The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-30
CONGRESS-.
IN SENATE.

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IN SENATE.
Thursday, June IS, 1872.
The bill for the relief of James Wilkinson
, Amazing certain allowances for forage, &c.)
was read third time and passed.
Friday, June 2s.
The resolution requesting the President
nf the United States TO recommend day
of humiliation and PRAYER, was read a third
ferred to a select committee. Messrs.
Goodrich, Anderson and Bradley, compose
the committee.
The bill authorizing the issuing Treasury
Notes, was read a third time as amended,
and passed by Meas ana Nays as follows
For The Dill, Messrs. Anderson. Bib.
Bradley, Brent. Campbell of Ten. Condit,
Crawford, Cults, Franklin, Gaillard, Giles,
Gregg, Howell, Lambert, Leib, Reed. Ro
binsou, Smith of New York, Tsit, Taylor
Turner, Varnum, Worthington-23
Igainst The 6iN, Messrs. Bayard, Dana,
German. Gilman, Goodrich, Hunter, Lloyd.
Pope--8.
The bill to authorize the raising four add
ditional companies of rangers, with amend
ments and the bill authorising the President
10 lease for term of years any part IF the
reservations of public ground in the city Of
Washington /; were read a third time and
passed.
The bill for laying additional (doublel du-
ties. having been reported by Mr.. Smith of
Md. with amendments, was made the or
der of the day for Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE =
Tuesday, June %, 1912.
- Mr.. Cheves also from the Naval Commit
zee reported bill making further appro-
priations for the defence of the MARITIME
.of% t,
and committed.
Mr.. Calhoun, from the committee on Fo-
Sesn Relations, reported bill to prohibit
the expectation of Naval and Military stores,
arms and munitions Of war and provisions
TO Canada and certain other British provn-
ces and Tor other purposes-Twice read &
committed.
NON-IAfpORTATION, sc. !. ~.
The House resolved itself into commit
Zee of the whole, Mr.. Basset in the chair,
on the bill partially to suspend fo1 limited
eimethe several acts prohibiting importati-
ons from Great Britain. her colonies, domi-
mons and dependencies and of the produce
and manufactures thereof.
Mr.. Richardson moved to strike oiit the
flrst section OF the bill. and to insert in lieu
thereof the following: ~.
That the act entitled An act concern
ing the commercial intercourse between the
United States and Great Britain and France
and their dependencies, and for other pur-
poses,% passed the first day of May 1910,
and also the act entitled AN act supple
mentary to the act entitled " An act con-
cernlng the commercial intercourse between
the United States and Great Britain and
France and their dependencies, and for d.
aDer purposes" passed the ID day of March,
1911, be and the same hereby are repealed u
his motion was opposed by Mr.. Bibb &
others, and supported by Mr.. Richardson &
others i.. .~
The main arguments in favor of the bill
are hat II will afford an opportunity for
our citizens to get home some property in
satisfaction for debts due them abroad,
winch might otherwise, be lost; and, &C
.or'nhg TO the bill, the goods imported will
pe Oh suCh descriptions as will not weaken the
present pressure ON Great Britain, because
the goods are of that description which are
not highly manufactured, and cannon there
aore affect the manufacturing interest (Which
most severely sufsers) beneiciaily.. g. That
me importation OF these goods, which will
DC haole'to double duty, will afford such a
revenue as Will obviate the necessity of di-
rect or internal taxes of any description
ana mat although these duties will be even
euaiiy pad by the Consumer, this mode of
faxation will be more convenient, less ex-
pensiVe and less burthensome or epDressiv.
on the people.
= The arguments urged in favor of the a.
amendment proposed by Mr.. Richardson
were, that the measure of war ought To sn
Percede all other measures in respect to {,
britaln that it was indeed substitute for
shem. That the efficacy of restrictive mea-
sures had been tested and the very re-
sort to war had proved that they had been
unsuccessful, and therefore ought TO be a.
oandoned. continued the Embargo also
"houid be continued, to make their oDera =
tion complete and no man had expressed
disposition to prolong that part of the
system. lhat moreover the non-importa-
eon law could not be enforced. and the pro-
niolted goods came in as freely as if not in
terdicted, with this difference, that scoun
fUels reaped the hartest of profit from
smuggling the goods which ought to be and
you'd be paid OH them to the l.. States in
duties It legally imported.
Both the bill and amendment were on
posed ny Mr.. M'Kim and others, as aban-
doning at once one ofthe most efficient wea-
pons OF annoyance to g.. j. and a measure
winch confers the greatest benefits ON orr
own manufactures. The adoution of this
piil' 1t was said, would open to the British
government prospect of relief from the
pressure upon its manufactures it would
hush their tliscontents, would induce her
Peopie more readily to support the war
with tbs Country. and in great measure
@xtinguisi that feeling which is most I;kelt
20 pTng that government to sense of Justice