Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-19
TWENTY-sEvhsiTH CoNGREss--2d Session
~: hesday, July 10.
~ SENATE
MIR. WALK Err. the reu

on Foreign Relation
The resolution Submitted on yesterday by Mr.. Wood
bury, ~as trken up, sead md adopted, as follows:
R"oirn, That ihc Secretary vf The Treasury be- directed to re
pnt 10 Tie SENATE where he y bile money has been deposited 10
sair keeping SINCE the FtreaI .f the independent 1rcasury-b.
whom The derosiioies Nave hsen selecttd-ile changes. II an!
winch lave been made IN tl.fGa since, with The reasons therefor
and under what resuEaioEs nd securities il is placed with then
~nth received from loans ard Treasury rotrs, as wen rs lm,
duties lands, and other snu5ses-aIi Ia accompany Tins Ini"i
nation with lit of The pe.=nt dcnosirories, and the amount Q
MONEY IN each, by The past rctHrns.'
MIR. CONRAD, on leave, introduced q bill to rP5u
late the chancery practice in the courts of the UnIte'
Sia.fs in the Stale of l.ouisiana-which was rea'
o. motion of Mr.. h!:RRICK, the Senate proceed
ie2 :, -. consider'.iyn # Exasativs hnsinH.@ s"'
after some time spentthcrein, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. WOOD presented, under the rule, the petition
of citizens of the city of New York, praying Con
gress TO pass laws by which Navy agents may b.
obliged 10 advertise for proposals and estimates for sup
plying the naval stations with beef and vegetables.
hir. CAVE JOHNSON moved to reconsider tht
following resolution, adopted yesterday evening, on The
motion Of MIR Underwood
"Re.eired, That 50 much "f the resolution heretofore adople'
by the House az relates TO the public stables, and the supply y
norses and mail-carrs, shall 20 inn" operation from and after In
clo'c Of the present session Of Congress, so far as II operates Of
John Lee
a question arose as to the right of Mr.. Johnson Il
make the motion, he not having voted with the majori
Mr.. BROWNE Of n. York stated that he had vo,ed
'ibA Wv HI'tf "hH ~ " wv
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON said that the effect of The
resolution was 10 suspend, until the close Of the pre-.
sent session, i part Of the retrenchment resolution
adopted in the early part of The session. Prior to tina,
time, he believed the keeper Of the stables was paid
two dollars per day, had the use of the public stables,
and vas paid one dollar and fifty cents per day fol
the use of each horse, besides transportation of boxes
&c, TO the rooms of members. The Retrenchmenl
Committee directed the transportation of the mail, anG
other things and horses for the use Of the Honse, TO be
engaged by the postmaster OF tic House. lie believed
the same man had been employed, and was now
paid one dollar and fifty cents per day each for the
use Of five or six horses kept in the public stables.
The resolution now proposes to give HIM two
dollars per day, from the time of the passage OF the
former resolution 10 The end Of the present session;
which, he supposed, would be between four and five
hundred dollars more than he would be entitled 10 IN.
der his contract with the postmaster. This he under
stood 10 be the case; but he had moved the rcconsidfra
ton in consequence of the course of conduct q! line
gentleman who a: that time occupied the chair, (alr.
Biiggs) When The resolution was introduced, and
rcad at the Clerks table for the Information OF the
House, he arose in his place, and addressed The pre-
siding officer at the top othis voice; but he tlhe chair
mani proceeded without listening to the objection he
Mr.. } wished 10 make, and put the question, and
passed the resolution, without giving any opportunity
Tor objection, or reading or understanding the resolu.
ton. MIR. J. was proceeding 10 comment on the course
Of the presiding officer, when
Mr.. CUSHING rose 10 4 question OF order whether
il was proper TO 90 into such an examination on the
question of reconsideration:
MIR. JOHNSON said he did not wish unnecessarily
10 occupy the time of the House, and would move the
previous question. 80, Z serunueu . 80.
main GT~ucc5T,2o!ns .Gscred, the main question on the recon
was taken by yeas and nays; resulting in
yeas 20, nays ~.
