Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-16

priated /! | Wisn 10 sec r. Wis,
know why a majority Of this house So.
,dily agree 10 the request OF the prssit
In hts message, when the presidsn, 4. d
not show us for what il is wanted. ~
euestion is net whether We will H..
the two and half per aenlurn ad ysL,, q
bar whether we shall pat on such i,
This fund was TO be appropriated to :, y
tain purposes; those purposes are au,..
ed II was continued last session on
couns Of message from the pres1.* z
mentioning the appearance Ola 7" spseI
WARP 10 Tunis. no objection was n 81
made. blu; now We have no cali oi ws
We can learn. Though the message s.,
this tax is levied chiefly on luxurle,
FAUST beg leave TO think thasls ops,,I,
not en- Inquiries, but the comforts and e. &
vcpipces ofl.le,on coarse cot!ens, wool,,, E
&c. lMr. Broom here went inio e,.s +
/. latipo from ,ae report Of The secretary &
tina treasury 10 prove the Two and +, Z
Der csas tax leg,ec on ARTICLES OF cooy,o;
ense ard approaching those of nsctss.1 4
| Though would abolish The duty on N E
! am uawilliog 20 lay spo,asE tax Of dan +
h. ira, an, as. --I-os Us examine
wha; purpose this TAX can bs wanted. Il. [
yeport of The secretary OF ths treasury II,
we want for eighteen hundsed and se,a
faur.cra millions oae hundred thousand
including two raillions apfrop'ia.d f., /
foreign insctcourss aod the proceed, /
( sxpeetsd mex, year, a, the LOVES. ealcua
t:on % thisteca millions aud there W,
{, Ave millions toar hundred and nioe.y .s
tbou.and dollars In the the lrraserv d,
Isl of Oct. lasl four millions Of tits a
least can DC u*eci for the ezpepcs Of 1851
this makes three millions m4Is ,asa I,
aoueh. ihis rena1adey IS to hays %
eaect in reducing the public drss, a esr.
tain saa b@iEs already Annually aaprop.
aird.
mr.. Broom went into further calcuaict
to show this Mediterranean fund could MOTH
needed for several years that after 1905
+! there would be more than two spare million;
We are told f9oa high authority that 10
much money may induce us to war; ifs
perhaps 'twould be well to keep our treasug
I. rather bare. We are told Of the proprisg q
altering our constitution to enable us 10 spend
our surplus revenue; yet we are Ror laying
a tax ola million year. Tell Us thatW Saat
money Tor Notifications, defence Of Cur com.
try, &c. the people will be willing to granth;
! but net under tbs false pretence Of dsfahl
/ tie sxpemce Of Mediterranean var. CaNt
| Whist YOU please, tax for fertilization, ata
for sin!,ing the public debt, or any other @,
Iorable preeencc, ana the people VIII agree %
it, but not with ,ea oyeriiowing treasury md
while we are perplexsd to know what We as
TO Do With what We have, and without an!
| pretence. However, as it is coupled with hi
| duty on salt, shall vote for its continuance,
! Mr.. Randolph. We know of no exs1a3
exigency for the continuance of this fund.-
is matter of precaution. The salt tax IS
perpetual, the other temporary act. Weea
spare the duty on salt; we take It off pefasP
forever we continue the Mediterranean du;
ONE year~--{Vhich would you rather pay
perp9tuaE annuity OF half a million Of dollar
| or pay Que year only whole million Y
can dispense with the salt duty 100000 do
| lars, but not botll, making 100000 dollars
! Mr.. Dana. am in favor Of reducing ia
duty Oh salt, bglt not altogether repeating
I I have &c belief, however, that tbs nous
viii consent 10 It's reduction, and that OF oth'
art;cles; hence, / am in favor Oh the who
of that part Of the bill which repeals the da
On salt; bat not that part which lays duty
double the amount the Mediterranean tai
These duties were to cease in three mont
alter peace should be made with the MedIte
ranean powers previous to this time the n
sident sent us a message relatln to ccFsa
nenaces Of Turk called the Tunlsan a.
bassador, who was here last winter. Mr..
ma here read the message The princlPA
feet Of this thrsat Of the Tunisian arnbasSa1
was the addition of dollars 100000, to Q
reyenue-No threat was executed. Nf. u
ma here wished to correct an error he hasa