Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-03-13

olst OF sept. 1911. Ordered to be nr,ntoa
Also a report from the Treasury der..
Inent, r~sr1tive to Refugees from tie B,;,,,
provinces. Referred to the committee =, az
public lands IN
Also a letter from the Chief Justice Of ~,
United States expressive OF the sense os ~
judges OF the Supreme Court relative "a -,
JOINT resolution OF the two Houses grants
them the use of the public library.
Inc unfinished business of Frioay wastata.
up. The question before the house when :
ADJOURNED was a concurrence in the 9TH resa
luton. ~
Mr.. Gholson after expressing his resret :,
the dissatisfaction evinced by a number of i;
friends at the vote given on FRIDAY in rela,;c-
to the duty on salt, moved a considerat alton y
that vote.
Mr.. Nelson was opposed to a reconsider.
ton lie was willing to grant as many taxe.
as were necessary to support the soverpme,,
in the attitude they had deemed it proper :,
assume; BIT he was opposed to taxing an art.
Gle OF the first necessity to the poor as wen :.
rich-as a landholcer he was willing 10 or.
counter an additional burthen in the form ~ |,
direct tax rather than impose this tax. sus
calculated that instead of producing, as sun-
posed by the committee of ways and mean.
100000 dollars, the importation of the artieI.
In ease OF war, world be proportionablv de.
creased with other articles, and would not
produce a revenue of 1900 dollars.
MIR. Wright followed on the same side--l.
hoped this tax would not be laid. He asked
HosD DID are get into pousra By aeaion.
eersag against and ~denouncing those an no,,.
erJor teuyimg this oery tar!I
several gentleman spoke for and against a
cOnSIIrra tim xphaxa tho r,.I~F,nw -. \ -
ed by ayes and noes, and were, yeas 20
nays So.
The question then was, will the House con-
cur in the 4th resolution-duty on salt-and
declGed IN the affirmatiye-Teas CO. navs "a
Concurrence with the 9TH es~oIution-duty
on stills. &c.
Mr.. Mkim moved to amend by laying an
additional duty to that reported by the com.
mlttee of the Whole-The Speaker declared
this motion out of order-from this decision
an appeal was taken but before a question was
had on the appeal it was withdrawn, and a
motion made to recommit the report to q com.
mittee of the whole house for the parpose Of
Offering the amendment in that way. On this
motion debate arose and the question was un.
oecided when our lettercame away.
March :.
Fhe House took up the unfinished business
OF yesterday. The question before the House
when 1t ADJOURNED, was a motion made by Mr..
NJ klm TO Iecommit the 5th resolution to a
committee of the whole House, for the pur-
pose of Offering an amendment to that resslu-
ton INCREASING the duty on whiskey.
MIR, Grundy was opposed to recommitment.
and more particularly as he was opposed to an
increase OF the duty.
Dir. NJ Kim rose and ia a forcible manner
poin.ed out the benefits tina. would result from
the adoption of his contemplated amendment
lie stated that by the returns OF the marsLlals
VINO took the late census, it appeared that there
were 2i,oo0,000 gallons of domestic distilled
spirits made in the United States in one year,
and it was probable should war take place,
that quantity would be INCREASED to perhaps
50,000,o00 gallons, by laying a duty of Is cents
a gallon on that article, even on the quantity
now made, a revenue of 1000, 900 dollars would
accrue to the government. The committee Of
ways and means propose to raise by their sys-
tenn OF Internal taxation 4,725,O0O dollars;
now by adopting his proposition, we do away
the necessity of laying the direct tax, the car
riase tax, the excise on sugar, the stamp tax
and all the host of odious measures proposed
by that committee to be resorted to, which lie
considered a desirable object at this time.
Several gentlemen entered into a discussion
ON this subject.
Mr.. Randolph e~nquired whether it would
be in order to move to lecommit the whole re-
solutions, and whether it would not supercede
the motion to recommit the 9Th resolution.
The Speaker informed him it would be IN
order and would supercede the other motion
MIR. Randolph spoke a considerable time
with that clearness and strength which always
distinguish him, urging the calsrnitous tsnden-
cy of the measures for several years back par
sued by Congress, and pointing out the READY
safe, certain means Of restoring commerce
replenishing the treasury, and spreading ovoE
the country the blessings of peace and pros
perity. From 1901 to 1907, he showed Una.
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