Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05
Mr.. ARCHER, he gave way to that gentleman for the

/ Mr. ARCHER, he gave way to that gentleman for the
purpose of explanation.
Mr.. BAGBY asked whether he correctin under.
standing the Senator to say that he not governed IN
his by any value which he attached the pub
lie lands, but that he would not vote for the amend
ment, because by doing So On his own languageD he
would be succumbng TO Executive dictation'
! Mr.. ARCHER. Its fairly stated.
Mr.. BAGBY. The statement, then, amounts TO this.
The Senator will not do that which he believes TO be
right, because the President equres him TO do it,
Mr. then addressed the Senate for nearly two hours
Mr. BERRlEN said that admitted on all hands
that the Treasury must be supplied. Oae side would
vote for this bill If the lands retained--he other
side would not even though these several determine
tons would endanger the bill Ii was therefore, obv
ous that or The other purity must YIELD or the ad-
mted and imperative obligation to supply the Treasury
could not be fulfilled. Under these circumstances it
had occurred to him that by posponing this land ques
ton until another Congress- until 1884, neither party
would surrender any principle, and in the mean time,
the revenue from the public domain could go into the
Treasury. But from the rejection OF oil the amend
ments which had been proposed by the COMMITTEE on
Finance having been voted down, and disposition
manifested TO adhere to the bill it came from the
House, he must admit that his hope OF a compromise
had departed. Should this bill receive the sanction OF
the Senate, and be dsapproved by the President ne
trusted that Congress would remember that they had
duty perform before they returned to their homes,
and would bring forward some measure to supply
the Treasury with mple means 10 meet the necessities
of the Government
Mr. WOODBURY. observed that this (Democratic)
side would abide by the old Distribution law (Which
would be suspended should the duties go above twenty
ne CT nj y but the provso in this bill made DIS
trbuton, and was insisted on by those pom the other
side And this was what likely TO defent the bill
After some explanations by Messrs. CRlTTENDEN
and BERRlEN-
Mr. WRIGHT said that the Of this bill rested
on the motion TO strike out the provIso-and single
vote might determine the question IN the Senate.
The uneslun then taken striking out the pro-
viso and was decided in the negatlve-yeas % nays
26, us follows:
cass7 Fulton Af i n% P Ryss
vier, Smith OF c sturgeon Tappan Walker Wilcox VIII
s.~MsssTs Archer harrow Bates B.yard cloa,c, Clay
Ts as Ms ] M aDa%s i p. po
ter simmons smith OF Ia Spague, Tanadse, White Wood
ISlr Berren did not vote; Mr.. Henderson is absent
from the city. With these exceptions there full
. Senate
So the motion strike out the proviso did not prevail
!, Mr. TAPPAN then submitted the following amend
ment, VIZ
find be further enacted That the President of the
satisfactory evidence Thai t aOu and
zens L. admitted free duty the several
nation ri, Of to the people Of The g. and ihrrrupnn
expiration Of three months after the date 81 such proclamation
imposed by tins ACT ali articles The growth or ma
nuaetue Stat Kingdom admitting flour
free duty far the exceeded twenty
per cent ad shall be chargeabe with duty
I Of twenty per cent al yalorem and 10 more.
MIR. MERRlCk moved TO amend the amendment BY
o. adding, sand manufactured tobacco.
D Mr. WALKER moved to include "cotton."
D MIR. TAPPAN advocated his amendment, and endea
show the advantages which would enure TO this
as well as other countr es by lis adoption
Mr. EVANS opposed The amendment, and commended,
for reasons which he assigned, that The amendment
would not have the effect desired
J, Mr. MERRlCK stated TIE motives which induced
him to to submit his amendment.
Mr. Err expressed his opinion that the modi.
6caiion of the Senator from Maryland would destroy
the amendment of the Senator from Ohio.
Mr.. MERRlCk called for the yeas and nays on his
amendment TO the amendment, and, being taken, re-
suled-Yeas 81, nays ID
MIR. MERRlCk moved furthe. 10 amend the amend
me mi by ing ont the words "free Of duty, and
sorting the words "at rate of duty not exceeding 90
per cent ad valorem and he called for the yeas and
nays which ordereo and the question was decided
in the nsgative--yeas 16, nays %.
The question then taken the amendment OF
Mr. Tsppan, as amended, and it decided in the
necative-yeas l6, nays &c, as follows:
lsss-MssHs Allen Basby, BENTON Calhoun Cuhhe rnl-
pan, Walker, Wilcox, and iouug-ld.
Ways Archer Barrow, Bacs Bayard Choaie, Clay
TOM Conrad Gratis Crenden Dayton Evans, Grahan Hunt
ugon Kerr Magum, Merriek, Morehead Miller Phelps Por,
Preston, summons, Smith Of Ia, spague, Iamadse and
, MIR BENTON then proposed an amendment Zone of
the several hundred which he had prepared to the first
section Of the b' to reduce the duty on wool from to
cents. But before the question was taken,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
A number of bills read twice aud referred.
Mr. PENDLETON reported bill from the Military
, Committee and hoped it would be received.
i Mr. PROFIT said he had no objection it gentlemen
would only prosecute their indictments and clear off the
scrimnal docket" Mr. T. gave a humorous account
Of the different indictments by the "Star chamber Of
the House. lst. The grand impeachment oil the Pre-.
sdent. 2nd Mr.. Adams ecclesiastical ndlctment-it
being crime The President To hare for sign
f ing bill. This under the LeviticaI law)-&c &c
The report and also report of the minority, ordered
{ TO be printed
Mr. ADAMS moved to suspend the rules TO take up
ecclesiastical ndictment-los
The order of the day, VIZ the report from the Com.
rn,,ee of indian Affairs in relation to alleged Cherokee
frauds accompanied by resolutions the last Of which
calls the President tor papers refused by the Secre-
tary Of War, was taken up.
f MIR GWlN opposed the resolution-and sustained
the Secretary of War; the ground that he was right
in refusing to report to the House ca parte testimony
not taken under OATH duplicating parties who have had
no opportunity Of rebuttng mputatlons cast upon their
characters Mr.. G. gave interesting account of pro-
ceedngs Mississippi under similar e1 parts proceed
! ings. -
cull for these papers.
The morning hour having expired, the House went
into Committee 1.-THE Whole on the bill organizing the
: army.
MIR. BARTON spoke at length, discussing the ar.
mores
MI SPRiGG followed.
Mr.. GOGGIN and Mr. CALHOUN replied to Mr.
, Barton.
: Mr. WARD supported the Senate's bill
The Committee rose in order TO appoint committee
Of conference meet similar committee of the Senate
on The Army Appropriation B'll-and the House ad
journed.
fFrem Tie Portland land :4sgusg sJ4ly 3D.
|, THE BOUNDARY LINE.-TERMs OF THE TREATY, &c.
We know the great anxiety felt by the people OF
Maine to learn the particulars respecting the treaty
concluded between Lord Ashburton and our Govern.
ment in regard the settlement of the Boundary Cues.
tom and shall therefore proceed substantially, TO state
them In the frs, place il may be proper to say that
all our Commissioners have far know or have
reason to believe, done their whole duty faithfully We
saw this because of the nsnuaons, to the contrary,