went into a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. SPEIGHT in the chair, and took up that subject. Mr. DAVIS, of Massachusetts, concluded his argument, and was followed by Mr. MITCHELL, or S. Carolina, in opposition to the present system. At half past 4 o'clock the committee rose, and the House adjourned.

Mr. BELL has the floor for to-day.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9.

cities committed by the Indians during the pre- Mr. CLAY congratulated the Senator from sent war; and a correspondence, also, between Virginia for having devoted his mind to the subGeneral Duncan and General E. P. Gaines, as ject. He would be glad to see every member, to the most efficient force for the preservation of either House, so present their views; itwould of peace and order on the frontier. The Speak-benefit the country thus to extract what was er laid before the House a communication from good for each part. He would second the mothe Department of War, with a survey of the tion for the printing.

Alleghany river. Mr. SUTHERLAND presented MrWEBSTER hoped the schedules, as pre the resolutions of the Pennsylvania legislature pared, would also be printed. on the subject of the tariff and the bank of the The CHAIR said it would be so ordered, and United States; and Mr. WATMOUGH submitted a the printing was accordingly agreed to. memorial from Philadelphia county, remonstra- The Bank bill was taken up on its third ting against any material reduction of the tariff. reading-the question being, "shall this bill The House afterwards went into a Committee of pass?" Mr. WEBSTER asked for the yeas and the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. nays. They were ordered, when the question SPEIGHT in the chair, and took up the tariff was decided in the affirmative, by 28 to 20, as bill. Mr. BELL concluded his argument; and follows: was followed by Mr. DOUBLEDAY, of New York, until, on motion of Mr. EVANS, of Maine, the Clay, Clayton, Dallas, Ewing, Foot, Frecommittee rose, and the House adjourned.

IN SENATE-MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1832.
THE TARIFF.

ATES.-Messrs. Bell, Buckner, Chambers,

linghuysen, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston, Knight, Naudain, Poindexter, Prentiss, Rob bins, Robinson, Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith, Sprague, Tipton, Tomlinson, Waggaman, Webster, and Wilkins.-28.

On the motion of Mr. DICKERSON, the tariff bill reported from the Committee on Manufac- NAYS.-Messrs. Benton, Bibb, Brown, Dicktures, was taken up. Mr. DICKERSON said, that erson, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne, his only object in calling up the bill was mere-Hill, Kane, King, Mangum, Marcy, Miller, ly to move an amendment, and have it printed, Moore, Tazewell, Troup, Tyler, and White.in order to have it laid on the table, together 20. with the bill.

Mr. MANGUM, prior to his vote, expiained The motion to take up the bill, suspending his reasons for voting in the negative. Messrs. the previous orders, was agreed to-ayes, 21; DALLAS, SILSBEE, and WEBSTER, each stated noes, 16. his having no connexion with the bank, having Mr. D. then moved to strike out all, in the previously sold out any shares held by them. second section, after the word "coffee," and, Mr. CHAMBERS called up the bill for the in lieu of the articles therein named, to insert "benefit of the Alexandria Canal Company." others, enumerated in a list embracing various An amendment to insert "thirty," increasing dye stuffs, &c. &c. the appropriation to $130,000, with a reference Mr. HAYNE could not perceive any material to the proposed acqueduct above Georgetown, difference between the proposed articles and was rejected as out of place in this bill, as was the former; and suggested that in the printing another amendment, and the bill as originally they should be distinguished by italics. This reported, was then ordered to be engrossed for uggestion was adopted. a third reading, by a vote of 38 to 5. The bill

Mr. TAZRWELL said, he had objected to the to substitute mounted troops in the place of taking up of the bill. He designed to offer an infantry, to defend the Indian frontiers, was amendment himself to the bill; but felt that it taken up; an amendment to the same from the still required more investigation than he had yet House discussed, and was finally laid on the ta time to give it. He had, however, proposed ble on motion of Mr. BENTON, in order for the the draft of a bill in the rough, which embraced Military Committee to consult the War Departthe pridciples on which he thought the revenue ment on the subject. Adjourned at 4 o'clock. of the U. S should hereafter be based. To save In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, the time of the Senate, and others, in the form petitions and memorials were presented, and, he had drafted he had omitted all detail. He among them, one by Mr. BRIGGS, from citizens merely gave its principles, and intended to fol- of Berkshire county, Massachusetts, remonstra low them up with schedules, which he would ting against the adoption of the tariff project of furnish from day to day. He would now offer the Secretary of the Treasury, protesting this rough draft, if in order. against a departure from the principles of the The CHAIR said, it would be in order to offer psotecting system, and advocating a reduction it as an additional amendment to the one pro- of the duties on all imported articles which do posed by the Senator from New Jersey, (Mr. not come into competition with American maDICKERSON.) nufactures. It was referred to the Committee The proposition of Mr. TAZEWELL was then of the Whole on the state of the Union, and orread-in substance, that "after the enacting dered to be printed. The memorial presented words, in lieu of the duties therein proposed" by Mr. PENDLETON, of New York, on the subon such articles as paid 40 per centum, should ject of the missionaries imprisoned in Georgia, pay 40 per centum ad valorem, and so on 30, was, after a long argument from Mr. FOSTER, 20, 10, 5, and 2 1-2, changing from a per centum laid on the table, together with a resolution to an ad valorem duty. based upon it, for the appointment of a select

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

BANK OF THE U. STATES. The bill from the Senate for rechartering the Bank of the United States, received on the preceding day, was then taken up and read a first and second time by its title.

