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SATURDAY, Augujln, 1789.7*
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
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proceedings 0 / congress .
the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of
the UNITED STATES.'
(Continued from our lafi.)
• Wtdnejday, June 3.
THE House went into a committee of
the whole, on the bill for collecting
the import. -
The committee agreed to eftablith the fol
lowing ports, ports of entry and delivery, via,
Chertertown, Oxford, Vienna, Snowhili,
Baltimore, Annapolis, St. Mary*® and Pa
tuxent, in and Portf
jnouth, Hampton, . Yorktown, Urbenna,
Alexandria, Kiufale, Polly’s Landing, and
Cherryftone, inVirginia—Charlefton, George
town and Beaufort, in Sbuth-Carolina—Sa
vannah, Sunbury, Brunfwfck and St. Patrick’s,
in Georgia—Pepperlborough, Bath, Wifcaf
fct, Penobfcot, Machias, Paflamoqu2ddy,
York aud Barnrtable, in Maftachufetts* •
Tburjdayy June 4.
Went into a committee on the tin *© re
gulate the collection of the import.
The committee proceeded to name ports
of delivery.
Kenuebunck, in the province of Maine.
In the Itate of New-jersey, Burlington,
Newark, and New-Brunswick.
In the state of Virginia, Wertpoint, on
York river, Newport, on Potomack, Tappa
hanock and Frederickfburgh on Rappahanock;
Suffolk, Beimuda Hundred and Rocket’s Land
ing, on James river, were fevcrally conftitutcd
ports of delivery.
A- clause was inserted, that all ships or
vessels comifag into the port of New-York,
aud up the Hudson river, to Albany, Hud
son, Efopus (’reek, Poughkeepsie, or New
burgh, (hould enter at the pot* of New-York,
and that having there paid the duties, or se
cured the payment of the fame, they might
proceed to deliver their cargoes, or any part
thereof, at the places aforefaid. - The Col
lector of New-York putting on board a land
frr tide waiter/ and having taken effectual
means to prevent frauds in the revenue.
A clause was inserted, dividing the state
of Georgia, on the sea ooaft, into four great
diftrifts.
A clause on the fame principle was insert
ed, obliging vessels bound up Merrimack ri
ver to enter and pay the duties at Newport.
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Friday, June t>.
Went into a committee on the bill tor re
gulate the collection of the-dutics on imports.
Eftablilhed the following ports of delivery :
In Maflachufetts, Ipfwicb, Mancherter,
Beverley, Lynn, Charleftown, Medford,
Swanfey and Freetown, Weft port, Duxbury,
and Danvers.
In Virginia, City Point, Peterfburghj Cum
berland, and Smithficld •
Monday , June 8.
Ms. Mad)j 9 n moved, that the House go
into a committee of the whole, in order to
tike into consideration the fiibjeCt of amend
ments, in purfuaice of tbs jth article of the
Constitution..
This motion was opposed by Mr, Jackson,
Mr. Buike, Ire. on the ground of being im*
pjoper to int«r on such «fuhjcft till ibi go* 1
GEORGIA.
vernment was perfectly organized and in ope
ration. It was contended, that the difcui
fion of so important a business would impest
the bills before Congress, for the ertabliih
• ment of the judiciary, the Executive depart
ment, and the revenue fyitenv
Mr. Mudi/ort - replied in a long and ahle
speech in which he enforced the propriety of
entering at an early period, into the fubjeft
of amendments. ' He had no dclign to pro
pose any alterations that might affeft tin main
ftrufture of the Constitution, or do it any
poflible injury. His object was to quiet the
minds of the people, by giving them fomc
early aflurance of a disposition in the House
to provide expressly agaiuft all encroachments
on their liberties, and against the abuies to
which the principles of the ri’onftitution were
liable. •
The opposition the motion received, in
duced him at last to withdraw it, in order to
propose, that a fpeciai committee fkould be
appointed to confidcrand report what amend
ments it would be proper to adopt.
He aftei wards waved this proposition, and
offer««J to *u« House a refoiutioa comprehend
ing the amendments at large, together with
a bill of rights, which he moved might be
referred to a committee of the whole, when
fitting on the state the Uoioa. Thu was
carried. -
Tuefa’ajt June 9 _ •
The House this day spent some time in al
tering one of their rules of proceeding, and
made some small progreft in the bill forced,
leftion of the import. r
Wednejday , June 10.
The House went into a committee on the
bill to regulate the collection of the import.
