Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-12-19

such that the duty cannot Ee dispensed
win, hs would be one OF the lir,t To vote
against the reduction. Bot the house
VII not refuse its assent tn reduce the du.
". because Il is POSSIBLE thai dangers may
occur, az ti~; II is possible wc.Insy 20 10
war with ctier OF the Dar6ary POWERS, or
even with ali the woy!a; ior chat too is
possible: SO u--irou, vas he OF getting
rad OF this dlty, that be would rather
postP lie the payment Of the pubic debt
"a l'uic longer, than cp, Tcss the people
with such an unequal law.--Umeuual and
oppressive, as II was 10 MS constituents,
yet he was satisfied they would wiilinpiy
bear 1t, If ii should prove on investigation
,h.,t ITS repeal would endanger our Gnan.
ces or create ia;'uTe in the payment Of
the public debt in IL reasonable time.
..ir. Thomas had no Objection to aio.t
the idea OF Mr.. ]. Randolph in referring
the second payt 20 the committee uf COM
mcrce and Manufactures.
Nlr. Grow i'.ah ed said the ene9 of
reducing the duties on salt would be The
ioss oi 100000 dollars annual revenue,
which was more than It's present excess,
and a. to the four millions in the treasu-
ry, that would speedily nc reqnirel 10 pay
tue G,iis drawn upoa the secretary ON ac-
count OF lite purchase OF Louisiana, and
the Whole O. it was app.opr;ated.-He
called tor q division q the question, where
upon the inst part icspecling the repeal
OF Inc duties Was referred TO the commit
tee oi WAYS aud means.
Alter this question the second part
could neither be debated nor amended
and Question 10 refer il was lost.
4 bill respecting ihe posiroad TO lead
from tho Atlantic 10 The western waters
WA read and referred 10 committee Of
Ike whole On MONEY.
Petitions from Nancy Finn who hus-
band accompanied NJ jor Trueman, Killed
by the lr,l'- ;, and John temon an old
revolutionary solIer, both praying relief,
were referred 10 the committee CT Claims.
the house resolved Itself into COM
mitee of the whole OIL To. report in "a
Tor OK The Georgia clElmants Of iaud w.
ING south OF Tennessee, having time 10
register The cvidance u their titles in the.
ci-!cc CT .hc secretary OF State.
NV. |ainun ia The Chair.
On m0Iiuu OF Mir Clark, three months
were allowed ior tine purpNse.-Th: com
m',tet Of the whole iose and reported and
IAc house agreed 10 the report.
ihv co,aUill;ee of Tie whole was dis
Charged IRON the farther consideration
OF the report of the committee ofcom.
mercs and manufacturers on the peutior
al 3. G. Ogden sad The house took the
same i.;J consideration, and resolved tina,
the petitioner have leave To Withdraw MS
petition.
Z message was received from the Sc.
nais inioril.lng, that they would he ready
10 receive the articles Of Impeachment
against Samuel Chase one oflhe associate
judges of the Supreme court, at o'clock
In. day.
Ms. }. Randolph from tie MANAGERS
appointed On the part of the house, to con-
duct the impeachment against Samuel
C.aas, ~ associate justice of the United
States, reported, that The managers. ,Iia.
this day carry TO the Senate the articles
OF impeachment agreed 10 by this house,
on the lhrt.elh ultirao and that r.,
aAid managers were informed by the BE.
nate that their house would take proser
measures relative 20 The said impeacb.
n'ent' of which this house should be duly
notified