Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-14

present fiscal year. viz All whose annual compensation does
not exceed twelve hundred dollars SHALL in addition thereto
be allowed increased compensation Of twenty cent and
that the shall be paid of any money the Treasury
oherwed appropriated Poridd That this section shall
any person receiving salary for dischargng
the duties than Office at the me
person who does actually discharge duties Of the Office
for which he receives such salary any person engaged
prosecuting claim other than his before any OF the
Departments Congress And that in any paying
dscounng officers of the Government shall pay said addition
al percentage any such person. it shall be msdemeanor
in the person knowingly paying or receiving such additional
percentage rendering each liable indictment and punish
ment by fine and imprisonment Procded further That the
provisions Of this section shall apply any person whose
compensation has been increased the present session Of
Congress
Mr.. JONES, of Pennsylvania moved to insert in the
bill the following section
Sec s. And further enacted That hereafter all customs,
duties imports collected any custom house, any
port Of entry in the United States upon goods
chandse, other articles upon which customs duties
posts collected by existing laws shall be collected upon
valuation to be asceraped follows The Secretary the
Treasury with the aid of the appraisers shall annually
TO be ascerned the value of all such goods
merchandise other articles subject duties at the ports of
Boston, New York, Philadelphia Charleston and New Or
leans and that upon such valuation hereafter all duties Gus
TOMS imposts upon all such goods wares merchandise,
other articles shall be collected at all the ports of entry and
all in the United States until otherwise
vded and that provisions existing laws in relation
the imposition Of duties customs, imports inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed
The CHAIRMAN ruled the amendment out of order
Mr.. JONES, of Pennsylvania, appealed from this de-
cision when
The CHAIR was sustained: Ayes sc, noes 81.
On motion of Mr.. FITCH, an amendment adopted
to the effect that constructive mileage shall be allowed
TO any Senator Representative, Delegate at extra
session called within ten days after adjournment Of
Congress.
Other amendments were offered, none of which, how
ever, were adopted, when-having considered all the
items of the bill
The committee and reported the bill to the House.
The question being concurring in the amendments
made in Committee of the Whole
Mr.. HOUSTON demanded the previous question, which
seconded.
The amendments (about sixty-seven) were then
ally read and the question taken upon all those TO
which objection was made and they agreed to-
The first amendment to which objection was made was
the following inserted in committee motion OF Mr.
EVANS:
And President United States hereby authorized
and required levy the light duties and charges
foreign vessels entering the ports harbos of the United
States passing the lighthouses thereof charged by
any corporation the foreign Governments to the citizens
subjects of which such vessels belong vessels OF
the United Stes said when collected 10 DE car
ed the Treasury the thereof to be reported
ally Congress Provided such provision shall not conflict
with existing treaties
The amendment was rejected by vote of yeas 66,
nays 81.
the increasing the appropriation of $4,000 for the
salary Of the Commissioner China $4,000 for his
outfit and salary. The amendment agreed to- Yeas
l22, nays 81.
All the other amendments to which objection was made
then agreed to- with the exception of those making
appropriations refund the money advanced by Michi
gan and North Carolina towards the transportation of
volunteers for the Mexican
The bill then ordered 10 be engrossed for third
reading read the third time, and passed. under the
operation of the previous question.
The House then djourned.