The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-21
TwENTY-NINTn CONGRESS-.
In Senate.

TWENTf-NINTH CONGNESSs
In Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 19, ls4o.
After prayers, journal and few petitions
Mr. HousroS reported back the House bill. providing
for pay OF volunteers for Mexico raised under calls
from General Gaines with recommendation that 1t
pass
Mr. WrsTcoTr,s resolution, calling for the letter Of
January, 1916, on reference TO the war on the Rio
Grande, was agreed to-
committee OF conference, on motion of Mr. LEwrs
was appointed on the part of the Senate, the amend.
ments IN dispute between the two Houses on the bill Of
Indian approprations-and Nessrs Lewis Jarnagin and
Sewer, were announced as the committee
THE HouMAH PArESIs
On mouon OF Mr. JOHNSON, OF La, the joint resolution
was taken upls I7-providing for an inquiry by the
attorney General into two patents issued by Secretary
Bbn TO the Houmah tract large old Spanish claim in
The resolution discussed at great length upon tho
preceden's and the law justify the inquiry proposed
La, ana Berrien, when
Mr saGBy, weaIied of tho lenghened discussion,
moved to lay the subject upon the abc22 to IS Lost
Mr. SrsIeHT after this test hoped the friends Of the
PHI would let It pass; but the Senate might the
business of the country lie trusted in God that the
permit it to lie over
MIR BRErsx opposed to the interference of the
government IN this case, proposed II taking
position in favor Of one patentee and against another
NE JoHN,os, ofMd at some length, defined the law
relating TO land patents as applicable to this case and
matter.
The resolution was passed, 81 tolls
Personal INQUIRY.
Mr. HANSEeAN, before the bill was finally disposed Of
asked ana IN asking he did not mean the slightest Of
fence but he would inquire Of the Senator from Louis
lana, II he had not had if he still did have some
personal interest in this Houmah tract :?
MIR. JoHSsoS-l will answer the gentleman
Mr. BERR,EN-I call the Senator to order sir
NJ. Johnson desire to answer the gentleman. Mr..
:. men explained that he had very material interest
IN the decision upon these patents lie had small lot of
iand IN TINS Houmah tract OF particular value
deed he would not turn round for ii; and had been Of
iefed oy all the claimants good title for H. which he
declined. 49, ANe ~ ~ ""'eH No
Mr. WEBSTER here arose 10 ue stion eff order and said
beseech my friend from Louisiana beseech him, sir
peseech the Senate to waive this personal inquisition
Inc subject was dropped
THE HOUSE BILL
On motion Of Mr. DIX the Senate took up the bill 70.
ported by him from the Committee of Commerce. known
copy
10 amend act entitled I'm act 10 propide repeuue from
imports and change and modify existing Iatos inpo-
s,ng duties on imports, and for other purposes
re enacted &c, That the twelfth ecton Of the act
entitled IAN act provide revenue from imports and to
change and modify existing laws imposing duties on
or Of ana ios oer approved the threh
Two Is hereby amended SO as hereafter to read fol-
lows
SEC II. .7nd be ii further enacted That on and after
the day this act goes into operation the duties all i'm
ported goods wares or merchandise shall be paid in cash.
Provided That in all failure or neglect to paw
the duties on completion of the entry whenever the
owner importer, or consgnee shall request by APP
pcaon in wiring, in such form as shall be prescribed
py the secretary OF the Treasury the said goods
or merchandise shall be taken possession Of by the col
lector and deposited in the public stores, in other
stores 10 DC reed on and secured in the prov
ded for by the first section of the act of the twentieth
day OF April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
enied an act providing for the deposte OF wines and
distilled spirits in public warehouses and for other pur-
poses there to be kept with due and reasonable care
az the charge and risk of the owner importer consgnee
or agent and subject at all times their order upon the
payment OF the proper duties and expenses And
.ne oWnsF importer eonsgnee or agent Of any goods
winch the duties have not been paid shall give the
collector satisfactory security that the said goods shall
be landed out Of the jurisdiction of tic United States
the manner now required by existing laws relating
explorations for the benefit of drawback the collector
shall upon payment OF the appropriate expenses permit
the said goods under the inspection of the proper off,
GERS 10 be shipped without the payment Of any duties
thereon And In case any goods wares, merchandise.
