The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-06
CEotUME /.

,her perion! Can fuch a cafe. Aauj;nt; SNOW.
''r ana ihLuiated, he held up to pr,,n,o,e tb-
ooctrinc or executive previIedge for /, corr,
OF thouiands. OF lands the United Sat-
nave given general La Fayette fome acres ths,,
nave given the like for fchools in the Vilderr,f.
country; they may give fomc to the eentlrr,an
rom connecticut but would any of them COZ.
tHu sor az, exemption from paying half or two
thirds OF the price, when the Ea!e was mad ~,
Uniform lyfiem, and would they afs for "a
exemption from the payment of their tax. ;f;,
was iinpoitd. Mr.. K. concluded BY rer,e,,;ns-
me iuea, that If you once ftep over the h,lr;.to
there is no iecurity, and if you forgive ar ,T.,,.
the payment or tie duties in this innance. Coz,
sreis may forgive every thing TO their fayori,e.
"hen they have any.
Mr. Dana made reply 20 Mr. Fndley: bu.
u 10 ~ ul'l'Cu't To hear gentlemen acrofs the
moor that the reporter dare ftldon ,ttennt A.,
foiiow them. He coniidered Mr.. Pa o,,;ef,;n,
DIS oeihs FORMED upon the idea, that the booka
coihPohnS the libraries of colleges and upiv.r;.
ties were of the fame kind "a thoG, ne :, +; $50.
try ichools; few things were mos, d;f;,o;,.r.
the one was merely to initiate the nun;I IN o..
hrlt principles, the other took a more cxter,;ys
range, embracing the whole circle of fr;enc.
the claiicai authors, and the beit writer's. ,nc;,
sur ana moaern' BOOKS icarcely ever to be found
but III collections attached to literary i..,;,,,,;
ons, and the revenue arifing from them nav =.
called tax upon feminaries of learnino.
ar. j. Clay was one of the committee ,nt
mad agreed to report fince reafons had ba--,
called for he would in few words 7ll;on ,boc.
which influenced him. The gentleman f.o.-s
Connecticut (Mr. d. INTAKES in thinking thai
DENIAL 70 exempt books from impoit is p t5r
on literary lntitutons, and therefore not mi
torm'' as inc contribution requires all impoAs
thould be- but he did not make Bic Cd 80
the ground of the contribution. H. raosd 1 . In
expectancy. Giving literary IN
ttutlonS the privilege of exemption from i'm
potts would open wide door for Sd -,
mould loon have them importing books car
iale duty Tree, rivaliing the book. GlIere who
are iuoJetted to the payment of innof. ana
vending them in every freet or avenue If III
nation. But why privilege colleges and mi
Se,ii''eS 10 accommodate the rich for we may
'ii"t therich andthc children Of .herich AR.
,'ie olny perlons VINO have accefs to thefe col.
ieS'ions The poor have little lsifi,re and lrCa
opportunity to improve the ADVANTAGE which
even neIgbbourhood would give them to ,,e,,,fs
works OF the kind alluded to. and r,reIy i
would be thought unjuit TO tax their pittance of
imported articles, and in order 10 enable qen.
tiemen to read the claliic anthors or rho fnhI;me
and oeautlu! OF the modern writers.e
Mr.. FIAahey poke Of colleges, not Of upiverc.
t'es we nave three in Pennfylvania, one OF
"hiTh' 10 DC lure, has alto the title Of univera.
tty' but two OF them have not funds to imno,t
oooks Oh the'r own account; it is only rich in
ititutions that have this ADVANTAGE. tbc nonrar
Gals OF 1eminares buy of booksellers. .t,l nv,
them me impSf As wen as their ret,;l r,rot;I
indeed this ALTON of duties win rath,a: trn,,
to create diiguft than TO give fatisfa4 ;oa and
thoie ienlnar1es which haze large coils t4i ms of
books would be induced to fell then, n their
Preient price in order to procure new ones
cheaper as they have had to pay TIN, duty on
the former, bat would have nohe to pay upon
'no oI they mould hereafter import.
agreeing to the report Of the committee e H..
whoie, that it is incxpedient to remit the duty
on books, and carried in the affirmative, ~
members voting in the affirmative.
Adjourned.