Volume 6.
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and tive have been killed BY our pick.
els while attempting to desert, which
has operated to check the practice.
A majority Of those who have deser-
ted were old offenders"


The Adjutant General says that no
orders from the War department, or
Head Quarters of,he Army, have been
issued on the subject. In the case
reported above by Gen. Taylor, it
will be seen that the picket guards.
or the party in pursuit, with, it is sup
posed, the usual orders 10 capture and
bring ba, k 20 the camp the de.erters,
felt justified, if not constrained, in the
last resort, 10 fire upon them, in order
to secure their persons, rather than to
allow them to escape from our army,
and still worse, to communicate with
or join The Mexican camp.


Mr.. Adams moved 10 refer the COM
munica,ion to select committee, bat
on motion of Mr.: Drongoole, the
whole matter was laid on the table
and ordered to he printed.


The House then went into commit
tee OF the whole, and took up the bill
10 repeal that part Of the act Of 1912
which imposes dnty Of 20 per cent.
ad vaIoIem on Java coffee, and 10 re
fund the discriminating tonnage duties
levied on Spanish vessels Except
those from Cuba and Porto Rico) By
the act OF 1892.


After debate the committee rose,
and The bill was passed 10 the follow
ing amended form:


Be it enneted, &C., That from and
after the passage Of this Act, colfa e
imported lrto the United States in
American vessels shall be admitted
without discriminating duty, upon the
same footing with coffee imported d.
recIly from Brazil and other countries
where coffee is produced, and that SO
much Of the Act of 1912 as imposes a
duty Of 20 per cent, ad valorem, upon
Java coffee be and the same is here
by repealed, so far as regards coffee
imported in American vessels.


s.. .And be 1t furiler enac!ed, That
the amount of discriminating tonnage
duties levied on Spanish vessels under
the Act of July, 1882 coming from
any foreign country Except those
from Cuba and Porto Rico) be refun-
ded, and that from and after the pas.
sage of this Act, no discriminating du-
ties be levied on Spanish vessels, ex.
cept such as come from Cuba and Por-
TO Rico.


The House then adjourned.