18th Congress....2d Session

House Of Representatives.


MONDAY, nEc Z.
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Foreign Merchant Seamen.


The House, in Committee, took up
the bill to authorize the apprehension of
ioreign feamen deiertiDg from merchant
sehsls in the ports of the u States.


A debate aroie, which occupied the
time of the COMMITTEES for an hour. The
bill was advocated by MeHrs. SMITH of
Maryland, NEwToN, OF Va and WHIT
NAN, Of Mass. and was oppoied a. much