Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-08


From the National Intelligencer.
Mr.. TOMLINSON'S REMARKS
On The Colonial Trade Bill
HOUSE OF Observation-Disclosures 9, 1927.
Mr.. romlnson having moved the consdera-
ton of the bill from the Senate to regulate the
commercial intercourse between the U. States
and the British Colonies, the third section was
read in the following words:
"Sec. 8. find be it further enacted, That il, at
any time before the ,hirtv-irst day OF Decem-
brr next, the President Of the United States shall
receive satisfactory evidence, that the prohibi'
ton 10 the commercial intercourse between YES
sells of the United States and the Colonies and
dependencies Of Great Britain, mentioned in her
Order in Council, of the twenty seventh OF July,
ole thousand eight hundred and twenty-slx,
has ceased, or been removed, and that no dis
eliminating duties Of tonnage, or impost, are
imposed, or levied, within the ports enumerated
in the first section of this act, upon vessels
wholly belonging to citizens OF the United
States, or upon merchandise, the produce or
manufacture thereof, imported into the said
ports, the President is hereby authorized to Is
sue his proclamation, declaring that the acts
mentioned in the second section Of this act, are
altogether suspende! and repealed; the said sus-
pension and repeat TO lake effect from the time
of said satisfactory evidence being received by
the President"
Mr.. Tomlinson then proposed so to amend
the bill, tina, the third section should be in the
form following:
find be it further enacted, That if, at any time
before the 3lst day OF December next, the Presi-
den, of tina United States shall receive satisfac-
tory evidence that he prohibition OF CONNER
cial intercourse in vessels of the Uniled States
between the said United States and the Colonies
and dependencies of Great Britain, mentioned
in the British Order in Council, Of the 9th OF
Of july, 1926, has ceased or been removed, and
tina, no higher or other duties Of tonnage or
imoost are imposed or levied, in the ports emu
merated in the first section ofthis act, upon ves-
sells Of the United States, or upon merchandise
the produce or manufacture Of the y. States
when imported into said ports, in vessels OF
the United States, than such as are, or shall be,
levied on British vessels arriving in said ports
from the said United States, and their cargoes,
being the produce or manufacture OF the said
United States, the President is Hereby author
lied to issue his Proclamation, declaring that
the acts mentioned in the second section OF this
act are repealed; such repeal TO take effect from
the time Of said satisfactory evidence being re-
ceived by the President; and it no such procla.
nation shall be issued, on or before the said
slst day of December next, then, from and after
that day, the aforesaid act Of the eighteenth OF
April, 1918, and the aforesaid act OF the III
teen,h of May, 1920, shall revive and be IN full
force; and the aforesaid act ofthe LIST OF March,
1928, as also the FIRST section OF this act, shall
be repealed and annulled.
Mr.. Tomlinson proceeded to state the sub.
stance of the bill, and to explain the operation
and effect Of the amendment, The first section,
he said, propo sed to abolish the discriminating
duties which are imposed by our laws, on bri'
fish vessels and their cargors, arriving IN the
United States from the British colonial ports,
after The Slst Of December next; the second sus
pended until tha}slay, the acts OF Congress OF
the 18th of April 1918; the 18th OF May, 1920;
and the ist Of March, 1923; and the third Sec
ton authorised the President to issue his proc
lamation, declaring that the acts suspended by
the second section are repealed, II ne should, al
any time before the slst Of Dec. next receive sa-
tisfactory evidence that the prohibition OF COM
mercial intercourse, by the British Order in
Council of July last, had ceased, that no diserl-
rina,inp duties Of tonnage or imPost are impos-
ed in the ports enumerated in the first section oil
the bill. on the vessels or produce ofthe United
States arriving in such ports. II, therefore, the
bill from the Senate should become law, and
no arrangement should be made between the
two Governments before the 5lst OF Deer next
British vessels would, after that time, be admit.
ted into the ports Of the U States, from the
British colonies, paying no discriminating du
ties whatever. either on their tonnage or car
goes, while vessels Of the United States would
be absolutely excluded from the British West
Indies, aud all the other colonies named in the
Order in Council, exeep, the continental colo
MES in North America; and in the ports Of the
latter colonies, American vessels would be re