Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-08

the waters OF the United States, was twice
read and referred " the committee Of Ma
val Affairs.
THE WAYS AND MEANS
The engrossed bill for the assessment and
collection OF a Direct Tax, and Internal Du-
ties, was read third time; and on the ques-
ton. Shall the bill pass ;" it was decided
as follows without debate:
YEAS-Mcssrs. Alexander, Aston, Ar
cher, Bard, Barnett, Bib, Bowen, Brown,
Burwell, Caldwell. Calhoun, Chapel,
Cheves, Clark, Clopton, Comstock, Conard,
Crawford, Creighton, Davis Of Pen. Denoy-
elies, Desha, Duvall, Earle, Evans. Farrow,
FINLEY, Fisk, IF Yerm;. Fisk, Of " Y. For
| ney, Forsythe, Franklin, Gholson, Glasgow,
Goodwin, Griffin, Grundy, Hall, Tiarri.,
Hasbrouck, Halves, Hopkins, of Ky. Hub
bard, Humphreys, Hungerford, Hyneman,
! lngersoll. Ingham, Jackson of Yirg. Kent,
Of nd. Kerr, Kershaw, Kilbourn, King, If
NJ c. Lefcrts, Lowndes, Lyle, Macon, Mp
Coy, M'Kee, NJ Lean, Montgomery, Moore ;,
Nlurtree, Nelson, Newton, Ormsby. Par
ker, Pickens, Piper, Rea, Of Pen. Rhea, Of
Zen. Rich, Richardson. Ringgold, Roane,
Roberts, Robertson, Sage, Sewer, Seybert,
sharp, Smith, ofPen. Smith, efYr ;;Tanne>
hill, Taylor, Telfair, Troup, Whitehill,
Wilson, Of Pen. Wood. Wright, Yancey-
| NAYS -Messrs. Baylies, of1Eass. Ben
son, Bigelow, Boyd, Bradbury, Breckenridg e,
Brigham, Butler, Caperton, Champion, Gil
ley, Cooper, Culpcper. Davenport, Davis,
! Of a7aSs. Dewey, Ely, Geddes, Goldsbo-
rough, Grosr enor, Hale, Hanson, Howell
Jackson, Of X. 1. Kennedy, Kent, CIV Y.
King Of Mass. Lewis Lovctt, Miller, Moftitt,
Moseley, Murkell, Oakley, Pearson, Pick
ering, Pltkin. Post. Potter, ]. Reed, Ridge
Ily, Schureman, Sheifey, Sherwood. Ship
herd, Skinner, Smith If NJ II. Smith, ofM
Y. Stanford, Stockton, Strong, Stuart Stur-
ges, Taggart Taimadge, Thompson, Vose
| Ward. Of Mass. Webster, Wheaton, Will
COX, Wilson Of 1faes. WINERIES.
So the bill was passed, and sent to the Sc
nate for concurrence.
! Inc House then again resolved itself into
a committee of the whole, Mr.. Nelson in the
chair, CT the bill. which had been recom-
mitted to this committee, laying q duty Oh
| licences to distilieTs Of spurious liquors.
Mr.. Taylor renewed the motion which he
made yesterday with success, in the cons
| nittec or the whole, but which was reversed
| by majority of one vote in the House, viz
| to strike out the second section of the bill,
which imposes specific duties, according to
the length of time for which the license ia
renewed, of cents for each gallon
of the capicity of every still.
The question on the motion was decided
| in the negative, as followsi
For the motion IS
Against it 81
Mr.. Fisk then moved an amendment, the
object OF which was TO increase the duty on
the capacity of the still to thirty three and
third per cent. more than it now stands in
he xvhi
negative.
For the motion 70
Agaiht it 7s
Sundry other amendments were proposed
and discussed, some of which were adopted
and others rejected.
After this bill was gone through
The committee took up the bill for lay
ing direct tax, and, having made progress,
the committee rose and reported progress;
and
The House adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 9.
Mr.. Newton reported bill for establish
ing in the town of Mobile port of entry;
which bill was twice read and ordered to
be engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. Fisk, from the committee of electi-
ons, to whom was referred resolution di.
| recting an inquiry into the legality of the
election of John M. Bowers, a sitting mem
Der from the state of New York, made
report, concluding with the following reso-
luton
RESOLVED, That the further considerati-
on OF this subject be FASHIONED to the frs,
"Wednesday IN the next session Of Con
gress.
And the report was ooncurred in.
Mr.. Crawford, from the select committee
appointed to consider the same, made re-
port on the petition of James Lloyd, recon-
mending reference thereof to the Secretas
ny of the Navy, with direction that he
cause such experiments and enquiries 10 be
made In relation to the invention of Mr.
Lloyd. as lie may judge proper. &c. The
report was cohcurred an.
Mr.. Nelson having reported the agree
ment of the naval committee to the amend
ment of the Senate to the bill TO reward the
officers and crew of the United States ship
Hornet, the same was referred to a commit
tee of the whole as also was the bill from
the Senate authorising the building of bar
ges for the defence of the ports and earbors
Of the United States, which had been refer
red to the same committee.
BARGES OR ROW GALLIES.
The House then on motion of Mr.. Mel.
son, resolved itself into a committee of the
whole, Mr.. Aston in the chair, on the bill
last mentioned.
After short but animated debate on this
bill Ia sketch of which shall be given in our
next) the committee rose, and reported the
bill to the House which was ordered to be
engrossed for third reading, in the follow.
ing words:
" be IL enaeted, &c. That for the pro-
lection of the ports and harbors of the Uni.
ted States. the President shall couse to be