Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-02-26

HOUSE, OF REpREsESTATIvEs.-The House
was engaged principally OF territorial bust
ness. Mr.. Mckay introduced the following
bill to increase the revenue -
A BILL to increase the revenue derivable
from duties IF imports. also from the sale OF
the public lands. to aid In the prosecution
of the war with Mexico.
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States Of Amer
icd IN Congress assembled, That from and al
ter the passage of this act there shall be le-
Wed, collected, and paid, duty of twenty per
cent. ad val6rem on tea and coffee imported
thereafter into the United States from foreign
countries.
SEC. 2. Amd be 1t further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this act there
shall be levied, collected, and paid, an addi-
tional duty OF ten per cent ad valorem on the
following articles thereafter imported into the
United States from foreign countries, namely,
loaf and other refined sugar coal; bar iron
manufactured by rolling; pig iron; round iron.
as braziers' rods, of three sixteenths to ten
sixteenths of an inch in diameter, inclusive
nail or spike rods, slit, rolled, OF hammered /;
sheet iron, Except taggers;) hoop iron band
or scroll iron; easement rods, slit, rolled, or
hammeted; wood screws, (of irony spikes,
cut or wrought, and white and ted lead.
SEC g. And be 1t further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this act there
shall be levied, collected, and paid, an addi-
tional duty of FIVE per cent. ad valorem on the
following articles imported thereafter into the
United States from foreign countries, namely :
manufactures of cotton, if dyed, colored, print
ed, or stained, exceeding IN value thirty cents
the square yard and manufactures of cotton
not dyed, colored, printed, or stained, exceed
ing in value twenty cents the square yard.
SEC d. And be at further enacted, That
the duties imposed by this act shall cease two
years after the exchange and ratification OF
treaty of peace with Mexico: Provided, That
the duties laid by this act shall be collected on
all such goods, wares, and merchandise, as
shall have been imported previous to the day
on which the said duties are 10 cease.
Sec. And be 1t further enacted, That all
lands belonging TO the United States which
have been in market and subject to entry for
ten years, and not more than fifteen years, may
be entered at one dollar per acre all lands be-
longing to the United States, and which have
been in market and subject to entry for fifteen
years. and not more than twenty years,
may be entered at seventy-five cents per acre
and all such lands which have been in market
and subject to entry for more than twenty-five
years, may be entered at fifty cents per acre.
This section to take effect from and after the
first of May, eighteen hundred and forty sew
en-, and 10 continue in force only during the
existing war with Mexico, and for six months
after the ratification of treaty of peace with
her.
Mr.. Mckay gave notice that he would, on
Monday next, move that the House go into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union on the bill just reported.
Feb l8.-SENATE-1n the Senate, during
the morning hour, very important bill was
passed providing for the regulation of the car
riage of passengers in merchant vessels from
Europe. Mr.. Davis detailed the frightful suf-
ferings endured by poor emigrants in conse-
quence of the manner in which they have
been crowded together by inhuman and rapa-
cious "agents" and shipowners. This bill
will partially remedy this evil in future. A
bill to continue the jurisdiction of the distric,
court until the appointment of d Judge under
the act recently passed to establish a court a
Key West, was passed.
Some progress was made in the naval ap.
informally.
The three million bill was taken up at one
O'Clock, and Mr.. Butler briefly addressed the
Senate Mr.. Houston obtained the floor, and
indicated an intention of addressing the Senate
tomorrow. Mr.. Simmons indicated his will
| lngness to proceed with the discussion, bu
after uttering few words. he gave way to ;
motion to postpone the bill until tomorrow
which was agreed to.
The rest of the session was devoted to tn,
consideration of private bills, large humble
of which were passed and, after short exc
cutive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
business occupied the entire session of tn
House to-day. An attempt was made to re
suscitate the river and harbor bill of last ses
siod, in the shape of an amendment to one o
the bills, but it was unsuccessful.
EO Observation-Disclosures CCudtC1 dllc
the presentation of petitions and the reception
of reports from committees, Mr.. Calhoun in
troduced series of resolutions having refer
ence to the Wimot proviso, which he prefa
ced by some remarks. The following are tn
resolutions -
Resolved, That the territories of the Unite
States belong to the several States comprisn
this Union, and are held by them as their join
and common property.
RESOLVED, That Congress. as the joint agen
and representative of the States of this Union
has no right to make any law, or do any ac
whatever, that shall directly, or by its effects
make any discrimination between the States @
this Union, by which any of them shall be de
prived of its full and equal right in any terri
tory of the United States, acquired, or to b
acquired.
Resolved, That the enactment of any lay
which should directly, or by its effects, depriv
the citizens of any of the States of this Unto
from emigrating with their property into an
of the territories of the United States will max
such discrimination, and would, therefore, b
a violation of the constitution, and the right
of the States from which such citizens emigra
ted, and in derogation of that perfect equait
which belongs to them as members of this Tn
ion, and would tend directly to subvert th
Union itself.
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