Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-26

ritous liquors and forelSn mefRhandize.
After the adoption of several unimportant
amendments-Mr. Bbb. moved SO to amend
The bill as to include in the tax zvhoiessie as
well as retail dealers.-Agreed to.
The committee of the whole then tunk up
| the bill laying duty OH Bank Notes, Notes
| of Hand, and foreign Bills of Exchange,of
| certans descriptions \
Mr.. Bibb explained the grounds onS2hich
he supported this measure at the p1ei1t
ttime. '--deCV u
MIR. Taylor, after some explanatory e.
! marks, going to shew the difficulty of collee1n
ing fevenue on stamped paper, aud the
great inconvenenceS of snch tax on the
people, made a motion to strike out part
| OF the first section of the bill Tor laying tax
on promissory notes, &c. so as to impose
duty on bank notes alone.
| Considerable discussion arose on this mo-
tion--in which Messrs Taylor, Wright and
Jackson supported the amendment, and
| Messrs. Blob Roberts, Clay and Seybert OPP
posed it. The .estion was taken and de
cided in the negauVe--ayes 81, noes GA.
Mi. (Speaker) Clay then moved so to
mend the bill as to confine the tax OH notes,
&c. to these negotiated at Banks, with a
view to except from stamp duties the ordi-
| nary country transactions by notes, &c.
which motion Mr.. T.. supported by iumi
| nous and comprehensive view of the eXpedi-
ency and policy OF the course he proposed
After some remarks from MIR. Jackson,
approaching the proposition of Mr.. Clay, bu;
suggesting variation OF the proposed mode
| OF collecting the tax aud IN opposition to
| the amendment from Mr.. Wright--the ques-
! ton was taken On Mr. Clay's motion and
Carried without division.
The bill having been gone through, and
I hon
mittee rose, reported the bill 70 the House
as amended, and obtained leave to sit again,
Gil the remaining tax bills.
| The House proceeded to consider the re
| port of the committee Of the whole and ha-
| wing gone through the first bill and 9gEssd
| to the amendments reported By the com
mi:tee, motion was made to adjourn, and
carried.-Haifpast4 O'Clock.
| Thursday, July 10.
| Mr. Wheaton and Mr.. Bradley obtained
leave of absence for the re ,nainder of the
| session.
Mr.. Cheves presented the petition of sun
| dry owners Of private armed vessels. pray
| ing that the duties on prize goods brought
! in private armed vessels may be reduced
Referred to the committee OF Ways and
| Means. EsyE/
- MIR. Robertson presented tte petition of
4 the President, Directors and Company of
1 the Bank OF Orleans, praying TO he reim-
bursed the amount of monies lately advan
| ced by them to facilitate the military opera
| tons in the Southern district OF the United
| States Referred to the committee Of Ways
| and Means.
MIR. Bibb, from the committee of Ways
and Means, reported the agreement of that
committee to the amendments of the Sen
Il afe. tn tl.s tn @ and roll
| lection of direct taxes and Internal duties,
| with an amendment, which was read ana
| coneurred in by the House.
The following order was moved by MIR.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, that i've thousand
copies be printed OF the resolution passed
| by the House Oh the first day OF March last,
requesting certain information from the Pre-
sident Of the United States relative 10 the
French DEGREES and OF the communication
made TO this House by the President on the
third of the same month in consequence
Of that resolution and also of the resolution
of the House of the list Vt June last request
ing farther information on tns same sub
ject. 4.
1t was decided in the negative.
Yeas So
Nays II
An engrossed bill to regulate the allow
United States, was read d third time and
| passed.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill laying duties OF licences to retailers
OF wines, spirltuouS liquors, aid foreign mer
chandise. several amendments wel offer
ed which were rejected; the bill was or
dered to be engrosSed, and read third
| time to morrow.
The House resolved itself into commit
tee of the whole, on the bill from the. Senate
making AN appropriation Tor the further de-
| fence of the ports AVID harbors of the Uni
| ted States--and after some time spent there
| in, the committee rose and reported the bill
without amendment; the bill was read 4
| third time and passed.
| The House resumed the consideration of
the amendments reported by the commit
! tee of the whole to the bill laying duties on
bank notes and notes OF hand, aud foreign
bills of exchange of certain descriptions
Several amendments were offered and re
I jected the bill was ordered 70 be read a
| third time tomorrow.
| At haJfpast three, the House went into
secret session and remained so until they
| adjourned.
Friday, July IS.
Mr.. Nelson reported a bill supplement.
| tary to the act to encourage the destruction
| ct the arpl- sssels of war OF the enemy"
| (appruprie 900 to carry it into effect1
which wa .sice read and committed.
The House resumed the consideration Of
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