uePos'eo as Aforesaid shall remain in public store be-
yohu years, without payment OF the duties and
charges thereon then said goods wares merchandise
shall be appraised and sold BY the collector public
non on due pubc notice thereof being first given in the
manner and tor the time 10 be prescribed by general
regulation Of the Treasury Department; and at said
public sale distinct printed catalogues descriptive of said
goods with the appraised value a xed thereto shall be
distributed among the present at said sale; and
reasonable opportunity shall be given before such SALE
to persons DESTROYS Of purchasing inspect the quality
OF such goods AMI tue proceeds of said sales after
aeaucns the usual rate Of storage at the port in ques
oh win All other charges anu expenses including
ties shall be paid to the owner importer consignce
or agent and proper receipts taken for the same: Prov
ded mat the ovepus any there be- Of the proceeds
oil such sales. alter the Storage charges ex
penses and duties as aforesaid remaining unclaimed for
the space of days after such sales shall be paid by
the collector into the treasury of the United states; and
the SAID collector shall transmit with the said overplus
copy of the inventory appraisement and account of
ses specifying the marks numbers and descriptions of
the packages Sold their contents the the vessel
ana master In which and Of the port place whence
tney We're imported, and the time when, and the
OF the person or persons to whom said goods
signed in the manifest and the receipt certificate of
the collector shall exoneate the master hav
ing charge or command Of any ship vessel in which
said goods wares, or merchandise imported, from
nevertheless due proof Of their interest be entitled
to receive from the treasury the of any overpus
paid into the same under the provisions of this acts Pro-
vded mat so much OF the fifty sixth section of the gen.
erai collection law of the second of March, seventeen
hundred and ninety nine aud the thirteenth section of the
act OF the threth Of August eighteen hundred and for
tywo to provide from imports and to change
and modify existing laws imposing duties imports and
act shall be- and hereby repealed excepting that moth.
ing contained in this act shall be to extend the
me now prescribed BY law for selling unclaimed goods
rosided also That all goods Of pershabe nature and
shalt Be I sod depPSwih substances
of the Treasury be- and Is hereby authorized to make
such regulations not inconsistent with the laws of the
the provisions of this act
Mr. DIX, for the space Of upwards Of hour enter
tanned tina Senate in clear and mos. mehodca expos
ton OF the system Of storage OF imported goods and Of
a the laws from the act OF 1oe down present
time, relating to this system He defined the existing
laws and the inquity of its exactions in debentures
drawbacks percentages, and interest for storage, &C.
re would propose at the proper time 10 fill the blank in
the paragraph relating to the storage of goods with
three" as such small remain in store for three
years before their sale at public auction This the
6sn terms, and its uninterrupted existence for forty
years nan approved its adaptation TO the general
laws The remission of interest upon goods in GER
tam cases set forth in the BILL OF the greatest
auvan'age TO the mercantile community. There
were two great benefits TO be derived from this
new law. nrst, It would afford important benefit to
'ne mercantile community in relieving them from tho
rgors OF casn duties seconds the stimulus which would
DC given 20 me carrying trade, in making ports OF
entry or depo or entrepots Oft largely increased guam
tity OF merchandise designed for other markets. would
greatly benefit the commercial interest There wete
generally on storage in the warehouses Of London for
export 10 other markets goods to the amount of $3.50
verbal amendments to the BILL in order 10 render its
terms the more explicit and particular. He moved to fiji
me st blank in the bill as We have giyen with three
and the second with "ten.
Mr. Hssrfycrov asked that these two amendments be
printed with the others
Mr. DIX assented and all the ndments ordered
10 be printed.