Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19


economy to dispense entirely with the revenue cutters
know OF no way sir in which the amount oil money
could be employed public vessels benehcay to the
vernment as it could be in furnishing small class of vessels
for the service IL would be Infinitely oeer
dispense with the service Of of large ships OF war
which much less advantage to the revenue service na
these cutters.
Iy what will be the operation of this amendment adopted
in other words whether the expended In s4s Is 10 oe
the limit whether in addition to that the treasury 10
have the advantage of the povso OF the act OF 1919
is to be limited to the act of ls4s, willing that should
be adopted but it is 10 include the additional hall million
of dollars | to It.
Mr. DICKINSON. They will have the temporary advan-
age of that undoubtedly but il is supposed to be 10 meet the
extra expenses in collection.
Mr. DAVIS. Then, instead of a measure OF reform, II
is measure to the expenses of the collection OF the
revenue, and think that expense is too great already
shall therefore, move amend the amendment by striking
out the words together with such sums, in addition may
be paid into the Treasury for drayage cartag labor and
storage"
The question being put the amendment to the amendment
was on a division negayed Ayes 81 noes 30
The question then required the amendment OF the gen.
teman from New York. s..,
Mr. DAVIS called for the yeas and nays, and they were
ordered and, being taken, resulted as follows;
YEAS-Messrs Badger Baldwin, Bell Berrien, Bradbury,
Clarke Clay Cooper Corwn, Dawson. Dayton, Dickinson,
Douglas Greene Hamn, Mangum, Miller, Morton Pearce'
Pratt, Seward, Smith, spruanee, Underwood, upham'
NAYS-Messrs. Atchson Benton, Borland Bright, But.
Ter, Calhoun, Cass, Clemens Davis Of Mississippi Dodge, OF
Hunter, Jones' King Norris Rusk Sebastian, Shields,
Soule Sturgeon, Turney, Walker, and Yuee-2.
The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair votes in the afir-
native.
The amendment was therefore adopted.
| Mr.. HUNTER. How have the amendments which were
| reported by the committee been disposed of
| The VICE PRESIDENT. The vote taken upon
the proposition of the gentleman from New York. and that
having been adopted the amendments reported by the COM
mittee fell but it competent for the Senator to move
| either of them ~"
| Mr.. HUNTER. will move then, in order to remove
difficulty which has arisen under the act Of Sd OF March last
| the following
"Sec. 9. .4,dJe further resoped That nothing in the
act aforesaid shall be deprive the importer
bond district another and OF rewarehousng the
according to the provisions OF the second section OF the
of 9th August 1876, establish warehousng system,
and amend act entitled an Act to provide revenue from
imports and change and modify existing laws imposing
duties on imports, and for other purposes .e
Mr.. HUNTER This is offered, sir at the suggestion of
the Secretary of the Treasury. He says in his report
"The 5h section of the act of the Sd of March provides
that all imports subject to duty and wherein the duties are
paid when shall be deposited the public
house. from whence they be taken for immediate
poraton under the provisions of that act at time within
and of the duties may be withdrawn
for consumption within the United States any time within
year but goods subject duty shall be hereafter
tered for drawback exported for drawback after they
Withdrawn from the custody the officers of the
prve the importer Of the privilege Of the transportation Of
merchandise under bond from district another and OF
the under the provisions Of the Cd
ton of the warehousng and thereby deprive large por
ton of citizens of any participation in its benefits
This decaraory section, and supports the construction
which the Secretary of the Treasury has put upon it..
Mr.. PEARCE. have objection to that amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The luton amended then reported TO the Senate
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi now propose to the Senate
to renew the amendment which offered in committee, to
strike out the words together with such sums in addition
may be paid into the Treasury for dayag carage labor
and storage"
Mr.. DICKINSON. I think the question had better be
laid disagree with my friend from Mississippi
the effect that the amendment will have. If thought its
effect would be what he suppose would against my
self Let lie the table until tomorrow, that may
examine and ascertain what the effect will be- move that
the further consideration be postponed until Tomorrow
The motion was agreed to-
On motion Of Mr. KING, the Senate then proceeded the
consideration of Executive business And after short time
engaged the doors opened and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. "
The whole of this days sitting taken up with the
eaton Of the Rules of Order to be adopted for the session.