The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-24
THURSDAY, Dec. IL.

Mr.. .Nczc'on, from the committee Of Com
merce and Manufactures, made a report on
the memorial of the president and bo,rd of
trustees of the University. of Vincennes, Indi-
anna Territory declaring that sufficient had
been done by the u. S. for the support of
schools in the Indiana Territory /; and con-
GLIDING with resolution that the prayer of
the petition ought not to be granted; which
was concurred with
| Mr. ,E,~lieu from the committee of Elec-
tons, made report on the petition of Duncan
Mcfarland against the Election of John Gull
pepper, the sitting member from the --
election district Of North Carolina which
was referred to committee OF the whole
| The report is very lengthy, and concludes
with the following resolution; " Resolved,
that from the testimony laid before the com
mittee, it appcars that John Culpepperis not
entitled to his seat in this House"
Mr.. Yan Cortland presented the petition
of Moses Young praying compensation for SER
vices in the revolutionary war-Referred to
the committee on Claims, barred &c.
| Mr.. G.. ". Cdmh6eN said that by law
passed at former session, a part of the duty
on salt had ceased, and the remaining part
of. the duty being 10 1-2 cents per bushel and
the duties constituting what was generally
called the Mediterranean fund, would expire
| on the lst OF Jan. next In the report made
L
mentioned as one Of the first measures which
might be resorted to in case our situation re-
quired additional taxation. In order to bring
that subject before the House, that they might
determine whetherat the present crisis it was
or was not necessary to continue the Mediter-
ranean fund and the duty salt, he moved
the following resolution
| ResoiUed, That the committee of WAYS
and Means be instructed to inquire int6 the
eXpediency ofcOnti,uang for limited time
the du,ieS nozv Payable by La7u on imhorted
salt and of'continuing in force for limited
time the law imposing the duties called the
Mediterranean fund; and that they report
thereon by bill or otherwise.
This resolution being under consideration,
Mr. NJ CI0u moved to strike cut the clause
of the resolution which is in Italics.
On this motion, a lengthy debate <ensued
Messrs Lloyd, Macon, NJ. Clay, Sloan, Find
ley, Southard, Holland, Stedman, Smile, and
Lyon advocated, and Messrs. G.. w, Camp
bell, Dana, Crowninshield, Upham, Desha,
Chittenden, Aston, Thomas, Witherell, Du-
rel, Quincy and ]. Montgomery opposed the
motion for striking out that part which re-
lated TO salt OF the gentlemen who opposed
the amendment, and of course advocated the
enquiry into the expcdiency of the salt tax,
Messrs. Crowninshicid, Upham, Chittendcn,
Aston, Withereil, and Montgomery general
ly expressed their disapprobation of continu-
ing tax on salt, except from absolute neces-
sity.
The question on the amendment, was on
motion of Mr.. Blount, taken by Yeas and
Nays as follow:
| YEAS-Messrs. l.. ]. Aston, Bard, Bar
ker, Bassett, Bib, Blackledge, Blake, Blount,
Boyle, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, J.
Campbell Carlton, Champion, ,Chittenden,
M. Clay, Clopton, Cook, Culpepper, Daw-
son, Elliot, Ely, Findley, Franklin, Garde-
nier, Garnett, Goldsborough, Goodwin, Hoge,
Holland, Holmes, Howard, Ilsley, johnson,
Jones, Kelly, Key, Knight, Lambert, Lewis,
Lloyd, Love, Lyon, Macon, ID. Montgomery,
N. X. Moore, L. Moore, Jer Morrow, John
Morrow, Moscly, Nelson, Pitken, Pugh, Ran
dolph, Rea, PENN Rhea, (Ten.) Riker,
Rowan, Sloan, Smelt, Smile, S. Smith, J.
Smith, Southland, Stanford, Stedman, Swart,
Thompson, Trigg, Van Alien, Van Horne,
Wharton, Whitehall, Wilbour, Wilson, VIM
rs.
l;AYS.-Mcssrs.W w. Aston, Bacon, G.. w.
Campbell, Chandler, Crowninshield, Cuts,
Dana, Davenport, Deane, Desha, Durel,,
Gardner, Green, Harris, Hester, Helms,
Humphreys, Jenkins, Livermore, Marion,
Masters, M'Creery, Milner, ]. Montgomery,
Mumford, Newbold, Newton, Porter, Quin-
cy, ]. Richards, NJ. Richards, Russell, Saw
yer, J. X. Smith, Storur, Sturges, Taggart,
ITallmadgc, Taylor, Thomas, Troup, Up
ham, Van Rensselaer,, NJ. Williams, With
era,l-45.
The question being on the remaining part
of the resolution, as respected the Meditcr-
ranean fund, Mr.. Rando PIN opposed, and
| Messrs g. w. Campbell, w. Aston, Rhea
of Ten. Snilie,J. Montgomery and Findley,
advocated it. The question was, on motion
of Mr.. Montgomery taken by Yeas and Nays
as follow
! YEAS.-Messrs. Alexander, L. ]. Aston,
| w. Aston, Bacon, Bard, Barker, Bassett,
| Rib, Blackledgc, Blake, Bount, Boyle,
Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, G.. w.
Campbell, Carlton, Chandler, Chittenden,
III. Clay, Clopton, Cook, Crowninshield, Gull
pepper, Cuts, Dana, Dawson, Deane, Desha,
| Durell, Findlcy, Fisk, Franklin, Gardner,
Goodwin, Gray, Green, Harris, Hester,
Helms, Holland, Holmes, Humphreys, Jlsey,
Jenkins, johnson, Jones, Kelly, Kenan, Key,
Kirk patrick, Lambert, Livcrmorc, LLOYD,
| Love, Macon, Marion, Masters, M'Creery,
Miner, ID. Montgomery, J. Montgomery, N.
II. Moore, r. Moore. Jer. Morrow, J. Nor
row, Mumford, Nelson, Newbold, Newton,
Porter, Pugh, Rea, (Penn.) Rhea, (TenD.) j.
Richards, NJ. Richards, Riker, Rowan, Rus
, sell, Sawyer, Seaver, Sloan, Smelt, Smile, J..
X. Smith, S. Smith, j. Smith, Scuthard, Stan
ford, Storer, Swart, Taggart, Taylor, Thorn