Mr. McDUFFIE moved that it be committed fail, he declared his intention to move the third to a Committee of the Whole on the state of reading of the bill. the Union.

Mr. THOMSON, of Ohio, moved that its further consideration be postponed till the first Monday in December next.

Mr. REED, of Massachusetts, asked for the yeas and nays on the motion of Mr. SPEIGHT. The motion of Mr. SUTHERLAND was agreed to, and a call of the House was made.

Mr. McDUFFIE expressed a hope that the One hundred and ninety-one members hav motion would be withdrawn if it was not the iug answered to their names, Mr. STEWART! intention of the gentleman who submitted it to moved to suspend the call, when Mr. WATlead the House to a protracted debate upon the MOUGH moved for the yeas and nays,which were subject at present. ordered.

Mr. STEWART then withdrew his motion to suspend the call, and it was again proceeded in. After some further time,

Mr. MANN moved to suspend the proceed ings on the call.

Mr. THOMSON declined to withdraw his motion. He was not in the habit of troubling the House by addressing it, and neither was he prepared now to enter upon the bank question. He was perfectly satisfied that the bill would require a long discussion. His (Mr. T's) con- Upon this, Mr. WATMOUGH asked for the stituents expected him to go home; he was de yeas and nays, which were ordered and tåken, sirous of doing so, if it were merely for thei when the call was suspended, ayes 115,noes 75. instructions on this most interesting question. The question then recurred on the motion to It would be in ample time to take up the bill at lay the bill on the table, which was decided in the commencement of the next session, when the negative, ayes 88, noes 111. the public mind would have had the time and Mr. McDUFFIE briefly adverted to the vote the opportunity of acquiring full information against laying the bill upon the table as a man respecting it. He must say that he could not ifestation of the sense of the House upon the vote for the bill in the shape in which it had question. He was not disposed to press the come from the Senate, and in fact it was not measure now; but would prefer that the bill his desire to vote upon the question in any should remain upon the Speaker's table, to be shape until he had ascertained the wishes and taken up in due order.

sentiments of his constituents. The last time The SPEAKER said, the disposition of the bill that he had been elected, he was well aware depended upon the action and order of the that those whom he represented had no idea House. The gentleman from South Carolina that he would be called upon to give a vote could move to postpone to a particular time. respecting the bank. In what he had said, he Mr. McDUFFIE declined to withdraw his momust be understood as indicating no hostility to tion for commitment to a Committee of the the bank. Whole on the state of the Union. He was not unfriendly to that institution, and Mr. ARCHER expressed his readiness to meet he knew well that the wants of the country re- the question in opposition to the bill, now that quired the aid of a bank, but still time ought to it was apparent that it would have to be en be afforded to decide upon the provisions countered during the present session. which were to restrain its operations and its Mr. Roor endeavored to gain the floor for the power within safe and proper limits. No pos purpose, as the reporter understood, of declarsibly injury could result from the postponement ing that, if the motion for the commitment of which he had proposed; the House had already the bill should be withdrawn, he would immebeen in session for at least twelve days beyond diately renew it.

the usual duration of a long session, and it Mr. CARSON was anxious to proceed to a vote could not be expected that at this late period upon the subject. He had voted against laying they could well devote a due degree of time the bill on the table, under the impression that and attention to this grave and momentous sub-it was intended to come to a decision upon the ject. It ought not, in his opinion, to be pressed bill. • upon them now; it was a violence to the feel- Mr. SUTHERLAND suggested to Mr. Mc Durings of both the House and the country. FIE to withdraw the motion for commitment, and to let it remain in such a shape as that it might be acted upon untrammelled by any necessity of a motion to suspend the rule of the House.

Mr. JEWETT, in order that the debate migh. not be further prolonged, moved the previous question.

A brief and desultory discussion here took place on a question of order as to the effect of a motion for the previous question, and a ques tion of definite or indefinite postponement of a bill from the Senate.

Mr. Roor signified his determination to renew the motion for commitment to a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, in the event of its withdrawal by Mr. McDUFFIE. The bill ought to go there for the purpose of amend

Mr. SPEIGHT said, that, with a view of testing the sense of the House on the question, and of ment. preventing a protracted preliminary debate, he would move to lay the bill on the table.

Mr. WAYNE protested against the vote on the motion to lay the bill on the table being consiMr. SUTHERLAND moved a call of the House dered as an indication of the sense of the House Mr. McDUFFIE expressed a wish that the moon the question. Such an idea was calculated tion for laying the bill on the table might be to do much harm out of doors; and he would, withdrawn. If it should be persisted in, and therefore, to test the opinion of members møre