Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-28
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY. AbrH 90.

| resolved into a committee Of the whole
| Mr., Basset IN the chair, 90 the bill in ad
| di,ion to the several acts layiog 40 en-
! barge.
Mr.. d. e WlAiams, after some observa
| sions g lug to shew that the embargo ough
| 60 be rigidly enforced, aud thar it was a
! much the duty of all, however original.
disposed towards. the measure, 20 secur.
It's observance, as il would be to prevent
robbery OF any SORT, stated circumstauc'
which had occurred in George Town, I'm
des our own eyes, and which called for re
medy. Application had also been latel,
made TO the GUS 10 m house officer ola south
ern port for clearance to New. ORLEANS fo
ship said to be laden with 500 hogsheads
Of New England rom. The collector, DO
ing surprzed at so large cargo OF such
an article, sent an inspector to examine IT
and 90 iuspec,ionsis was found TO be SOC
hog;heads of rice iastead OF rum. No
thing would have been easier thao for this
vessel TO have slipt in;o NV pfovid cnce
or Havana. landedits cargo and RELOADED
with rum, which coult be carried iuto N
Orleans, thus committing double fraud /;
viola,iog the embargo law, and detrsudiog
the revenue of the duly on the rum thus
imported. He therefore offered new sec.
ton TO the bill, which it would be seen
would operate only on such vessels as take
licenses.
This section goes to require every yes
selreeuired 10 take out license to be load
ed under the Immediate inspection of the
revenue officers
Mr.. Goids5orough objected to ths sectiou
as going to operate gteas Inconvenience,
almost an imposs!biIi,y to the revenue eff
GERS. Some of the distric 3, for ins,anc
:hc one whlct, he represented, comprising
many ports or places of loading 10 which
only one collector belonged; SO that it was
imposaible that he could attend to the load
log every vessel required 20 take iceuce
under the prov sons IF thus bal.
Mr.. d K. Williams replied that this oh
lection could DOT pi operIy be made to the
house. bu, to the secretary Of the treasu.
~, whose duly it would be to appoint ad.
ditions! Inspectors.
The section was agreed to, ayes SIS
Anew section was also added on nc, ion
of Mr.. Mew.on, supported by Mr.. Cults,
to permit vessels with cargoes on board to
remove from port TO port, and 10 remain
loaded, for The purpose OF preserving their
produce. ~
A sec ion was also added for allowing to
indians their usual trade.
Mr.. Ne1ut9n, wishing in the times which
try meas souls, that The true Aaericao &
patriot should be distinguished FROM the
unfair trader OF British agent: raoved new
section dire citing the secretary Of the trea
sury TO cause 70 be published the names of
those persons who had violated the embar.
g. laws.
Ga the suggestion of Mr.. D e. VII
kams that this had better br done by reso.
luton, Mr.. Newton Withdrew the emotion.
Several other verbal amendments having
been made, the committee rose and report.
ed he bill IS amended.
Mr.. Colds6or0ueh moved to postpone
the further consideration Of the bill, In or.
der that the amendments might be printed
-negatived, ayes 10.
The yeas aod nays beiog required by
Mr.. Quincy on the section moved by Mr..
d. r. Williams in committee OF the whole.
Mr.. d r. Williams said that the section
was such an one as could disFess no no.
nss, man, and would promote az observ.
aoce of the laws. I, had also an operation
which genslemen from commercial towns
should look to tor j, went to provide en-,
ployment for the inspectors who were DOW
almos. starving for wan, of it.
Mr.. Dana aud MIR. 9ui,cy objected to
the section on the general principle that it
threw diaacullies 1910 the way uanecessari
ly; and 90 account of the distressing one