Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

4 Message was received from the President Of
the United States, by Mr.. Donelson, his Private
Secretary, returning the bill which originated in
this House, and which had passed both Houses,
for authorizing a subscription to the Stock of the
Maysyille and Washington Turnpike Road Com
pany in Kentucky, with his reasons at large for
refusing to sign the same.
The Message was read through by the Clerk,
and heard with great attention.
When the reading was concluded, there arose
a hurried and anxious debate, involving no prin-
ciple of the bill, but merely the question whether
the bill should be reconsidered mSt0ater, or whe-
Their the reconsideration should be postponed un-
Ill tomorrow. During the whole of this proceed
ing, there was a constant tendency to debate the
main question, and an effort on the part of the
Chair to confine the debate to the question Of
postponement. In this skirmishing, Mr.. H,vin,
Of Ohio, Mr.. Daniel, Mr.. Vaace, Mr.. Mgers0K,
Mr.. Bro,0n, Mr.. Potter, Mr.. p. p. Barbour.
iii. y tckli6s, Mr.. Pok, Mr.. Bel, Mr.. Cole,
man. Mr.. fletcher, Mr.. Burgess, MIR. Yaacey,
and Mr.. Barringer, took some part.
Finally, as by common consent, it was agreed
that the reconsideration should be postponed I'M
III tomorrow. by which time the Message, it was
supposed, would be printed, and in the hands Of
every member.
The question of printing the Report gave rise
to some debate, by reason Of the intervention of
the Rule requiring one days notice for an order
for ali extra number of copies Of any document.
For the present, under that Rule, the usual num,
Der only was ordered to be printed.
THE COLONIAL TRADE.
Mr.. Ca9breleag, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported the following bill:
A BILL to amend the acts regulating the COM
mercial intercourse between the United States
and certain Colonies of Great Britain.
SEC. |. BE IL enacted, &c. That, wheneye. the
President of the United States shall receive sa-
tisfactory evidence that the Government of Great
Britain will open the ports in its colonial posses
sions in the West Indies, on the continent of
South America, the Bahama Islands, the Caicos,
and the Bermuda or Somer Islands, to the YES
sells Of the United States, for an indefinite or for
4 limited term; that the vessels of the United
States and their cargoes. on entering the colonial
ports aforesaid, shall not be subject to other or
higher duties of tonnage or impost, or charges of
any other description, than would be imposed on
British vessels or their cargoes. arriving in said
colonial possessions from the United States; that
the vessels of the United States may import into
the said colonial possessions from the United
States &ny article or articles which could be i'm
ported in Il British vessel into the said posses
sions from the United States; and that the YES
sells OF the United States may export from the
British colonies aforementioned, to any country
whatever, other than the dominions or possessions
Of Great Britain. any article or articles that can
be exported therefrom in British vessel. to any
country other than the British dominions or pos
sessions as aforesaid: that then, and in such case.
the President of the United States shall be, and
he is hereby, authorized to issue his proclama.
ton, declaring that he has received such evidence;
and, thereupon, from the date of such proclama-
ton, the ports Of the United States shall be OPEN
ed, indefinitely or for a term fixed, as the case
may be, to British vessels coming from the said
British colonial possessions, and their cargoes.
subject to no other or higher duty of tonnage or
impost, or charge of any description whatever.
than would be levied on the vessels of the United
States, or their cargoes, arriving from the said
British possessions; and it shall be lawful for the
said British vessels to import into the United
States, and to export therefrom, any article or
articles which may be imported or exported in
vessels of the United States; and the act, entitled
"An act concerning navigation passed on
the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen; an acts supplementary
thereto, passed the fifteenth day Of May, one
unousanu eiSht huhureu anu twenty; anu an act,
entitled An act TO regulate the commercial
intercourse between the United States and certain
British ports,' passed on the first day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and twenty three,
are, in such case, hereby declared to be sus-
pended, or absolutely repealed, as NAV be
agreed upon with the British Government.
SEC. 2. find be II further enacted. That,
whenever TIE ports of the United States shall
have been opened, under the authority given in
the first section Of this act. British vessels and
their cargoes shall be admitted TO an entry in
the ports Of the United States from the islands,
or colonies of Great Britain. on or near
the North American continent, and North or
East of the United States.
The bill having been read,
Mr.. Cam6releag. said he would state, for the
satisfaction of gentlemen on all sides of the House,
that there was no new principle contained in this