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Alexandria Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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On December 16, the U.S. House of Representatives received a Senate message on the salary bill and constitutional amendment postponement. The House debated and amended a bill for laws in the Louisiana territory, rejecting a port of entry amendment (25-? ) and a duty exemption motion. The bill advanced to third reading.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, December 16.
A message was received from the Senate stating that they had passed the salary bill, with sundry amendments--also that they had resolved to postpone till the 1st Monday of September, the amendment to the Constitution sent to them by the House of Representatives.
[This is the amendment, in lieu of which the Amendment agreed to by the two Houses was passed.]
The House went into committee of the whole--Mr. Dawson in the chair--on the bill giving effect to the laws of the United States, in the territory ceded by France to the United States.
The amendment of Mr. Lattimore, having for object the preservation of a port of entry in the Mississippi territory, was again taken into consideration.
Mr. Lattimore moved that the committee should rise, to allow further time for obtaining information.
This motion was supported by Messrs. Lattimore and Sandford; and opposed by Messrs. J. Clay and J. Randolph; and lost --Ayes 48--Noes 50.
Messrs. Lattimore, Gregg, Sandford and Griswold then spoke in favor of the amendment; and Messrs. J. Randolph, S. L. Mitchill, J. Clay, Eustis, Macon, and Varnum against it. When the question was taken on it, and carried in the negative-- Ayes 25.
Mr. Lyon offered a motion to exempt from duty goods exported from Louisiana, to the ports of the United States, since the 22d day of October last.
This motion was opposed by Messrs. J. Randolph and J. Clay, and rejected without a division.
The committee then rose and reported the bill with several amendments, which the House immediately considered, and agreed to with other amendments, when the bill was ordered to a third reading on Monday.
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United States
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Friday, December 16.
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motion to rise lost 48-50; amendment on port of entry carried in negative (ayes 25); motion to exempt duties rejected without division; bill reported with amendments and ordered to third reading on monday.
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House received Senate message on salary bill amendments and postponement of constitutional amendment to September. In committee of the whole on bill for U.S. laws in territory ceded by France, debated Lattimore's amendment for Mississippi territory port of entry, with speeches for and against; rejected motions and amendment.