Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-11
From tie M<s York ssm. .layrt.er.
ras lArs ssssIss OF eosoRrss:

The LATE SESSION Cf CONGRESS-
A connected view of the proceedings
Of the National Legislature duriag IFS
late sneciai session, at time too so g.
ventful as the present, cannot but be
interesting. Such view the reader
vii 6ad in the following summary. i
was obligingly forwarded to as from the
.cene of action by particular friend -
We regret that we are, obliged to defer
the publication of The remainder part OF
II till tomorrow -
WAsHIseToN, August 2.
As the session Of congress, called spe
cially for the purpose of adopting further
eeasares for the prosecution Of the war,
is bcoughtso close, it will probably be
gratifying to be furnished with concise
statement Of the most prominent pro-
ceedings, reiEtive to that subject.
The bills for laying directtax and
other internal taxes will, probably, at
tract the FIRST attention. Their Objects
to raise according to the estimates
which have been made of their probable
produc,s) about $500, 900, to be appiici
to the payment of the interest OF the
sums which have been borrowed, and
the ordinary civil expenses OF The go
verBmcn. The direct land tax is to
collect three millions Of dollars, to be
assessed & laid on he value OF all lands,
lots of ground ~ith their improvements,
dwelling houses and Stores. The quo
tas OF the several states have been as.
signed, rsccordin. to the federal rule Of
numbers, as provided Ill the constitution
Of the United States; and an apportion-
nent has been made among the several
rcuntics ofthe states. The apportiop-
meut among the several counties is, in
many instances, very unequal and un-'
Just, there being no rule to ascertain the
relative value oil the property therein
This injustice is mos. striking ins the
>case of The city and county of N. York,
compared with the whole of that state
the former having 20 pay l70,270 dol,
l.r., when the whole state is to pay
-45O;I4l dolls and 81 cents--being more
than one third of the quota Of the state.
TIn consequence of an amendment of
me senate, and the disagreeing votes oil
the two houses, the quota of the city
and county of New.York was finally re
duced 10 about 10000 dol lars. Ii
operates alss very upjuslly as respects
aon residents, who are the owners OF
.ands in rhe states Of Kentucky & OHIO.
The nonresident proprietors of lands
IN the latter state, have to pay sl.5G9
dollars ard 81 cents OF io4I5o dollars
nd IA cents, the quota OF that state
If this is Just, it must undeniably follow,
that the nonresident owners are the
proprietors Of the whole value Of that
state in lands, buildings, and other i'm
provements, in the proportion OF g. to
lo4 which, it is presumed, a represen-
tstisc from that state will not admit.
A law has been passed. laying duty
IF 20 cts. per bushel, Sc ID. to bushel,
N all salt imported from any foreign
port or place into the United States,
.ftev the lst of January next None of
the proposed taxes has occasioned, from
certain sections of the upion,sa more vi
olept opposition than this several
amendments were proposedt to reduce the
tax, all Of which were rejected--an a
meDdment was adopted, emitting pick
led fish, exported, to drawback CT 90
cent. per 6arrel-an attempt was made
TO entitle sailed provisions exported, to
a drawback, but it tailed.
A law has been passed, Staying du.
ties on licences to retailers Of wines,
.pirituous liquors and foreign mercban-
dis"
The duties imposed on retailers ave
as follows, viz -
If 10 cities, towns or villages. contain
ing more than loo families. within the
limits Of one mile square
On retailers of merchandise, inclnding
wines and spirits S25
Of vines alone 20
Of spirit. alone 20
of GsG este spirits alone Is
of merchandise, other than wines
and spirits Is
IT any other place than cities, towns
or villages, containing mere than loo
fam lilies, within the limits of one mile
square,
On retailers of merchandise, incIud.
!ag wine. and spirits, SIS
of wines and spirits Is
o. domestic 'pirits alone 10
OF merchandise other than wines
- end spirits, 10
Tavern keepers come within the per
syiew OF this law. A merchant who. shsll
'huy OF an importer, and sell by the pack
eye, is liable to tax by this law.
A law has been pessed, laying duties
IN carrisges for the conveyance OF per-
sons, a, the following rates, VIZ :-for e.
ve,y coach, $40 aycar-for every cha
riot and pcs, ohaise, Si7-for every
pt aion ard every coachee, having pan.
mel work in the upper division thereof,