Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-01-27
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JANUARY 3, l844.--llr. ATcHEsoN the
senator from Missouri, introduced hin
TO extend the time for proving pre.emption
! rights; and there as another introduced
10 change the time Of holding the Su-
preme Court of the United States from
the second Monday in January to the FIRST
Monday in December.
Notice was given of a bill to re noiel
Inc consular establishment of the Uated
States No doubt there IS much room for I
Improvement, but it appears that such a
proposition should rather come from SEN
ators representing commercial interests.
mar; ;ta from one belonging to the State o.
Illinois.
IHE TARIFF.-rhree separate attempts
were made by the representatives f the
south to get al the inten tons of the house
n relation to soma changes or modi6ca-
ions OF the present tariff. The first by ]
dr. Rhett Of South Carolina, who intro, !,
iuced resolution to instruct tho com :
nltlee OF ways and means TO bring in
'lIl to reduce all duties on imports beyond
10 per cent. al ratorem to 80 per cent,
md Within two years to reduce the du-
les TO per centad Ualorem, with low :,
II discrimination for revenue purposes; =
ut the detea: of the proposition was sig,
al, the vote being lie to ST.
Another attempt was made by Mr.. "
lack, Of Georgia, TO gel in resolution pr
instruct the committee Of ways and "a =
leans to inquire into the expediency of
0 amending the present tariff law, as TO
educe the duties to revenue purposes;
ut this failed by single vote, yeas 93, l,
avs Sd A third attempt was made by 3,
IL, Mcdowell, of Ohio, to introduce "
instrucing the same committee II
inquire into the expediency of SO amend =
lg the laws as oprovde for the wants OF !
le government administered upon econo- w
lical principles; but it was late, and it Oh
slng found that quorum had not voted,
le house adjourned. As
There was resolution calling on the =,
cretary Of the treasury to report, in a :
bular form, the condition Of all the Fa
inks in the United States, their amount Its
capital, the exports and imports Of bull !. Il
III, WC,i OUT IL was iald over.
A resolution was introduced for IN An
pointment OF select COMMITTEES, 10 Wi
ok into what reductions can be made
the expenses Of the government; and Ho
IS was lost. LIZ LIZ
a bill was introduced concerning the
pyright law also, to abolish the frank WI
privilege, aud for regulating the
tes OF postage, in conformity with the 70 70
ieral coin, aud for such Productions as An,
I barely enable the post Office depart Ne
nj to sustain itself.
On motion of Mr.. ADAMS, Rssolred, hoy
at the secretary Of the treasury bs If
ected TO report TO this house the pre- IL
i state and condition of the funds be- Inv
'athed by James Smithson to the Uni as
States Tor the establishment at the LIKE
OF washington, of an institution for 1t b,
Increase and diffusion OF knowledge
ong men; with statement Of what The
iments OF interest have been received.
what, II any, have been refused or "A'
nneld on The state stocks in which the lWbe
iunds were invested; the amount oil Like
'rest SO withheld or refused 10 be maid
what measures have been taken by ana
secretary TO recover the same. All. The
oy whose agency the said invests nents Itiei
9 made; with copies OF any correspon. Alt
GO Of the treasury department with
agents relating thereto. rkn,
'esolued, That the president Of the But
Jed Slatesibe requested to cause 10 be knc
munlcated 70 this house copies or nus'
the instructions given to the squad Yet,
Stipulated by the treaty with Great
alno 9th August, i842, 10 be kept Whe
i. 49,. ,'S~ w '"e suppression MAY