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

nays 26, as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Allen, Bagby Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, .Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts,
Preston Rves Sewer, Smith of Connecticut, Stur-
geon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbu-
ry, Wright, Young-22
Nays.-Messrs. Archer, Barrow Bates Bayard,
Choae, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Crtenden, Dayton,
Evans, Graham, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Mer-
Smith of Indiana, Sprague, Tatlmadge, White,
Woodbridge-26.
| mir. Berren did not vote Mr.. Henderson is alb
| sent from the city. With these exceptions, there
was full Senate.
| So the motion to strike out the proviso did not
prevail.
Mr.. TAPPAN then submitted the following
| amendment, viz
find be it further enacted That whenever the Presi-
dent of the United States shall receive satisfactory
evidence that the corn, flour, and sailed provisions
exported from the United States in vessels owned oy
citizens of the u S. or admitted free of duty into
the several ports of any European State or Kingdom
ne shall make proclamation thereof to the people OF
the United States and thereupon after the expira-
ton of three months after the date of such proclama-
ton, the duties imposed by this act upon all articles
| the growth manufacture of such State or King
| dom admitting such corn, -four sailed provisions
free of duty, so far the same exceeded twenty per
cent ad vaorem shall be thencefOrth chargeable with
duty of twenty per cent. al valorem, and no more
| Mr.. MERRICK moved to amend the amendment
| by adding, ''and manufactured tobacco"
Mr.. WALKER moved to include "cottOn."
| MIR. TAPPAN advocated his amendment, and en-
deavored to show the advantages which would enure
to this we'll other countries by its adoption
Mr.. EVANS opposed the amendment, and con-
| tended, for reasons which he assigned, that the
| amendment would not have the effect desired
MIR. MERRICK stated the motives which induced
| him to submit his amendment.
MIR. WALKER expressed his opinion that the mo-
difcation of the Senator from Maryland would de-
stroy the amendment Of the Senator from Ohio.
| Mr.. MERRICK called for the yeas and nays on
his amendment to the amendment, and, being taken,
| resulted-Yeas 81, nays 49,
Mr.. MERRICK moved further to amend the
amendment by striking out the words 'free OF duty,
and inserting the words Sat rate of duty not exceed
ing twenty per cent ad raloren )" and he called Tor
the yeas and nays which ordered, adnthe ques-
ton decided in the negative-Yeas l6, nays ~
The question was then taken the amendment Of
MIR. Tappan, as amended and it was decided in the
negative-yeas l6, nays &c, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Calhoun,
Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Sewer,
Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker,
Wilcox, and Young-16
| NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate Clayton Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden, Dayton,
| Evans, Graham, Huntingdon Kerr, Mangum, Mer-
rick, Morehead, Miller Phelps Porter, Preston,
| Simmons Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge
| and White-26.
| Mr. BENTON then proposed amendment Zone
of the several hundred which he had prepared) to
tnc IlISL ScCllOD Oh Tile vi WOOl
| from seven to five cents. But before the question
was taken,
| The Senate adj ourned.
In the House the following bills read twice
| and referred:
| An act to authorize the construction of depot
| for charts and instruments Of the navy;
An act for the relief of William De Boys, post
master az New Orleans;
An act to regulate enlistments in the army, navy,
and marine corps;
| An act for the relief of Mary Prettyman;
| An act for the relief Of the steamboat company of
| Nantucket;
| Mr. Pendleton from the Military Committee, re-
ported bill for the relief of Boyd Reilley;
| He then expressed hope that the report which
he wished to introduce on Monday might be received
Mr. PROFIT said he had no objection to the re-
port being received, if gentlemen would only prose
cute their indictments. He was aware that the re-
port now presented censuring the Secretary
of the Navy for carrying out lao Of Congress- but he
did think that, before any indictments were
preferred against the Executive and the members of
his Cabinet those before this House, otherwise
called the ''Star Chamber" should first be dis
posed of.
| There is the impeachment of the President of the
United States, in which doubtless many heretofore
hidden Burke and Sheridan will burst forth upon
| our startled vision.
There is the ecclesiastical indictment, preferred by
| the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr Adams, y
the crime alleged being that the President dared to
say he had for signing bill. call it eccle
asticai because the indictment is based upon prece
| dents derived from the Levitical law
| There is also the indictment marked No. l. pre-
| Terred by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Nlr.
Cooper,) against the Secretary of War. The crime
charged that the Secretary will not blast the reputa
ton of certain gentlemen, by publishing to the world
parte statements, made not under oath, duplicating
the character and standing of individuals heretofore
| high in public estimation.
Indictment No. against the Secretary for remov-
| ing clerk
| Indictment No. against the Secretary for ap-
pointing a storekeeper in Pennsylvania.
| There is an indictment against the Secretary of
State relative to the census (The Weaver charger
| Again: we have an indictment against the Attor-
ney General Of the United States, preferred by the
| gentleman from New York, (Mr Barnard y and now,
Sir we have this indictment preferred against the Sc
cretary of the Navy by the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr Pendeton) Most of these indictments, elabo-
rately preferred, are upon your table, printed and
published and sent forth to the country poisoning the
public mind, and yet the House will take no action
on them. The party having the power have attained
their object when they have preferred charges. Tri-
al they have thought of. That they know would
| result in discontinue.
Mr. L. COnIlnueu, tilal DIS dllcT lucH
fashion, had transacted all the cir business Of the
iu he thought that before matter brought
up for consideration, they should dispose of the
criminal docket" for doubtless the party would,
before the next meeting of Congress, have much adj
ditional matter of similar character, on which to
expend the three months allotted to the transaction of
public business
Mr.. IRWIN said he rose not with the intention of
making objection.
| Then, said Mr.. PENDLETON, move that the
| no 10 on fhe fable apd mir tod and nj
motion, call for the previous question.
MIR. IRWIN said he entitled to the foor--he
did not object to the printing of the report but he
wished to state that there was minority report