Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-07
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTAr
SATURDAY, May I, 1880.
The House assemble al the u. usi hour
NAVIGATION LAWS

Inc rouse assembled Al the u. usi hour.
| NAVIGATION LAWS.
| The following bill, introduced Yesterday by Mr.
Camhreieng, from the Committee on Comme cree, wa.
then taken up:
Il TO anne nj the rayiyation law, of IN. III S,,..
| Be It enacted BY The Senate and House of R,or.
senfafipes of The United States Of An,ericG IN, Con
Sress assembled, That Whenever the President of ths
united Sse' shall receive Satisfactory information
the existence ct any law decree NJ any foreign gov
ernnent. authorizing the importation OF the rro,Iuc.
and manufactures OF the United States into such 70
reign country and all s possessions at rate OF du;y
not exceeding thirty per rentum the actual vain.
thereof, and uch time the produce and IN snufac-
lures OF that country may b. admitted into tn United
States on reciprocal terms thereuron the Prrsid nj Of
ne United States shall issue his proclamation declaring
ina he has received such evidence. an from anil al
er twelve months from The da'e Of such ion
shaI be- anil IL IL hereby. declared 20 he lawful
import into the U"i'ed Sta es the produce ard manu-.
acures ot such country aud all is possessions. Al
rate OF duty not exceeding thirty per centum the
actual cost or value thereof
| Sec. 2 find be further enacted, That the actual
cost or value Of the produce and manufactures author
zed to be imported under the provisions Of this
shai he a'csr aimed and adjusted in the pre-
sc'iNed by exiting law; and that al acts parts OF
acts relating TO debenturas, apprasements oreitures
pp"aues or 'em'sions, applicable ia. merchandise inn
ported under any act now existing, or which may
hereafter exist shall be applied 10 the p'ouce
iac'nres oil any country. admitted under the autt ORR
" OF this act Provided That duty on any mer-
chan'ie 80 impor'ed shall he charged any nominsl
valuation. on any sum or less than the actual
cost or value. 10 he asceriaiHed "a sfore.sid
Sec. g. find be IL further enacted. That this act
shall cease i'm relation 10 country and s
whenever the President Of the United States shail
have satisfactory evidence that the government OF such
country has, directly Indirectly violated the spirit
or ire" Of the recirocsl acts OF the two Governments
Nv imposing internal axes pxcise restrictions or rsru
la,ions, ''e rroduco manufactures Of the United
States, or shall. in sny way impose higher duty on
The same than thirty c-ntum tie actual cost
valve thereof and. whenever the President shall is.
'ue his proclamation, declaring that he ha. received
such evidence, tie im"ora,ion of the produces and
manufactures OF such country, and of its possessions.
shall far such importation NAV he authoriz
ID bv his aci Prorded That IL shall no. be deemed
violation OF the reciprocal acts Of the two Govern
mes for either party levy internal take. exercises
10 impose restrictions or 10 make regulations of any
kind which shall apply equally and without di.crim.
ma on, % he produce and manufactures Of both coun
tre' and thei- possessions.
TIE ques'' on was, upon the motion of Nj, G,rham,
for an ind finite posponemen,.
Mr.. Wayne. who had possession Of the floor, adj
dressed The House in explanation of he oc' and in
vindicsiion OF the policy Of The hill H conended that
in the aggregate. the duties of other countries did
exceed the mror of thirty per cent. propoe by this
bill a. the basis of a system of reciprocity.
The hour having expired,
Mr.. Duncan, by unanimous consent. moved to dis
charge the Committee Of the Whole from the consd-
Grafton Of bill authoriznga change in the disposal Of
land granted for the Illinois and Michigan canal.
The motion we n-ga'ived hy n vote Of 65 to SO.
DEFENCE OF BALTIMORE
The bill to' Tie rrii'f OF sundry owners Of vessels,
time, and passed.
FORT WASHINGTON
The blu authorizing the purchase Of additional
land at Fort Washington, read third time and
MAJOR NJ NJ PAYNE
The bin for thu relief Of Major NJ. NJ. Payne, was
also read third time anil passsd.
