The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-18

opPoation to the motion OF enquiry. HE thought it
his duty, and always ready 20 into every pro-
htabie reearch whether it t..tedto dinnii. the pub
hc burthens or to Promote the agriculture, trade or
manufactures OF the country. He had their in,ereits
much at heart He MAS much intereited III lowering
the inipoa on alt any member in that HoYc could
be- but he felt it to be his duty explicitly itate that
the object at which the reiouton aimed was iluiory
II however the prosperous condition of affairs
should experience no rsverie-if Mediterranean
warfare ihouid have speedy and honorable ternii-
rauon-i we houd continue to maintain pacific po-
,ion between the belgerent nations of Europe, and
no unoreieer calamity fhoud befal US, he had We
founded expectations that might dhpenie with the
additional duty OF iat next ieion Oh
Congrels.
Mr.. Jarkfaa rrpreiled with the importance Of the
iubles, hoped 1t would be referred the committee
and he would allure the gentleman from Virginia
that the a'ttr9 of country the mountain w..
greatly affected by the duty, tor they did pro-
cure iais III utieent abundance IN the interior all
liver their coniumpton; lalt uiuay fold there from
l-2 dollars Il and when is c0ptdered what the
merchants AND traders advance per cent upon
the iirt coil, would be readily allowed that the CT
ozsns in the wsitern country did not pay eis than
dollar per buihe. II however the public exigcn-
ees abolutely fueh that the duty be pen
ied with, he would be of the trt vote acainn
the reduction. Bu. the Houie will not rsiuie ITS al
TENT to reduce the duty, becauie it is poble that dam
gers may occur that poiiible may 60 to war
with other of the Barbary powers, or even with all
the world Tor that too Is poihble. So deirous was
he of getting nd of this duty, that he would rather
PoPone the payment OF the public debt little longer
than oppreis the people with iuoh unequal law
Unequal and oppreirve, to his conntuents
yet ne was iaiisied they would willingly bear it, il il
houid prove on nseheaton that its repeal would ell
danger our finances create failure in the payment
et the public debt in reaionable time.
Mr.. TLo,aaJ had 40 obcciion adopt h. ID, or
Mr. j. Randolph of referring the fecond part to the
Committee OF Commerce and Manufactures
Mr.. Crozonineisid faid the effect of reducing the
drtes on ialt would be the lois of 100000 dollars an
nual revenues which was more than its preent erces
and the four millions in the treaury that would
ipeedy be required pay the bills drawn upon the
iecretary account of the purehaie of Louana and
the whole oft was aPPropriated.-te called Tor d-
viiou OF the quetton, whereupon the frR part ref
peSng the repeal Of the duties wa. referred to th.
committee of ways and means.
Alter this queton the fecond part could neither be
debated nor lmended-and queGon to refer it was
LOTT.
A bill reipeSing the Pof-road to lead from the
Atlantic the weitern was read and referred
to a committee Of the whole on Monday.
Petitions from Nancy Finn whole hufband accom-
panied Major Truenisn, killed by the Indians. and
John Fenton an cid evolutionary folder both pray
ing relief were referred to the committee of claims
whole the report in favor of the Georgia claimants
land lying South OF Tennelee, having time to re-
glitter the evidence Of their title, IN the Office of the te
ctetary Of State.
Mr.. Fs,nazs in the Chair.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, three months were allow
ed for the purpoie he committee of the whole ros
aud reported, and the Houfe agreed to the report
The committee of the whole was discharged from
the further confederation OF the report OF Commit
tee of Commerce and Manufs Cures the petition of
S. G. Ogden, and the Houfe took the fame into conf
deratcn, and refoved that the petitioner have leave
TO Withdraw his petition.
A ne.isge was received from the Senate informing
that they would be ready receive the articles Of
impeachment againh Samuel Chale one OF the aiIoci
ste Judges OF the Supreme court, o'clock this day
NAf,. =. Ran4Oto5 from the managers appointed on
the part of the Houfe, TO conduct the impeachment
againh Samuel Chaie, Allocate juitice Of the Uni
ted States reported that the managers did, this day
carry the Senate the articles ofmpeachpent agreed
to by this Houfe, the thirtieth utno and that
the fad managers informed by the Senate that
their Houie would take proper meaiures relative to
the fai6 impeachment, of which this Houie houG be
duly notified.