The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-04

1t through by itself and therefore they were com
PEELED To connect II and put in company with other
measures, Tor the purpose of forcing 1t through
| Congress.
| The question was then taken on the motion To IN
clude tea IN the list of free articles and subsequent
| ~, on coffee and each branch of the amendment
was rejected by precisely the same vote as 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, Crtenden, Dayton,
| Evans, Huntington Kerr Mangum, Merrick, Miller,
Morehead, Phelps Porter, Preston, Ryes, Smith, Of
Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White, and Wood
| brdge-27
Mr.. BENTON moved to strike the following from
the fourth section, viz "On solid-headed pins, and
all other package pins, not exceeding five thousand
10 the pack OF twelve papers, forty cents per pack,
| ana IN the same 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 needless duty of twenty per
| centum ad vaorem -
| MIR. BENTON. after some humorous remarks
about pins and needless said that, from the youngest
TO the Oldest black, white, and red, were TO be taxed
for using these articles, and all for the purpose of
sustaining couple of manufactures of sod-headed
pms lie would merely call for the yeas and nays,
| that the old people, middle-aged and young Of the
country might see who IL was that taxed their darn
! ing needles and pins.
| The question was taken and decided in the mega
| tive-yeas 10, nays 25.
The CHAIR. The motion does not prevail.
| Mr.. BENTON. Sewed up, sir. CA laugh)
Mr.. WRIGHT proposed to amend the third
ton, by fixing the duty all manufactures of silk
not otherwise specified, except boiling cloths, al
| thirty per cent I'D ralOrem per pound of sixteen
ounces, instead Of two dollars and fifty cents,
| tcmplated by the bill
The amendment was after brief debate, reject
| ed-yeas 49, nays %.
| Mr.. RlVES moved an amendment TO reduce the
duty on French wines in casks, from twelve to six
| cents per gallon.
The question decided in the negative-yeas a.
| nays %
| Mr.. RIVES said that he had intended to offer seve-
| raj other amendments but he much dlscou-
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
6 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 a
duty OF five cents per volume"
| The amendment rejected.
| Mr. WOODBURY. moved TO place books upon
the list OF free articles bul the motion did not prevail
| Mr. WRIGHT proposed 10 impose duty otthrty-
three and third per cent. ad valorem on glassware,
instead OF specific duties designed by the bill and
The amendment was rejected by yeas 20, nays n.
| provIso from the eighth section, VIZ
| And pr0rtded turther hat when wines i'm
ported IN bottles the bottles shall pay separate duty,
according TO the rate established by this act
| The question taken and the amendment
eccd.
Mr. BENTON said that he had several motions
To- iDake-one of them To relnos the tax salt. II
that should fail, he had another amendment and yet
another and upon all ofthese questions he Wished to
say something. He apprehcnded that 1t would take
| To yet
| therefore, he would ask an adjournment.
| And the Senate adjourned
In the House, on Wednesday, Mr. COOPER, of
| Pennsylvania, from the Committee ON Indian Affairs
reported, with amendments an act to provide for the
| satisfaction OF claims arising under the treaty of
Dancing Rabbit Creek concluded in September, 1880
1t was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
On motion of Mr., GRAMS ron the Committee
| of the Whole discharged from further considera
ton of the bill 'to annex part Of the town of liver
tom IN the State of Rhode Island, to- the collection
district of Fall river in Massachusetts, and the bill
| was passed.
MIR. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, moved that
| the Committee of he Whole be discharged from
| farher consideration of a bill 60 confirm the sale of
public lands In certain cases. He wished this pfopo-
sltlon to prevail by general consent, but objection be-
ing made, he moved 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 made, and the
| House went into Committee ofthe Whole Mr.. FEs-
sENDEN in the Chair.
Mr. EDWARDS, of Missouri addressed the Com
mttee briefly on the bill and after ional
discussion ON points of order the vote was taken by
teefs on the amendment of Mr. MASON of Ohio,
which proposes to dsband he regiment of Dragons
authorized by the act of 1886. The vote stood IS
! in the affirmative and So in the negative.
| Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, entered into a
brief PLANTATION of the subs iute which he had pro-
| posed for the whole bill.
The first section oithe substitute repeats the acts OF
1886 and 1888 and thus reduces the army to the es-
| Establishment of 1921 such reduction appears from
the vote 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, regrurt of mounted rlf1emen, to serve
mounted men infantry the service may require,
This regiment 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 nvariabe 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 off
the pay allowed to brevet rank, except be granted
for gaantry good conduct and destroys the sys-
tenn of allowing double rations unless TO an officer
commanding regiment in the field, or command
ing separate post, having under his command at
least one company
The fifth section lows to non-commssioned 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 disc arged on 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 uld be retained in office when
his services were not wanted, merely because he had
performed his duty faithfully.
The debate was continued on the general question
of reduction by Messrs PENDLETON and BLACK.
Mr.. BROWN, of Pennsylvania spoke briefly
against the third section Of the original bill abolish
ing the Office of the Commissary General of Pur-