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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9, including reports on bills to repeal duties on household items and watches, abolish distillation duties; resolutions on Treasury report for still duties and exemption for Governor Gore's carriage; passage of Navy Pension Fund and Loomis relief bills; debate on National Bank bill with amendments and speeches by Clay, Jackson, and Randolph.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9.
After the presentation and reference of various petitions:
Mr. Lowndes from the committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill to repeal the duties on household furniture and gold and silver watches; a bill to abolish the existing duties on distillation, and to impose other duties thereon; which bills were severally twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr. Ingham,
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to report to the next session of Congress what alterations, if any, are necessary to equalize the duties on the capacity of stills, boilers, &c.
The bill from the Senate in addition to the act respecting the Navy Pension Fund, was twice read and referred.
The bill for the relief of Gustavus Loomis, was read the third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Lowndes,
Resolved, That the committee of Ways and Means, be instructed to enquire into the expediency of exempting from the payment of duties the carriage of his Excellency Mr. Gore, Governor of the British province of Upper Canada, who landed at New-York and passed through the State of New-York in August last, on his way to his government.
NATIONAL BANK.
The intervening orders of the day were then postponed, and the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Breckenridge of Virginia in the chair, on the National Bank bill.
Mr. Cady offered an amendment to prevent the establishment of more than one Branch of the Bank in any one State.
The motion was opposed by Messrs. Calhoun, Bradbury and Wright; and supported by Messrs. Cady and Culpepper, & then negatived without a division.
After some unimportant amendments, and the bill having been gone through—the question was stated on the committee's rising and reporting it to the House, when
Mr. Clay rose and delivered at length his sentiments in favor of the bill, its principle and details.
A desultory debate followed, between Mr. Jackson, Mr. Clay and Mr. Randolph, on one or two points of Mr. Clay's arguments—Mr. Randolph touching incidentally on the bill itself.
After which—
The committee rose, reported progress, and
The House adjourned about 4 or 6 o'clock.
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Saturday, March 9
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bills to repeal duties on household furniture, watches, and distillation were reported and committed; resolution for treasury report on still duties passed; navy pension fund bill referred; loomis relief bill passed; committee instructed on gore's carriage exemption; national bank bill debated with amendment defeated, progress reported after clay's speech and desultory debate.
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After petitions, Mr. Lowndes reported bills to repeal duties on household furniture and gold/silver watches, and to abolish distillation duties imposing others; both twice read and committed. Mr. Ingham's motion resolved for Treasury Secretary to report alterations for equalizing still duties at next session. Senate's Navy Pension Fund bill twice read and referred. Loomis relief bill third read and passed. Mr. Lowndes' motion instructed Ways and Means on exempting Governor Gore's carriage duties. House in committee on National Bank bill; Cady's amendment to limit branches per state opposed by Calhoun, Bradbury, Wright and supported by Cady, Culpepper, then negatived. After minor amendments, Clay spoke in favor; debate with Jackson, Clay, Randolph followed. Committee rose, reported progress; House adjourned.