Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-02
rwENrY-sEvENrH CONGRESS.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
MospAr, August 20, isis.
FINAL PASSAGE OF THE REVENUE BILL.


the Senate had passed, with certain amendments,
bill 10 provide revenue from imports. and to chang
add modify existing laws imposing duties on import
and ror other purposes.
Mr. FiLLhORE rose and said u was impostan
that the bill should be acted on with despatch and
wih that view, he would suggest the propriety o
The Clerks reading over the amendmenls--an O
which, as printed copies Of them were on the table
ueular amendment which gentlemen desired
special vote, they might designate IL, and LEI the VOTE
On oil the others be taxed en- Tasse inisfaueh as
great many of them were merely verbal There
were meme OF them which required any explanations
they could oil be understood by the simple statement
oil them. $500 .
There was one fact, however to which he wished
to call the attention oil the house. An impression
had gone abroad that thefe was a part OF TINS OH
which infringed some oil our treaties Thus was a
mistake. The error arose rom .ne impression ina,
the section authotzhg Tue 'n'Po,.slo', vuy use, o
ten imported m American vesse.s ''om eeyona the
Cape OF Good hope, anu ., eonee, might infringe
our treaties with austria Sno QUO OF TWO o'her ma
tions, when had the P'snese VI Importing on pay
ing preeseiy tne same uu.ies as our own vessels
Now, there was provision shs' nae oeen over
looked oy NOSE woo suPpo,eo ue ameuomen'
Soul1 oes' SUI" eo"S"u@'o"' s"u WHICH, was ~
the following worus'
"Proridsd That nothing herein contained shall
bc construed or permitted to operate so as to inter
fere with subsistng treaties with foreign nations"
Thus MIR F. said, any such infring ement OF trea-
Ties as vas feared was efFectually prevented.
liz moved the preyious question.
Mr. ROTTS appealed to MIR Fillmore 10 suffer
,h, s.m,nd for the previous question TO be with.
Jrswn N enable him (Mr b. 10 make an sxplana
Ton.
MIR GUSHING objected, unless il should be
withdrawn 10 enable members generally 10 explain
MIR FILLMORE declined 10 withdraw the de =
mand
And there was a second.
And the main question ION concurring in the
Amendments of the Senate) was ordered TO be now
taken.
Mir CLIFFORD moved that the bill and amend
nsn,s he laid on the table
M WIN osked the yeas and navs which were
,,5ar.S1
Mr. RoTTs asked 10 be excused from voting.
and aid he had NO desire 10 sneak to this subject
70, onv Other nurpose than to satisfy those who felt
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knoyy The motives by which he was influenced. He
Ind nnitormv onnosed any further action upon a
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Borden, Bfcekway, NJ Brown, C Brown, Brown,
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Caruihers Chi.ds, Chitteuden, John c Clark, Jas.
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80 the Bill ana amendments "e'e MOI 'a'o Oh tue
taole'
ana me question recurring On eohcu'HhS III the
amendments oil the senate,
ihey were feao oy the Cleik, ana iaiteI some
corteuonl no separate question having oeen asked
except on me Z91h sectIon, inc amehdheh" were
concurred IN en- nlasss:
pn The 29.h sectionI Nr w y JO1NSON called
Tor separate question, and asked the yeas ana nays
~hch were refused.
AND the question being taken' inc sara amend
H'eht was eWoWrea W. ,
80 all the amendments were coneurTed IN and
Tue nll wants only 'he signature o. he fresoeht 10
become u Jaw
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