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Mr, .70. ATES "Said, a few words- in reply, after
whi,Ch all. his lotions Were put and negatived with.
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- EXEMPTION FROM TAXES. -
`The CHANCELLOR cf theEXCHEQUER—
" 'Sir, I rise in pursuance of the notice which '1
gave, to submitto-the'House-a proposition which- I
hope,w ill Meet with 'general approbation. It will
.be recollected that there are several Taxes payable
in -this Ccnnitry which are not- in Irelandi_ and tyke
.-ncasfr,, and it is a matter of ! Justice, that the inha-
,bitantis.4 the one Country should- not..be -liable to
'.the pariknlar Taxes' in the other, unless- their resi-
dence in it
.is optional. It will only be. necessary
for me to,,,,state the•circumsrances of-the case: to the
:ifouse,•to convince them that those persons whose
residence is not -optional, (night to-be exempted from
the payment of these Taxes. There is.tit_jsresenX
a system of proportional contribution ;---while that
system ContinUes,' the inhabitants of-Great Britain
and Ireland contribute separately and distindly to
the support of the State in each part of the- United
Kingdom; that- must be_ unjust in some instances,
for it must .be -unjust that the inhabitants of one
Part of the United Kingdom .should be made to pay
for both. I say, this must-be unjust when it takes
place in cases where - the residence of . the Party
assessed is not s-tridly optional. I have therefore
to propose, Sir, that those Taxes from -which-it is
possible to exempt Members of Parliament, either
of Lords or Commons, for that part of the United
Kingdom called- Ireland, from the ,payment of
double Taxes, • that is, that they.
.shall not be
obliged to pay Taxes for both Great Britain and
Ireland. - .I propose- that they should be exempted
in this-manner, from the payment of-such 'nixes
as they can
-be exempted from ; all those indired
Taxes which fall upon *the article as it comes into
consumption, they cannot 'be exempted from,' the
nature of things excluding the possibility: Of such
exemption—but . from. all Assessed Taxes, they
may be exempted, and I propose that they should
be so.; for instance the Horse Dary, Servants' Duty;
Carriages, Hair.powder; Armorial Bearings, and
some others, but above all the Income Tax. The
House,- -I am sure, will feel it is unjust in the high.
'est degree, -that those who attend their duty in
• ParliaMent from Ireland, should he made to bein-
these -burdens doubled. I propose therefore, Sir,
that those Members of Parliament for Ireland who
reside in this Country during the Sitting of- Par.
'lament,. or for twenty days after, but perhaps
: they alone, shall be entitled.to this -exemption.—
Sir, I. Wish to go a step- fUrther—l am sure it will
appear to the House-that it is matter of policy to
give the greateSt facility to
.an intercourse to all
parts of the United Kingdom,. and I am. equally
• confident that this House - will see it is unjust and
, unreasonable, that
.those,who are coming .to attend
'their duty. as MeMbers of Parliament frons.lreland,
shoed be liable to 'the charges and inconyenienres
of haVing articles they bring with !,them, such as
books, plate, carriages, Sze. made liable to Duties
on landing hem in this Country,—l.am sure, Sir.
it 'n4rest appear to this House to be a. duty, on our ,
part, to do every thing that teals to a forgetfulness
'of all di-stifle-lions between the different parts of the
United Kingdom.; that we should, if possible, for-
get drat. there`. ever was an impediment to His Ma.
testy's Subjects coming on their:l7olle duty, • from
one ,part of his Dominions,, td the other,-,that we
should forget. that; there was such a place as a Cus-
tom-house, where Duties were levied- on persons
coming for such purpo4eS. I shall thereforepropose,
Sir, :thatMembers of -Parliarneht,.couting from Ire-
land, shall' be:exempted from Duties payable on the
landing. of various articles for which Duties 'are
now receivable at the Custom-house. If this ex-
emption sliould,be carried to other persons and to
the articles which they may bring, perhaps, under
certain regulations that may not be improper ; but
it should, be provided that such Exemption should
not extend to articles which shall be afterwards-ex-
posed to sale. - I need not say that it is unnecessary
as far. asit relates to Members of Parliament ; but
it may be a necessary regulation: with, regard to
others
-;---1 shall therefore move for leave to bring
in a Bill ..fori the put-rote of prov,iding for these
.tWo objects ? namely, to exempt persons serving.
'in Parliament, for that part of the United King-
dote of Great :Britain and Ireland, called Ire.
land, from certain Duties to
.be specified, and
likewise for perMitting, in certain cases, there.moval: of.. :their etTeißs without the- payment of
certain Duties, .8:c. I shall then also . move to
!refer that.-Motion to a Committee. of the whole
:1-louse .to-consider of it. He theo moycd accord-
ingly, and -the Motion' being read, he moved that
the Houseiwills on Monday next,
.resolve itself into
! a Committee of the' isiltaie. House, to consider of
the said Motioni Th at queition being put, .
Mr. W. SMITH approved cf this measure as far
a, it went, and expressed a wish to 'sea the principle
of,it carried. ootier. .- .
• .•
I.Vir. ADDiNGTCr4Vsaid it Was more convenient
to confine:the measere; for the:present, to the oh.
jedi which hi .had- specified ; 'it might afterwards
1).-2 extendedfif,Parliameor,thought tic. The ques-
tion was then put and. carried.
The Irish Distillery Bill, the Irish Corn Impor.
tation Bill, and, the -Irish -Hop ''lmportation Bill,
were, severally committed, and ordered 'to be report-
ed on 'Monday next. .
Mr. N. VA2CSITTART biousht up the English
Militia 'Pay and Cloathing Bill, -the Militia Subal.
tern Officers'., Allowance Bill, and the Adjutants,
Serjeant-Majors; . and • Serjeants Reduced: Militia
8i11,,,- which _were each read a first time, and Or.:
tiered. to be read a second time on Monday next.
Adjourned ai?Seven o'Clock to Monday next.