The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-01
CONGRESS-.

In the House. on Thursday, as soon as the
journal was read, Mr.. FILLMORE, from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, offered a resolution
calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury TO in
form the House whether any circular, order. or
letter, has been issued from his Department 10
the collectors of the customs in relation to the
collection of duties after the 30th Of June, and
if so, he Is required to transmit to the House a
copy of such circular He is requested also to
state whether the opinion expressed in his
finance report that no al Uaiorem duties can
be collected after the 30th of June without fur
lher legislation has since undergone any change.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Mexico offered resolution directing the
Committee on Naval Affairs to report mode
the skill and enterprise Of Lieut. Wilkes and
the officers and men of the Exploring Expedi-
ton.
Mr.. MALLORY objected
Mr. WELLER asked leave to introduce bill to
extend the present laws for laying and collecting
duties on imports.
Mr.. FILLMORE objected
Mr.. WELLER moved suspension Of the
rules.
Mr.. BARNARD rose to point Of order.
The point was, that this bill could not now
be considered, while another bill of the same
character was pending.
The reading of the bill was called for. 1t was
as follows
Be II enacted BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatipes Qt'tte United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled That all Laws existing and in force
the fist of June, eighteen hundred and fory-two,
reg uIatng and king the amount and rate of duties
to be LEVIED and collected goods and mer-
chandse imported into the United States, and pre-
scrIb z the mode OF collecting the same, and all pro-
visions relating thereto shall continue and be in force
as they existed on that day until otherwise ordered
by law any thing in The entitled Gan act TO
diy an act of the fourteenth day of July one thou
sand eight hundred and thlrtytw and all other
imposing duties IMPORTS" approved March second
eighteen hundred and thirty three the contrary in
any wise Notwithstanding
Mr.. BOVINE moved a call of the House, and
Mr. Gushing, on this question, called for the
ayes and noes, which were ordered. The mo-
lion prevailed by a vote of 80 to SO. On calling
over the roll, 19l members answered TO their
names and, calling the names Of the absen,ees,
il was found that 202 members were present
Further proceedings on the call were suspended.
Mr.. WELLER, before the question OH the sus-
pension was put, proposed two notifications in
the preceding bill. The first strikes out the
words all laws existing and in force" and in
serts 90 all laws il actual operation the second
inserts g until the 4th day Of March next" in lieu
Of the words "until otherwise ordered by law
In proposing these notifications, Mr.. Weller
observed that the law was designed 10 be tenn
porary The time was extended until the 4th
of March, that the dominant party might have
ample time, during the whole of the next SEES
sion, to mature their tariff system.
On the motion 10 suspend, 90 voted in the af
frmatIve and 100 in the negative-so the rules
were not suspended.
Mr.. RoosEvELT presented bill and moved
suspension of the rules, that it might be receiv-
ed and considered.
The bill was read as follows:
AN ACT to remove certain doubts in the interpreta-
ton Of the existing laws for the collection of duties
on imports.
BE IL enacted, DC, That it is the duty of the Secre-
ary Of the Treasury under the direction of the Pre-
sident of the United States from time to time until
otherwise ordered by Congress to establish such rules
and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of the
United States as the President shall think proper to
secure just faithful, and impartial appraisal of all
goods, wares and merchandise, imported into the U nj
ted States according the value thereof at the port
where the shall be entered and such rules and
regulations shall be deemed and taken TO be regula-
tons prescribed by law within the meaning of the
of the ID of March, 1893, commonly called he Com
promise act.
The motion to suspend was rejected