Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-22

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The motion for-an indefinite postponement
was lost, yeas 4s, nays 3d..
Mr.. King moved to amend the resolution,
so as to direct the committee of commerce &
manufactures further to inquire into. the ex-
pediency of laying duty on the importation
of SALT. He said the time might again ar
rive when it would be impossible to obtain
that article from abroad; the domestic manu-
facture of it ought therefore to be encou-
ragged.
Mr.. Quincy was in favor of the amendment.
Many persons who had entered largely into
the manufacture of that article had been es-
sentially injured, if not ruined, by the strange
repeal of the duty upon it. He hoped the con-
sideration of this subject at least would be
specially referred to the committee OF COM
merce and manufactures.
Mr. Macon said there was nothing strange
in that repeal if there had been any thing
strange in the business, it~was the opposition
to the repeal of the duty on that necessary OF
life, when the money was not wanted In the
treasury. He saw no necessity for any ofthese
duties, as preparation for war; he had heard
so much about War during former sessions,
that he did not believe we should get at it
now. The gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr. Quincy had said that the people who
manufactured salt lived upon sand banks; but
was the house to patronize them by laying a
tax upon those who lived upon sand hills
The immediate effect of a duty on salt would
be to raise the price of it, which would bear
hard upon people in many parts OF the coun-
try who were in the habit of providing them
selves with that article at this season OF the
year He would sooner vote for land or poll
tax than tax upon salt.
Mr.. Johnson was in favor of the resolution.
IF we were on the heel of another revolutiona-
ry war,as some seemed to suppose, we ought
to encourage domestic manufactures.
Mr.. Smile moved that the further consider
alton of the subject be postponed until the
first Monday in February. Before decid-
ing on it, he wished to see the report OF the
committee of commerce and manufactures.
Mr. King, after expressing his astonish-
n,ent at the alarm manifested by the house at
mere proposition for inquiry, withdrew his
amendment (relatlve to salt
After some further discussion, the question
of postponing the original resolution offered
by Mr. Rhea was taken by ayes and noes, and
lost, ayes SO, noes 81.
Mr.. Gholson moved to strike out the WORD
coarse * insert " fine" Traditional du-
ties were to be laid, they ought to be on fine
manufactures, so as to affect the rich, and not
! the poor class of the community. He after
wards modified his motion, so as to confne i,
to striking out alone, without substituting any
other word, by which means the object of the
inquiry would be general. The amendment
thus modified, was agreed to.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Key, Mr.. Rhes
added the word "imported" to his resolution
so as to conGne the resolution to IMPORTED ma.
nufactures.
Mr.. Fisk moved to amend the resolution
by adding the word WOOL so as to include
manufactures of that article. Agreed to.
Mr.. Minor moved to add the word lead,'
after wool. Agreed to.
Mr. Stow observed, that as the house ap
! peared to be travelling in circle, he woule
propose sweeping amendment at once; ane
this was, to add these words: " and all othel
manufactures in which any member OF Thu
house may conceive his constituents particu
larly interested" Mr.. S. afterwards withdrew
this amendment.
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