Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
H. R. 366.
(Report No. 415.)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
March 28, 1848.
Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the state of the Union.
Mr. Hunt, from the Committee on Commerce, reported
the following bill:
A BILL
To increase the efficiency of the revenue marine.

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13 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and
he is hereby, authorized, for the better securing the collec-
tion of the duties imposed on goods, wares, and merchan-
dise, imported into the United States, to cause to be built
and equipped six revenue cutters, to wit: one for the
station at Portland, Maine, to cruize to Eastport; one for
Charleston, South Carolina, to cruize along the coasts of
South Carolina and Georgia; one for Key West, Florida,
to cruize along the reef; one for New Orleans, to cruize
from Ship Islands to Galveston; one for Lake Erie, and
one for Lake Ontario.

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11 Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum
of ninety thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, ap-
propriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury, for the construction and
equipment of the revenue cutters authorized by the pre-
ceding section.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, before com-
mencing the construction of any revenue cutter, to give
public notice, for at least thirty days, in two or more
public newspapers published at the city of Washington,
and in such other papers published at maritime places,
where ship building is carried on, as he may deem expe-
dient, inviting proposals for furnishing the materials which
may be required for the construction of such revenue
cutters, and after opening the proposals, such materials
shall be purchased from the lowest bidder.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, for the better securing the collec- tion of the duties imposed on goods, wares, and merchan- dise, imported into the United States, to cause to be built and equipped six revenue cutters, to wit: one for the station at Portland, Maine, to cruize to Eastport; one for Charleston, South Carolina, to cruize along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia; one for Key West, Florida, to cruize along the reef; one for New Orleans, to cruize from Ship Islands to Galveston; one for Lake Erie, and one for Lake Ontario.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11	Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of ninety thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, ap- propriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the construction and equipment of the revenue cutters authorized by the pre- ceding section. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, before com- mencing the construction of any revenue cutter, to give public notice, for at least thirty days, in two or more public newspapers published at the city of Washington, and in such other papers published at maritime places, where ship building is carried on, as he may deem expe- dient, inviting proposals for furnishing the materials which may be required for the construction of such revenue cutters, and after opening the proposals, such materials shall be purchased from the lowest bidder.