Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-07
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, july 3, ls40.
The Senate not in session.

an attack upon MI n. III .he y a'on VI -
inc Mr.. Rathbun was charged WIN aa ,,'. ~
,hs ms sn,rv of tea and coffee free from duty, an
then voting 10 impose tax upon Tea anu 80. 80,
srb;s was not true. lie had said nothing aou ~
tea and coffee in his speech, as chaisea j" -
4rbs I,n;on had also stepped in between mn
,ra Iraoe Wick, instead oil minaihS n's ~
s;ness In regard to The Unions threat OF wha1 =
,youI do when the editor had seen ms sleeun, :,
mid state, that he would reserve ms au s:,"r
,ns ,;me Of the animadverson. Inc eul'oa - y
Inc Inn f1;e uas no, elected by this House to carr,
,hs ,yh;n and reins 10 become the master " s"
IIe I, Aid moi become him to oe "a IIn;or
r1oase -. he lash. II the editor OF Tue om'o-
anu " c,ntlict with him, let HIM eosne -" ~,
w. ,ras ready 10 carry the war mo a, AMI
ne ma ,hs he had as many sins OF oliliss,on CIV
.,,n,;ssion 10 answer for as any se"'e '""
the dominant party. .,,rp
u, hen went into COMMITTEE OF INT
Whole on the Stale OIL the on,o os,,n ~ Ma.
inc amendment offered d MI o"afD'''
rvland was pending: .,., That this bill shall
ana "a o "ssc, ms 10 the contemplated onses VI
no' 'an: which are The products OF e'ied
Inc aln.'.s' shall the duties therein specined DC
Britain, NO collected on such articles, until lnefe
san he a corresponding reduction o. uau ~
.h na cnvernmen, OF CT. Britain upon .ae nor
~. the growth Of the unneu o'a LIE
,oi no Great Britain; and un',s 'ne uu s ,bs
and collected upon SAID ar..eae y, hor;,v ~ The
Crown ~ Of Great Britain, shall MOI e1ceeu
...o. herein specified upon the severa, arr
.ne . uds re the products oil that county.
eie "n' ~ ass;red 10 give some reasons loi duoP
Mr; y. .n5ment, but the motion was no. = ~
ing '"' MIR C. then demanded teiieis' anu INC
Que snansnt was lost, yeas 81, nays OIL.
NJ ZONES OF Ga. proposed an anlenume ~, ,sa
o,;r;no ,rpicale invoices 10 DC 'uin,saea ,hs
t,nor,ers 10 the Collectors OF Cus'o'iiS a"u s
Collector 10 endorse his name upo" 'a'''
This was lost - .mendment which
WI. oo LII ~ preyenting any officer the navy
from receiving on ooa'u
awning subject 10 duty. s hon road q.
Ths Kin Of Mr.. Hungerlord was lilen ieau a
Inc on ian, ~ MIR. Mckay's bill, and amend
,nsn,s added 10 this amendment. r.a,o.
ihen's ,rere carried and TWO OF them 10 reuuc'
- J,,,;ss 10 an al rdl0rem upon iron.
'"V Mr. Schenck OF Ohio proposed as an an. ,;",
MON, r. Inc bin OF Mr. Hunseri9.a, new see., nn
raonr;no the Secretary OF the lleasul! ~ ~;
rne The laws according 70 Tue pm. ~ So,n,n
Jown in the letter OF Mr.. foh, .M.eu =, 'ssn road
hia. in June, 1874, ana lhis ie''N'
xrha
ana mn, ns.,;on required upon Mr.. HungeIioru
lns 9s0 70 The bill of MIR. Mckay, ana II "d
elected. yeas IS, nays W. neu sect;o,
Mr. Rrinkerhoff then proposed nc"
W. Oh, GIVING the President power 10 ehnancs
~ Sn,;es FIVE per cent. BY Prociana.lon - ,'.'
I'm I'M acte1 unon failed 10 yield snhclen' le'.nu.
o'' AZ Ewino commended that TINS was NOT IL "
oe.- <,,; v,~,.aieS tho oeJee"0h at"
III, m ,ha, new sections could be reported.
