Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-24

duty. He therefore offered sreiointicn
supporting that any fate, importing pieces
Of ordnance, Are or Gde arms for their MI
iiiia, fhould be exempted from the pay
aneas OF dates.
Mr.. Randolph laid the refoIution pro-
pofed contained fome important principles.
Us adoption would affect the revenue in
iome degree and would, in fill great
er degree, sastf home manufactures, ef-
peciaily llioie the mott elen,iai 10 he
good Of the community. It Did appear
70 him, thar if any manufacture r@quireo
the aid Of protecting daties, il vas the
nsnataaure OF arms in preference TO all
others. The rciolurion embraced no'
only ordnance, but fire arms a!f,. He
vas not prepared 10 FAY that a diainc.
lion ought not to be made bstwecn thefr
rwo dsfcriptions Of aims, Fer shelc sea
foas he wiihed the relolufion to lie on The
table.
Mr.. Rntledge Ga;d he had no objection
on lis refsing for a day or s.yo; when
on motion OF Mr.. Randolph, it WAS re.
feered is committee Q! the whole, and
made dhc order Of the day for Monday.
Leave Of abfence was granted 70 Mr.,
Nichollon for four days.
Mr.. Vaa Nsls prs(cnrr2 a Memorial
fyom tbs Ctr Cou1ca ef Vo5ugtsu de-
Jfrmg esr2aiu alteration; IL their al II
Incorporation.
Referred to MeiIrs. Van Nef, Thomp-
ION, Platter, Campbell and Jackfon.
This memorial was alto preiented If
he Senate, by General Maion, and refer
red to Menrs. Mafon, Howard, & Bald
win.
Mr.. Dennis prefented the petition Of
William Taylor, Of this City, praying
for an aa Of infolvency.
Referred 10 the committee Of the whole,
TO W hon had been referred the reported
bill for the relief of iniolvent debtors in
the difria of Columbia.
MIR. Brent preiensed the petition OF
fond-y inhabitants Of Alexandra, Colum-
bia, members OF a mutual adurance Com
pany agaipit fire. Referred to ieleet
committee Of three.
Mr. Moofe preien,ed the petition CT
Bernard Glen. Referred to the committee
OF Claims.
A lnogs debate took place on letter
received from the Clerk on the fubjett OF
MewlpapeFs delivered TO members az the
public expence. The letter fated thst
application, having been made by fome
members 10 receive a number Of copies OF
papers mo, daily equivalent 10 a daily
print, the Clerk defred tie infrueians Of
tie Fioule how to AT.
The Speaker, on being appealed to as
70 TIE Prsctice of the Houfe, fa;d he an
detl}cod the practice TO have been, that
members had taken number OF copies G.
quivalent to daily paper.
This reioluticn was oppofed by Mehrs.
Smile and Elmer, snd fnpporled By
AIeits. Dana, Stanley, and Rutledse.
Carried; Ayes 50.
Mr.. S. Smith, from the committee Of
Commerce and Manufactures, reported a
bill, to allow drawback Of duties on
goods exported TO New Orleans, sc.
which was referred to committee of
the whole, and made the order OF the day
icr TO- morrow.
Mr.. Randolph moved that the Houie
fefolye itielf into a committee of the
whole on the fubjef OF the Mint.
MIR. Griiwold faid the Houle had not
yet received the report OF the Director of
the Mint. He thought it better to
wait till it was received, as they would
then better undeIltapd the rate Of the
Mint, and the expenses attending il.
The report might be fsnt in within the
courfe Of week.
Motion Of Mr.. Randolph IoA, Ayes Is.
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