The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| THE wAREHOUsIkG BILL, ~
| The SPEAKER announced the special order oil
the day to be the bill in relation to the warehousng
system. .-..r.-..ry..- .-.r.ra..a
Mr.. MeCLELLAND moved that the House re-
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the
state of the Union, for the purpose OF taking up tha'
| bill
Mr.. TRUMAN SMITH moved to postpone the
consideration Of the special order. ,,. r..rr
The SPEAKER said that motion would not be IN
| order pending the motion TO 90 into committee,
! Mr.. TRUMAN SMITH then gave notice that,
if the motion Of Mr.. McCLELLAsD should not pre-
vail, he mr. S. would move TO go into eommitiee
for the purpose of resuming the consideration OF the
F. enfh . Jclittion bill.
Mr.. WINTHROP asked the yeas and nays on
the motion of Mr.. McCLELLASpj which were Or
dered
Mr.. MCKAY moved that there be call of the
House.
Which motion was decided ia the affirmative.
So call of the House ordered.
And the clerk having called the roll, l47 members
answered 10 their names. .'r
The names of the absentees having been called,
l65 members appeared TO be present .. .
On motion Of MIR. ASHMUN, all further pro-
ceedngs ON the call were dispensed with.
| Mr. WHEATON, from the Committee. on En-
| rolled Bills made report. . .........
The question now recurring on the motion Of MIR.
McCLELLAsp, .... .....
Mr.. LIGON inquired whether, if the motion to
would not necessarily be taken up
The SPEAKER The special order is made a
part Of the motion. The committee will be Obliged,
therefore, TO proceed to the consideration Of that
subject If the motion should prevail.
Mr., LYON. move TO postpone the special
| order.
The SPEAKER. The chair has already decided
that motion to be out Of order pending the motion
TO 20 lnto committee.
| Mr.. LlGON Then understand il this motion
| should prevail the special order must be taken up.
After brief con yersation between Messrs. WIN
THRoP, MCKAY, and the SPEAKER on point
| of order,
The question, "Will the House resolve itself in
to Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union for the purpose Of taking up the said bilP"
was saken, and resulted as follows;
YEAs-Messrs stephen Adams, Anderson. Atkinson.
Benton, Biggs, James Black, James A. Black Bowlin,
Boyd Brinksrhoh, peterborough, w. @. Brown Burt,
Ca'hesrt, Reuben Chapman Chase Chapman Clarke Cobb
worth F.sn Fickln Foster Fries. Garyin, Gordon, Gra
ham, Grover HARRISON, HarmansOn, hogs, Isaac 4
er, James a. Johnson Joseph Johnson, Andrew John
son George W. Jones' sesborn Jones kaufman rrestoH
MeSiensnd. MeCOnnen' Joseph j. Mcdowell James
Mcdowell Mckay, Barclay Martha Morris, Niyen Norris,
Roberts, Sawyer Alexander d. Sims, Leonard H. sims
simpson Thomas Smith, stanton stsrkweather ST. John
worth Wheaton, Wick, Woodward, Woodwork, and
| Yost-ss.
Blanchard Brodhead, Burlington, william W Campbell,
John H. Campbell, John @. Chapman Cooke, Cranston,
goole, Dunlap Edsall Erdman Foot, Gentry Giddngs,
Giles, Grder Grinne, Hamlin, Hampton. Harper Hi.
Hubbard, Hudson Washington Hunt, James b Hunt, 10.
seph r. lngersoll jenkins, Lewis Levin, Lyon, Long,
MsTsS' Miller ao.ssy' fsndeton, Ferry. PssaTy,
Pollock. Ramsey, julius Rockwell, John A Rockwell,
severance Truman smith, Albert smith, srohm sykes.
| Thibodesux, Benjamin Thompson, James Thompson,
Tilden TrumbO, Vlnton, White, Williams, WilmOt Win.
throp, and Young-so
So the House resolved itself into Committee OF
| the whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr. HoP-
KrNs Of Virginia in the chair) and proceeded to the
consideration Of the following bill from the Senate:
BILL to amend an act entitled An act to provide reye
from imports and to change and modify existing laws
imposing duties on imports and for other purposes
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the United States Of 4m,ed IN C-nstss sss,bd That the
twelfth section OF the entitled An to provide
imposing duties imports other purposes ap.
proved the thOth day OF August thousand eight
dred and iorywo Is hereby amended so as hereafter TO
read as follows.
tstc. IA 4nd5, hfsrthr enseied That and after the
goods wares merchandise shall be paid in cash Pro.
dsd That In all OF failure neglect pay the d.
ties within the period allowed by law to the importer TO
make entry thereof whenever the owner Importer.
or consignee shall make entry Tor warehousing the
| same in writing, in such form, and supported ty
such proof shall be prescribed by the Secretary Of
the Treasury, the said goods, wares or merchandise
|
deposited in the public stores. in other
agreed on by the collector or chief revenue officer
stores to be secured in the provided for by the
hrst section OF the act Of the twentieth day Of April
thousand eight hundred and eighteen, entitled An act
providing for the deposte Of wines and distilled spirits
in public warehouses and for other purposes there
and risk Of the owner importer, consgnee agent and
subject at all times TO their order upon the payment of the
for warehousng and to be secured by bond Of
owner importer or consignee, with surety or sureues 10
the satisfaction of the collector in double the amount OF
the said duties and in such form the Secretary OF the
Treasury shall prescribe; Prorded That merchandise
shall be withdrawn from any warehouse in which may
be deposited in less quantity than in entire package
bale cask box unless in bulk shall merchandise
imported in bulk be delivered except in the whole quantity
OF each parcel or in quantity not less than one ton weight
unless by special authority Of the Secretary of the Treas.
ury And ia the owner, importer consgnee agent
give to the collector satisfactory security that the said
goods shall he landed Of the Jurisdiction of the United
lstng expectations for the benefit drawback the
collector and naval officer If any, entry to
the said sood G under Ss
specton Of the proper officers to be shipped without the
wares merchandise, deposited aforesaid shall
main in public store beyond year without pay
merchandise shall Be appraised by the appraisers of the
United States there be any at such port and then
by two merchants to be designated and sworn BY the
collector for that purpose and sold by the collector
at public auction due public notice thereof being first
scrbed by ~ general regulation of the Treasury re
Department; and at said public sale distinct
printed catalogues descriptive Of said goods, with
the appraised value affixed thereto shall be distrbu-
ted among the present at said SALE and
able opportunity shall be given before such sale to
DESTROYS Of purchasing TO inspect the quality of such
goods and the proceeds Of said sales after deducting the
usual rate Of storage at the port in question with all other
charges and expenses including duties shall be paid
TO the owner importer, consgnee agent and proper
ceips taken for the Porided That the overplus il
there be- of the proceeds of such sales alter the
men Of storage, charges expenses and duties aforesaid
remaining unclaimed for the space of ten days after
such sales shall be paid BY the collector into the treasury
OF the United States and the said collector shall transmit
TO the Treasury Department with the said ovepus copy
OF the inventory apprasemen and Of sales spec
tying the marks numbers and descriptions Of the packages
sold their contents and appraised value the OF the
vessel and master which and Of the port place whence
they imported and the time when and the Of the
to whom said goods consigned the
manifest and the duties and charges TO which the several
consgnments respectively subject and the receipt
certificate OF the collector shall the master
having charge command Of vessel which
said goods wares merchandise imported from all
claim OF the thereof who shall
less due proof Of their interest be entitled receive
from the treasury the OF any overp paid into the
under the provisions Of this Preceded That
much Of the ysxh section Of the general collection Law
Of the second Of March, seventeen hundred and ninety