Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05
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| MT. Richardson subsequently, presented
.ne protest OF the minority of the Legislature
OF Massachusetts, agairs the doctrines and
p.ihcipies OF the remonstrance just mention
Gu, winch was read, ordered to lie on the
| table. and be printed.
| Mr. Archer, from the committee Of
Siaims, reported bill for the relief of Ed
win L. Satterwhite, and a bill concernina
| 'hfahed pensioners. Twice read and Refer
red to committee Of The whole.
On motion If Mr. Archer, the COMMITTEES
OIL CLAIMS were discharged from the iursher
CONSIDERATION OF all other business row be.
iore them and not reported on for the req.
son ehat II would be utterly impracticaole
I'D ACT. on the said business at the Dresent
session. This order was uBsuccessfuilf on
posed by Mr.. Goldsborough, w,o prous.tNSo
except from the general discharge the rase
OF Henry Harris, but failed.
Mr. Robertson Reported bill TO es,ab-
,ISh District Court (at Mobie) in the
Mississippi territory. Twice read and com.
mitted. >' -S"'>
Mr., Tr"up. from the committee on Mill
taly hnslrs, reported the bill from the SEM
the act for raising an additional uiI,tars
force, &c. which was CON mitted and aIso
the bill to authorize the raising a eorps of
sea fencioles, which was also committed.
n report was received from the Depart.
lneht oil war favorable to the petition of
capt. Piatt, which was referred to thr com.
mittee of Claims
THE WAYS AND MEANS,
On motion OF Mr. Fisk of n. Y. the House
again resolved itself into a committee oe
she whole, MIR. Macon in the chair, ON tho
resolution, Yesterday submitted BY him. for
imposing duty of Gents nm ,,t
domestic distilled spirits.
The resolution having been again read
Mr. lngersoil read the following resoluti-
ons, which he proposed to offer as amen.
aatory OF and additional to that OF Mr..
Fisk:
FessfVed, That the Committee Of WAYS
ana Means De Instructed to enquire INTO the
eHpeoiency OF taxing all SUGGESTIONS to the
estates OF persons dying after the
daf of next within the TT Co.,
whenever such decedent shall leave a clegr
estate real, personal or mixed worth fv.
hundred dollars, and that the said Commit
Tee nave leave to reporsay bill OF o;herwi ,e.
ResolOed, That The cemmittse of Ways
and Means be instructcdto inquire into the
expedIeney of taxing all asrertains HE in
Come from all t 'ates real. personal and
mixed, whenever the yearly amount of n
Come shall exceed five hundred dollars. and
that the SAID committee have leave 10 ra .
port by bill or otherwise.
FesolUsd, That the committee of WAYS
and Means be instruc ed to enquire into
'he eHpediency OF taxing all law suits, off.
ces AID pensions, and that the said com.
mittee have leave to report by bill or other.
wise.
Mr. InSersoll supported his motion, or
rather opposed that of Mr.. Fisk in a speech
OF about three hours in length. His gene
raj object was to shew the PROPHECY in
deed necessity ofadhering to the system re.
ported by the committee of WAYS and
Means, although ne did not himself approve
OF 1t IN every particular. in preference to
launching into wide field of experiment on
various substitutes. which would end in the
entire abortion of any system.
After Mr. I concluded,
Mr.. Fisk spoke few words in exnlanati.
on; and concluded by moving that tie com.
mittee rise.
The motion was agreed to, and
The House adjourned.