The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-26

mates IN the possession of the President were din ect
ed to b. made. Blu, was proper for the Senate
Of the United States To inquire into rumorsl And, be
cause certain matters presented by these rumors,
to suit the personal views of the President they
| To inquire what the estimates of that officer were
| He (NIr. Archer) wished il TO be known that he
would not, directly or indirectly, take any step for
the purpose OF conforming the action OF the Senate 10
! the views OF the Executive. After having had re-
port from the Secretary Of the Treasury, they were
told by rumor that there certain opposing
views OF the President, and that they could not pro-
coed to eglslate until they procured them!
The CHAIR here Interrupted the debate, and SAID
that under the order Of yesterday II was now The
hour to proceed 10 the orders of the day-the Re-
venue bill.
A few remarks were made by Messrs. KING,
CRlTTENDEN, HUNTINGTON, and others, and,
on motion Of
Mr.. ARCHER, the resolution was laid upon the
| table until tomorrow.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration of
the bill 50 TO provide from imports, and TO
change and modify existing laws imposing duties on
| imports, and for other purposes"
| The bill amended SO that il may go into ope-
ration from and after the day of its passage.
The amendments suggested by the Committee on
Finance were taken up serattm nearly all OF which
gave rise to debate.
| On the amendment to reduce the duty on gunny
cloth from five to four cents per square yard being
| read
] Mr.. WALKER moved to amend il by inserting
the word three" but the amendment rejected.
The duty was then fixed, the suggestion of that
gentlemen, at three and half cents per square yard
yeas %, nays %.
The amendment reducing the duty on iron in bas
or bolts not manufactured in whole in part by roll
ing, TO sixteen instead of seventeen dollars
jected-yeas ~, nays %, and the remainder of the
clause was modified by placing the duty bar or bolt
iron, made wholly or in part by rolling at twenty five
dollars per ton.
The amendment placing the duty on iron in pigs to
nine dollars per ton, and that striking out plates or
sheets OF which copper is the material of chief value
nom the list OF dutabe articles severally agreed
The following proviso to the fourth section was
| read, VIZ "Propided that all foreign coal imported
into the United States shall be equally entitled with
other importa,ions to the drawbacks OF duties paid,
being exported thence, and upon satisfactory proof be-
ing adduced, conformaby TO regulations to be pre-
| scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury that the
coal exported if not landed abroad, not re-
landed IN the United States but was consu ned on
board the vessel in which it exported, upon the
voyage of exporation before arriving at the foreign
port of ex portation"
The amendment was rejected-yeas 6, nays 80.
The duty on box thermometers, watches, or parts
OF watches and watch materials not specified, and on
diamonds fixed at and half per centum
ad ratore gems pearls, precious stones, seven
per centum ad uaiore1n.
| The amendment imposing duty oftwo and half
| cents per pound on brown cayed sugar, was agreed
An amendment regulating the duty upon the var
Gus kinds of wines adopted.
Tea and coffee, when imported in American vessels
from places of their growth and production are to be
admitted duty free. This agreed TO by yeas and
nays, as follows
YEAS-Mes rs. Bates Berrien, Buchanan, Choate,
Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Crlttenden, Cuthbert Day
ton, Evans, Graham, Huntington, Linn, Mangum,
Miller, Morehead, Phelps Porter, Simmons, Smith,
OF Ia, Sprague, Tallmadge, Walker, White, Will
hams, Woodbritge, Woodbury-2S.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Archer Barrow, Bayard,
Benton, Calhoun, Fulton, Henderson, King, Preston,
Rives Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut Tappan,
Young-l5.
The Senate placed in the list of free articles
"plaes sheets Of copper for sheathing vessels but
is to be considered except that which is four
teen inches wide and forty-eight inches long, and
weighing from fourteen to thirty-four ounces per
square foot"
The vote stood as follows, viz:
YEAS.-Messrs. Allen, Archer Bayard, Benton,
Berrien, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clayton, Conrad Cuth-
bert, Evans, Fulton, Graham, Henderson, King,
Phelps, Preston, Rves, Smith of Connecticut Tall
madge, Tappan, Walker, Williams, Woodbury.,
Wright, Young-26
Morehead, Porter, Simmons, Smith of Indiana,
Sprague Woodbrdge-l0.
The fifteenth section was amended to read as fol-
lows, viz:
"That in case Of all goods, wares, and nlerchan-
disc, imported and after the day this act goes into
operation entitled to debenture under existing laws
no drawback of the duties shall be allowed ON the
same, unless SAID goods wares, merchandise shall
be exported from the United States within THREE
years, from the date of Importation of the same; nor
shall the additional rate OF duty levied by this act on
goods, wares, and merchandise, imported ia foreign
vessels, be refunded in case of re-exportalion."
An amendment was adopted to the effect there
shall be allowed drawback foreign sugar refined
in the United States, and exported theretroD equal
in amount to the duty paid on the foreign sugar which
shall be manufactured to be ascerained under such
regulations shall be prescribed by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
Several other amendments proposed by the Com
mIttee on Finance concurred h.
Mr. ALLEN offered amendment to include
"saIt" among the free articles but it rejected
yeas II, nays 81.
Mr. EVANS remarked that they had performed
very good days work; and if 1t agreeable to the
Senate, he would now move to adjourn, with the un.
derstandng that the bill should be passed to morrow
and sent to the House on Saturday, as it was desira
BILE to adjourn sine dte on Monday, if possible
A message was received from the House of Repre-
sentatves, stating that they had passed joint reso-
luton proposing that members of Congress shall not
receive compensation during voluntary absence from
their public duties and asking for concurrence of the
Senate therein.
The resolution read and the question eng
stated, Shall it be read second time
Mr. BARROW objected, and called for the yeas
and nays, which were ordered-and being taken, re-
| sulted-Yeas 10, nays 10, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Bates, Benton Buchanan
Calhoun, Crafts, Ciittenden, Futon Graham, King
Morehead Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut, Smith, of
Indiana, Tappan, Walker, Williams, Woodbury.,
! Ioung-l9.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bayard, Berri.
en-, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Dayton, Evans Hen
derson Linn, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Phelps,
| Rtyas ,t,h
So the Senate refused to order the resolution TO
second readng-n effect, it was rejected
| Mr.. BARROW moved to reconsider the vote Just
| taken.
| Several gentlemen expressed the hope that the mo-
ton would prevail.
| MIR. ia RRO w sail that he Id hal.