Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-01-16
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| iore reecfnmende1, II lhe presid.nss
mesaak, and had been refesred "a difsf-
ent co,nmiliess He wished Is know
whether itvoult beiH order u refer In
same subjects again
Mr.. + lliois observe 4. that The fesolu.
lions were Of 1 Eensral nat,lrc. md tlsae
the whoie subjects emhracedin them were
NOS hsfors any comnnittee. s.
.A motion was mad. that ne sesolu4
tious should Sc referred 20 4 committee
Of the whole lhopses on The estite 81 he
union, whish 1as slosles and they were
ordered 10 u on the table.
Mr.. Dasscn, from he cumtnittee DO
Whoufwas STIRRED he memnfiat of snn-
dry inhabitants of a esshdfia and Waehz
ington,, praying for !. turnpike yoids
made . report which deeiares, TIM the
prayer Ct the petitioners Wa reasonable,
and ought % be granted.
The house went into 4 COMMITTEES Of
the whole on the bin to prohibit The ina
portation Of slaves after the 31st day Of
December, 1907. s.t,g 1.
Mr.. Early movedto strike out "a much.
ofthe frat section 81 iniiesA the punish
ment of death on persons eontr1peninE
the provisions, OF the law. He thouRhe
that sucha provision would Be nugatotz
as it would NOT Be sxecutsd the Wj1
TO substitute imprisonment,
would be efeetuall mr.
MI. Smile said, that if IL y
that this part Of the law would nok
ecuted 10 the southern states, IL d,
reject much honor on the inhabitani
that portion Of the union he knew 8
a provision would Be carried intoeifect
|Pennsy lvania. He wished the punis
7ment TO Be adet dats 10 the oifence.-
The question was take6 on strikin.l
out tina. part Of the sectior and carried.
- Mr.. Bidwell offered N amendment
to the third section, providing thar the
slaves imported should not be forfeited.
q. This amendment being similar 70 one
formerly offered 10 the bill, occasioned
some debate, whiCh rook nearly the same
turn a before. q :.
The prinsipll reasons, iniivor Of the
aHaendneutMsre, that the u. Statea(
BY declaring that the negroes should
forfeited. recognized The right of
inpotters ofthsm.
That by ordering them % Dc sold,
United States would participate IN
traEic--and, that these people oueht
be re.expotted % the plaes nhenee
came, &c. 80. !. .. d q
g On the other hand, Il was eo1tei
that ifthe person so imported we've
forfsited, trade could not IS pfev.nt,
that they would be inported by. "
under foreign colorss and isnde9I
Spanish terfi,oriss, whence they
easily be conveyed into The %
States. That If they were noe FORT
to the United States the right 10.
would still remain Ii the Importers.
bad purchased them, By which s.,
they could still be sold. Thatit n
Porters Of slaves could aequire no
10 them, By purchase, the II. Stat1
no right ID re-export them. &c.
The committee 81 the whole re
ported pfpgress, and o6sained z.
Sitagain. &: y :
+, MIR. Randolph from the comm
Eof ways and means, yepsftxd. Two B
One entitled, e "A bill making Spprops
lNtion for the airport Of Tie miiiiary 3
tahishment Of the United States Tor
year $50" which was frad sNios. -
referred 70 coinmitts6 Of The Who'll
MONDAY: The other was entitled,
bin making appropriation for the suppos 8
Of the navy Of the United States for the
year 1901, which was also read twice.
and referred to asomnittee Of the whole
On Friday. These bills were ordered 10
be printed. r. w., ....sS 3, 8,
The speaker stated, that since tks
house hadaast adjourned, he had receis.
ed lettet, signed by Charles Bruce
Of South Carolina, whiek stated, amonr
other things, thai The post.ms.,er gener-
Il bad given a6other person, for carrying
the mail, TOO dollars more than he HAD