A clause was added, that there mould be a
surveyor at each of the pors of delivery on
ly ; with an exception to certain poita that
are to be enumerated.
On motion, a clause was added, declaring
that every master or other perfom hav,ug
charge or command of a fhipor veftel bound
to any port of the United States, (hall be
obliged to produce on demand, to any officer,
or person authorised for the purpose, two mi
nifefts, fperifyiug in words, the contents of
the cargo on board such lhip or veftel —one.
of which manifefts the ofHcer is to sign, a d
return to the Captain, noting tne time when
the fame was produced to him.—The other
he is to tranfmh to the naval officer of the
port where the said vessel is hound to.
7 burjdayy June 1X •
Id committee of the whole, on the bill to
regulate the collection cf- the import.
Mr. Trumbull in the Chair.
Mr. Parker moved to inlcrt the following
clause in the bill, viz,' ‘(■’Provided that no
(hip or vellei, not belonging woolly to a ci
tizeu or citizens' of the United States, lhall
be permuted to enter or unlade at any other,
than the following ports, viz. •
This clause, the gentleman observed, was
neceftary to hold up a preference to our own
navigation— to secure to tbs citistui of the
dates excluAvfly, the coasting trade j it would
conduce more iffe<tu*lly to ftcuring the re
venue, and was a provision fanOionsd by the
practice of other coiwrtereisl oountrifi.
Several othir vbtv fitiwus wit# wade*
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CVol. m. No. CLl.]
when Mr. Fitzfimonspropofed, that the clause
should be amended by adding— 4 nor (ball
any (hip or veftel from India, China, or be
yond the Cape of Good Hope, and bound to
the United States, enter, or unlade, but at'
the following ports, viz, •
This clause, with the amendment, occa
sioned confiderablc difeutfion : In opposition
to the firft, it was observed, that the rcftric
tion could not with propriety he confined to
foreign velfels, on account of fmuggl nz, as
our ov/n citizens, poftefting superior advan
tages for that business, would more probab
ly evade the laws than (transfers* That it
would operate altogether in favor of thofo *
states who employed no foreign (hipping; and
as fufficienr had* been done to encouiagc ouf *
: own navigation, it wa6 »o be expefted that
the motion would be withdrawn —With re
fpeft to the clause rettriftiag veftel* from In
dia, it was said, that i would tend to the cre
ating raonopoli?—to give an unffiie advanw*
tage to particular polls, to their aggrandize
ment and that of individuals refidiug in op
near such ports, while if would deprive thofo
who resided at a difianss fimn them, and whole
capitals were limited, from adventuring in
tfcofe voyages, as was n;w ihe case
In support of the clause if was obfe ved f
that toieiguers could with propriety he re
drifted from> entering those ports, which
they had not been accustomed to frequent
and for this real on no injury would be done
to the persons refuiiug at such places— but to *
circumftribc our own navigation within nar
rower tim.ts than it had been used to, would
be productive of extensive ill coniequem es
it will cut off a great proportion of the trade
of the United Stales, and in a manner depo
pulate the sea coast ; Thar experience of orhec
. countries was in favor of refttiftinv foreign
ers to narrower limits than our own cirizers;
they could not be supposed to be attuned by
any motives of attachment to the government
or country, to induce a compliance with th*
revenue laws.
Wuh refpeft to the reftriftion on India
lhips, it was said, That goods from that
country were more e.ifilv fmupaled than any
other; T hat this reftriftion w sos the hft ini
portance to the revenue, is one boat )*>:?d of*
India goods would pay a greater imp -ft *lnn
a whole cargo from the Weft-I iidie; : That ip
would be impolitic to fu(F;i this trade to be
carried on liora p >rts favorably fitmted lor
fmuggting; and that it had been found neces
sary to re trict Bririili India (hips'to die pore
of London, to prevent frauds upon the reve-*
nue
; Many other observations were, made—
when the quetlion on the amendment pr *pof
ed hr Mr Fitzfimons being taxeii, it parted
in tiie affirmative. «
The vote being then taken on th# whole, it
paftod alfoiu theaffinmtive.
Ihe ports to be cftaoiiihed by this claufe'
a.:e not yet named.
Further progtefs was made in the bill, and*
several siuendments agreed to.
The commutes theu fuftr, aud thi lloufr
adjourned.
Friday, June IS.
The House formed imo s coinmittte of iht*
wu'dc, on 'lie bill to <le to
of the iiUj oft °u goods, w.res .nd mcuhsew
d sw* mipvited miu the United liiatei.