Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 3 (of 16)

by United States. Congress

Wednesday, January 7.

Salt Duty.

Mr. J. Randolph, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred, on the third ultimo, so much of the President’s Message as relates “to a suppression of the duties on salt, to a continuation of the Mediterranean fund, and to the state of our revenues,” presented a bill repealing the acts laying duties on salt, and continuing in force, for a further time, the first section of the act, entitled “An act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary Powers;” which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole on Friday next.