Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WAR TAXES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WAR TAXES.
On motion of Mr.. TIBBATTS,
Resolved That the Committee Of Ways and Means inquire
into the expedency of increasing the tariff of duties all
dutabe articles under the present tariff high the
revenue standard will permit of imposing duties spirits
distilled manufactured in the United States ALSO Ii
retailers of liquors also, pleasure carriages and
gold and silver ware measure, instead of ievying
duties on tea and coffee.
PROPOSED REDUCTION OF SALARIES
Mr.. BELL offered the following resolution; which, giving
rise to debate was laid over under the rule
Resoired, That the Committee Military Affairs be in
structed report bill making reduction of 25 per cent
the compensation of members of Congress and all other officers
in the civil departments of the Federal Government whose
pay eonuionaly be reduced during their terms of
This reduction to continue long the Mexican
continues and be in lieu Of the and coffee
proposed by the President and Secretary of the Treasury
The bill also to increase the pay Of the non-commssoned
officers muccans and pvates OF the volunteers TO ten dol
lars per month in lieu OF the sum now allowed by law and
the increase to with the Mexican war; and the time
such volunteers mustered into the service of the United
States.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIoN-WA TAXES.
Mr.. ANDREW JOHNSON moved the following resolu-
ton which read and giving debate laid over
ReSoe That the Secretary Of the Treasury report to this
House whether not the of money bequeaed by James
Smhson the United States the Treasury the 10th
day Of August, lS46 and if there neither principal
interest in the Treasury of the United States actual money
the said fund and that period of time and that he
also report this House whether the S242 1873 appro
paed by approved the 10th day of August 1916,
entitled An act TO establish the Smithsonian Institution for
the and diffusion of knowledge among men,, Tor the
Of suitable building and other purposes, paid
of the collected from the people and further report to
this House as to the prpey OF suspendng the abovede
cbed act for the Present. during the existing with the
Republic Of Mexico and thereby avoid borrowing, taxing
coffee and tea Of S242 29 He is also requested
make such suggestions relation to etrenchng the expen
ditues of the Government any all OF the departments,
and particularly relation to the reduction Of salaries Of all
officers where the salary thousand dollars per
mum and that he further report this House his opinion Of
the proprety and praccabiiy Of levyng and collecting
ad vaoem of twenty per cent? any other rate that
may be assumed, gold and silver plate, gold watches
ewely pleasure carriages, &c. and the probable amount Of
which may be raised from the He will further
make any suggestion where in his opinion the pruning
knife Of reenchment BIO applied with safety and propety
at this time.
UNAUTHORIZED SECRET AGENTS.
Mr. SCHENCK moved the following resolution which
read and being objected to- laid under the rule
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Treasury be requested
communicate this House the number, names, residence,
and compensation Of the persons who have been employed
by him during the past year agents of his depart
en and especially whether he has appointed any persons
and how many and whom, special travel
ling agents for the detection Of counereters Of the
coin Of the United States, and by what authority of law such
agents have been appointed their compensation, expenditures
of every kind copies of instructions given any such agents.
and the reports and accounts they have returned to the De-
partment
PROPOSED DUTY ON TEA AND COFFEE.
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved the following resolution, on
which he asked the previous question
Resoired, That II is nexpcdient to levy any duty tea
and coffee.
Mr.. PAYNE moved to lay the resolution the table
which motion the yeas and ordered and aken and
| are follows Yeas 40, nays LOG.
The House having refused to lay the resolution the
table
ton ordered to be put viz Will the House agree to the said
resolution
The question taken by yeas and nays, folowsc
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Anderson, Arnold, Baringer,
Bell Benton, James Black, Blanchard, Brinkerhof Brod-
4 head, Milton Brown, Burlington, William w. Campbell
Carroll Cahcar Cooke Collamer, Cranston Crozier Gar
Davis, Deano DE Mott, Dillingham;, Dixon, Dockery
Dunlap, Ellsworth Erman John H. Ewing, Foster Fries
Garvn, Geny, Giddings, Graham, Grider Grinue Gro
yer, Hale, Hamlin, Harper, Hastings, Henley, billiard,
Hoge, Hough, John w. Houston Samuel d. Hubbard, Hud-
son, Hungerferd, Washington Hunt, Joseph r. Ingerso
Jenkins James H. Johnson Joseph Johnson Andrew John
son, Seaborn jones' Kennedy Daniel r. King Preston King
Lcb, Levin, Lewis, Long, Lumpkn, McCleland Joseph j.
Mcdowell James McDowell, McGaughey McHcnry, Me-
Isaine, Marsh Moseey, Moulton Niyen Norris, Perri
Perry Pollock Ramsey Rabun, Relic, Ripley, Julius Rock
WE'LL Root Runk Sawtele, Sawyer, Scammon, Schenck Sc
yerance, Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Thomas Smith, Calet
b smith, Starkweather, ST. John, Strohm Strong Thbo
deaux Thomasson, Benjamin Thompson, Tibbas Tilden
Trumbo, Vance, Nnton, Wentworth, Wheaton, White
Williams, Wilmot, Winthrop, Wright, Yost--ii5.
/ NAYS--Mcssrs. Stephen Adams, Bayly, Biggs Bowdon
Bowln, Boyd, William g. Brown, Burt, Reuben Chapman
Chase Clarke, Cobb, Collin, Corell, Cullom, Cunning
ham, Dargau, Douglass, fekn, Giles, Goodyear Gordon
HARRISON, Harmanson, r. Holmes, G. s. Houston, Ed
mund w. HUBBARD, Hunter, George w Jones, Lawrence,
Leake La Sere Lyon, McClernsnd Mckay, Barclay Martin
Simpson stanton, Jacob Thompson Toombs Tredway and
! Woodward-4S.