CHARLES JOSLYN.
The engrossed bill for the relief of Charles Joslyn
wss Tho n ,akenup
Tha question being uron t.. passng~,
4. kp "A me- lens tie at.
ing against its receiving the sanction Of the House.
The reading of the report called for by Mr..
Lamar.
After il read by the Clerk,
Mr.. Conner supported the bill, and argued in favor
OF q justice OF the cleim
The bill wa passed by vote of ayes 1el-noes not
coun'ei
PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS IN MISSOURI.
The bill for the settlement Of private Land claims in
Mi"oui. was. upon motion of Mr.. Petite, postponed
MRS DECATUR.
Mr.. Nc Duff loved 10 sumo the consideration OF
he hill Tor the relief OF Mrs. Susan Decatur, which
had been laid upon the table in preceding part oil ihe
present Sc sion.
MIR. McDuffie shorty stated his OBJECT in calling
the bill. H. had pason 10 understand that change
of opinion had taken place the part OF many gen
lem.n o. the House TO the proprety and EQUITY Of
granting this claim.
Mr.. Irwin, OF Ohio, and Mr.. Williams, rose e,her
% ask Tor he yea. and nays upon the question
The call being su.tairei, they were teken as fol-
YEAS Messrs AnIer.on, Archer, Baylor Bsek.
man, Bell Bort, Buchanan, Cambr I-ng Carson,
Coles an II Craig, r Craig Crane, Crochrrcn. Crowo-
in held w. z. Davis D. Witt, Driy'on, Dudley,
Earl. J. Evans +. Everett Finch Ford. GILMORE. Hal
sey, Haynes. HemphiiI. II fnan, Howard, Ihr,e, In-
gersolI, Irwin Issck-, NJ. johnson, C. Johnon, Lea
Lener, Lewis, Marin, T Maxwell, NrCreory, Nc
D. fife. Mcintyre, Miller Mitchell. Moneil. Mullen
berg Norton, Nyckola. Pettis. Polk, Powe.s, Ram
sey, Rencher, Sill, Speight, A. Spencer, r. Spencer,
ergere. Sutherland, Ve'panck, w ,shingtnn, Wayne,
Wrek. f. D. White, WickliHe, wiIde,-6S
NAYS.-Messrs Alexander, Aston, Armstrong,
Arnold, Baly, Moves Barber. p p Barour, Barn.
well, BArrnger, Barley, Bates, James Blair, John
Blur, Bockre. Boon, Boulder, Cahoon. Campbell,
Chandler, ChiIds, Claiborne, Clay Clark Coke, Con-
ner, Cooper. Cowies, Crawford, Crockett, Creighton,
Ellsworth, q. Evans II. Everett. FindIay, Fo.-
ter. Gather Gordon. Gorham, Green. Grrnneil, Hall,
II 'mmons, Harvey. Hawkn', Hinds. Hodges, Hughes,
Hunt Huntington, Irvin Johns, Kendall, Kincsid p.
King, A. King, Lamar, Lecompie, Lstchsr, Loyal,
Lumpkn, Lyon, Mage. Martindsie, Mccoy, Ovrrton,
! P-atce, Per'on. REED, Richardson, Rosne, Rose.
RusselI W. Shepard, A II Shs pperd, Srmmes,
Spgg. Stanbe'ry. Stand. fer. II. II. Storr' w j..
orr, Srorg, Swan, Swift Tslisf,tro, TAYLOR, Test.
w. Thompson, John Thomson, Tracy, TrcZvant,
rucker, Vance, yarnum. Yint,n, Whuessy, Will
| 'iam', YIncey, Youne-l0i
So the House refused resums the consideration Of
the bill.
JUDGE PECK.
Mr.. Buchanan moved he postpone OF the orders
Of the day, with view of taking up the article of i'm
parchment against Judge Peck which motion was i
| greed TO by the House.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole
the of the Union, Mr.. Stergerc in the chair,
that subject