Mr. Ewipo took an appeal and The aeeisloh
,,sr ~ vas oyerruled, yeas "A, nays vs.
srhs Chair then refused 10 receive any amena
- ,hopoh a score more would nave oeen VI
tered. ,,h.,,hc committee rise
and being overruled, the Chail teioseu " en'S'
tau. Th go Chair rose and reported Mr.. Mchays bll
nc amended. and a score OF members sprung ioi
tho floor to move The previous question. i,
Mr. Brodhead moved 10 lay The Dill upon Tic
table and called for the yeas ana sas''
The vote was yeas 20, nays ~. ,hs I,,se
fThere was marked SENSATION III ''e A'o'S~
pending this vote ,.,I ;, H., eycusrd
,o- tho reason that he had paired of under pecu'
o,,;ar circumstances with one Of his colleagues
AIR e was excused from voting. ne previous
ouestion was then seconded, ana Tue iiouse
SSronoht 10 a vote upon the amendments as lnes
,vsre presented. Those objected TO were iaiu aSiue
Tor conles,ing votes. eo,, ,.L;rc !,
from The 30 per cent list and placing II upon Tue
FREQ list occupied more than an hour, anu '''e W.
ling was intensely exciting. ., ia
The Honse concuTred in taxing san ' ~ '''
,aYea articles By the close vote oil ioo " -
motion was made 10 RECONSIDER, anu ine .oI'
was so close that no man could, oy 'ne c'ose''
me vote Gss,S soUn dunuuucc9.
For reconsideration, l0l.
Against reconsideration, 100.
This was but half the battle.
The mex, motion required lis insertion among
The free articles, as The non enumerated articles
paid duty OF 20 per cent
Here the struggle was still more urgent, ant
after the vote was announced, II stooa, yeas io'
NAYS l04.
,.5 ,h;s vote and put salt among The 20 per cen
for non-enumerated) articles
MIR Jenkins OF New York now moved re
consideration OF this vote, but as soon as Inc TOT
had been called, he announced that Inc Vo'e Jus
taken was a nudity -''the Speaker had voted whei
he had no right 10. Sail aras among the Jree ar
t,e,,sn The mistake had originated 10 adm!
nn,he list of votes. The vote stood lo3 10 luz
a motion now followed 10 reconsider mus Vole
and the yeas and nays were ordered ne lesu
was what many regarded as ieM roe upon w
BILL and twas announced as iolioWsL"o ln1n IN
bers changing their 'o'es " enans' "'S
srhe question now REQUIRED again upon plac
inc cali mon the free articles, and the yeas an
navs were again ordered; The vote stooo as 10
lows. yeas l04, nays l05. And thus salt pays
dniv nnder the new bill OF 20 per cent. as one
the non-enumerated articles
The next struggle was upon the clause 70 =
neal the Fishing Bounties, and the house oeciae
not to repeal by vote OF l09 to ioo ana 50 K
,he:bll as il was. ,.,s ,ror, .c,sa ~
None Of The other amendments were ac'eu W
-, hv vsas and NAYS, and The bill, a, twenty m
un,es 1ast three. was ordered 10 third reading
and The yeas and nays taken upon the passage
the bill.
motion was made to reconsider all the vote
Tho, we're taken in order that there should be
efforts 10 reconsider hereafter The House n
fused 10 reconsider.
The adjournment was to Monday next, and tn
free traders sent up shou, al what nao zee
done which the friends OF protection responoe
N with hiss. II was four o'clock when IN
House adjourned.
The following are the yeas and nays upon tn
p'YSS rssNMessrs. 8. Adams, Anderson, Akin
son Bayly, Bednger, Benton, Bigss, J. A. Blacs
Boslin, Boyd, Brinkerhotf' BrOcke cbas "
Chapman Chase Chapman GlaTse 6 cOnn Co
Davis. De Mott, Dobbin, Douglass, Dromgoole
Dunlap, Ellsworth, Faran, Ficklin. Fries, Giles
GOODYEAR, Gordon, Grover, Hamin, Harrison
Harmanson, Henley, billiard, Hoge, !. T
Holmes, Hopkins, Housh G. 5. Houston, T
w. Hubbard, J. B. Hunt, Hunter, J. H. John
son. los. johnson, And Johnson G. w. Jones
S. Jones, kaufman, Kennedy, P. King, Law
renee, Leake, La Sere, Lyon, Lumpkin, Ma
claw, McClelland, McClernand, Mcconnell, Nc
Crate. J. J. Mcdowell, James Mcdowell o;s NC
Moulton, Niven Norris, Parish, Payne, Peril
Phelps, Pilsbury, Ralhbun, Reid, Relic, Rhel
Roberts, Saw,elle, Sawyer, Scammon, Seldom
A. D. Sims, L. f. Sims Simpson Thos. Smith
r. Smith stanton, Starkweather, 81. John Strong
Tnnrman TihhatfS Towns