Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-22

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Mr.. Aston said he heartily concurred
IN the propsle,y OF taking off che duty on
SAT-; bae he thought The house ought pre-.
vioasly to known what equivalent coald
be bro't forward. This subject had been
thought of before this proposition had
oeen submitted and the continuation of the
duty oftwo and 4 half per cent. hadbesn
considered an" advisable substitute He
had no doubt that the duty on salt might
be dispensed with, and that that he had
referred 10 would answer as substitute.
but he had doubts of the p.oprie.y of the
direction proposed to be given to this bu.
siness. Hethought this resolution, toge.
Their with that offered by gentleman
from Massachusetts, should go hand in
hand with each other--whe,ber, they wen;
to the committee of the whole. house or
to the committee of ways and means, was
immateriai To him--that IL one of these
sources OF revenue were givea up, the
Their should be at the same time Substitute
ed in room OF it. He said he did not know
IN what situation the resolution offered by
the gentleman from Massachusetts was,
which he would wish to know be fore he
voted on this resolution.
a member observed that the house had
never agreed to consider it.
Mr.. Thomas said, rs the gentleman
from Virginia appeared 10 have forg1
that the committee Of which he was chair
man we're instructed to enquire into the
exPediency OF reducing the duty on salt,
IN the early part OF the last session, he
wished the clerk to read that part of the
journal. The resolution he SAID passed
about the first Of December.
Mr.. j. Randolph said he certainly did
not deny The existence of such resolu.
ton. He had only observed that he did
not recollect having received il from the
clerk.
The clerk read the resolution offered
last session by Mr.. Thomas on the 7th of
December, 1904, which was such as he
had stated, and which appeared to have
received the sanction of tie house.
Mr.. Aston then moved tha, the reso-
luton should be ref erred 20 committee
OF the whole, which, Of er few words in
opposition 10 such nose of reference
by Hr. Leib, was disagreed ,o-Ayes %.
When the original motion obtained
without division.
The bill for the safeguard of merchant
vessels 10 the vicinity of the United States,
was read a third time.
Mr.. Dana observed THAI The Yeas and
Nays had been,called ON several occasions
TO she~ the difference that subsisted in
the house. lie, hoped they would be Ia
Ken on this occasion 10 manifest their con-
currence in opinion.
The Yeas and Nays were accordingly
tasen, and were--Ye sz--Nays S.
A bill respecting claims TO land in the
Indiana territory aid state of Ohio, was
read third Time, and passed .wilhou, a
division.
message was received from the Sc
nate, stating that they had agreed to The
resolution authoris;ng he adjournment of
the two Houses, with an amendment, fix
ing Monday next as the time Of adjourn
ment.
The House immediately took -up this a.
mepdmcut.
Mr. J. Randolph moved to postpone its
consideration till Saturday
Mr. Conrad opposed this motion, which
was disagreed to---Ayes 80.
When me amendment of the Senate
obtaiDed---Ayes 10.
The House resolved itself into COM
mittee Of the whoIe-Mr. GRECO in the
chair--on the bill g supplementary to the
acl, inlituled, g. An aSt making provision
for the redemption ofihe whole public
debt Of the United States.'
Mr. Varnum considered the obieGs con.
tempiaied by this bill too important and
the subject too abstruse, to be likely at so
late period of the session 10 command
that attention they merited; and there.
fore moved that the committee should
rise, with a view 10 postponing the far.
Their consideration Of the bill to the next
session.
Messrs. Tallinadge and Quincy sup
ported ard Messrs. j. Clay and J. Ran.
dolph opposed this motion, which was
disagreed to--Ayes 32--Noes ~.
When the bill was considered by seeli-
ons, and some progress made in it, when
the committee rose, and obtained leave to
sit again.
The following message was received
from the President of the u. S.
TO NE Senate and House of Rehresen1q-
fives Of The United SAFES.
During the blockade OF Tripoli by the