Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-04
pRocEEpISos or CONGRESS.
Correspondence Of The Baltimore fslric,.
WASHINGTON, July so, 4P. NJ. "a.
UNITED STATES SENATE.


Mr. TAPPAN, Of Ohio, gave notice Of his 10
tsntoa TO Introduce smendmen Mt 10 the Revenue
hill TO the effect that all the nations ~hieh will 70
ceive our grain, wheat and provisions free OF duty
shall haze their products and manufactures import.
Cd free from duty.
MIR LINN, Of Missouri, reported resolution "a
the effect that the amount OF money expended foI
claims shsil be reported to Congress at the com.
mencement OF the session.
After some immatetial business. hill was mas
sed for the relief Of the Nantucket Steamboat
Company.
A bill making On appropriation to supply de-
heieney in the Naval Pension fund, passed
over after a brief consideration.
FLORIDA OCCUPATION BILL.
MIR BENTON, from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported back 10 the Senate the bill for the
relief OF the citizens Of Florida, by the protection Of
the territory.
The bill was read as amended by the House,
with recommendation Of concurrence. MIR BEN
TON spoke briefly in support Of the bill, and was
followed by Mr. SMITH, of Indiana, Who oppo>
sed the bill amende1. Mr. Snrru said the bill ne
amended lost its military character, It's revision
ought properly 10 have been committed 10 tho Com
mittee on Public Lands. The bill was not now Of
q military character, but il was purely donation
Of lands 10 the people of Florida, to the extent of
10000 acres Of land. IL was giving away land
TO this amount.
MIR WHITE, Of Indiana, said he did no, under
stand the bill, and moved its pos,poncmcnt until
Monday. Objections were made, but the cons'
Iteration Of the bill was postponed by vote OF 81
TO 10.
The bill to regulate enlis,menls in the Army,
Navy, and Marine Corps, was passed finally.
The general orders were then considered until one
O'Clock, when
THE REVENUE BILL
was considered in Committee OF the Whole, and
upon the question Of amending the item in relation
10 cotton begging.
MIR SEWER, or Arkansas, opened the debate in
q speech in favor of the low duty
lie was followed by Mr. BENTON in quite a
long speech in defence Of the amall duty of 81 per
cent.
At the close Of Mr. BESros's speech, the vote
was taken upon the pending amendment, which
was the reduction OF the duty cotton bnegine 10
20 per cent. This was voted down.-Ayos s, noes
Mr. CALHOUN proposed 25 per cent, and the
merits of the question were again discussed. TINS
amendment, however, was soon rejected toy vote
Of ~, TO IL.
sidered, which was 10 strike out and insert 81
cents. This, too, was debated at some length.
The 81 was Loaf, and the report Of the committee
went with il, leaving the duty Of 81 per cent.
The report of tho committee upon the subject Of
iron was also disagreed to.
NAVY BILL. AMENDMENTS.
During the day the Committee on Conference
appointed two days since 10 confer and compromise
the difference Of opinion upon the subject OF abe
Navy Appropriation Bill, made their report during
the day, which was readily concurfed in by the
Senate. The Report proposes that the Senate
shall reeedo upon oil their amendments bu, Two.
These are frat the important one in regard to the
ptrsOnsl OF the Navy, and secondly the amendment
,n relation to the Dry Dock al Brooklyn. Upon
the first the Committee agreed to reduce the mid
shipmen to the number in the service in 1871, and
ihe higher grades.
The Committee also made their Report to the
House and il concurred in with great unani-
nifty. The Bill will become a law as soon as the
President signs il.