Mr.  FoasTTH  expressed  regret  that  he  should
bave  created  so  much  discussion.  He  did  not
oppose  the  object  of  the  bill;  he  would  not
have  raised  his  voice  on  the  subject,  if  the  mo-
tion did  not  call  on  him  to  violate  a  provision  of
the  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  A  bill  of
this  character,  however,  ought  to  pass  first
under  the  consideration  of  the  immediate  repre-
sentatives of  the  people.  He  refused  leave  to
introduce  this  bill,  because  the  constitution  for-
bids that  the  first  action  on  a  bill  of  this
character  should  be  in  the  Senate.
The  call  for  the  yeas  and  nays  was  then,  with
the  assent  of  the  Senate,  withdrawn.
The  question  was  then  taken  on  granting
leave  to  introduce  the  bill ;  which  was  decided
in  the  affirmative,  and  the  bill  read  the  first  time.
Mr.  FoasTTH  moved  that  the  biU  be  now
read  a  second  time,  with  a  view  to  its  commit-
ment.
This  motion  requires  the  unanimous  consent
of  the  Senate.
Mr.  DiotsBSOH  objected,  on  the  ground  that
it  was  too  important  a  bill  to  be  burned  through
its  stages.
On  motion  of  Mr.  Fobstth,  the  bill  was  or-
dered to  be  printed.
Bevenue  CoUeetion  BiU,

Hie  Senate  then  proceeded  to  conrider  the
bill  to  provide  farther  for  the  collection  cf  the
dntieson  imports.
The  question  being  on  the  motion  of  Mr.
FoBSYTHto  strike  out  the  8d  section  of  the

bill-
It  was  decided  by  yeas  6,  nays  28.
On  motion  of  Mr.  OALHoinr,  the  bill,  as

amended,  was  ordered  to  be  printed.
WxDVxsDAT,  February  18.
