726.
~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.
~1833, August. Great Britain and France: Proposed Treaty with the United
States.~
British and French ministers simultaneously invited the United States to
accede to the Convention just concluded between them for the suppression
of the slave-trade.
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