Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SAruRpAY, sErrrmsnR IA. ls5o.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1850.
The House resumed the consideration Of the report made
from the select committee appointed the 22d Of April last
to investigate the payment Of certain claims made by Mr.
EwIso, when Secretary Of the Department Of the Interior
The question pending before the House was on the follow
ing resolutions, before reported by Mr.. RIcHARDsos from
the majority of the committee
Resolved That the payment by the Secretary Of the In
terror of so to the administrator Of Commodore Jas
Barron Communication pay for the naval OF the said
Raron during the revolutionary made violation
of law.
Resolved That officers of the navy during the war of the
revolution not entitled to Communication pay.
Resolved That the payment Of compound interest in the
Resolved That the of 02l 40 paid Messrs Cor
coran Riggs assgnees of Wm M. Gwinn, justly
the Chickasaw Indians and improperly paid Corcoran
& Riggs.
Which resolutions Mr. VIsTos had moved to amend, by
striking out all thereof after the word resolved and in
serting the following
That nasmueh the resolutions proposed by the
mittee raised the motion of Mr. of Illinois,
do not charge the Secretary of the Interior with crime
msdemeano do propose any change existing laws
but IN effect call this House revise and the de-
cslon OF the proper officers of the Government upon legal
cured in.'
Mr.. RICHARDSON being entitled to the floor, addressed
the House IN defence OF the majority report of the committee.
The question was then taken agreeing the substitute
moved by Mr. VINTos for the resolutions Of the committee
and it was agreed to by the following vote:
fEAS-Mesrs Alexander, Aston, Anderson, Ashmun,
c. Butler Thos Butler, Jos p Caldwell Calvin Camp
BELL Casey, Chandler Clark Cole Corwip, Crowei, De-
n Evans, Fowler, Freedley Gentry Gilmore, Gott Could
Grnnell Hampton Hay. Raymond, Hebard. Henry Hilard
Geo G. King Ja. G. King, j. A. King. Horace Manu. Mar
shall Mattes0n, McGaughsy Mskissock Meachsm Moore,
o o.f
spague shnly, Alex H Stephens Thaddeas Stevens Tay-
lor John B. Thompson Thurman, Toombs Tuck, Underhi
Vinton. Watkins, White Williams, and Wrght-94
>. NAYS.Mes,rs Aberson Aahe, Avere Bay, Bingham
Biassl Booth Bown Albert G. Brown. William J. Brown
man, w. r. w. Cobb Colcock, Dmmick, Disney Dunham
Edmundson Ewing, Featherston, Fuller, Gerry German,
L. Harris, Hbbard Hoagland, HollaSay Howard Hubbard
Inge Joseph W. Jackson Andrew Johnson Robt W. john
JONES Julian Letter Lssld JOB Mann
Peasee Phelps Potter Rehard.on Robbins Robinson Ross
Jacob Thompson JAS Thompson Walden Waldo Wallace,
Wentworth Whtlesey, Wildrick, Wood, Woodward, and
Young-84.
The question then taken agreeing to the resou
tons, amended, and il decided in the affirmative:
Yeas 49, nays 90.
Mr.. CLNGMAN wished to ask the unanimous consent Of
the House correct vote which he gave the amendment
previous to the last VOTE He recorded voting he
should have voted aye if he had understood what be
voting upon.
THE TARIFF
Mr. TOOMBS said that some weeks since he was instruct
ed by the Committee of Ways and Means make short
report the tariff Since that time great change had been
made in the public mind, his with the rest the
propety Of its adoption. But be would make the report in
obedience to the instructions Of the committee.
The CLERK then read the following report:
Resolved That, in the judgment of the committee, it is
nexpedent at this time to attempt legislation upon the
subject Of altering the existing duties on imports"
Mr.. VINTON moved amend the report by striking out
all thereof after the word resolved" and inserting the fol-
lowing: ts 4
"That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed
report Tuesday the hour Of hapa eleven o'clock
A. NJ, bill in the words following to wit
BE eaacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of .4ica in Congress assembled That
the proviso of the section of the Of Congress- ent
tied An act making appropriations for the civil and dpo-
matte Ct tor the year ending the soh
june and for other purpose approved the 10th day
of August 846 shall be require the appraisers
in apPraising all goods wares, and merchandise, imported
after thirty days from the passage Of this act into OF
the United States adopt the market value Of m
lar articles in the principal Of the United States during
the year ending the sh day Of June ls46 under such gene
sury shall prevent frauds and undervauaon and
uniform valuation throughout the United States Ouide
however, That in shall duties be assessed valua
ton less than the market value of the article the principal
ports of the United States at the time Of entry"
Mr. VINTON sent up the Chair the section proposed
be amended, that the House might have it before hem
which was read as follows:
ssProuded Said salary shall not commence or appoint
take effect prior the 30h of November next and in
apprang all goods port Of the United States hereto
duties imposed by the Of the Oh July last entitled
An reducing the duty Imports and for other purposes
reference shall be had values and invoices OF similar goods
imported during the last fiscal year. under such general and
uniform regulations for the prevention Of fraud undervaua-
ton shall be prescribed by the Secretary ofthe Treasury
Mr. VINTON said that this Of those propositions
that every body could understand They had time dis
cuss it. He therefore moved the previous question.
The demand for the previous question then seconded
Ayes 80, noes 70.
Mr. PHELPS moved lay the whole subject on the table,
and on this motion demanded the yeas and nays which
ordered, and being taken were Yeas SO, nays "a.
So the motion was not agreed to.
The question then required upon agreeing to the amend
ment offered by Mr.. VIrros, and the follows
YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Andrews
Ashmun Baker, Bennett, Bokee, Brock, Briggs Brooks
Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas B. Butler Calvin Camp
bell Casey, Chandler, Clark Cole Corwn Crowe Dckey,
Dixon Doty Duncan Eliot Alexander Evans Nathan Evans
Fowler, Freddy, Gentry, Gilmore, Cot, Could Grnnel
Howe, Hunter Wm T. Jackson, James L. Johnson, Kerr,
G. G. King, j. G. King, John A. King Horace Mann, Mar
shall, Matteson, McGaughey, McKsock, F. E. Mclean,
Meacham Moore Morehead, Morton, Nelson, Ogle Otis,
Phoenix, Pitman Putnam, Reed Reynolds Robbins, Root,
Rose Rumsey Sackett Schenck Schermerhon, Schoocra
Sylvester Sprague, Stanly Alex H. Stephens T. Stevens,
Strong Taylor James Thompson, John B. Thompson Thur
man, Toombs, Tuck, Underhi, Vinton, Watkins, White,
Williams-93.
NAYS-Messrs Albertson, Ashe, Averett, Bay, Bayly,
J. Brown, Buel, Cable, g. A. Caldwell, J. r. CALDWELL
Carter Cleveland Cngman, W. r. w. Cobb, Colcock, De.
berry, Dimmick Disney, Durham, Durkee, Edmundson
Ewing Featherson, Fitch, Fuller, Gerry German, Green
W. Harris Thomas L. Harris Hubbard, Hoagland Holiday
Holmes, Howard Hubbard, nge, j. w. jackson, Andrew
Johnson r. Johnson JONES' Julian Preston King La Sere
Letter, Litlefeld job Mann, Mason, McCernand, MELON