Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-05

OF TINS House, To be paid for out of the Con-
tingent fund, and the books placed in the Lii
brary for the use of Congress-
The blank was filled with so, and the re-
| solution agreed to.
WAR TAXES.
The House then resumed the considerati
OH OF the report of the committee ofthe whole
OH the SUBJECT OF taxes; when the 18th resp
| iusion, proposing tax en- salt being under
| consideration,
MT Stanford rose againto oppose this tax,
on the ground of its being unjust and UNEQUAL.
operating principally upon a particular nor.
ton of the Union. The inhabitants ON the
sea- board had not the same necessity of MS
| ing 1t tor their cattle, and on some parts of
the coast manufactures Of salt are establish
Cd; and the people to the westward had al
SO salt manufactures The state of Ohio had
oeen particularly favored by Congress in this
! respect having had the Salt Licks given to
them at the time that state was formed.
Mr.. Smile said, the Salt Licks had not
been given to the state of Ohio, without a con-
! sheraton. They were in return, to suffer
| all lands belonging to tho u. S. to be EXEMPT
/ from taxation.
! MT. biackiedge was in favor of the tax. as
wouio serve to encourage the manufacture
! Oh SAT- IN our country, which, In case of war.
would be very desirable He did not believe
that the people on the sea. coast or in fine
western Country, got their salt any cheaper
than the inhabitants of the midland country.
except such aslived near a manufactory.
| MT. Stanford moved to amend the resolu-
ton, by adding duty of ten cents ON all salt
manufactured IN this Country. This motion
WAS advocated by Messrs. Stanford, Macon.
/ [NEnIna.,
OPPOSED by Messrs. Blackledre, King, Por-
ter Stow, LGcock, Tracy, Gru,idg and Cal
| hour.
by the advocates of the amendment If was
| urged, that it salt imported paid a duty of 90
| cents oushel, the manufactures of salt in this
country might very well afford to pay a tax
| Vi nan that sum, as they would then have an
| advantage OF ten cents per bushel over for
ei?h SAT- that there would be as much pro
priety in taxing domestic salt as domestic snir-
us that this tax waslaid for the purpose'of
raising revenue, & manufactures of domestic
sait could well afford to pay tax in case
lle proposed duty was laid upon imported
salt all however, who advocated this tax
ueciared themselves opposed to tax on salt
al put II foreign salt was taxed, they
wished that made at home also taxed.
nose opposed to this amendment. said
that this was the first instance in this. or anv
other country, of an infant manufacture, and
especially OF a necessary of life being taxed
tiiae the tax would have the effect of discou-
raging THESE manufactures. Some salt-licks.
IL was sad, had been already laid aside as
uhProhtahle thatlt would certainly be GOOD
poilcy IN this government to encourage man
uiactures OF every kind, but more especially
OF such articles as cannot be obtained from
abroad III time OF war. It was we'll known
.hat TINS country suffered considerably dur
ing the revolution for want OF salt; but now.
WIN proper Encouragement, a sufficiency
might be furnished from our own establish
ments. Besides, if this additional tax were
TO be imposed on salt, it would raise the price
still higher TO the consumers, as eventually
every tax is paid by them. The business Of
taxation ought to be considered in the spirit
Oh accommodation; the salt tax wouId bear
d little hard on one part of the country, the
itnpost and tonnage duty on another, the sp-
III tax OH anothtr, the carriage and stamp
tax on another, and the direct taxes on O.
therS. 1t would be impossible to get taxes
to bear equally OH all. 1t was believed, that
II the system was taken together it would
operate as equally as any other that could be
produced.
Inc question was taken on agreeing to this
tax OF 10ce bushel on domestic salt, and
negatived, 90 to o. The Yeas and NAYS
were,
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Bard, Chittcn
den, M. Clay, Cochran, Crawford, Fitch.
Franklin, Gholson, Goodwin, Macon, Max
well, Moore, M'Bryde, M'Coy, Pearson,
Pickens, Randolph, ]. Smith, Stanford Tall
madge, Wright-22.
NAYS-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Bacon, |
BAKER, Bassett, Bib, Bgelow, Blackledge, |
bieecker, Boyd, Breckenridge, Brigham, |
brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Champi- |
on, Cheves, Condt, Davis, Desha, Dinsnoor. |
Earle, Ely, Emott Findley, Gold, Goldsbo-
rough, Gray, Green, Grundy, B. Hail, o. |
Hall, Harper, Halves, Hufty, Jackson, Kent. |
hing, Lacock, Law, Lefever, Little, Living |
ston, LowndeS, Lyle, M'Kee, M'Kim, Met |
cali, Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow, Mosely. |
Nelson, New, Newb0ld, Newton, Ornsby |
Piper, Pitkin, Peasants, Pond, Porter. Pot.
ter, Quincey, Reed, Richardson, Ridceh
Ringgold, Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Rodman |
Sage, Sammons, Seaver, Sewer, Seybert, |
Sheffey, Smile, G. Smith, Stuart, Stow, |
Sturges, Taggart, Tracy, Troup, Turner,
Van COrtiandt, Wheaton, White, Whitehill, |
Wilson, Wnn--96.
he question was then taken on agreeing |
to the proposition, as reported by the commit
tee OF the whole, for laying duty of 20 cents
Z oushei on imported salt, and negatived, 90
70 81. The yeas & nays were,
fEAS--Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ar
cher, Bacon, Bassctt, Bib, Blackledge, Bovd.
Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Dawson, Desha.
Earle, Findley, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. /
Hall, Hufty, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock,
Little, Lowndcs, Lyle, M'Kee, M'Kim, Met
calf, Minor, Mitchill, Morrow, New, New
bold, Newton, OrHsby, Pickens. Peasants. II
Porter, Quincy, Reed, Riuggold, R0anc, Ro- /
oerts, Sage, Summons, Seaver, Seybert, Sni-