Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-01-16

report without any iaafsaion OF N. House; and
ne had kno~n other inaances in which fahjssl
Of great Importance had been referred. on which
there had been reported Gnplr rci3iulioB.
which asserwards became the fu5jef of srsu-
ncng within thefr walls. IL IN thi- cafe an IN
vsf;qa,ion Is deiired there Is no d9ubl bar thai
the cor initfee of ways and means can make. Il,
and give nc seinli 20 ih- Hsusc., EIe Sccohec
ted fome years ago hm ,is fsiuisticn Vas re-
terfcd 20 committee OF which he haA The honor
20 be chaifmsu. They conaaered the iubjsst
as of watt Importance. snd shosebsig pslpcr,ia
their reporr 60 60 at length ia,o IL. The sS-
port wM made and Oh ii was psedi>Sscd ,hs sx-
sen6ve purcl1afe of Louifana. Yet, "a shis Saf,,
there were no inttrufions. Ths ccmn,iEe
notwithstanding thought il their do,s 10 eaqaiIe
into the fuhj-tt they accordingly did euqsig-.
and made the report alluded 20. "a
In every point of light in which the
prelent fubjeGt could be viewed, it
would be found to affect the revenue.
There are various ways in which we
may attack the belligerent nations.
We may attack them by land or fea.
The preparations required for this
purpoie may NOT only fink our prefent
revenue, but render it necenary to re-
fort to the rafting additional revenue.
Should there be non-importation
act, which had been lately fubjet
of difcuilion in the public prints, it
would ncceilarily affect our revenue,
and before il could be agreed to or
a6ted on, it would be abrolutely necef-
fairy for the committee Of ways and
means to enter into an inveltigation
how the neceflary revenue could be
obtained. If we refort to the expe-
diens of rafting the duties on manufac-
tured articles, he would alk if that
were not proper fubjeSt for the COM
mittee OF ways and means. The mea-
iure could not but affect our reveneu
deeply, and would it not become ne
cehary for the committee of ways and
means TO enquire to what extent the
duties might be laid without produc-
ing the neceility of reiorting to new
taxes. Bur as the gentleman from
|sMaaachufetts was defirous ofinffruet-
ing the committee, he had no obec-
ton 70 to modify his refolution as. TO
add to it The latter part of the refolu-
ton offered by him.
So modified the refolution was read
from the Chair as follows =:
S. RsjSlOed, That 70 much of the
mefage of the .Prefident of the u. S.
as relates to the conduct ofthe bellige-
rent powers towards the u. S. and 70
the unjuaifabIe contribution lately gil
ven by fome of them to the law of ma
tons, as it regards the rights of neu-
trail, be referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means, with inltruaion to
enquire in what relpeas, and to what
extent our neutral rights have been
violated, and what Legislative mea-
fures the true interelt of the u. States
requires to -counteraa luch violations.
Mr.. BidUeN enquired to what com
mittee the defenfive meafures recon-.
mended by the Prefdent had bsen re-
ferred.
The Chairman replied to feled
committee.
Mr.. Bid0sK faid that fubiea ap.
peared to him as much conceded with
the revenue, as principles which ref
peeted the law Of nations. If that
fubjed had been referred with proprie-
ty to felea committee, furely this
might ALTO, as it was not 70 necefTarily
connected with revenue as to make It
the peculiar bulinefs Of the Commi.-
tee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Smile remarked that it ap-
peared that the ideas of both the gen.
tlemen were incorporated in the refo-
luton as it food and that the only
fulfilling difference was as TO the
committee. This was of fufficient
importance to occupy much of their