Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-28

ng the following
Provided. That logging in the navy hereby abolished
from and after the passage of this act"
The substitute was agreed to Ayes SO, noes AZ.
LINE OF STEAMERS TO AFRICA.
Mr. STANTON of Tennessee, moved to amend that por-
ton o the bill making provision for the transportation Of
between New York and Liverpool between New ork and
New Orleans Havana and Chages, and between Panama
point the Territory Of Oregon, by adding thereto
pEevso, making the duty Of the Secretary Of The navy
Immediately after the passage of this act to enter into
with Joseph Bryan Of Alabama and George Nicholas Saun
ders of New York. and their associates, for the buildings
equipment and Of three steamships to run be-
the United States and the coast of Africa, upon certain
terms. HAY u rMa
under the sls rule the proposed amendment was out OF Order
not necessary to carry any thing heretofore
provided for by law it not in Order there was no law
authorizing Of these lines of mail steamers and announcer
point was that irrelevant this BILL and therefore out
Of order also Of order because was substantially
in all its parts and PROVISIONS far he could Judge rom
the reading another bill pending before the House. might
be letter for letter. and word for word but In substance ne
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee, said that in reference TO
the point of fact he would ask the Chair to look at the amend
men and he would that differed very materially from
the bill he time snce offered.
The CHAIRMAN overrud the point Of order Of Mr. JOKES
in accordance with the former usage of the Committee
Mr.. JONES appealed from this decision.
And the question being put shall the decision OF the CHAIR
stand the judgment Of the Committee it was decided IN
the nepative-ayes &c. noes 81. So the amendment was
ruled out Of order.
Mr. MARSHALL moved to amend the proposition which
reads for transportation of the United States mail between
New York and Liverpool between New York and New Or
leans Havana and Chages and between Panama and
point in the Territory of Oregon, S674 " by inserting
an additional provso, as follows
sProrided further, That nothing herein contained shall be
construed as confirmation ratification of any departure
from the original for building said and trans
porting the mails which has occurred heretofore, without the
| sanction Of the Secretary of the Navy"
NJ. AZ A
Mr.. McLANE, of Maryland, moved to amend the amend
ment by adding thereto the following:
aProved further, That the Secretary shall report to the
session OF Congress what departures from the contract
have been made, showing which with and which
without the sanction of the Navy Department and also report
each omission failure carry the mail according the
terms of the contract"
Mr.. MARSHALL accepted the amendment of Mr. Nc
LANE a modification of bis own.
The amendment agreed to Ayes rs, noes GA.
Mr.. EVANS, of Maryland, moved to amend the item just
amended by adding thereto the following:
"Prouded That in lieu of the liquor ration in the navy,
which hereby abolished five cents per day be paid each
| sailor"
Mr.. HIBBARD moved to amend the amendment by ad-
ding thereto the following:
find provided o That neither wine ardent spirits
shall be used by the officers board ship whilst in actual
service, except as medicine"
The amendment to the amendment agreed to.
Mr.. KAUFMAN moved further to amend the amendment
by adding thereto the following
s4d provided That no more than one dose of said medi-
cine be taken the day.
The amendment to the amendment agreed to.
The question then the amendment amend
ed, and 1t was rejected.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1850.
Mr.. GRINNELL rose to privileged question. He said
that few days ago the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Nc
CLERSAND) moved reconsider the vote by which
feed to the Committee Commerce the bill Of the Senate
entitled An authorize Secretary Of the Treasury
to permit vessels from the British North American Provinces
to lade and unlade such places any collection district Of
the United States, as he may Designate The motion to
consider had not yet been acted upon He called up
the notion and he hoped there would be objection it.
He moved the previous question.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi, wished to ask single
question: whether the gentleman wished to reconsider this
for the purpose Of passing the bill proposing amend
menti
Mr.. GRINNELL replied that he did not wish to propose
an amendment.
Mr.. BAYLY moved to lay the motion to reconsider on
| the table.
The question then taken the motion Of Mr.. BArLr
to lay the motion to reconsider the table, and it
| jected (: Yeas &c, nays SO.
The previous question then seconded: Ayes 90,
| noes rs.
The question then REQUIRED agreeing to the motion
reconsider the by which the bill referred the Com
mtee Commerce, and being put decided in the
affirmative Yeas 90, nays &c.
The question being the motion to refer the bill
| the Committee on Commerce
Mr. GRINNELL moved TO commit the bill to the Commit
tee of the Whole the of the Unon with instructions
to consider the immediately after the bill making APP
propaonsfor tesuPpor of the army shall have been dis
posed Of and report the the House with the following
amendments viz
That from and after thirty days from the passage of this
and merchandise imported into the United States shall be
assessed the value thereof the principal ports of the
United States at the time OF entry oUded That
shall duties be assessed valuation less than required
by law Provided er That when the valuation Of any
description of iron of machinery made wholly part
of iro shall respectively exhibit reduction of thirty three
and one-trd per centum below what similar mode Of vau-
alton would exhibit when the present law into
operation then the latter valuation shall be adoptedand the
duties assessed hereon and that window glass and nseed
oil there shall be pada duty of thirty centum ad yalorem
all manufactures fcoon, five per centum ad vaorem
addition to the rates of duty levied by law excepting
cotton cloths under number eighteen which shall be admitted
at hive centum ad vaorem less than rate and
all other manufactured articles additional duty of
cenum ad vaorem and above the of duty levied
by law any material Of which such articles may be
wholly or in part composed frousd aLso That madden
and bleaching powders shall be admitted mates OF
duties and article a less duty be assessed than
is now imposed, excepting CLOTH which shall be admit
ted as aforesaid, and rawsk silk advanced in
manufacture than singles tram, and THROWN organzne
which the duty shall be per a vaorem Proze
moreover That the or duty imposed by this act
existing laws on iron rails purchased contracted tor
be returned the evidence being produced
that the same have been actually and permanently laid down
railroad for which said rails we're declared to ben
tended at the time of entry, if laid down within year
from and after the passage Of this act Nothing in this act
contained shall apply goods shipped in vessel bound to
port OF the United Saes which shall Gctua have le
her last port ladng the Cape Of Good Hope
beyond Cape Horn, southwark OF the eqInocal line
the Atlantic prior to the day which this shall take e
but such goods shipped board such vessel shall be
admitted to entry under existinglaws."
Mr.. GRINNELL moved the previous question.