Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-03
CONGR sIONAL.
From The Washington Spectator.
WAsHINaToN, Dec. 10

WASHINGTON, Dec. ~.
Senate. Berrien presented the me
mortal of Commander James NJ. Mcln
tosh, for compensation for performing tn,
duties ofIhose belonging to higher grade
in the years 1887 and '35, in the Wes, 10
dia squadron.
The resolution: Submitted yesterday BY
Mr.. Woodbury. was agreed to.
Mr.. Foster, on>leave, Introduced bill
TO establish navy yard and depot a, OIL
adjacent to the city of Memphis. on the
Mississippi river, in the State of Tennes
see. (Appropriates Sl0O,C00.)
Mr.. Walker, ON lease, introduced bill
authorizing the REIMBURSEMENT oflhe 10th
sections granted for Tho use of schools,
and The entry Of other lands in lieu there
of.
Mr.. Woodbridge bill TO apply GER
tain alternate sections Of The public do
main toward the completion Of works OF
internal improvement in the State Of
Michigan, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Barrow: A bill to provide for the
adjustment of land claims within the
States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
and Arkansas, and for other purposes.
These bills were severally referred 10
the appropriate committees.
Mr.. Bayard gave notice o. his Intention
to ask leave to introduce bill to increase
the pay Of certain officers Of revenue cut
lers in the navy of. the United States.
Mobilization Of the Tariff.
Mr. McDulie, in pursuance Of notice,
asked leave TO introduce the following
bill:
A bill TO revive the act of March 3,
1888, usually called the ''compromise act"
and TO modify The existing duties upon
foreign imports in conformity to its pro-
visions.
Sec. l. BE it enacted By The Senate and
House of Representatives Of The United
States of .imerica in Congress assembled,
That 80 much of-the existing law imposing
duties upon foreign imports as provides
that duties ad ualorcm on certain COM
modlies shall be assessed upon au assum.
ed minimum value, he. and The same is
hereby, repealed, and that said duties be
hereafter assessed on the true value Of such
commodities.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That
in all cases in which the existing duties
upon any imported commodity exceeds
thirty per centum OIL the value thereof,
such duty shall be hereafter reduced 10
thirty per centum ad ralorem.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
r., ,Go tb O1rt <i,r naoa hor
next. all duties upon foreign imports shall
be reduced to twenty-five per centum,
and from and after the 3lst Of December,
1914, to twenty per cen,un dd uaiorcm.
The Senate then went into Executive
session, and shortly afterward adjourned.
House Of Representoiiucs.-Mr.. Wise
moved 10 60 into The Committee of the
Whole on The reference of the various sub
jecls embraced in the Presidents message.
MIR. A. v. Brown moved an amendment
10 refer the subject Of the Oregon Terri
lory to the Committee on the Territories,
instead of The Committee On Foreign AZ
fairs.
Mr.. Adams spoke in opposition to this
amendment, and The House proceeded to
take The items in their order for refer.
ence.
Correspondent of tie Charleston Mercury.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
In the Senate The business wes not
out of the usual order. There were seve-
ral memorials for indemnii' cation for
! French obligations prior 20 iSUI.
There were several resolutions from
the Legislature of Louisiana presented by
Mr.. Barrow-lor refunding the fue i'm
posed ON Gen. Jackson, removing the OBJ
staces from the mouth of Red River,
adopting some means to lessen tho exPen'
ses attendant upon litigation in the Cir.
cult Courts of the U. S. Sc. Sc.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
the Secretary Of the Tresurv, 10 know
how many leases had been made by the
government of lead mines in Illinois, from
1887 TO 1e4l-how many since that time
how much had been received. and how
much paid, what Difficulty has been re
ceived, and how much paid. what diff
Guilty has occurred in collecting rents, &c
Now without pretending 10 much know
ledge on this subject, think it might b'
answered without fear of contradiction
tina, the expenses have overrun the re
ceipls twice over. The first step, bowev
er, towards reform is The investigation
I abuses.
MIR. Benton introduced resolution, en-
4 curing into the expediency of establish
, ing mandatory on the Mississippi ri
r YER, for The purchase and manufacture
/ hemp for tue use Of the United States Ma
Wy. !,
e In the House Of Representatives tn
: whole affair of amending the Journal b
: the insertion Of The protest against 't
: New Hampshire, Mississippi and Geors
e members on its pages, has been dispose
: ofby laying il on the table.