, 1842-07-30
CONGRESS-.

some private bills, but an Executive
Session was moved and carried be.
fore - o'clock on motion of Mr..
Merrick. of Nd, who has moved the
Executive session for many days. |
have heard but one thing done in
closed doors, and that is the rejection
of Nh. Clinton, Of Buffalo, N. York.
Upon this case there was a long de-
bate which has not long been at an
end.
In the House, the Judiciary Com.
mittee through Mr.. Barnard, Of n.
York, the Chairman, reported a bill
from the Senate to amend the Judi
cial System of the U. States, by es-
tablishing Remedial Justice. This
bill takes its place upon the calendar.
An hour was then most unnecessa-
rily wasted in the consideration of a
motion to reconsider a resolution a.
dOpted last evening. 10 pay the ostler
of the Congress stables Il small sum
of money, to which he is entitled, out
of which he had been kept out by the
omission of his name, in one of the
reform resolutions, adopted by the
House at the early part Of the ses-
sion.
Mr.. Adams wished for the adop-
ton of the following resolution sub
mItted by him yesterday. The mo-
ton was not in order and could not
be entertained in consequence of a
motion made by Mr.. Cashing to pro-
coed to the orders OF the day, which
seemed to he strenuously passed even
to the display of some feeling be-
tween the two colleagues.
The following was the call of Mr..
Adams: for copies of all correspon-
dence between the Government Of
the United States and Texas, since
the last communication of the Presi-
dent TO Congress, relating TO that Re-
public; and of any proclamations Of
the President thereof, declaring his
determination TO invade the Mexican
Republic, and inviting the co-opera.
ton OF the citizens of the United
States. in such intended invasion.
And the President is requested to in
form the House whether anv. and. If
any. what notice has been taken by
the Executive of the United States
OF the said proclamation Of the Presi-
den; of Texas.
The yeas and nays were called up
on the motion to 90 into Committee
of the Whole, and carried, 80 to "a.
The Revenue Bill was taken Up
at the point where it closed last eve
ming. The amendments to the bill
then came in scores. Some o! the
amendments proposed were impor.
tant, and n of them adopted at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Gwinn, of Missis-
slppl. makes Il duty of twenty per
cent. ad va!orcm on manufactured
Gotten, instead o. 5 cents 4 pound.
The following are among the clau-
ses Incorporated in the bill: Thirty
five per cent. instead of % per cent.
al valorem on woolIen and worsted
yarn. The same duty is impose also
on woo!len and worStcd mitts, gloves.
caps and bindings, and on woolien
and worsted hosiery. such as stock
lncS, socks, drawers, shirts and all
other articles of similar manufacture.
Ga all thread, laceS AMI inscrtingsI
Is per cent. instead OF 10 10, rs pro
posed in the bill of the Committee.
On silks. a duty equal to 90 per
cent. ad vaiorem, when made up of
aprons, head dress ornaments, silk
drawers. pelerines, mantillas, corsets.
braid, &c.
Silk shirts and drawers ore 10 paw
a duty of40 per cent.
Silks in the gum, whether in the
hank or not, 25 per cent.
Silk umbrellas and parasols are to
pay 81 25 each, sun shades 25 cents,
cotton umbrellas and parasOlS %
and Bingham so cents.
Capes. @laces, t%assels, shades and
sauzes IS per cent.
Mixed articles of silk and cotton
20 per cent, ready made clothing 90
per cent, when embroidered with
and gold so per cent, thread la
;es IS per cent. These are the ma
amendments adopted IN the
On all articles not enumerated in
he paragraphs Of the third section of
he bill relating to silk 50 SO a pound
l6 ounces, excepting boiling,
which pays 90 per cent. ad valorem.
Action upon the third section clos
ID at three o'clock.
MIR. Adams then called up his reso-
with raSnpct tn tho cnrra,no,