Part 58

Mr. BEDINGER said, he would like its limitation to one year better, but would, if it were the sense of the House, be satisfied with two years.

Mr. NICHOLSON’s motion was agreed to without a division.

The House agreed to the amendment; when the final question was put on the passage of the bill, and carried in the affirmative by yeas and nays--yeas 66, nays 21, as follows:

YEAS.--Willis Alston, junior, Isaac Anderson, David Bard, George Michael Bedinger, Walter Bowie, Adam Boyd, John Boyle, Robert Brown, Levi Casey, Thomas Claiborne, Joseph Clay, Frederick Conrad, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, William Dickson, John B. Earle, Peter Early, Ebenezer Elmer, William Eustis, William Findlay, James Gillespie, John A. Hanna, Josiah Hasbrouck, Joseph Heister, William Hoge, James Holland, Benjamin Huger, Walter Jones, William Kennedy, Nehemiah Knight, Michael Leib, Andrew McCord, William McCreery, David Meriwether, Samuel L. Mitchill, Andrew Moore, Nicholas R. Moore, Thomas Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Anthony New, Thomas Newton, junior, Joseph H. Nicholson, Gideon Olin, Beriah Palmer, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, John Rhea of Tennessee, Jacob Richards, Erastus Root, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, Ebenezer Seaver, Tompson J. Skinner, John Smilie, John Smith of Virginia, Richard Stanford, John Stewart, David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, Abram Trigg, John Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Isaac Van Horne, Marmaduke Williams, Richard Wynn, and Joseph Winston.

NAYS.--John Archer, Silas Betton, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, John Dawson, James Elliot, Gaylord Griswold, Roger Griswold, Seth Hastings, John G. Jackson, Henry W. Livingston, Matthew Lyon, Thomas Plater, James Sloan, John C. Smith, Samuel Tenney, and Lemuel Williams.

WEDNESDAY, March 21.

Tripolitan War and Mediterranean Fund.

Mr. NICHOLSON, from the Committee of Ways and Means, presented a bill further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary Powers.

Mr. NICHOLSON moved that this bill should be made the order for this day.

Mr. R. GRISWOLD moved to-morrow.

The question on “to-morrow” was lost--yeas 33, nays 50, when Mr. NICHOLSON’s motion prevailed.

Duties on Imports.

The bill laying more specific duties on certain articles, and imposing light-money on foreign vessels entering the ports of the United States, was read the third time.

Mr. HUGER moved its postponement to the first Monday of December, under the impression that its merits, and the principles it contained, had not received that full and deliberate examination to which they were entitled.

Mr. J. CLAY observed that a postponement would be virtually a rejection of the bill.

Mr. MITCHILL concisely advocated the principles of the bill.

Mr. BLACKLEDGE also defended it.

Mr. R. GRISWOLD opposed it, principally on the ground that it increased the existing rate of duties.

Mr. J. CLAY replied, and allowed that the duties imposed by the bill would produce more revenue than that heretofore received, but contended that this would arise from the fraudulent practice heretofore in use of making out invoices of articles subject at present to ad valorem duties. In removing this evil, the necessary effect would be an increase of revenue, not exceeding, however, the probable receipt in case the invoices were fairly made out.

Mr. HUGER followed, in a speech of considerable length, in which he contended that the operation of the bill would be to promote the manufactures of the Eastern and Middle States, to the great detriment of the Southern States. Principally, though not entirely on this ground, he declared himself hostile to the bill.

After a few remarks from Mr. BOYD in defence, and of Mr. CLAIBORNE against the bill, the question of postponement was taken by yeas and nays, and lost--yeas 40, nays 68.

Mr. KENNEDY moved a recommitment of the motion imposing a specific duty on printed calicoes and lime.

Motion rejected--yeas 34.

The question was then taken on the passage of the bill, and carried in the affirmative by yeas and nays--yeas 65, nays 41.

THURSDAY, March 22.

Protection against the Barbary Powers.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the bill further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary Powers.

Mr. GRISWOLD moved to strike out the first section, which is as follows: