Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-30

mr hopedthht the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mr. CONRAD made a question of order on tn
II amendment. but the Chair overruled Il.
Mr. WALKER then moved to amend the amend
e ment by inserting a tax OF three and a han pc
the value OF 600. and not in the store OF merchant
2 for sale, to take the place OF the tax on tee an'
: coffee. 49,,
Messrs WALKER, PRESTON. nj and
, CRITTENDEN participated; after which me sues
4 ton was taken, and decided in tho negative Us '0'
! lows
berth. Fulton. Linn, Smith of Conn.,, Sturgeon,
=. NAYS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien,
Calhoun. chos,s, Clayton, Conrad, C5ai,', OT!en-
tinsion, Kerr, Meuiek, Miller, Motehead,P Phelps,
Porter, Preston, Rives, Simmons, Smith Of Indiana,
Sprague, Tallmadge, Wilcox-2S.
/ Mr. ALLEN then moved to amend the amend
men,, by striking out 30 much of the substitute rs
imposed a tax on tea and coffee. This question was
taken by yeas and nays, and decided in the mega
tive: Yeas 10, Nays a.
After some further remarks from Mcssrs bEh-
RIEN, CHOATE. and RlVES-
The question was then taken on the substitute Of
fered by Mr. Rives, and decided in the negative rs
follows:
bert. Fulton, Henderson, King, Mansum, Meuick,
Preston, Rives, Sewer, Wiiliams-l3.
NAYS-Mes,rs Allen, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Benton, Berrien, Buchanan, Choate. Clayton, Con-
rad, Crafts, Crittenden, Dayton, Evans, Graham,
Huntington, Linn, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Por-
ter, Simmons, Smith Of Conn, Smith OF Indiana,
Spr,gue. Sturgeon, Tnllmadsc, White, Woodbridge,
Woodbury., Young-3l.
MIR MERRICK then moved TO strike out all after
the enscting clause, and TO insert q proposition like
that offered by MIR Habersham in the House, to re-
ducc the duty TO 90 per cent. ad valorem, Including
tea aud coffee.
Mr. BERRIEN moved to amend the bill so as TO
extend the time allowed for paying duties on rail-
road iron TO the year lS45.
Mr. SEWER asked The Senator from Georgia 10
withdraw his proposition for a moment, in order
that he might offer n substitute for the bill, which,
he thought, would meet with consideration from all
, parties He was willing to vote for a bill for revs.
nue., and he would 20 for twenty-five per cent. ad
valorem, and that was to the utmost extent he
would 90, and a Government that wanted more did
not deserve to be supported, and ought to he re-
belled against. He was anxious the Government
should have revenue, and he thought the bill he
should move as a substitute would sfiord It.
Mr. s. then moved 10 strike out all AFTER the en-
acting clause and to insert a bill, which he sent to
the Chair, extending the duties to 25 per cent. ad
vslorem, which, with the home valuation, he said,
would be equal 10 30.
The question was taken on this amendment, and
decided in the negative, as follows;
/ YEAS-Messrs Allen, Bagby, Benton, Berrien,
Calhoun, Cu,hber,, Fulton, Graham. Henderson,
King. Linn, Preston, Rives, Sewer, Tappan, Walk
+ er, Williams, Woodbridge, Woodbury., Wright,
Young-2l:
NAYS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden, Day
,, ton, Evans, Huntington, Merrick. Miller, More
head, Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Smith of Indiana,
Sprague. Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Whiie-s3.
Mr. BERRIEN then appealed to the justice and
equity OF the Senate TO pass the amendment he Of
fered in relation TO railroad iron.
!. MIR BUCHANAN opposed the amendment at
The question was taken by yeas and nays, and
decided in the negative-Yeas Is, Nays %.
: On motion of Mr. PORTER, the bill was fur
" Their amended 50 as to make unwroughI spars sut-
. iect to a duty of 80 per cent.
Mr. GRAHAM then moved 10 repeal the sector
continuing the proviso suspending distribution wher
the duty should be raised above 20 per cent.
Mr. K said he was under the impression
that they would have been able TO have perfected q
, bill for revenue, but If that amendment prevailed il
must be evident they could have no revenue biz.
