The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-27

creasing the supply ofcoarse cotton n,anuf.lc.
t0res. 1t some encouragement be given to
establishments of this description. the pro-
liability Is that the quantity Of these manu-.
features, equaitc tie demand. may be sup.
piled. Bed ticking, of a quality superior To
that which isimportcd. can be had in album
dance. s..,-.-,s ...-,sst.. y.
The use of salt as necessary Of life cannot
be dispeuped with. TO keep in the market
a quantity commensurate to the consumpti-
ON of the nation, is certainly an object of mo-.
ment. btimes ofpeace importations of this
article BE abundant, and the price low !; but
should ne U. States at any time be forced
I, into va by concurrence Of ipauspicious e.
vents &ind they have no power to prevent it
the f;arcity consequent OH such a state of
thingsvou'd greatly increase tho price Of this
articb and the pressure would OF course be
sensihw and severely felt by thar portion of
/ the cmmnnity least capable Of bearing it.
I'hcscarcity and high price of salt during
! the kinerican war, produced no little dis
tress The apprehension lately entertained.
that. deficiency in the necessary supply of
this rticle would he the consequence of an
inteiiction OF commerce with the belliger-
emf atoms OF Europe and their dependent
Gle: gave rise to some objections, not easily
ref,vcd, against the adoption Of that mea-
s,i1. To prevent etfectually a want of salt,
onhe occurrence of amy event, is Certainly
az bject deserving the Serious attention of
cigress. Assurances arc made with conf
d,cc that supply ofthis article can be fur
Hhed by our own manufactures, equal to the
fmand. it encouragement be given by mo-
/ l}ratc duty on imported salt. A nation e.
{ EctS solid basis for the support and main
s Enance OF its independence and prosperity,
those policy is TO draw from its native sources
all articles of the frs. necessity. AS the en-
fouraSement sought can be gwen it is very
respectfully submitted to the consideration
enf the house, whetherthe manufacture of salt
us not, i'm a national point Of view, an object
lot primary Importance, and Highly deserving
its patronage.
The committee with great Difference sub
nit the following resolutions:
"ResoiUcd, That additional duties Ought
to be laid on the following articles imported
into the u. States, viz"
On ready made clothing and millinary two
and one half per cent I'D valorem.
|. On cotton manufactures from bevond the
cape of Good Hope, on bed ticking and on
corduroys and fustians, two and one half per
cent adj valorem-and OH shot aud other
manufactures in which lead is the article of
chief value. one hall cent per pound.
Resofped, That "a duty of eight cents per
bushel on imported salt, would give cnccu-
ragement to the manufacture of that article
in the u. S.
a morton was made to refer the report to Il
committee of tie whole.
Mr. Me6cy wished omove to postpone it
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the motion for commitment
being first made. the question on it was first
put.
The motion for commitment was opposed
by Messrs. Sheffey, Van Horne, Ross and
Macon, on the ground that it was useless in
name TO pay attention to a subject which in
fact could not be considered ut this late pc
Rod OF the present session that a call ha
wing been made or the secretary of the Trea-
sury Tor information as to manufactures, it
would be improper to act partially on the
subject till could be put in a proper train
to be acted on generally that it was a
question which admitted of much doubt and
probably would excite much debate, low far
it was proper to force any part of the CAPT
tai OF the country from its natural channe!
into an artificial one; that the tax propose d
to be laid on salt, was objectionable and OBJ
noxious TO the constituents of most gentle
men III the House being SO. it could not
be expected that it would now be decided
ON. 3
The motion was supported by Messrs.
Newton, M Kim, Southland, Dana, BUvd ard
Pickman, on the ground that it was the or
binary course of legislation to refer reports
to a committee of the whole, except they
were SO Objectionable on the first blush as to
be wholly unworthy of consideration; and
that. whatever objections gentlemen might
have to any particular part OF the report,
they were not committed to vote for it by
referring IT; that, even were the report not
to be acted on during the session, the House
might refuse to take it up when called for,
and reference of the subject >would be more
respectful as well to the numerous petition
ers for the legislative aid in manufactures,
as to the committee who made the report
Mr. Stanford called for division of the
question, SO as to take it on the reference
of each resolution separately. being in favor
of referring the first and against the last
Mr.. Randokhh rene wed the motion indef-
nitely topostpone the report.
The Sneaker decided it to be out Of order,
the motion for commitment first made, ha-
wing preference.
Mr.. Raudoihh appealed from the decision
of the Speaker, which was confirmed by the
House, 63 to 81.
After further debate between Messrs.
Goldsborough Southland, Rhea, Smile and
Holland, the motion for commitment of the
first resolution was carried by Yeas and
Nays, IT to al, and made the order of the
day for the first Monday in August next, 81
to So.
The question on referring the second
resolution came next under consideration.
Mr.. Rand9ifh contended that motion to
commit a report was not Invisible question
that it was unsusceptible of division AS a
motion to adjourn. He asked the Speaker
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