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Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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On May 23, 1794, the US Senate received a message from President Washington with letters from the British minister and Secretary of State, ordered them printed; referred Arthur St. Clair's letter on lost horses to a committee; excused the Vice President from attendance after Friday; read and postponed further consideration of a bill imposing additional import duties and tonnage fees.
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United States, 23d May, 1794
Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives,
I lay before you the copy of a letter from the minister plenipotentiary of his Britannic majesty, in answer to a letter from the Secretary of State communicated to Congress yesterday; and also the copy of a letter from the Secretary, which is referred to, in the above mentioned letter of the minister.
G. WASHINGTON.
The message and papers were read.
Ordered, that the message and papers therein referred to together with the communications referred to in the message of the President of the United States of the 21st instant be printed for the use of the Senate.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a letter signed Arthur St. Clair, respecting the loss of certain horses in the public service.
Ordered, that this letter be referred to the committee to whom was yesterday referred the bill, entitled, "An act to compensate Arthur St. Clair."
On request,
Ordered, that the Vice-President be excused from attendance in Senate after Friday next.
The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled, "An act laying additional duties on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels," was read the third time.
On motion to restore the 4th Section amended as follows:
"And be it further enacted, That upon all ships or vessels of the United States, there shall be levied and paid after the last day of June next, a duty of six cents per ton, in addition to the duty now chargeable by law; and upon all ships or vessels belonging wholly, or in part, to the subjects or citizens of any foreign power, which, after the said last day of June next, shall be entered in the United States, from any foreign port or place, there shall be levied, and paid a duty of twenty-five cents per ton, in addition to the duty now chargeable by law,"
And on motion,
It was agreed that the further consideration of this bill, at this time, be postponed.
The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock.
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United States
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23d May, 1794
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message and papers ordered printed; st. clair's letter referred to committee; vice president excused from attendance after friday; bill on duties read third time and further consideration postponed.
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Senate received presidential message with letters from British minister and Secretary of State; read and ordered printing of documents; Vice President presented letter from Arthur St. Clair on lost public horses, referred to compensation bill committee; excused Vice President from attendance after Friday; considered House bill on additional import duties and tonnage, proposed amendment to 4th section, and postponed further consideration.