The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-03
Congress-.

On Monday the 18th the general assess.
1nent bin was read third time, and passed g,
by the following vote:
FOR THE 6iA, Mesrs. Anderson, BIB,
bleosoe, Brent, Brown, Bullock, Campbell,
Chase, Condit, Fropenlin, Gaillard, Ger,
man, Giles, Gore, Howell, King, I.acock,
LeIb, Morrow, Robinson. Stone TAFT, Tay-
Tor, 1 .nsr, Narnam, Wells, Worthington
---27
against the b'H Hdessrs. Dagget, Dana,
Gilman, Codsboroush, Horsey, Hunte =,
Latobert, Mssou--S.
dissent, only one member Mr.. Smith
On Tuesday the 18th, the bill to PROFIT,
BIZ the use OF licences or passes granted by
the authority OF the government of the Uni
ted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
was under consideration.
Fl motion was made by Mr.. Giles to
strike out SO much Of the bill as forfeits
Zone half to The United States and the other
half to the informer) all vessels owned by
citizens Of the United States which shall be
IouHd IN the waters or within th2 jurisdic-
tioe OF the United States with a bc.nce CT
pass from the government of 6. B. The
vote Oh this motion stood as follows
For tbe motion, Messrs. Dagge., Dana
Herman, Giles, Gilman, GoIdsborough,
Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Ma
scs, Wens--I3.
-4sairst il, Messrs. Anderson, Bib Blea-
soc, Brent. Brown. Bullock, Campbell,
Chase, Condit, Fromentin, Howell, Lacock,
Ieib. Morrow, Robinson, Tat, Taylor,
Turner, NarnuD, Worthingtcn.-2O
absent, Messrs. Gailard, Smith and
Stone.
On Thursday, the said bill was read
third time. A motion was made by Mr..
Giles to recommit the bill for amendment.
and decided as follows.
For accompaniment II
Against it IS
The biz! was then passed by the following
vote
against the LW, Gtessrs. Darget. Dana
German, Giles, Gilman. Goldsborouel,.
Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Ma
Dor---I2.
All the ether Senators present voted for
j. y in nunber, absent Messrs. Smith and
Wells.
The bill laying duties on licences to dis
tDlers of sPirituous liquors, was under consi-
Geration.
a molten was made to strike out the
clause which limits the duration of the bill
10 one year after the termination Of the pre-
sent war, and decided as follows:
For striking out The bM-Messrs. Bib.
Brown, Dagget, Fromentin, German, Giles,
Gilman, Gore, King, Lambert, Mason. Stone
Tay Tor, Varnum-l4,
All the rest voting in the negative, 20 in
number, except Mr.. Smith and Mr. Wells.
absent.
a motion was made by Mr.. Varnurn that
the bill be re committed with instructions to
amend the act so that, instead OF a tax upon
the capacity Of the still. tax be laid On
the quantity Of spirits distilled and the
motion "as agreed to by the following. vote /:
against me. re OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Anderson, Blob, Bledsoe, Brent, Bullock
Campbell, Condit, Howell, Lacnck. Nor
row Fs,it, FAylcr, Worthingt0n-1s.
All the other Senators voted for the re
com mit0ent III in Dumber) except Mess-s.
smith & Wells absent.
On the next day. however, FIR. KIM
nom the committee to whom the bill had
been re committed. reported, that from the
shCrtncss ~ the present session, its peculiar
circumstances. the length of time necessary
to obtain the necessary information TO epa-
bic the committee to amend the bill as in
s,ructed, It would be impracticable TO modify
the bill IS Wished.
The bill was then ordered to a third
reading asjt TODD, and on Saturday was
r I'D third time * passed by the follow
irg va e.
Asaiasf-thf bW---Msssrs. D4ggst, Dana.
s7o'd foss'., Gvfs, iSots,y, hunter, King
lumber, Stone--9
Al the other Senators present, % IN
number. yotct; f"f tIie b,N. Abscn. M,s,r,
.Arderson, Lob, Robinson, Sniih and
Welt.
The biil laying duty on carria-ea TO-,
'lhc cor eyehte q persons, 0bstaRen an
Mr. Dagge, moved t, sfiEc out me claus,
:. n'-ipS ITS dafaiI9n 70 one year after tbs
For ssa motion 10