The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-13
HOUSE CT REPRESENTATIVES..

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HOUSE CT REPRESENTATIVES,.
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a bill trorp the Senate authurisirg The
building of 5arses far the further de;e zee o.
the waters of the United States, was twice
read and referred tothe committee Of Nsva.
Affairs.
| THE WAYS AND MEANS.
= he engrosse'l bill for the assessment arJ
! collection OF direct tax, and Internal Du.
| t'ss. was read third tire and ON Tia,
! question Snail the Gill pass - it was dc
| leu az follows wi'hont .deba e /: z ..-
I fEAS-Messrs. hlexsnder. .A,5,nn, Arch er
I Sard, Barnett, BIB, Bowen, Brown. RurweiI
Caldwell. Calhoun, Chspeli, Chevrs. Clark, Ciopton
Com stock, Conard, Crawford, Gre, ghton. DAVIS Of
| neH"' Denoyelits Desha Duva,I, ETl,,- Evans
rarrow, Fintsy, Fisk # ". Fisk Of " r Forney
forsythe, FrsnSlin. Gho,son. Glasgow. Good wyi
| ntifhn. Grundy, Hall, Harris Hasbroack, Kaw.s
I hopkins ef Ky. Hubbard, Humphrey, Hunger ord
| 1ynemar inger'oii, Ingham jackson Of Virginia,
heit Of M Kerr, kershaw, KilbouY-, Kme of "
= ,Leitsrts, Lo~ndss LJle. Maeor, M'Coy, Nix
| Ml'etn, Montgomery, Moore, Murtree, Nelson.
Newton ,Orn'sby .P'ckr,s. Parker Piper Rea of Pen
Hhca Of Tenn Rich, Richardson, Ringeold. Re.ne
Roberts, Robertson, Saee, Sewer. S-ybert, Sharp
| Smith Of Penn Smith efVwg. Tann-h,n TaYIo,.
s2liair, Irour. Whitehall, Wilson Of Pen. Wool,
Wright, Yapcey-9&
NAFS--Messrs. Bsyles Of .IIass Ban:on, Ri.r
l"w, Boyd, Bradbury B.e-Eenri ge, Brig ham, Bnt
Ter, Csperton, Charpion CiI!ey, Cooper, Culpeprr.
D4yssnport. Davis IF Mass n~wey, Ely, GrdGc,,
lsekson ef II. L. Kepredy, Kent of " Kline of
.ka.s. Lewis. Love,t. Mn,r, Mofit,, Noseiey
murseli, Oakley, Pearson, Pickrr,ng, Ptkin, Post
potter, j. Reed, Rngeley, Sohuremsr, shelly
Sherwood, Shipherd. Skinner, Smith Of W III
Smith Of ~ 7 Stanford, Stockton. Strong Stuart
Stursss, taSsart, Tsiimahgc, Thompson Vos.
Wardf .Iiass. Webster Wheaton, Wilcox, Wilson
u .iioss. Wnter--e3.
80 the bil VAS passed, and sent to the
-@Nare for Concurrence
The House then again resolved itself int
committee of the whole, M. Nelson in
the chair, IN he bill, which had ben re
cD'Dmi;tRd 10 this committee, laying n duty
.'cences To dstilleas of spiituous liqau, 8
Hr fdHEor renewed The iaoti0n which he
, ''a1c yesterday with success, in tic com
'r't:ee of ne whole, but " hch was revers-
RI b, majority Of ore vote in the IIcuss
TO strike ont the second section u the
~, which imposes specific duties, accord
ns 20 Che lcngth of tine for which the u
nee Is renewed OF cents for each
gallon OF the capacity Of everv stu
TIE question on the notion was decided
N tlie nrgat We, a. follows:
For the motion IS
b4r. Ftak tl-en moved 2 7. amend met tb q
ohjec. of Which vas 70 me- eaq,. the insv ~,
h capacity OF The still TO thirty th-ee AID
A :lnrd per cent. more than it p.,y s,a4,dy =,
the bill which motion was decided in tie
egativc.
For the motion 20
Against Il r.
SCndry othcr 7.TneDlrnaats were .p.oDosoA
ard discussed, sorcs of which were adopted
and others rejected.
After the Dill WIS gone through
The committee took up the bill for LAYING
direct tax. and having rnaAe progress. the
committee rose and repore9 prog; ess; and
The House adjourned.
Friday, .Jryy2 :.
E6- Fisk, from Tire committee Of elec.;o,s
y hon was referred a resol lion directing
gn inquiry into the legality Of the election OF
John NJ. Bowers, sitting member from the
state OF New York, made report. conclud
nc WITT he following re solnfirn.
R:soivcG. That che further 20" siAeratian n thie
suhie'i 6v poStf0nsdto the Gtst "wednesday in the
nezs aeosion Of Congress.
Md the report WIS crnCurred in.
M''. C'01,ford, from the seiect rGr-inittee
appointed 10 consider the same, made re
port on the petition Of James Lloyd, recon
mendng reference thereof to the Srcreta-
~ ot he Navy. with Il direction tia; he
Cause such experiments end inquiries TO be
made ~ relation to tho invention Of MIR
LLOYD. as he may Judge proper, r.. The
report was concl,rel ~.
Mr.. y 0i5on having reported the a-rre
ment of the naval comrnittee. To the a1neod
'nent o. the Senate 0 the bill 70 reward ~
officers and crew oftbc Unitch States shin
Hornet. the SAME WIS referred to Commit,
tee u the whole (; az also was the hjiI from
the Senate su'lipri- ~ the b1ilane Of bar
jgts for he defence of the ports and harbor.
lot the United States, which mad been refer.
red 10 TIE same committee.
BARGES OR ROW ClI.LIFS.
| Ale House ,hcG, IN molten cf MIL els, n
| received itse.i into \ cUmrai.tee Of the whole.
! Mr. Asstcr !. ;ho chair, cn tie oil iass men
| .i,npd.
! After 5hor. but aninated debate on IN; g
oi'' the Committee rose, and reported the
/ Bill 'othc House which vas ordered 20 be
ensro>sed FOR third reading, in the follow
I ing words:
( "BEit enacted SC That for the prot. stion .,
,Ic ports aud ha.bors -, tic L. g Tire Presdeut
Shalt canoe irhe bui't. witAout delss such
of harGc7 ~ % may deem neccssqry 10 be arE.rd
9npird sud manned 's he rGay direct Of SIG NOT
ie'o thsu A. feet long, and oapsbe OF csrry,ng esy
guns
fhe bill was subsequently read : iAitd
t'7le aud isscd, without division.
DEFENCEOF MARITIME FRONTIER.
On motion oi iAr. Troup, the Hcu & resol.