Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-16
Proceedings Of Congress.
HogsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MoNpAY, faauafg IL.

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sof nsxs week, as should cal up h,slesoia y
tIon relative 10 INC prosecutions iot iios' .
Z under the common law. !
Mr Holmes from the committee OF
claims, made a report favorable 20 the Pc
ti,,ou Of S epneu Ssyre. Rsierred 70 the
! rarnn ,r,gc OF the wnole for Wednesday,.
aIr. Lewis presented the petition OF the
vessry Of the protes, aos Eplscopal =. Ihufch
Of Alexandria praying for al act OF ihcor.
poraion. Referred 20. a select committee &c
.ot three.
Mr., Early, from the commlssee OF com com.
nsrce and manufactures, made report on
,he psiiuens OF sundry NV lo,k glass;
manufacturers the repost Was aalasots-
bic referred 10 the commistee OF the
whole for 81 osisy.
Mr. Eaflv also reported olsi Tor annex [s x
ing certain waters aud shores 10 the d1s'
trict of Mississippi.
Mr.. Early reported a bill ausaorising
the issuing of debensuFes IN csrsain cases.
Read twice and ordered tor Monday, 20
the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Il. Nelson, from the committee to
whom was referred so much of the presi.
dents message as relatedto repairs OF tor
ti6calons, protection CT haIbors, &c. re-
ported two resolutions. First, that sum
of money not exceeding dolls DC
appropriated to enable the president 10
cause our Notifications TO be repaired ana
Improved.
z. That m.of money not exceeding
dolls. be appropriated 70 enable
the presidentlo cause TO be built snmaef
of gun boats not exceeding Ter
the better protection Of our ports sad mar
bors. Referred to the commlssse OF the
swhsle. J.
8 Mr.. Randolph moved for the order of.
: the day oa the bill taking The duty from
salt, &c.
Mr.. Quincy moved for pestpooe nasn ut
Sof that order Of the daytiIl Friday Ma
ny people 10 tbs stare of Massachusetts
a ths nHsshs5s s,f.es wsrd e saIs
expected some Representations from the u
on the SUBJECT.
& MIR Sioao wished its possponement: he
thought II was high time 10 decide on
more immediately interesting and Import
SAINT bull, that providiDg paalshTens for
crimes against the Y S.
For poslponing So, Nos carried.
The house then went iaso committee OF
the whole on the BILL, Mr. Varnuo in the
chair.
Mr.. Randolph moved 10 all the FIRST
blark with July 1st. Tue inc tor tao da-
" on salt TO cease] Carried.
The third section Of the bill continues
the Mediterranean iasd t:ll the nexi sess
sion of ceegfe-s.
~ Mr.. Quincy moved an amendment TO
the FIRST section, the substance of which
was, 'ns cad of thu sal, duty, chat the du.
ties on bohea ADD other black teas and cot
fee, should be lessened, IN such prcaor
ten as 20 make the relief equal 10 tlls SAIL
duiys
When you lay duties you should equal
ize M, burden; and when YOU take 'hen
,off, YOU should equalise the bene6f .-
Taking the duty tson sals operates almost
exclusively for one section and against
another of the country The president
says We can spare certain tax; the tax
on salt is about half uillion per aonum
,--'we can spare suchss tax; daties-to that
amount. Let Us take.it from articles that
viii. operate equally - Mr.. Madison, whea
member of this house, observed ca this
tax ,hat,he western people paid no other;
they were not taxed higher shsas other parts
= OF he country, as they paid scarcely any
other. ~
IF half million of revenue can be
spared, let 1T be spared in fair aud equal
way. Let US take solle from bohea tea,
from coH Z, aud other articles. Let the
seaport 'awas receive their equal share of
reiief. lei tie dciy ON coifss be reduced