1831, March 2. United States Statute: Appropriation.
"An Act making appropriations for the naval service," etc.
"For carrying into effect the acts for the suppression of the slave trade," etc., $16,000. Statutes at Large, IV. 460, 462.
1831, March 3. Congress (House): Resolution as to Treaties.
"Mr. Mercer moved to suspend the rule to enable him to submit the following resolution:
"Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to renew, and to prosecute from time to time, such negotiations with the several maritime powers of Europe and America as he may deem expedient for the effectual abolition of the African slave trade, and its ultimate denunciation as piracy, under the laws of nations, by the consent of the civilized world." The rule was suspended by a vote of 108 to 36, and the resolution passed, 118 to 32. House Journal, 21 Cong. 2 sess.pp. 426–8.
1833, Feb. 20. United States Statute: Appropriation.
"An Act making appropriations for the naval service," etc.
" ... for carrying into effect the acts for the suppression of the slave trade," etc., $5,000. Statutes at Large, IV. 614, 615.