Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-11

debt and on such new loans as have
been or may hereafter be authorised.
These several items for the year 1914
are estimated as toilows:r
The expense of the peace es-
tabhshment $4,000, 900
The interest on tho So
public debt On the
old funded debt 2,loo,ooo
On pr cent. stock
of 1912, Unloading
temporary loans
received in part .
OF the lean of II,
100000 which 70
main unpaid in
1914 100000
On 6 pr, cent. stock
of 1918 l.oso,soo
On treasury notes
which will lie re-
imbursable inl8l4
say on 100000
as per cent. 100000 $3.50, 600
On the loan of 1914, interest
payable within that year 100000
100000
The revenue now establish
ed being estimated to pro-
duce 100000
Leaves to be provided for 100000
: To meet which sum the
committee propose direct
tax of S3,ooo,0oo
Inferal duties, piz
Duties ON stills, estimated to
produce $4,000
On refined sugar -. 100000
On retailers licenses $4,000
On sales AT auction 10000
On carriages 10000
On bank notes and negotla-
paper 4oo,ooo
On salt at 90 cents 100000
Additional duty on foreign
tonnage 100000
Total 6,365,ooo
Deduct expenses of collec-
ton, asses smeht and losses $50 600
s6l5,oOo
The committee therefore beg leave to
report the following bills :.
|. A bill FOR the assessment and col
lection of direct taxes and internal du-
ties.
Q. A bill to lay and collect direct
tax within the United States.
5. A bin laying duty on imported
salt This bill contemplates dnty OF
90 cents per bushel on imported salt.
4. A bill establishing the office OF
commissioner OF the revenue
S A bill laying duties on licenses to
retailers of wines, spirituous liquors and
foreign merchandise.
s, A bill laying duties on carriages
for the conveyance Of persons
7 A bill laying duties on licenses to
distilIcrs of spirituous liquors.
8 A bill laying duties on sales at auc.
tioa ef foreign merchandise, ships and
vessels.
9. A bill having duties on sugar re-
fined in the United States.
10. A bill laying duties on bank notes
and on notes of hand and foreign bills OF
exchange OF certain description.
IL. A bill making further provision
for the collection of internal duties
IL A bill laving an additional duty
on foreign tonnage.
They were sevcrally read twice and
referred to committee OF the whole
house for Monday.
Mr.. Barwell from the committee OF
elections made report on the petition
of John Taliaferro, complaining Of the
undue eiecticn of John p Hangsrford,
which concluded with the following:
Resolved. that the said election held
in the aforesaid district III April last, was
illegal, and ought to be set aside.
Resolved. that John P. Hungerford
is not entitled to seat in this house.
Referred to committee OF the whole
house for ,o-morrow.
Mr.. Webster offered the following:
Resolved, that the President Of the
United States be requested to inform
this house. unless the public interest in
his opinion forbid such communication,
when, by whom. and in wha, manner,
the 6rst intelligence was g;Yea to. this
Government of the Decree'of the Go
v.rnment Of France, bearing date Or the
2sib Of April, 1871. and pnrporting to
be dc6nitiye repeal OF the DEGREES OF
Berlin and Milan.
Resolved, That the President OF the
U. S. be requested to inform this house
whether MIR. Russell, late charge des
affairs Of the u States at the court OF
France, hath ever admitted or denied to
his government the correctness of the
declaration of the duke Of Bassano 70
Mr.. Barlow, the late ministcrsef the Y.
States at that court, as stated in MIR
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