The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-04

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PEELED to connect it and put in company with other
: measures, for the purpose of forcing it through
Congress-
The question was then taken ON the motion TO in
clude tea in the list of free articles and subsequent
ly, on coffee and each branch Of the amendment
was rejected by precisely the same VOTE follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts,
Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan,
Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury. Wright,
Young-20
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate Clayton Conrad Crafts Crittenden, Dayton,
Evans, Huntington, Kerr Mangum, Merrck, Miller,
Morehead, Phelps, Porter Preston, Rives, Smith, OF
Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White and Wood
brdge-27.
Mr.. BENTON moved to strike the following from
the fourth section, viz "On solidheaded pns and
all other package pins, not exceeding five thousand
to the pack oftwelve papers, forty cents per pack,
and in the proportion for greater or less
quantity on pound pins, twenty cents per pound on
sewing, tambouring darning, netting, and knitting
and all other kinds of needles, duty of twenty per
centum ad vaorem -
Mr.. BENTON. after some humorous remarks
about pins and needless said that from the youngest
to the Oldest black white, and red to be taxed
for using these articles, and all for the purpose oil
sustaining couple of manufactures OF solid-headed
pins He would merely call for the yeas and nays,
that the old people, middle-aged and young of the
country might who it was that taxed their darn
ing needles and pins
The question taken and decided in the mega
tve--yeas 10, nays IS.
The CHAIR The motion does not prevail
Mr.. BENTON. Sewed up, sir A laugh.)
MIR. WRIGHT proposed to amend the third sec
ton, by fixing the duty all manufactures OF silk
not otherwise specified, except boiling cloths, at
thirty per cent adj palorem per pound OF sixteen
ounces instead of two dollars and fifty cents,
templated by the bill.
The amendment was, after brief debate, reject
ed-yeas 10, nays IS.
MIR. RIVES moved an amendment to reduce the
duty on French wines in casks from twelve to SIX
cents per gallon
The question was decided in the negative-yeas H.
nays g.
Mr.. RIVES said that he had intended to offer seve-
raj other amendments; but he was so much dscou-
ragged by the vote Just taken that he would refrain
from doing So
Mr.. PRESTON proposed to strike out forty" in
the following part of the bill, and insert five" viz
and editions of works in the Greek, Latin Hebrew,
or English language, which have been printed forty
years prior to the date of Importation, shall pay
duty of five cents per volume.''
The amendment rejected
Mr. WOODBURY. moved to place books upon
the list of free articles but the motion did not prevail
Mr.. WRIGHT proposed to impose duty of thirty
three and third per cent. ad vaorem on glassware
instead Of specific duties, designed by the bill and
The amendment was rejected by yeas ~, nays II.
Mr.. BENTON moved to strike out the following
: proviso from the eighth section, VIZ:
"And prouided further, That when wines are i'm
ported bottles the bottles shall pay separate duty
according to the rate established by this act
y The question taken and the amendment re-
: jecled
Mr.. BENTON said that he had several motions
to make-one of them to remove the tax on salt. If
that should fail, he had another amendment, and yet
say something. He apprehended that it would take
long time tonight to get through with them and,
therefore, he would ask an al journment
And the Senate adjourned.
| In the House, on Wednesday, Mr.. COOPER, of
Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
reported, with amendments, act TO provide for the
satisfaction Of claims arising under the treaty of
Dancing Rabbit Creek, concluded in September, $780,
1t was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
On motion of Mr.. GRAMS Ton the Committee
ofthe Whole was discharged from further considera-
ton of the bill "to part of the town of liver
ton, in the State of Rhode Island to the collection
district of Fall river in Massachusetts and the bill
was passed
I Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi moved that
the Committee Of the Whole be discharged from
farther consideration Of bill "to confirm the sale of
public lands in cases" He wished this propo-
son TO prevail by general consent but objection be-
ing made, he moved a suspension of the rules. The
motion did not prevail
| Mr. BARNARD requested that the bill reported
Tuesday from the Judiciary Committee and laid over,
should be taken up; objection was made and the
House went into Committee the Whole, Mr.. FEs-
sENDEN in the Chair.
Mr. EDWARDS, of Missouri, addressed the Com
mtee briefly the bill and after converse iona
discussion on points of ORDER the vote was taken by
telers the amendment Of Mr.. Mason of Ohio,
which proposesto disband :he regiment of Dragons
authorized by the act of 1886. The vote stood-6S
| in the affirmative, and So in the negative.
| Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, entered into
brief explanation of the substitute which he had pro-
| posed for the whole bill
The first section ofthe substitute repeats the of
al, lo, Al
tabIishmen, of 1921 such reduction appears from
the the appropriation bill to be the desired
| by the House
| The second authorizes the President to form from
the officers and men discharged by virtue of the first
section, regiment of mounted rifemen, to as
mounted men or infantry as the service may require
This reg ment is authorized with particular view to
the defence Of the Western frontier.
The third gives three months additional pay to the
officers and men actually discharged. This had been
the invariable usage.
The fourth restricts the pay of all officers, except
ing those belonging to the Dragons and mounted RI
hemen to that received by infantry officers cuts oft
the pay allowed to brevet rank, except it be granted
for gallantry good conducts and destroys the sys
TEN Of allowing double rations unless to officer
commanding regiment in the field, or as command
ing separate post, having under his command at
| least one company
| The fifth section allows to non-commissoned Of
fcer soldier, faithfully serving out his time two
dollars month additional pay, to be paid at the time
of discharge, and pro rata similar allowance to
| those discl arged account of wounds, sc.
Mr.. GRANGER opposed the proposition to reduce
the army and throw the officers who had served their
country out of employ.
Mr. REYNOLDS did not think the reason conclu- |
elusive, that man sh. ud be retained in office when
his services were not wanted merely because he had
performed his duty faithfully.
The debate continued on the general question |
of reduction by Messrs PENDLETON and BLACK.
MIR. BROWN, of Pennsylvania, spoke briefly |
against the third section of the original bill abolish
ing the office of the Commssary General of Pur- |