Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-03
GERS for delinquency Or neglect Of duty other


clerk of the legionary court to the marshall OF
the District of Columbia, who shall proceed
to collect the same and may on failure o.
payment make distress on the goods and chat
ties of the person falling to pay, and in case
no goods shall be found may commit the per-
son to Jail and hold him in close con6neniei.t
twenty -four hours for each and every fine
due.
5. Allows application to be made for remis-
sion OF fines nnjustly levied at any time within
twelve months.
s. That in case any non-commissioned Off
Ger o.: soldier shall commit any of the offences
this is supplement- The officer or board
may in addition to the punisbments therein
expressed, cause the offender to be secured
and be kept secured for the day or such short
or period as they may deem proper---and that
all fines provided III said section, which shall
not be paid on presentation by the marshall,
be may commit the delinquent to close pr,
son there to remain until the same with costs
shall be fully paid.
The Speaker laid before the house re-
port from the Secretary of the Treasury il
obedience to resolution of the house Of tie
sd of December last, Containing the amount
of exports OF the u. S. from tie year l79l
20 the 3lst Sept 1911 Ordered to be print
ed.
Also a report from the Treasury depart
ment, relative to Refugees from the British
provinces. Referred to The committee on the
public lands.
Also letter from the Chief Justice of the
United States expressive Of the sense of the
Judges the Supreme Court relative to the
joint resolution of the two Houses granting
them the use of the public library.
The unfinished business OF Friday was Ia
ken up. The question before the house when
it adjourned was concur, eDce Ia the STA re-
solution.
Mr., Ghoison after expressing his regret a.
the dissatisfaction evinced by number Of h.s
friends at the vote given Oh Friday in relation
10 the duty on salt, moved a reconsideration OF
that vote.
MIR. Nelson was opposed to reconsidcra-
tlon He WAS willing to grant as many take
as were necessary to support the governments
in the attitude they had deemed it drorer tc,
assume; but he was opposed to taxing all ar
ticlc of the first necessity to the poor as well
as rlc!l--as lanGholder he was willing to
encounter an additional burthen in the form Of
a direct tax, rather than impose this tax. He
calculated that instead OF producing, as sup
posed by the committee Of ways and means
400 900 dollars, the importation Of the article
in case of war, would be proportionabiy de-
~'creased with other articles, and would not pro-
duce revenue of $4,000 dollars.
MIR. Wright followed on the same side-ht
hoped this tax would not be laid. He asked
Eozv did 5ve get into hozver ? By electtoneer-
ing against and deaouncing those in h0z0er for
levying this vc1y tao -!
Several gentlemen spoke for and against
reconsideration, when the question was de-
cided by ayes and noes, and were, yeas TO-
NAYS SIS.
The question then was, will the House con-
cur in the 4th resoIution--duty on salt--and
decided IL the affirmatiye-Yeas &c, nays 81
Concurrence with the 5th resolution--duty
on stills, &c.
Mr. M,Kim moved 10 amend bY LAYING an