The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-10

fuii, complete, and abioiute right OF property
of the owner or mater of any fave, fuch fave
not being imported contrary to law, in and to
iuch lave and fuch owner, or matter, as a.
forefaid, fhal not be fuhjeeed to any disability,
or liable to any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, al
Though fuch matter, or owner, or his or her a.
gent may have transported any fuch Have, not
being imported contrary to law, with intent to
fell the fame, from one port or place within the
U. 5. to any other port or place, in veffel of
efs burthen than forty TONS"
The act, having heen read twice, Mr.. !. Ran.
dolph moved thar it be engrofed for a third
reading.
MIR. Quincy moved its reference to a COM
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. ]. Randolph warmly oppofed this mott
on. He fet forth the deep fake the foutbern
ftates had in Immediately arrefting the invafion
of their rights made by the 9Th fiction, and the
confequent necefiity of paa;ng the explanatory
law this felton,, which would not be done, I'M
lefs it paf1ed the Houfe without delay. as it was
in the power of Jingle member of the Senate
to prevent the paflage ola bill unefs read on
three feveral days. He added that he truted, If
this bill did not pats, that the Virginia delegate
on would wait on the Prefdent, to remonarate
againft his giving his fanetion to the act which
had pafIed.
Meflrs. Fix, Quincy, Thomas and Rhea of
Tennenee, advocated the reference of the bill
TO Committee of the whole, and it's being
printed, previoufly to confederation, They ex-
preaed their Willingness TO agree to any propo-
fition, that fhould not go to hazard the great
objects of the bill paGed by the two Houfes !;
hut their indfpoftion to att precipitately on a
fubiee offo much importance.
The qurfion was taken on referring the bill
| to Committee of the whole /; and carried
Ayes 5s-Noes 40.
r ~. - l. A.
| order for this day.
A motion was alto made to make it the order
| for o-norrorv.
| On this lait motion the Yeas and Nays were
| taken, and were Yeas So--Nays 59--When the
| bill was ordered TO he printed.
| The Hsufe agreed to confder the report of
| the Committee of the whole on the appropria-
ton bill.
| Mr. Alton moved that the Heufe fhould a.
gain refove itfelf into Committee of the whole
On this bill; and faid, his purpofe was, in cafe
| they fhonld, to move new fiction repeating
the duty of cents on fat from the 1T of July,
and that of Io cents from the LIT of January !;
and continuing the Mediterranean fund until
the LIT of January next.
| After few remarks from feveral gentlemen,
| this motion was disagreed to-Ayes 39--Noes
53'-principally on the ground of the ;mpropri-
ETY. Of Introducing fuGh provifions in the appro-
priation bill.
| The report of the Committee of the whole
to the appropriation bill was then confdered,
and the bill ordered to be engronred for a third
reading.
| A meifage wasreceivel from the Senate, fat
ing that they had poftponed until the next fef-
| fon the bill relative to the redemption of the
public debt, providing for the Reimbursement of
rhe per cents in cafe of the refufal of the
! holders to come into the new loan.
Mr.. Alton moved for leave to bring in bill
| for the repeal of the duties on falt, &c.
| This motion was declared by the Speaker,
and the Houfe to be out of order, the Randing
rules of the Houie requiring days notice OF
fuch motion.
a committee TO enquire into the eXpediency of
repeating the duties on faltand continuing
for limited time the Mediterranean fund.
| A divifion of the queftion was called for.
! On agreeing 20 the firft part of the motion, a
long and nterefing debate enfued. 1t was ad
vocated by Msfrs. Jackfon, Alton, Smile, Bid
well, Sloan, Varnum, Fih, Eppes aud Burwell
md oppofed by MefIrs. Quincy, ]. Randolph,
r. Mellon, Elmer, Ely, Lloyd and Lyon :
when the queltion was taken by Yeas and Nays,
and the ErR member of the motion carried
Yeas 6o-Nays 40.
MIR. j. Randolph fpoke againff agreeing to the
/feOnd member of the motion which was car
ried-Yeas 46-Nays IS.
| When the whole motion was agreed to
| Yeas 44-Nays 50.
I In this deb1te all the fpeakers declared them
felves in favor of repeating the duties on falt :
| the diverity of tentiment and vote arofe from
the mode in which it was attempted to effect
! this object. The opponents Of the motion con-
tended that it became the Senate, and not the
Houte TO take the propoled ftep, which they
iaid was not likely TO aDfwer tie end contem-
plated.
! The friends ofthe motion, on the other hand,
urged the policy of purifying every means in
their power to effett 70 important an obied ;
and declared their confidence, that, on proper
understanding between the two Houfes, it
would be accomplished.
AS foon as the lait vote had been taken, a
| motion was made that the committee ibouId
coniiIt of three members.
On putting this queition it was found that
! there was not quorum of members srefent.
A call of the Houfe was then ordered. for the
purPoie of noting the abfentees.
The call having been made, and quorum
not appearing to be prefent, an adjournment
took place about o'clock.
On Saturday, the Houfe paned the general
appropriation BILL and fevera other bills of mi
nor confederation, and tranfacted good deal of
other bufinefs.
a committee was appointed on the motion
OF Mr.. JackIon relative to repeal of the duties
on ialt, &c. from which committee Mr.. Fix
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