs
question He believed the duty of five cents revenue
duty; but he thought it was too high. He would &C.
inclined 10 consider the proposition OF the Finance Com
mittee better His object was to furnish speedily ard
at almost any cost, sufficient revenue 10 relieve the
Government from what he conceived to be a state Of
ntoleable degradation Believing, then, that tins was
the only bill which could be got this session, he would
take it as il was, and give his vote while the bill
Committee Of the Whole, in favor of the 5 cents. lie
might however, in The Senate vote for - cents bu.
that would depend on circumstances.
The question then taken on the Finance Com.
mttees ndment, to substitute 81 cents per square
yard for cents; and resulted the negatve-yess ~
nays %, as follows
Itas-Messrs len Baehy, Benton, Benl-n. Buchanan ca
houn, Cu,hbert, Fulton. Graham King, AcRoets, rtt
Rves Sewer Smith OF Connecticut, Tappan Walker, Wr
Williams, Woodbury., and Wri2ht-2.
yay-essrs. Archer Barrow Bates Payard Cloa,e Ca,tr
Conrad Crafts critenden Dayton, Evans Innnetsn k,
Mangum Mernck, Miller Morrbead Phelps, Porter, Simmons,
smith OF Indiana, Spraene, Sturgeon, Tamadse, White and
Woodbndse-si
The following amendments were lost, VIZ:
To insert SIG instead Of Sl7 iron in bars bolts
not manufactured in whole or in part by rolling
(Ryes for and Archer against the amendment)
To insert S24 for 1927 SO iron, made wholly o,
in part by rolling
Amendment extending Inc Tune u years. OF laying
down rail road iron imported free.
To insert 80 for $40 per ton on iron in pigs.
To strike out cents per pound on copper plates OF
m cts.
TO insert "a per cent ad valorem, instead Of 20 per
cent on watches and watch niatefIasI per cent in.
stead Of I2I per cent damonds-7i per cent nsesL
Of 20 per cent. gems, pearls or precious stones
To include brown clayed sugar, among sugars.
To exempt from duty fax seed, and copper sheets
or plates for sheathing vessels.
Making drawback on foreign sugar refined in The L
S. equal in amount TO duty paid on the foreign suga'
from which II shall be manufactured and no more.
To include in the ad valorem duty authorized by The
act ga charge of commissions at the ususl rates the
home value "at the port where the same may be en'
tered"
Mr. BUCHANAN moved to strike out the tweniy
seventh section as follows:
Sec 81 lind he At further enacted, That the proyiso
10 the sixth section of the act entitled act to '
proprate the proceeds Of the sales of tue public srt'
and 10 grant pre- empton rights approved SepiemtsF
4h ls4l, (which provides that the distribution Of 1t.
proceeds the lands shall if the duty mp'rs
be increased beyond 20 per cent. be- and The same
hereby, repealed.
Mr. b. said that he desired to say few words on tn.
proviso As i, would give rise TO debate, and as
the fate of The bill depended on it mainly they mgh;
as well adjourn.
Cries Of "sgreed, agreed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Various bills, returned from the Senate with amend
ments, were taken up ind the amendments concureth
Reports from committees were called for.
The report and resolutions from The COMMITTEE IN
Indian Affairs the first in order.
MIR. COOPER, with the consent of the House, VITA.
drew his demand for the previous question; and
Mr.. GWlN, who W shed 10 address the House on lht
subject, moved 10 postpone the consideration OF 1t t
next Tuesday. The motion was carried.
A report was made, from the Committee OF tore.a
Affairs, relation TO the Texan boundary ine-dec.l'
ing against the immediate necessity of continuing II
From the Selec, Committee, Mr.. ARNOLD reported
the bill for reducing the pay Of members OF Congress
and the officers Of The Government, with sundfy amend
ments.
From the same committee Mr. GWIN made mn''
ty report 1t stated that sufficient time had mol itta
allowed for investigating The subject, and that, N a'
opinion Of the old members Of Congress- eight co.!ais
not too high per diem. The minority, Therefore
offers, amendment to the bill, second allowing
egh, dollars day 10 the members of Congress- p'o'Ga
the session does not last longer than four monhs'n'
after four months cutting down the pay to tour ee.'
q day.
Mi BOVINE complained that the haste manifesto
in the House the other day had been also e1hbIleo !"
the decisions Of the Committee, and moved 10 reisfe
BILL amended to the Commute, o.. the Whole.
Mr. ARNOLD replied and sindcaed the Commit,
from the charge Of hasty decision, and argued sss'
the reference 10 the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. PROFIT contended that the object ctsfe1 "
the gentleman from Tennessee early action and ca!
decision, would be better attained By referring 'he
to the Committee of the Whole than By debating "
the House
After further discussion the motion TO print was 'h
ried, and MIR. ARNOLD agreed that it should be Il
ferrod to the Committee of the Whole. M
| On motion of Mr.. STANLY, the Contingency -
which was reported by the Committee Of the HhoF,%
| Thursday, was taken up, and Mr.. Gentry, VINO -
entitled to the floor The question oil the pafs'=
the bill, proceeded to give at length his views Oh -
merits Of the bill Before be had concluded, ''''-
10 adjourn successful.
| No RELIGIOUS Notwithstanding may he etT,o,e
Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, the 10Th 1h, ana
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grove in Hanover county. Tie subscriber Intend. I" u ~