Saturday, June 30.
The Senate resumed the third reading of the bill to authorize the President to prevent or regulate the landing of French passengers, and other persons who may arrive within the ports of the United States from foreign places.
On motion, by Mr. Martin, one of the majority in favor of the exception yesterday agreed to, namely, "except children under the age of twelve years, and women, in cases especially authorized by the President," and that it be reconsidered, it was determined in the negative—yeas 6, nays 15, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Hillhouse, Howard, Lloyd, Martin, and Read.
Nays.—Messrs. Bingham, Brown, Chipman, Foster, Goodhue, Langdon, Latimer, Laurance, Livermore, North, Paine, Sedgwick, Stockton, Tazewell, and Tracy.
Resolved, That this bill pass; that it be engrossed; and that the title thereof be "An act to authorize the President to prevent or regulate the landing of French passengers, and other persons, who may arrive within the ports of the United States from foreign places."
The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill, sent from the House of Representatives, entitled "An act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves, within the United States."
On motion, by Mr. Paine, to agree to the following amendment to the proviso in the eighth section, "And all uncultivated lands, except such as make part or parcel of a farm; and except wood lots, used or reserved for the purposes of fuel, fencing, lumber, or building:"
It was determined in the negative—yeas 10, nays 11, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Bingham, Brown, Chipman, Goodhue, Latimer, Laurance, Livermore, Paine, Sedgwick, and Stockton.
Nays.—Messrs. Foster, Hillhouse, Howard, Langdon, Lloyd, Martin, Mason, North, Read, Tazewell, and Tracy.
On motion, by one of the majority, to reconsider and restore the following words, struck out from the end of the proviso to the eighth section: "or which, at the time of making the said valuation or enumeration, shall not have been assessed for, nor be then held liable to, taxation under the laws of the State wherein the same is, or may be, situated or possessed, shall be exempted from the aforesaid valuation and enumeration:"
It was determined in the negative—yeas 6, nays 14, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Bingham, Foster, Howard, Latimer, Laurance, and North.
Nays.—Messrs. Brown, Chipman, Goodhue, Hillhouse, Langdon, Livermore, Lloyd, Martin, Mason, Paine, Read, Sedgwick, Tazewell, and Tracy.
On motion, by Mr. Mason, to add the following words to the end of the eighth section: "except such as, from fixed infirmity or bodily disability, may be incapable of labor:"
It was determined in the affirmative—yeas 11, nays 8, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Howard, Langdon, Latimer, Livermore, Lloyd, Martin, Mason, Paine, Read, Sedgwick, and Tazewell.
Nays.—Messrs. Bingham, Brown, Foster, Goodhue, Hillhouse, Laurance, North, and Tracy.
On motion, by Mr. Brown, to strike out of that part of the eighth section which respects the enumeration of slaves these words "above the age of twelve, and under the age of fifty years:"
It was determined in the negative—yeas 10, nays 11, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Bingham, Brown, Chipman, Goodhue, Hillhouse, Latimer, Laurance, Lloyd, North, and Sedgwick.
Nays.—Messrs. Foster, Howard, Langdon, Livermore, Martin, Mason, Paine, Read, Stockton, Tazewell, and Tracy.
The report of the committee having been agreed to, and the bill amended accordingly,
Resolved, That it pass to the third reading as amended.