Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-15
IA dollars per annum
Monday, Llv S.

Monday, Juiy S.
Mr. Sturges presented the petition of Jas.
W. Allen and others of the District of Fair
held IN the state of Connecticut, PRAYING
tnat bridgeport may be established as a porr
OF entry.-Referred.
Mr.. Fisk of n. York presented petition
OF sundry aliens, lately residing i'm the ci,y
OF n. York, and now remaining at Fishkiil
IN the state of n. York, stating their inten.
ton to become citizens of the U. States, ha
wing taSen the preparatory steps, praying
Tor permission to return to the city Of New
YORK Tor the purpose of pursuing their usu-
al avocations, snder such restrictions as
congress may think proper to prescribe:
Referred to the committee of Foreign Re,
| lations.
Mr. Benson's motion for the appointment
OF joint committee to enquire into tn e day
az which 1t would be proper to adjourn. was
taken up and agreed to. Messrs. Benson,
| Grundy, Hyncman, Tclfair and Mccoy
were appointed the committee.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the bill laying duties on licences to distiliers
OF spiri;uous liquors.
motion was made by Mr. Pitlin TO re-
Commit the bill to the committee of WAYS
ana Means with instructions to report sec
ton or sections, allowing drawback on
the expectation of spirits distilled from for,
eign materials; and the question heing ia
Ken on this motion, it was negatived.
For the motion AZ
Against it 1Os
Mr. hlng of Mass. then moved to recon-
mi1 the Oil to the same Committee with
instructions to equalize the duties on In e
stills employed in distiliing from both for
eign and domestic materials otinD lost.
The question on the ensrossing OF said bill
tor q third reading was decided as follows:
For the engrossment 90
AgaiBs; it 81
The House resolved itscifinto commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Nelson in the chair.
on the tax bills. The bin to Law and collect
a Direct Tax within the United States, was
then taken up, discussed amended and re-
ported to the House, and the committee
obtained leave to sit again on the remain-
ing bills.
The House then proceeded to consider
the report OF the committee of the whole
on the Direct Tax bill but adjourned be-
fore having gone through the same.
Tuesday, Ju!y6.
Mr.. Troup, from the Military Committee
reported the bill from the Senate for esta.
blishing an invalid corps, without amends
ment and it was referred to a committee
of the whole.
On motion Of Mr. Troup, the same com.
mttee were discharged from the coDsidera-
ton Of the petitions Of Benz. Conner * Thos.
Roberts, respecting their respective inyen-
tons.
WAYS IND MEANS.
The cngrossed bill to lay duty on Iicen-
ses to dlstiliers of spirituous liquors, was
read third time.
This bill proposes g duty on licences to
distiilers' as follows: For the employment
of a still or stills employed in distiiiine snr.
its from domestic materials. for two Weeks.
nine cents for each gallon of the capacitv
thereof, including the head for one month.
eighteen cents tortwo months, thirty>two
cents; for three months, forty two cents.
for tour months, fifty two cents for six
on.hs, seventy cents; for one wear. ono
hundred and eight cents for each gallon oe
its capacity as aforesaid. For n ljcepce FIR
the employment o. a still or stills in the die.
tillation OF spirits from foreign materials.
Tor one month, IS cents for each gallon of
IT'S capacIt, Tor three months, sixty cents.
for SIX months, one hundred and FIVE cents:
tor enc year, one hundred and thirty ave
cents for each gallon of its capacity. And
for every boiler, however constructed. EN-.
ployed IN distlleries by steam, double the
amount on eacn gallon fits Capacity. which
woHid be payable for said icence if gan
ted for same terms and to employ t-,e
same materials for a STILL
The bill was passed. without debate nv
the following vote.
YEAo--Messrs Alexander, Aston. An.
derson, Archer, Avery Barnett, Beall. Bihb
Bowen. Brown, Burwell, Caldwell, Calhoun.
Chapel. Cheyes. Clopton, Comstock, Con.
dict, Conrad, Crawford, Creighton, Davis
IT Pen. Donnyelles, Duvall, Earle. Evans.
Farrow, Findiey. Fisk Of W Y. Forsythe.
Franklin, Gholson, Glasgow, Goodwin
Griffin. Grundy, Hall, Harris, Hasb-ouck
Halves, HopSins of Ky Hubbard, Hunger.
ford, Hyneman. Ingham, Irwin, Jackson of
Irg. Kennedy, Kent Of Md. Kerr, Ker.
shaw, King Of NJ c. Lefferts, Lyie, Macon
M'Coy M'Kee, M'Kim. MI.ean. Moor
Murfree, Newton, Pickens. Piper PIE
SAINTS, Rhea Of Ten. Rich, Roane. Roberts
Robertson, Sewer. Skinner, Smith of Pen.
syiUdnia, Smith of Vpg Strong, TannehiI,
Taylor, Teifair. Troup, Ward of ~ y
Whiteiiill, Wilson Of Pen. Wood, WRIGHT
Yancey-85.
NAYS--Messrs Bsylies, of Azass. Rem
son, Bowers, Bradbury, Breckenridge Brig-
ham, Champion, CilIey, Cox, C1InenrI
Davenport, Desha, Fly, CASTOR. Geddes'
Howell, Jackson Of II. l. Kent of M YorS-
| King QfDHas. Lovett. MofTitt, Mosely. MUIR
kell, Oakley, Pearson. Pickering, Pitkin.
! Post, Potter, ]. Reed, w. Reed. Ruecles.
Sehureman, Shipherd, Smith ofM IT. smith
| ofJN y. Stanford, Stockton, Sturees. Tag-
| CART, Tallmadge, Thompaon, Vose. Ward
Of Mass Webster. Wheaton Whit WA.