The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-01

formation that there great deal of live oak tim
| Der IN that Territory, and unless there
ssrcuon IN the BILL II mil ht be seized upon by the
settlers and therefore he hoped that prohlbl-
| ton OF this sort would be adopted.
| MI. BENTON did not think any further provision
necessary and the laws in existence on this sub
Jeet were worthless Let the bill go into operation,
and permit them to see how it would work Settlers
gong there would have TO Highland whether the
| OH required II or not they would have 10 fight
| should il be necessary
MIR. WHITE wanted To look into the bill and al
| ms suggestion ITS further consideration was post
| poned until Monday.
The bill regulating enlistments in the army, the
navy, ana The marine corps, was read third time
| and passed.
| Mr. EVANS from the Committee of Conference,
ON the dlsagreelng votes of the Houses upon the
amendments to the Navy Appropriation BILL reported
that they had met the conferees on the part of the
House, and, alter free and full conference upon the
| SUBJECT agreed To recommend TO the respects
Houses, that the Senate recede from its amendment
to the Provso oil the House, and agree to said Prov
| so, amended to read as follows To VT: Propid d,
That, til otherwise ordered by Congress, the Off
GERS oil the Navy shall not be increased beyond the
number IN the respective grades that N the
vice on the rst day oil January 1872 shall there
| De any further appointment OF mIdshpmen until the
NUMBER III the service be reduced To the number That
we're In the service the first of January, lS4l be-
yond "hich they shall not be increased until the fur
| Their order of Congress. That the Senate recede
| amendment,
amendment ol the House To the fourth amendment OF
the Senate, and agree u said amendment with an
| amendment, VIZ Strike out said amendment of the
House, and insert" and if any part of this appro-
priation shall be expended upon the constru ton of
floating dock as hereby authorized the construction
of the dry dock at Brooklyn shall be suspended until
the further order Of Congress; and that the House
recede from Its former votes, and concur in the said
amendments OF the Senate.
/ The Senate proceeded the consideration of the
N I1a trom nprts md IN c1a
| and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports
| and for other purposes.
Mr.. SEWER contended that the whole of this bill
from one end to the other, was prohibtory and one
| for protecton-that was the Urinary object the
cond Was revenue He was in favor OF ad raiorem
duties cash payments, md home valuation, proper
| y ascertained.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON replied to the remarks of
Mr. Walker delivered yesterday, and ayr ed that so
far from the planters having I, pay duty of two
hundred per cent. on gunny bags, his information,
derived from official sources, warrant him in say
ing that the price did not exceed sixteen cents the
| square yard
MIR. BENTON went for incidental protection and
Tor revenue for the purposes of the Government but
beyond this he could not CO.
Mr.. BATES addressed the Senate in favor of pro-
lection.
The question was taken on the amendment of Mr..
Calhoun, viz to substitute two per square yard
on cotton bagglng other imported substitute, in
place OF three and half cents, proposed by the
Committee on Finance.
And it was decided in the negative-yeas g. nays
33, as follows:
YEAS-Me srs Bagby, Calhoun Cuthhert Full
ton, King, SEWER Walker, Woodbury--s.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow Bates Bayard
Benton, Berrlen Buchanan, Choate, Clayt H. Conrad,
Crafts, Crtenden, Dayton Evans, Graham, Hun
tington, Kerr, Linn, Mangum, Merrick, Miller,
Morehead, Porter, Preston, Rives, Simmons, Smith,
OF Indiana, Sprague, Sturgeon, Talmadge, White,
Woodbrdgr, Young-33
Mr. YOUNG then moved to amend the amend
ment Of the committee by substituting twenty five
per cent ad palorem
After remarks by Messrs. CALHOUN
EVANS, SIMMONS YOUNG, CUTHBERT, and
WALKER, the question was taken and decided
IN the negative-y IL, nays 81, as follows
YEAS-Nlessrs, Allen, Bagby, Berrien, Calhoun
Cuthber Fulton, Graham, King, Preston Ri, es
Sewer, Smith, of Conn, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox,
Woodbury., Young-l7.
, NAYS--Messrs Archer, Barrow Bates Bay,rd
Benton, Buchanan, Choae, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts
Crttenden, Evans, Huntington, Kerr, Merrics
; Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter Simmons
Smith, # Indiana, Sprague, Sturgeon, Tamadge
White, Woodbrdge-27.
The question was taken the amendment of The
Committee on Finance, viz: On cotton bagging, oil
other imported substitute, instead OF five cents as
proposed by the House, insert three and halt cents
per square yard and it decided in the negative
yeas 81 nays 25, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Bagby, Benton, Berrien
Buchanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert Fulton, Graham, King
McRobers, Preston, RWes, Sewer, Smith, of Con-
necticut, Tappao, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Wood
bury, and Wright-2l
NAYS-Messrs, Archer, Barrow, Bates Bayard
Choa,e Clayton Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden, Evans,
Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, More
head, Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Smith, Of Indiana
Sprague Sturgeon, White and Woodbridge-25.
The question next taken on the second amend
ment viz On iron in bars or bolts, not manufacture
ed in whole in part by rolling instead of ST. per
ton to insert Sl6 and IT was decided In the negative
yeas 3D. nays % as follows:
YEAS-Messrs A len, Bagby, Benton, Ber-
rien, Calhoun, Fulton, Graham, King, Linn, Nero
bcrts Mangum, Preston, Rlves Sewer, Smith OF
Connecticut, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams,
Woodbury., Wright, Young-23
| NAYS Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard
Bucha an Choa,e, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Cutten-
den Dayton, Evans, Huntington Kerr Merck Miller
Morchead Phelps, Porter, Simmons Smith Of India
ma, Spraguc, Sturgeon, Iallmadge, White, w God
brldge-26.
The third amendment, viz Oh bar or bci, iron, made
wholly or in pa 1t by olng instead OF S27 80 per ton,
insert Sl4 aud it was disagreed o-yea- "a nays %
A message here received from the House OF
Re, resentaves stating hat they had concurred in
the Report Of the committees OF confidence on the dis
agreeing votes to the Navy Appropriation bill
Questions were separately taken on the following
amendments of the Committee on Finance, (somc of
which gave rise to debate) and they were decided in
the negative, VIZ
In the proviso extending the indulgence of existing
laws to railroad companies for iron imported for rail-
roads instead of lS43, TO insert lS45 on proof /
That said iron is actually and permanently laid
, down flor use on any railway or inclined plane
IS,rike out to the middle of the eighteenth line,
and insert "within three years from the time OF I'M
poral ion Prorlded That no iron shall be considered
as railroad IRON but such as is prepared TO be land
permanently on railroads or inclined planes, without
further manufacture; and spikes pins, and chains
shall not be considered as railroad IRON
On iron in pigs, instead of $40 per ton to insert 80
per ton. -
5 To strike out con pa es or sheets of which cop
+ per is the material of chief value aud on patent
a sheathing metal composed in part OF copper, two