Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-12-31
Coay.efD Of sbe cInirfD States.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
HOUSE or RTPpEsEETATiV
FRIDAY, DEC.

Duty on SAT- MIR. Thomas called the atten-
ton OF the houie to the dury on tait and at1er
number OF obicrvations On The rate ct duties
and the quality Of the iaIt imported 1.-The iaif o.
which were repetition Of the reported remark.
BY moving the following rcioiution
Keiolved, that rhr committee Of ways and
means be initrucfed to inquire into the expedi-
ency OF reducing rhc duty On iasr and alio intc
the propriety Of making diftinction IN the du-
ty, 70 as 10 encourage the Importation OF Ia i
from the donations Of Denmark, sweden, the
United Netherlands, Spain, France, Pof,ugal
and the Bsitifh Wea-Indies III preferences to
that OF any other place or places aud that they
report thereon by bill or oshcgWlis.
This mstion was divided. and after fomr OBJ
lsrvations oppofed 70 the ip'st Of il, atihis time
from Meflss. Randolph, Crowningshield, &c
the hrf part was referred 10 the committee 81
ways and means, anu the later partloh
Impeachment - The icnasr, BY mclage, iafer
med the houfc, that they wsuid BE- rcadg. re re
ceive the articles of impeachment agaiu!S Iadge
Chale, at O'clock. Adjourned 70 Mord =
MoNDsY, DEE. &c.
A Bill authorizing the corp etion Of thc va
uation Of houfes, lands and lascs III South laf
olina, which had been = accurately done under
the law of 1913. was read twice, end referred
a memorial from merchants III Philadelphia
remonttrating agaiaa the bill intended to re-
train merchant yelIrls from arnry Referred
Georgia Land Claimaafs.--4 petition from I'll.
Georgia lands claimants. praying Conerri, TO De
eide Oh their claims, the prelenl leihoa wss reas
and referred.
Impeachment The Senate, BY mefagc. in,
formed. that they had entered into reioIutior
relative to the ttial of Judge Chafe
lhe bill for eitahliildng Court FOR TIE al
indication prizes in certain Gates, was taken ana
gone through.
TUESDAY DEC. II.
The bill Tor eftablifMng prize tou.r was re
committed 70 the committee which reported 1t
The whole Of this day was coniuMed In the
conf, Iteration of local and private tubjects.
"WEDNESDAY, De. IL.
The bill relative to the clearance OF arraeC
veaels, was called up I; but the conlidc . ior
Of it was poifponcd until tomorrow.
THURSDAY, DEC. IA.
The bill for regulating the clearance Of arlnee
veHels was again difcuiled this day The prin-
ciple of the bill was warmly advocated by MIR
Eppes (of Ynyinia) VINO declared our mercnant
ought not to have liberty TO arm in any cati
whatever. Others Of the fame party held I'll,
fsme language. The bill, however, was cppni
ed by DIR. Lultis, Mr.. McCrcery, Of Baltimore
Mr. Lowndes, from Charleiton, and NIX. Cha,
from Philadelphia.
A motion was made to arike out the Who'll
Of the I'D. section, which paiIed III the athrtna
tive.
Anew ieftion was rropofcd BY Mr.. tppes
but no determination took place.
palnay, DEC -.
Mr.. Fppes called the attention of che hout'
to the bill regulating the clearalices OF arnie,
merchant vcfels Ihc confederation of IT, new
fiction mentioned m the proceedings OF yeter
day WIS refumed Mr. Eppes moved anamcnd
nsnt thereof, and after fomc dlicuilion il W.
ordered hat the new fiction reported 5y. tn,
committee of the whole together with the .
nendnicnt lhould be printed for the ufe Of ~
members, with a view of making it critlcali'
correct, Of which Come doubt was entertained
in its prefent ihape-