CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

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WAsnlxGroS. Wednesday. May
In the House OF REPRESENTATIVES, to-day,
WELLER moved to suspend the rules TO offd
resolution to rescind the order for the terminal
in Committee of the Whole on the Union cf
debate on the Tariff Bill at l O'Clock today,
for extending the debate until Friday at o'cL|
After a good deal Of confusion and talk 81
whether It would require a two-thirds vote pssI
the resolution, the motion to suspend w.snsc'I
cd Yeas 90, Nays II, mot two-lhirds) i
Dir. BARNARD attempted to offer EesdTAf
so modified as to require but majority yose ;
act upon it. After the usual number OF poinIaa
order, appeals, &c. his attempt proved ials


On motion of Mr.. Mckay, the House L
went into Committcc-Yc ll2, Nays 59-f
the consideration Of the bill was resumed.


Mr.. BURT of S. C. inveighed against the +
tectivc system, as an unmltigated tax upon
people of the South and West, for the e1cut
benefit of the North and East. lie went
statistics to show that the cotton interest
been oppressed in every way by 1t, the pHces
articles, baggng, &c. which they purchased,
being reduced under it, while Of the cotton
/ they had been reduced so that in le43, the ~
staple had been sold at 81 cts, the lo%esl P,
which it had brought since lis introda;Ioh
the U. States, having at times been as n,SSu
Al cts, and so that the cotton cgopot lo4%
been sold at an average rate of ) cts. Inc
pie Of the South and West, he said, woul1
submit to be placed, as the protective ~
tended to place them, in the relation OF dfs
and desplsed colonists to the North; Il
would submit to it, they were slaves, and Inc
served their destiny.


Mr.. ELLIS OF \. y. presented a series oi
bic reasons for differing from many OF MS
IN opposing the bill among which were
modification OF the present law was not
for by the experience OF the Country OF ~
voice OF the people, that 1t was producing .
pie amount OF revenue; that, although deie
IN some respects perhaps, the present was
favorable time to revise 1t, &c. &c.


The hour OF one having arrived, truly
cal scene commenced and continued for owe =
hours-of offering and voting in solemn mo Il
upon amendments without the least idea
most of them either Of their or the bill pa
The greater part of the amendments--o
with two exceptions only by Locos, and
for the increase OF dates upon their pecui
lerests-werc rejected. An amendment
RgDIxG to increase the proposed duty upon
costing under cents from 10 per cent. 10