Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-16

4 tacAtics 81 the G0vetnunent, oy taiNe- 'e'N"N'
| from imports TO beoehl the growers Of Hour arc
tobacco by eoen,srvaiine and reciprocal duties OF
aree'es specihc4-to pcSvent abuses M the eoec or
and dSs6ursCment OF the revenue, by requiring ,h'
gross amount 10 be paid at once into the Treasury
OF the United States. v be drawn on, only cy Jaw
to prevent defaleatiors by requiring purchasers o
public lands and importers Of dui ,ble goods TO plac
the amount TO be paid the Government IN Govern
meni repositories the Treasury, at once, TO inc
credit Of the Government, and to receive rceeiP'
| OF payment from the receivers upon the preseh's
ton Of the certificate OF such deposhe-to oe","
the States and increase the capital OF the nauon ~
authorizing the issue, upon the ialh OF inc oo.en
ment, OF two hundred millions OF coVotn"ie"e s,ooA
Of denom;no,;on, NO, less than hunde cd aud not
lexceedins one thousand dollars, to be divided
among the States, tho Territories. anu the pisuis'
OF Columbia, upon the basis OF Federal numbers.
and TO suspcnd the operation OF the distribution ol
the procceds OF the sales of the public lands until
the redemption OF the stock by the Government.
The bill, 1t is understood, will be brought forward
tomorrow. IL will result, oil course, IN no aeuon
by the present Congtcss.
| The bills upon the Speakers table were then ta-
ken up and considered The first bill after the one
above named. reported from the committee. was IN
relation 20 horses lost ia the service OF the Govern-
ment, and belonging TO Tennessee.
The bill for the payment OF the claims ~ the
State of Alabama for monies expended by that State
| in 1856 TO suppress Indian hostites, was then Ia
ken up.
The bin was supported by Messrs LEWIS and
| vocatel by Mr.. COWEN.
MIR Mckay and MIR SrANLY Of North Caro-
| lima. opposed the bill in extended remarks. MIR
Mckay moved to lay the bill upon the table The
House REUSED to 10y the bill upon tho table by
| vote OF 81 TO 60. The bill was then passed, by
| vote of 81 TO 20.
A NEW REVENUE BILL
MIR lNGERSOLl. moved a suspension oil the
rules, in order TO enable hun TO introduce the fol-
lowing Revenue BIZ:
a Ri IL N nrOyile from imDOfts.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatves OF the United States OF America IN Con-
gross assembled, That from and after the passage
of this act, the same duties upon imports shall be
levied, collected and paid, under the same laws,
rules and regulations, which were levied, collected
and paid between the LIST OF January, 1883, and the
last day OF December 1889, under the provisions OF
the act approved ID March, 1888, entitled 'An &C,
TO modify the act Of the iiih July, 1889, and all
other acts imposing duties on imports"
Sec ?. And be il further enacted. That on the
importation of all the articles made subject 10 duty
OF 20 per cert. ad vaorem, under the provisions Of
the entitled IAN act relating 10 duties and draw
backs" approved September III, lSil, there shall
hereafter DC levied collected and paid duty Of 30
per cent. al valorem, except upon rail road iron,
which shall be subject 10 the same rate OF duty ns
bar bolt iron of similar manufacture under the LIST
section of this act but nothing herein contained,
shall be so construed TO deprive any State or
Incorporated company, which shall have imported
railroad iron prior to the Sd day OF March next, OF
kne cement advantages secured ftSpcCl-
vey by the pEoviso 10 the 5ih section OF the said
act relating TO duties and drawbacks.
Mr. COWEN called for the orders of the day
the yeas and nays taken and the House refused
to suspend the Rules-ayes 43, noes lis, ns fol-
lows:
YEAS-Messrs. Anterior, Beeson, Bidlack,
Bovine, Brewster, Charles Brown, Burke, Clinton,
Cross, Gushing, Richard d Davis, Dog, John G.
