Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-25
WIN. ROBERTSON, Secretary.
or --latest from Washington.


ROM THE NATIONAL iNTELLIcENcER
OF I'URSDAr, JUNE 23rd.
1t is subject Ca regret, that we are COM
PEELED, from the pressure of other import
ant matter, 10 omit our usual particular de-
tail of Congressional Proceedings. The fol-
lowing paragraphs, however, embrace, we
believe, an account of the principal business
which mas been lately done in both Houses,
compressed into as few words as possible.
CONGRESS-
On Friday ia the House of Representatives
a bill was reported ' Concerning letters of
marque, prizes, and prize goods" The ii
tie OF the bill sufficiently indicates IT'S coa-
tents. The bill went through committee
of the whole late on Saturday, and was YES
terday read third time, passed, and sent to
the Senate, where it was twice read anG re-
ferred to Messrs. Taylor anderson, Var
mum, CAftS, and Smith Of Dzaryiand
On the same day was reported by the COM
nittee OF ways and means the following bill,
Partially to suspend, Cor Unite time, the seve-
raj acts prohibiting importstIons from q. Britain,
her dominiOns, colonies and dependencies, aud OF
the produce aud manufactures thereof
BE n Enacted, &c. That the operation of
so much of any act or acts as prohibit the
importation, into the u. S. of goods, wares
and merchandise, of the growth, product
and manufacture of the dominions, colonies
and dependencies OF 6. Britain, be, and the
same is hereby suspended until the first day
OF April next, with tile exceptions and under
the restrictions hereinafter provided by this
| act: Pr0Uided, That nothing herein contain
! ed shall be construed to prevent the rccove
ry of any fines, forfeitures or penalties in
| Cured by reason OF any infractiOn of the act
! or acts first above mentioned.
| sec. ,. Ind be IL further enacted, That
nothing IN this act Contained shall be CON
| stI'aed l. permit the importation into the u
). OF any articles of tile growth, produce, OF
| Manufacture of the dominjons, colonies and
dependencies Of ,. b. owned at the time OF
| such importation, i'll Whole or in part, by a
subject OF G.. B or by whomsoever owned
! If Of the following description, viz: hats
shoes, millinery, ready made Clothing, arti-
cles of which silk, leather, hemp or flax j,
| the principal material, Irish linens expcept-
ed; cloths of Which wool is the principal
material, aud the prime cost OF which shall
be less than Is pence, or shall excced3 shil
lngs per square yard thereof; the impor.
tatOn OF which several articles shall cont.
nue. to be prohibited according to the true
tenor aud meaning OF the acts first above
mentioned, and in the same manner as II thl
act had not passed"
Accompanying tho bill was tho followin,
letter from the secretary Of the treasury:
coMMGTTEE-ROoM, June 9, 1912.
SIP am directed by the Committee &
i Ways and Means, to request you to infora
them, whether, III your opinion, the non
importation act may not be So modified, o.
partially suspended, as TO affoid retenu
equivalent to the estimated amount Of IN
! t,rouosed internal taxes additional tonua o.
duty, and diminutlon of drawbacks and /
such event whether the last mentioned Oh
jects Of revenue may not, for the present
nc dispensed with.
am, sir, with great respect,
Your obedieut servant,
LANGDON CHEVES.
The Honorable ALBERT GALLATrN,
Secretary efHs 1Teasary