The question then coming up on the adoption OF the
resolution,
MIR. w. c. JOHNSON called for the yeas and nays,
which were accordingly ordered; and, on taking the
question, the yeas were IS, and the nays 40.
So the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. BARNARD, from the Committed on the Judi.
ciary, reported, without amendment, the ball from the
Senate 10 provide further remedial justice in the courts
of The T.. 5 ; and gave notice that he should call it up
as soon 10 the tariff bill should be disposed of.
Mr.. ADAMS called tip the resolution offered BY him
yesterday, calling for any correspondence TINT may
have taken place between the Government Of the u.
s. and The Republics Of Mexico and Texas, &c; which
was laid over on notice of debate.
Mr.. PICKENS hoped the gentleman would not press
i, at this time. lie thought the resolution was premn'
ture and unnecessary, and should like TO hear some
member Of the Committee on Foreign Relations on the
subject.
After some conversation between Messrs. ADAMS
and PlCkENS, :,
Mr. CUSHING moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee Of the Whole on The state of the Union.
Mr.. ADAMS called for the yeas and nays; which
being ordered, resulted in yeas 90, nays ~.
So the House resolved itself into Committee oil the
Whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr. Mckennan OF
Pennsylvania in The Chair,) and resumed Inc cohSioe-
ration of the tariff bill.
B.sore the Chairman Of the Committee Of the Whole
took his seat, a1r. MORGAN gave notice OF his lhien-
ton 10 move a reconsideration ofthe vote by which the
&c solu,ion for taking the iariffhill out of committee on
Friday at IL O'Clock, was adopted.
DETAILS OF THE TARIFF BILL
The Committee resumed the consideration oil the
items OF the tariff bill.
THE 4h item of the LIST section impose d a duty Of
sixty fire cents per square yard on Wilton, treble IN
Grained, Snxony, and Aubusson carpets and carpetings
MIR. CUSHING moved, inasmuch as the duly hau
been increased on wool, to strike out sintyJre, and IN
sert sepentyGrc cents PEI square yard:
MIR. SMITH of Virginia said that he found, ny
reference TO the tables printed BY order OF The HonsF.
that the duty on these articles was, by the Iariit oil
1921. fifty cents per square yard; Tariff OF le2S, seventy
cents; Tariff Of 1882, sxty-three cents; and The duly
nroposcd TO be laid on the same articles by the Com.
mitlee en- Manufactures, was only hfty cents. now sa'o
he, here is a bill protesting merely TO he lor ihe PURPOSE
of raising revenue, which proposes a higher DUTY IMAM
that with which the Committee on Manufactures vas
satisfied. In, the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr
Cushinr1 had given us n reason for q high rate oil duty,
tina, The duty on wool had been increased. True, cu,
he understood that the price OF wool mad iaiien, ano
tho DUTY was not such as to make a difference seriously
,a.c,inr The interests Of the manufacturers Of carpet
ing. He trusted that the House would look 10 tne IN
,eTests Of the country, and not suffer any such mus
tice 10 be dore as was proposed by this increase OF du,y
The question was taken on Mr.. Cushing S amend
ment, and it was rejected.
MI. SMITH Of Virginia then moved to reduce the
duty from 65 10 50 cents, which was the rate proposed
By The Commi' tee on Manufactures. lie thought ina
If that committee were satisfied with this rate, surely
the Committee Of Ways and Means should be.
Mr.. FILLMORE replied, and said that the object Of
the high rate was to RAISE revenue. The articles were
not made in this country, and, therefore,, a high duty
Mil be imposed with good effect. 49,,
The committee refused 10 concur in MIR saith
amendment.
Mr.. FILLMORE moved to increase the duty or
n,oollan blankets fother than those under IS cents III
valuc) from % to 80 per cent. al raforfm. agreed 70
Mr.. READ moved to strike cut the ad rator,m auiy
and insert a specific duty OF 81 on each; and also 10 III
clude .'wcollen sfawls.' Rejected.
Mr.. CUSHING moved to increase the duty on 'n'
cheaper kind of blankets q. e. those under % GEMS Il
value at the place where imported) from 10 10 ~ Pc
cent.
MIR. FILLMORE said the duty was already a
high us the article would bear. The amendment wa