\ The question having been taken by yeas and
nays, was decided in the negative as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bayard, Clay.
ton, Criltenden, Graham, Mangum, Merrjck,
White, Woodbsidse-l0.
NAYS-Messrs. Alien, Bagby, Bites, B,nton,
: : Bsrrien, Buchanan, Calhoun, Choate, Conrad,
: Crafts, Cuthbert, Evans, Fulton, Henderson, King,
Il Linn, Preston, Riyes, Sewer, Smith,, Of Ccnneeli.
= cut, Smith, OF Indiana, Sprague. Sturgeon, Tall
madge, Tappsn, Walker, Williams, Woodbury.
e Mr. CLAYTON submitted an amendment TO
suspend the 10 per cent. allowed to the new States
under the distribution law, which was agreed TO.
MIR WILLIAMS moved TO amend the bill so as
10 admit unground plaster, but the proposition, af-
ter some debate, was lost.
j Mr. HUNTINGTON moved to AIMED the bill
so as to strike out the duty OF two cents on patent
sheathing. and to insert six cents per pound. This
motion, after some debite, was lost.
On mo'iJn of Mr. KING the duty on ~uutarred
cordsye was reduced from five 10 three cents.
Mr. WRIGHT then made an effort to amend the
bill so as TO substitute an adyalorem duty Of 80 per
cent. on silks and on glass, instead OF a specific du-
ty. On each Of these propositions there was dis
cussion. and the question was decided 10 the mega
tive: Yeas 30, nays &c.
Mr. TAPPAN then moved his proposition of re-
| ciprocal duties, TO the effect that the produce or such
e nations as may admit the flour, grain, and sailed
c meat OF the United States, shall be admitted free Of
E duties. 50 far as the same shall exceed 20 per cent.
O This led to some debate.
c Mr. mERRICk pressing his amendment 10 in.
}, clude unmanufactured tobacco
MIR TAPPAN withdrew his amendment.
MIR moved the following as an ad
ditionul section:
"Sec. And be it further enacted, That all dutiei
in this bill which, on the LIST day OF January, ls43
shall exceed The rate of fifty per cent. Of the aver
age value Of merchandise, as it has been appraised
at the custom house during the year ls42, shall o'
n reduced so as not to exceed that rate until January
lS45, when they shall be further reduced so as no
10 exceed thereafter the rate OF 25 per cent"
The amendment was rejected: Yeas Is. nays 25
Amendment after amendment was offered, OF
which the yeas and nays were called.
MIR BENTON moved 10 reduce the duties or
plaids and kerseys from 40 TO 20 per cent. I'D yalo
rem; on which the question was taken by yeas and
nays, and decided in the negative: Yeas IS, nays
10.
: Mr. WRIGHT then moved TO strike out the 5 per
8 cenium ad valorem on all coarse woods, end insert
90 per cent.
This proposition was debated at some length,
and the question being taken by yeas and nays, il
was decided in the negative: Yeas Is, nays 81.
, The bill was reported TO the Senate at 7 o'clock,
and the question was then taken on concurring in
T, the amendments and carried, with the exception Of
those relating TO cotton bagging and reduction on
J, untared cordage.
Mr. CRITTENDEN hoped the amendment
would not be concuued in, and quite on animated
debate sptang up. in which Messts KING, CRIT
y TENDEN, WALKER, CUTHBERT, and Others
v PARTICIPATED, when the question wns taken on con.
curing in the amendment 10 cotton bsgging by yens
and nays, and decided 10 the negative: Yeas 10
nays %.
e The question ives then taken on concurring in
the amendment relating TO uniausd cordnge.
n Mr. then proposed an amendment
y OF 4 cents O square yard on coi,ong 5agging thi.
side Of the Cape Of Good Hope, and cents wher
beyond the Cape.
Mr. EVANS suggested a modification, 80 as Il
make tho duty on cotton bsgging 4 cents a squar,
yard, after the words cotton bagging, and leave il
j. as II stood in the bill.
Mr. WALKER moved 10 strike out 8 and inssr
4 where it subsequently occurred in the bill. Nj
w. could not sec why a difference should be mnd,
{ in the price Of The article, whether coming from be
vond tho Cane or not,