Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-27
"WEDNESDAY. Fob. 81.
~ SENATE.
CO[ONI.1L Y'R.lDE REEy

COLONIAL TRADE Blk.
FIR. Johnson, Of Lou. moved
nat the Senate proceed the consideration o. ,i,c
and Great Britain" ~
MIR. nord Observed thar he had been by the
Committee on Foreign Relations move that the Senae
20 INTO consideration of Executive business
Mr. Smith of S. G. inquired whether the unfinished bus
fifst iii order
The Chair observed that according ia tho 15,r ,.
the Senate the unfinished stood frs, in order ex
jec, in preference
The question was then nut on nostnorirr ,,,o
business Of yesterday, and cared-25 to 49,
Mr. DckeFson hoped the motion consider the Colonial
trace '!li Would not s"cceed The design the motion
appeared 10 be TO give that bill peference over the nrc
oldeF OF the day thai il might up rier period
than another bill in which large portion of be rnn,;
hi'y was interested He should therefore, call for tho
ayes ana n"es this question. because he considered II do
cisive Of The success az that bin.
Wiz Branch supported The notion
Mn Dichesson replied. lie believed tina, il tire Colonial
race BIZ we've now taken UP, tie Woorns Bin would
not be acted on this session.
Mr.. SH:i,h of Md. was gIad that tho ,.ea {,
"f"ete"' and s'ceIely hoped that the Trade Bin uond
now be considered. The Britis, .tlers in CouuciI ~
on Our trade with :he British colonies and ,h
country felt great anxiety upon subject and he tocJt
@@o"'ey necessary 10 proceed immediate cuns:d
atnn. ~
Mr.. Edwards said thar the gentleman fo,, New Jersey
0seo' MS ,il was taken rejection
3" Inc woo!iens bill; ana the gentleman from Maryland ar
Sird tha II the w"ole"s bill acted upon the West
india bin must as matter OF lie lie did uot
agree vl either Of the eenteeu: thought there was
ti;n: fu acting on both bills.
MIR. tayne supported the motion
NJ H"imes said enough time had been ,oasteI during
ne last lew days in discussing the preference dieent
HS' 10 nave acted 90 icm all lie did think so
Notiart vfrh hill taken up first, as that one or tue
Other shen!d be acted on uitlon, delay
M. J"hrson Of Lou. pressed his morton,
Hr. Johnson Of Ken said it plain both bills could
~" &c acted ON IBIS session, and that OF two Tie Ctio-
NAL 'Frade Bill the more Important
J IN question was then taken, on Inc n,ot;c,.
YEAS AlCSSIs. Battcu, Benton, EP,,inp p.,,!
.',ancn' Chambers Clayton, Cobb, Eaton f;avnc Hem
GG'cE% johnson Of Ken. Johnson Of Lou Kane KIN
chiey' Alacon Randolph, Reed, Rowan Smith OF MD
9mit" OF = C. TaEewell Van Buren,, White Wi,li,ms26
NATs-hIeSsts Bateman, Bell, Chandler Chase Dick,.
Ell -"a!"s i"ndy Harrison, Holmes Knight Marks
Thomas, Woudhury-I9. O'' ''
Mr.. '"lnNonof Louisiana, briefly explained the course
iaErH Nv the Committee Commerce in fra n,ing tho iii,
Nv Smith of Maryland moved /, amend the hin w.,
out all after the enao'ins clause, substituting
'That :foie and after the ,hir,v.Grs, 1, IS ~
t%'' no Other or higher duties impost az ,oooaoa and
no other or higher duty charge any kind unon anv
e"" wares or merchandise, imported from the fooUir,
r OF slcn as may hereafter be declared free ports
"i 'hs li', Colonies Wiz ingsto,s in Jamaica; Sa
~ '"i''oi A!oniego Bay, ditto; Santa Lucia,
u!''"' arizona, ditto; Saint Ann, ditto Falmouth ditto;
Mara ditto; Morans Bav aud Ano,tp B,v 9i,,o
StnI ''corsr, in Gronada Roseau, in Dominica; Satu
Johns, III Antigua; San josef in Trinidad; Scnrbo,,s
~ ioonso Ioad liarbor in Tortols; Nassau, in Ne,1
Providcacc; Ps'own, in Crooked Island; Kingston -
saint VIncen Port Saint GcO5gr and Port Hamilton i,
'y pun WiiCTe tlefc is q custom House. In
hahamas BrifsctOwn in Barbaaoes-St Johns and SAM
f"'eWs' IN Hcw brunswick; Halifax in Nova Scotia
H''"'H' !" C"nada--Saiut Johns in NewGnuudlau 49,
'"Lsot'wn ~ Denardra--Ecw Amsterdam, in pe,5ice
Ca'h'cS IN SAINT Lucia Bassetcsc, Saint Ki,t Charles
.o"" ~ News Piymou'h in Monsera-n British yesr
" MI o' e''.a or eXacied IN any Of tine L. States,
rEceFi The ports in Florida than ,;,n the vessels of e
states and upon the Ike goods wares merchandise
imported INTO the ports of the United the SAINT
any tang IN TIE third section D. tine which this
supplementary dated the first of Mlseb, thousaud
's" bundled AMI twenty thee, Tie contrary uowi;l-
stsndin-.
Sec. .. ind be 6,eler ,,7ef:9 That the act pass
81 on the frs; day Of March, eighteen hundred and ys-
~ three, entitled An regulate the commercial i.
evcourse between The United States and certain B1t
Ports the act passed ie 6fteeuh day Of May, c;cfss
bundled and twenty, entitled can act supplementary ~
n" act enhed IAN aci concerning ua,gatiou" ard t'
act entitled ~ act concerning rG~gatiun,' passed.
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