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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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On December 12, the U.S. Senate considered, amended, and passed a bill to suspend the Non-Importation Act prohibiting certain imports, adding a provision authorizing the President to further suspend it until the second Monday in December next.
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December 12.
The Senate took into consideration the bill, entitled
An act to Suspend the operation of an act, intituled "An act to prohibit the importation of certain goods, wares, and merchandize, and to remit the penalties incurred under the same."
When the following amendments were agreed to without a division, viz. strike out at the end of the 2d sec. the following words: "This act shall take effect from and after the passing thereof."
Add to the end of the bill the following section:
And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized, further to suspend the operation of the aforesaid act, if in his judgment the public service should require it: Provided, That such suspension shall not extend beyond the second Monday in December next.
The bill, so amended, was read a third time, and passed, without a division.
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Event Date
December 12.
Outcome
the bill, so amended, was read a third time, and passed, without a division.
Event Details
The Senate took into consideration the bill, entitled An act to Suspend the operation of an act, intituled "An act to prohibit the importation of certain goods, wares, and merchandize, and to remit the penalties incurred under the same." Amendments agreed to without division: strike out at the end of the 2d sec. the words "This act shall take effect from and after the passing thereof." Add to the end of the bill: And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized, further to suspend the operation of the aforesaid act, if in his judgment the public service should require it: Provided, That such suspension shall not extend beyond the second Monday in December next.