Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-24

and .domeaic. diailled, lpiriss, and Ramp-
ed yelium, .parcsmen.and ,siaper. = a. !,
He moved that the :qaeAien be taken
by yeas and nays on each asticle dif-
tinttlys :;s
Theqneaioo was accordingly aa,edoa
ariking oct "re6ned iaga.s.''
: INF. S. Smith de6Hed % be executed.
from voting, ashe was intersaed in FL.
gar re6nery.l /. tafll7,
The qaeiion was put, and loR-yeas
so-nays 81. .y1ols.a5. :
Mr.. Dennis then moved. to frike
out 'rehnea' for the parpaie Of inferting
brown fhgar. -, ,,..
He faid, he did this III: more iorci-
bly, to contraa the votes of gentlemen
who were in favour of determination
between the neceaaries and luxuries Of
life. -,
MIR. Claiborne deised the freaser to
read the title Of the bill; which be da as
follows: ga bill for repealing the inser-
-
nal taxes 10. s,....
When Mr.. Claiborne a!ked, if brown
lusar was within the Gaming of the term
'internal taxes
Mr.. Dennis replied that it was al
ways in order to amend the title of
bill.
The fpeaker declared the motion out of
order, as deciiion had ,jdt been made
againtt ariking out the whole term 6 re-
fined fugars.'
Mr.. Randolph wi(hea with the gentle
man from Maryland, (Ml. psaais) dif7
tina quefion to be taken upon each of
the articles of internal revenue. He be-
licyed the abolition OF one coaltituted the
mott forcible reafon for repeating the
whole. If there were a diipciition to abo-
iiih taxes on the necelaries, and to retain
thole on the Injuries Of. life, let US fee
who are for the one, and who for the
other.
Mr.. Dennis, equally With the gentle.
man from Virginia, was for d'fcrimina-
ton. In compliance with the decifon Of
the chair he would withdraw his original
motion, and now move to arike cut eli
ee@e.s to retailers in order TO infert "bo-
bea tea."
General Vatnum aiked fo:a diviGon of
the quefion.
The Speaker faid it was indiviGble.
MIR. Huger faid it had been his insen-
ton, after the motions before the honfe
were d;fpofed of, to have moved to iniert
an amendment for 'redaaion Of the duty
on falt he enquired if he was not pre-.
cluded from 70 doing by the decidon of
the chair.
Mr.. Dennis replied that it was his
parp0fe to move the iafertion of "Mt,"
in the room of p'eafurable carriages"
MIR. Huger obferved thar the rrinei-
nal Object Of his motion would be to hew
that the amount of daties on falt was
about equal to the whole iaVing Of this
bill.
The queRion was then taken by yeas
and nays, on triking out ''licenies to
retailers, i'm order to infert bohea
tea;
And loR--Ysas 3r--.Noes s..
Mr.. Dennis next moved to itrike out
&c iales at auetion," and INHERIT {" cof-
fee"
A diviGon of the queaion was called
for, which the Speaker declared not to be
in order. - 80 -, 80, .-,-........-
Dr.. Euais enquired whether it could
be in order to inlerr exprefions that might
grossly vi,iate the bill, AID wref it
from its nain purpois. He iaid this was
not the place to consraR the relative me-
rits of a tax upon fales at auction and
duty upon coffee. Ile had not the
leaa obieSfion, at a proper feafon, to
afford gentlemen the opportunity Of con-
railing tAe advantages attending the re-
peal of tlle!e taxes, and the duties onosher
articles. go. -.
Mr.. S. Smith appealed from the decii-
on of the chair, on the hvifion cfMr. Den
Mss motion.
MIR. Thomas Morris called for theye
and nays.
MIS-. Smith called for the reading Of
the rule which declares, that :" any mem
her NAV call for a diYifion of aaueffion