Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05

OF She direct tax laid by the United States
which shall have been imposed on such coup.
! ty or state district by TIE law laying such
direct tax; which lists shall contain the
name of each person residing within the
collection district liable to pay the direct tax
| or OF the person residing within the said dis
trict and having the care or superln; enhance
of property lying within the said district
which IS liable To the pay ment of said tax,
where such person or persons are known,
together with the sum pay able by each per-
son 81 persons aforesaid, on account ot the
said direct tax as aforesaid. And where
there's any property within any collection
district, liable to the payment of the direct
tax, not owned or occupied by or under the
snperintendance ofany person re sident there
IN there shall be separate list of such pro
perty, the sums payable, and the names of
the respective proprietors, where known.
And in lieu thereof to insert several new
actions:
These sections, which are very long, pro
de to'.the appointment in each state, ter
TORY and district, of an officer to be stied
supervisor OF the revenue, vino, previ-
40 his entering NJ on he duties joined on
asby this act, is TO give bond, &c. for the
pose OF apportioning the direct tax a
fably to the value of property i'm each
NY, &c. as ascertained by previous as
sezfhent.l
The question on this motion was after dc
bate, decides affplldvs:
YEAS-M 3aylies. Of Macs. Bigelow.
Bowen, Bd 3pry. Bowers, Brigham,
Champion, eoper. c x, Das export,
Desha, Duvau< CASTOR, Grosvenor,
Hale, Hanetdn iris, Horkins, of KY.
Howell. Hufty, Eeferts, M'Kee, M'Lean,
Miller, Moffits ,Afpps gomery, Mosely. Muir
ke!l, Newton, ly. Ormsby, Pearson,
Pickering, fi5| sst, j. Reed, Ridseiy,
a1sEgxSS Winter, W6'5
fsNAYS-Messrs. Ale ID, Aston, An
derson, Archer, Avery, o aruett Beall,
Bib, Bradley, Brecken( Brown, Bur
C well, Butler r, caperton! c ilsun,
dict, Conard, Crawford, Crelghtun, Culpe
Earle, vans, Farrow, Fl; icy, Fisk, Of
Y Forney, Forsythe, Frahklin, Ghoison.
Glasgow, Glonnger, G. oldsborough, Good
wyn, Gourdne. Griffin, Gruutly, Hall Has
brouck, HAYES. Hopkins, Of NJ Y. Hubbard
Hung erord Hsneman, Ingersoi., In.ham,
Irwin. jackson, oE Hkg. Kennedy, Kent, Of
ND Kerr, kerss,aess X ,lbourn, KIN, # Ma.
King, Of " C-Lewis, Love,t, / owpGes,
Lyle, Macon, -, Moore Murfree, Mel
son. Parker. p 5!5er, Pieas.nts. Rea,
Of Pen. Rhea, ,o5 Ter. Rich, knggold, Ro
berts, Robertson, Sage, Sewer, Sheffey.
Smith, Of Pen. Smith. Of Yr. Strong, Tan
nehill, Taylor, Telfair, Thompson, I roup,
Ward. Of W j. Wheaton, White, Wn.te-
hill, Wilson, Of Pen. Wright, Yancey-lol
This motion having been negatived,
A motion was made by Mr.. Hopkins of n.
York, to strike. out. the said 18th section al
together; wihsh motion was also negatived:
h hgr int % ii So So
MIR Castor moved to amend that part of
the bill which eisssn MS tools of trade, beasts,
of the plough, as 1oasehold utensils and
apparel from disi Nc taxes, by sddins
also Household ffIff5fkre"
The motion was agreed to.
For the motion 81
Against it II
The bill was then further amended, and
ordered to be engrossed and read a third
time on Wednesday.
The bill frtm the Seuate "to authorize
the raising corps of sea fencibles" was
twice read and referred to the military com.
mittee, as also was rhe bill "to amend the
act III addition to the act entitled An ace to
raise an additional military force, and for o.
Their purposes"
The bill from the Senate for the relief OF
Alexander Scott, was twice read and COM
mitted.
The House then resolved into a commit
tee OF the whole on the bill to lay and col.
lect direct tax within the United States :
and after some time, the committee rose, re-
ported progress in the bill, and obtained
leave to sit again.
Mr.. Ironh, from the military committee,
reported the bill from the Senate amenda.
tory OF the Militia Law, with amendments ;
which we're referred to committee Of tho
whole.
Mr.. Flax of " Y. offered the following re.
solution for consideration:
RESOLVED, That the committee of WAYS
and Means be Instructed to prepare and re-
port to this House a bill for ihe imposing &
collecting duty not exceeding cents
per gallon on all spirits distilled within the
United States.
The resolution was referred to a commit
tee of the whole ; and the House resolS ed
itself into committee of the whole on said
resolve, Mr.. Macon in the chair; but be
fore any decision was had thereon. the com
mttee rose and reported progress, and OBJ
tanned leave to sit again.
And the House adjourned.
TUESpAY, June %.
Mr.. pickering presented the memorial or
Remembrance of the Legislature Of Massa-
chusetts against the war ~ seelast Thurs
days Arsusl which he read in his place.
On the mode Of disposing OF this memorial
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