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at future day.
Mr.. JONES moved that the bill be referred 10
the Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union, and demanded the previous question. He
ma king it special order.
The SPEAKER said that the motion to postpone
to day certain took precedence.
Mr.. CLdNGMAN desired to know what the bill
was: he had not been able to learn, owing to the
confusion in the Hall.
The SPEAKER remarked that it had been read
twice.
Mr.. CLINGMAN had no doubt of it, as the
Speaker told him so; but he repeated that, owing
to the confusion, he was unable to hear what it
was.
The bill was again read by its title; when
Mr.. CLINGMAN asked when it was introduced.
The SPEAKER replied few minutes since, by
unanimous consent; and it was ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. SEYMOUR said that if there was any OBJ
lection to the posponement of the consideration of
the bill until future day, he would withdraw the
motion.
Mr.. CLINGMAN remarked that he made no OBJ.
lection to the postponement He desired the bill
to be taken up, although he should not support it,
But his object rising was to learn how the bill
came in.
The SPEAKER repeated, by unanimous con-
sent.
Mr. SEYMOUR withdrew his motion.
The bill contains the following provisions:
First. Whenever the government of Great Bri.
tain shall agree with the Government of the Uni.
tee States that the people of the United States shall
enjoy unmolested the same rights to take fish of
every kind in the Gulf of ST. Lawrence, on the
coasts and shores Of Newfoundland Nova Scotia,
and Cape Breton, New Brunswick, and Prince
Edwards Island, and of any and all other the
British possessions in North America, and in all
bays, gulfs, creeks, and waters places of the
bordering on and adjacent to the British pos
sessions in North America, and to Dress cure
and dry the same the coast and shores of any
part of the British possessions in North Anne
RIGA as are or shall from time to time hereafter be
enjoyed by the subjects of Great Britain, subject
however, to the rights of the proprietors or DOS.
SCISSORS of the ground where said fish may be
dressed, cured, or dried; and whenever the gov
eminent of Great Britain shall agree with the
Government of the United States that all cases
of fishing rights or privileges, and lands ne.
cesssry to the enjoyment of the same made
BY British subjects to any of the people of the
United States, shall have the same force and effect
as if made to British subjects; and whenever the
government of Great Britain with the consent of
the government OF the provinces of Canada and
New Brunswick, shall agree with the Govern
ment OF the United States that the people of
the same, in American bottoms, and with boats,
RATS, and vessels of every description, may
use and navigate the River St. Lawrence and the
River St. John, in New Brunswick from their
sources to the ocean, together with all canals and
waters connecting the great Northern Lakes with
the Atlantic Ocean, through the River ST. Law.
renee, as the same now or hereafter may be
enjoyed by the subjects of Great Britain, subject
only to the charges and regulations which now
exist, or shall hereafter be prescribed for the use
and navigation of the same by the inhabitants of
the British provinces in North America or other
British subjects; and whenever the government of
New Brunswick, with the consent of the govern
ment OF Great Britain, shall abolish all export du-
ties on lumber cut on lands within the territory of
the United States, and transported down the River
St John and exported thence; and whenever the
President of the United States shall issue his pro-
clama ion, declaring that the articles hereinafter
enumerated of he no
or manufacture OF the United States, are ad-
mited into the British North American pro.
vinces by law free of duty; that on and after
that day the like articles, being of the growth
production, or manufacture of the said British
North American provinces, shall be admitted into
the United States free of duty, when imported
directly from such provinces, so long as the said
enumerated articles admitted into such British
North American provinces when imported directly
from the United States free of duty, or until other
wiae directed by the Government of the United
States, to witt grains, flour, and breadstufIs of all
kinds, seeds, manufactured hemp, unmanufac-
tured flax and tow; animals of all kinds; undried
fruits, fsh of all kinds dried, smoked sailed and
fresh; meats, sailed, smoked, and fresh; hides,
sheep pelts, WOOL butter cheese, talow, lard, HORNS
manures, ores of all kinds stone, and marble in
its crude worked state; gypsum ground or un-
ground; ashes, hrewood, az riculturaI implements
including axes; fish oil, broom corn, bark, un.
wrought burr stones, dyestufs, rice, cotton, un-
manufactured tobacco, and unrehned sugar.
Secondly Whenever the President of the United
States shall issue his proclamation declaring
that the Government OF Great Britain has agreed
with the Government of the United States that
round, hewed, and sawed timber of ell kinds and
all lumber of every description the growth and
production of the United States, when exported
directly therefrom to the British West India
Islands, shall, during the continuance of the re-
ciprocai trade provided by this act, be admit. |
ted into the ports of the said islands, no higher
duty than shall be imposed in such ports on
similar articles when imported into said islands
from the British North American provinces. |
That and after that day round hewed or
saved timber OF all kinds, and all sawed lumber of
every description, undressed and unmanufactured,
in any way the growth and production of the Bril-
tlsn NORM American provinces, when they shall
BY law admit into their ports free of duty the ar
tiCles named in the first section Of this act az
therein provided, shall be admitted into the
United States, when imported directly from
said provinces, free Of duty, 80 long az similar
articles The growth and production Of The United
States shall, when exported directly from the Uni
ted States, be admitted free Of duty into the ports
Of sfe united kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire.
land, or aHtlI otherwise directed by the Govern
IssfTt Of the United States; ana when any duty ia
or snail be charged In the porte Of the united
kin geofn Of Great Britain and ireland upon such
articles, 80 az aforeEaid imported directly from the
United States, the same duty shall be charged on
round, hewed, and sawed timber of all kinds, and
all sawed lumber OF every description, undreseed
and unmanufactured, in any way when imported
from said provinces directly into the ports of the
. Mr.. FULLER, of Maine, had proposed to amend
by substituting for the above the following:
"Ihat whenever the President of the United
States shall receive satisfactory evidence that the
fishermen and fishing vessels of the United States
are admitted to the common rights and privileges
OF British subjects resident in those provinces to
hsh IN the waters thereof and adjacent thereto to.
gether with the right Of curing and preparing for
the market the proceeds of such fisheries both up
on the water and the land then he shall issue his
proclamation authorizing the fishermen and fish
ing vessels OF said provinces to enjoy like privi-
ieges In the waters OF the United States, together
with the privilege of entering the ports of entry in
the United States, and making sale of fish and the
proceeds of the fisheries upon the payment of the
same duties which are required by law of the fish
ing vessels and their cargoes belonging to the
United States: Provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall affect private rights of fishing, or give
any right to occupy private property except upon
agreement"
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Pending the motion to refer the Reciprocity bill
to the Committee of the Whole on the state OF the
Union
The House went into committeee-Mr. Brown,
of Mississippi, in the chair-and resumed the con-
sideration of the bill making appropriations for the
support of the army for the year ending June 80,
1854.
MIR. DAVIS, of Massachusetts, concluded his re-
marks In opposition to the amendment thereto