Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-02

Sturgeon, Turney aud Yulee-23
So The iu:!er Consideration OF tic bill was
postponed until Monday n-xi.
The Iowa aud Wisconsin approximation Gill
was taken mp, ard the Senate reced.d from lis
own amendment, 10 which the House mad dis.
senled.
The Military Academy bill vas taken up, and
the Senate insisted OH its amendment 10 The
same.
On motion of iir. Ciuenden, The Senate then
proceeded 10 The consideration, as in committee
OF The whole, Off bill! TO provide some relief %.
the suffering people o Ireland and Scotland.
| After some remark ks BY MIR. Webster, The bill
was amended on motion by Mr.. Crenden, bv
striking out government and inserting people
of The U. States.
After debate, in which Messls. Calhoun, Bag
| by Butler, Hanneean, Webster, Wcstcoll ard
Mason took part,
! MIR. Mason moved 10 amend tic bill by siI-
king cuI al. alter The enacling clause and IGseIi-
| ing substitute authorizing The President 10 en-
ploy the public vessels 81 The U. States in uans-
porting, free nj charge, The provisions raised by
private Contribution.
Alter further debate in which Messrs. Calhoun.
Dayton, Fairfield and Cameron took part, the
amendment was disagreed lo--yeas Ia, nays "a.
The bill was then reported 10 the SenaIe ara
was ordered 10 bc crs:.ssed tur Ihii. IeaGIns-
yeas II, nays Is.
Tie bill was then real th',i lime, by unani-
nous consent, and passed.
The bill appropriate, Tie sum Of $500 600 Tor tie
relief 0: The people Of Ireland anG Scotland suffer-
ing from the great CALAMITY ni scarcity and famine
ami authorizes The Presiden!.o purchase such pro-
visions as he may deem sai able End proper and 10
10 employ any OF the public suirs Tor lhe'ranspnf-
alton If pro, sion. &c
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES..
The committee ii he whole was discharged
from The further consite, alton o. me bill Ia cary
into effect certain provlS!oEs IN lie lfeaties &C.
tween the United States and China and The QUO
man Porte, giving certain Jnflcia To"eis 10 WI
nisiers ard Consuis Of The United STATES, 10 Try
offences committed by American cI,lz-ns. TIE
bill was then pissed.
The House now resolved i;seii INTO cummitlee
oi The whole
MIR. Mckay mosed % rake ur The supplement.
tai Tariff bll--yeas IS. nays e. Motion LOST.
By vote Of Sc Tor, aud n against lhe MOTION
the committee refused 10 ;ake up the land eradua-
lion bill
The Navy Appropriation bill was then taken
up.
Mr. Mckay moved thai The amendment Of the
Senate, auihorisine Tho appointment Of thirteen
assistant Surgeons be stricken ou
MIR. Holmes, OF South Carolina, opposed tho
motion in brief and a very eloquent speech.-
Congress was voting huy millions of dollars Tor
vigorously carrying on lie war, and yel pTopo
sition is made, in EFFECT denying TO The poor sick
and perhaps dying sailor and soldier The common
comforts Of medical attendance The Commit
lee Of avs and Means had acted arbitrarily in
this matter, and its chairman wa gully mol only
OF injustice but inhumaE;'y, in moving 10 strike
out his proposition.
Several niEcr gentlemen advocated The amend
ment of the Senate and lho question being taken,
|, was agreed 10.
An amendment hYing The pay Of Pyrolech-
mis-, al the Arsenal in Washington, was offered,
and on il debate arose, in which several men,
bers TOOK part
Mr.. Stewart made lew observations in regard
10 the operations Of The Tariff oi 1916
MIR. Bayly slated that Inc Tariff OF lSlG met
The expectations OF its friends.
MIR. Lease took similar ground. He said The
revenue FOR December last, underihe act OF 1916,
was six hundred thousand du!,e,s more than ths
revenue OF The corresponding mon;l Of 1915, nm
der the Tariff Of is45. He had been ST. informed
st The Treasury Department.
MIR. Mckay confirmed The statement.
Amendments were offered and voted OIL when
The committee rose. The House conculred in
some 81 The amendments and then passed the bill.
Again the House went inlo commi!tee OF The
whole, Mr. Ficklin in The Chair.
MIR Mckay moved 10 take up the lille Tariff
bill, which was carrlcd-yeas 96, nays e..
This bill imposes Tax on lea and coffee OF 20
per cent al va!orcm, and an additional Tar OF len
per cent ad valorem on sugar, coal and non, and
an additional lax Of five PER cent On imported cot
ton goods. The duties imposed by this Act 10
cease in two years after ratification Of peace with
Mexico.
Alter the consideration ol various amend
menls, the bill! was reported 10 The House in
The following form-the tau cn tea and ecbss
stricken ouk, and an additional duty OF len per
cent. on sugar coal and iron; all manufactures
of silk; all manufactures Of linen or fax; on al!
spirits cordas, wines and s=sars; wool and
wooden, and worsed goods and an additional
TAX Of iive per cent. al 2aoem on imported cot
ION goods The question being then taken on
agreein. 10 the substitute resulted, yeas los,
nays 1903. The vote b-na subsequently, taken on
The passage OF lhc bill, j! was rejected, by yeas
70, nays l36.