Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-05
Proceedings Of Congress.
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I, ~, ga. s.,ss1utsals Vi nc sugar i.hasto,
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7 lo~s;
Tie committee Of commerce. and nla ian
ilfeS 10 1os4sna .0..s reIerreG ne petitions,
81 Easpafa fessisnS8soa a''a s'aefS, "
fusaas,,y hia. and o@a9lss carts ana :, o
8. ne}s, Al BallmoTe, sugar rsaAefs, sup
ps,sthssr report: e
inc 5sSi.loness are manufactures -
.segsr IA sas u !. 5. ane request tina. thc SUI
eas rshued by iils n SHAH Dc also@su q.
s oIawOS~ < Oh The expoftauon. nc sloJses
has p.rn often belore congress, ana
ieugsn, and detailed report Mas bssoe ~
tie :, .ns.rls,Se at the Ssee3ad session Vi 'As
e.ehsn oong4e.s, 10 winch tie commsltsc
beg .ssve .oIeirr aud rsqasst.s may %
toLs.Gesed as pait ets.hss report.
: me eplna.,Isui the comass;eeis eEtts}a'
ed III grsu,.ng auy sad,iioaal 2ssoS aacs OF
a9san,a yes 10 NJ sugar ssaaess, Tor alS
reasons stated "a Ihe,i former fePost; ena
Tie, tespeetiully eaes Inc tolie"lsg Feso-
lsS:oq
Resslvsa Tia,: is iuexpsaIeist 10 srans
Inc p'use, q nc petitioners.
lae eadlag Of .ne fosmer report was
shen called for, and .1e clerk hasins read
the same,
Mr.. Mac cresry spoke as follows:
NJ. Chairas aa-~ When the rs2ort vhist
was last read vas presensec! % he house 81
q fort.er session, il wasreseued goa ecw,
.rninee ct ;nepwhois, bat o@ lng to press
OF business apparently OF greater iaafolt-
ancs, i, was nt3i acsed GA Noi"itias aud.
log thai two lsrs by reports haze bee made
ca this subj c. by the committee OF CON-
H,eree anG manufactures, and that | have
ceneraiy stood alone in opposi.ioa.o ;heaa,
lmuss now presume 70 hope ina, mayer
Inv of this committee, aud amongst ii1sm
the members Of the committee OF COR.
poerce and manufactures, will ultimately
spree 10 the desired modification OF this
brauth Of trade, when they come 70 under.
stand the suhiec. mere perfectly. sca shall
be convsasSd that they have entirely MIS-
tasso the objecs Of the petitioners. They
neither ask 0r desire any new duties or re.
s,riclious laid on the importation q :chaed
segars-thev are willing, on the contrary,
la the present Gu iesson inIPoried rel1fd
SUGAR. and on sugar caody shall be made 80
low as congress may deem neeessafy---aa
they ask i, that they may be allowed
reasonable drawbaek % thu egpor; OF
domestic RI fined sugar, mace !roEi sorefsn
materials.
Tbs objections. urged in this report
are.
Isl. That Louisiana sugar might be re-
fned add exported
I'd. Tha, imported sugar might be Kept
in store more than year, and a diawbacs
obssined afterwards.
Sd. rhatthe quantity Of freight is di.
minished when the article is refined.
Alb. That New England rum. cordage,
canvas. made into sails, and nanofactur-
ed iron are equally entitled 10 drawback,
though nc, asked for.
AS 70 the FIRST aad greatest objection, |
answer ,ha, such an imposition IS more
easily guarded against than in any other
species of goods, because, we can have,
beside the oath of the employer, that Of
the reaner also, and he is in this, eissn-
,eres,ed person but the quality OF this
ssgar being much prefeued for retail, rsn
ders this precaulon less necessary and
besides these reasons the public revenue
can ron 40 risk until a greater quantity OF
Louisiana sugar is furnished TO Us than IS
consumed IN rheU. S. For example, sup.
pcse ocr home consumption amounts TO
fly millions pounds of sugar. which be.
liege il does, and the same quantity 20 ae.
furnished u. BY Louisiana, which pays no
duty and suppose that al equal quantity
of sugar of foreign growth be Imported.
ard pays du,v Of two add . half cents per
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