1804, Feb. 14. Congress (House): Proposed Censure of South Carolina.
Representative Moore of South Carolina offered the following resolution, as a substitute to Mr. Bard's taxing proposition of Jan. 6:—
"Resolved, That this House receive with painful sensibility information that one of the Southern States, by a repeal of certain prohibitory laws, have permitted a traffic unjust in its nature, and highly impolitic in free Governments." Ruled out of order by the chairman of the Committee of the Whole. Annals of Cong., 8 Cong. 1 sess. p. 1004.
1804, Feb. 15. Congress (House): Proposed Duty.
"Resolved, That a tax of ten dollars be imposed on every slave imported into any part of the United States."
"Ordered, That a bill, or bills, be brought in, pursuant to the said resolution," etc. Feb. 16 "a bill laying a duty on slaves imported into the United States" was read, but was never considered. House Journal (repr. 1826), 8 Cong. 1 sess. IV 523, 578, 580, 581–2, 585; Annals of Cong., 8 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 820, 876, 991, 1012, 1020, 1024–36.
1804, March 26. United States Statute: Slave-Trade Limited.
"An Act erecting Louisiana into two territories," etc. Acts of 1794 and 1803 extended to Louisiana. Statutes at Large, II. 283. For proceedings in Congress, see Annals of Cong., 8 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 106, 211, 223, 231, 233–4, 238, 255, 1038, 1054–68, 1069–79, 1128–30, 1185–9.
1805, Feb. 15. Massachusetts: Proposed Amendment.