Floyd, Gerry, Gordon, Cuisine, Harris, Houek, c.
lnsersoll, w w Irwin, Cave Johnson, Kem,
Hi
Newhard, Parmen,er, Plumer, Pope, Profit, Red |
ing, Reynolds Riggs, Sanford, Snyder, V. BuIen, |
Ward, Weller, James w Williams, Joseph VIII |
liams. Wise, Wood-43
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, 1. W Andrews,
Appleton, Arnold, Arlington, Aycrgg, BAbcock, |
Baker, Barnard, Barton, Birdseye, Black, Blair,
Bolrtman, Bots, Aaron V Brown, Jeremiah Brown,
VIM Butler, Green W Caldwell, Patrick c Cald- |
well, John Campbell, WIN Campbell, Thomas J
Campbell, Caru,hsrs, Cary, Casey, Chapman,
Chtienien, John Clark, Clifford, Coles, Colquit,
James Cooper, Mark a Cooper, Cowen, Cranston, |
Garrett DAVE, Dawson, John Edwards, John c |
Edwards, Egbert, Fessenden, Fillmore, I F Foster,
Gentry, Gilmer, Goggin, Grshhm, Granger G win, |
Howard, Hubbard, Hudson, Hunter, James, John |
2 Kennedy, Lewis, Linn, Abraham Mcclellan, Nc |
Kay, Mehennan, Meheon, Mallory, Alfred Mar
shall, Malhio,, Mathews, Mattocks, Maxwell,
Pendleton, Powell, Ramsey, Benjamin Randall,
| Alexander Randall Randolph, Ridgway, Rodney,
Rogers, VIM Russell Saltonstall, Saunders, Shields,
VIM Smith, Sellers, StanIy, Sieenrod Stratlon, A
II ii Stuart, John T Stuart, Summers, Sumter,
Sweeney, John Thompson, Richard w Thomp-
son, jacob Thompson, Toland, Tomlinson, Trip
& b: 5Ss w&lIssR Ii %%fih ims
| Joha Youns-llS.
So the rules were not suspended, (nor any thing
near unto IT, vote CT two thirds being requisite for
that pufpose.)
This shows you wha, prospects there is of car
rvinO this hill md IN hat he Tor
will sustain a revenue bill.
FORTIFICATION BILL.
MIR FILLMORE, OF n. Y, offered a Resolution
proposing that the debate should close upon the
Fertilization Bill after it had been additional
hour under consideration in committee. Alter tho
previous question, the resolution was adopted by
vote Of 81 to 67.
The Fertilization bill was then considered for The |
space of one hour, and Mr. w. w. IRWIN spoke |
for one hour in stormy speech upon matters and |
things in general MIR IRWIN eontended that
Congress had done its duty well so far, but that 1t
was bound to do more, and never cease acting un.
I'll John Tyler approved bill or the constitutional
term Of Congress expired.
Mr. IRWIN avowed his friendship for distribu
ton il he could get it, but if he could not he for
Revenue without distribution. MIR Wise followed
MIR Irwin IN a speech Characteristic OF the mar,
PERSONAL partisan, and destructive and m schievous
Most of the speech had reference 10 "lIenry Clay
OF Kentucky" whose name the member from Vr-
ginia repeated with sneer, and whom he accused
in connexion with John Quincy Adams, Of be-
ing the cause Of oil the evils ia the country. MIR
Wise spoke in his usual extreme bad temper until
the clock told the expiration OF his hour. There
WIS nothing concliatory in his manner or his LAM
gunge. Finishing his remarks, the Fertilization
Bill was reported to tho House.
When Mr. WISE had concluded the House pro- |
ceeded to vote on the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading, and then, on motion of MIR FILLMORE,
laid on the table-aJeB IU2 rays "a. MIR FILL
MORE, then, with a view OF placing the bill under
the control Of the House, moved TO reconsider this
vote. The motion was entered, and then the House
adjourned.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINoroE, August 10. 1912.