The Secretary read the 1st amendment, which was in section 2, line 5, to strike out “an officer" and insert “a collector, naval otheer, or surveyor.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 2, line 9, to strike out the word “other” before “envelope.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 2, line 18, to strike out the word “impli cated” and insert the word “ engaged.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 2, line 19, after the word “Violation, ” to strike.out the remainder of the section, in the following words: and the SecyTreasury shall have power, fromtimetotime, to an ointspeh agentsof the Treasury Deptas, in is opinion. the on encicsof the revenueservice may require, whoshe I be entitled to such reasonable compensation it she shall prescribe: and the 27th section of the act entitled “An act for enrolling and licensing ships and vesselsto be employedin the coastingtrade and fisheries and for regulating thesanic, ” ruary 18, 1793 and the 68th aanpepsreoweendFliocbtb sections of the not entitled An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, " apaproved March 2.1799, are erebyrepealed. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 3, line ten, to strike out the word “ other” before the word “envelope.” The amendment was agreed to. I The next amendment was in section 3, line 25, after the word “concealment, ” to insert the words “and all the cquipage, trappings, and other up urtenances of such beast, team, or vehicle; so that the clause will read: and sverysuchvehicle and beast or either.together With teams or power usedin conveying. drawing, or propelling such vehicle. goods, wares or merchandise, and all otherup urtenances, including trunks, envelo cs.covers, uni iill inennsof concealment, and all the c uipagc, trappings and other a spuubrtjeeentancas of such beast. tcam or vehicle shall O to seizure and forfeiture. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 3, line 27, after the word “forfeiture, ” to strike out the following words: In like manner as is now by law or shall be by this not provided in regard to such goods, wares, or more amine . The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 4, line 8, after the word “law, ” to insert such goods, wares, and merchandise shall be forfeited, and;” so that the section will read: That if any person shall fraudulently or knowingly imo rtor bring into the U.S or assist in so oing. any goodil. warcs, or merchan ise contrary to law, or shit 1receive, conceal, buy, sell or in any manner facilitate the transportation. concealment or sale of such goods, wares, or merchandise after their importation, knowms the sameto have been lmm conintrsahr bteofloarwfe, itseude, hangdoohdes, owr sahreess, haanlld, oJunricsodnicvtiicotnio, nbtehfienreeodfibneafonryeasunmy enooutrt exceeding 5,000 dollars nor lessthan 50 dollars, or be imrisoned for any time not exceeding 2 years, or otb, at the discretion of such court. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 4,line 13, after the word “ court, ” to strike I out the following words: and the guilty knowledgeof the defendant, when convicted of the fact, shall in all casesbe presumed unlesshe or sheprove the contrary and to insert in lieu thereof: and the onusprobundi shall lie upon the defendant where probable causeis shown “orsuch prosecution, to boiudged of by the ocurt before whom the prose cution is had.