Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-19
TUESDAY MORNING, .Nopenl6er 10.
Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
1-oNDAr, 18Th November, 1911.
REPORTED FOR THIS GAzETTE

REPORTED FOX This HhLE e
Mr.. Seybert presented the petition of GER
tain Shot Manufacturers of Philadelphia,
PRAYING that an additional duty may be laid
on Shot. Referred to the committee of COM
merce and manufactures.
Mr. Mitchell presented petition from
James Morris, c: New-York, praying to be al
lowed to import Goods from the BritishWest-
India islands, in payment of debts due him
Referred to the committee of commerce and
manufactures.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, the petition of the
Common Council of Alexandria, relative to
the Jail Of that town, presented at former
session, was again referred to the committee
On the District Of Columbia.
Mr. Morrow submitted resolution, direct
ing "a committee formerly appointed to inquire
into the expediency of laying out the two
roads provided for by the treaty concluded
with the Indians at BFownstown in S08. "A
greed to.
On motion OF Mr. Findley, Resolved, That
the committee of elections be instructed to
prepare and report bHl for the purpose of
regulating the proceedings and taking evil
. dence in cases of contested elections for men,
bers of this house.
Mr.. Seybert presented the petition Of John
Steele, collector of the port Of Philadelphia,
praying additional compensation for his servi-
ces. Referred to the committee of ways and
means.
Mr. Rhea called for the consideration of
his resolution for inquiring into the expedien-
cy flaying al, additional duty orf6r otherwise
encouraging all coarse manufactures of hemp,
fax and cotton.
Mr. Newton,saw no necessity for passing
such resolution. The comniistee of COM
MERGE and manufactures already had the SUBJ
jcct before them.
Mr.. Rhea s. Mr. MsKim tho't il important
to have particular exprcssionof the sense OF
the house on this subject.
Mr.. Widgery was not certain that this was
the proper time for laying additional duties on
these articles. The house ought to be very
cautious how they passed laws which would
operate as bounty to one part of the commu-
nifty at the expence of another. The duties
on these articles were already sufficiently
4. l.. Il of
Sc p? The maritime towns exclusively; and
any additional tax would of course operate-ex-
olusively upon them to the benefit of the MA
nufacturers alone. He was therefore oppos-
ell TO the resolution.
Mr.. Pickens moved 10 amend the resolution,
80 that it should apply to the encouragement
of 6ne, instead of coarse manufactures.
Mr.. Rhea said such an amcndmen, would
make it a fine resolution indeed The rcsolu-
ton merely proposed an inqWiry into the sub
ject. tie believed if the measure was adopt
ed, it would operate generally, and benefci-
ally for the nation
Mr.. Quincy was opposed to the resolution,
on the ground that if the house adopted this,
they would BE- obliged to adopt every resolu-
ton which might be offered for the encou-
ragement of observation-disclosures.
Mr.. Aston suggested the propriety of omit
ting both The words coarse and fine, in order |
TO make the inquiry general. |
Mr. Pickens Observed that he was opposed
10 thesresolu,ion in It's present shape, because
any additional duties on coarse manufactures
Ofthis kind would FIJI principally on the poor
erclass OF people. The manufacturers would