The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-07

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A debate took place and the question on
.recommitment was taken by ayes and noes
and were yeas-42 nays l08.
/ MIR. King of Mass. moved to recon- |
NIT the bill for the purpose of equalizing
the duties on stills. Negatived.
( The question on engfossing the bill for a
third reading was decided by ayes and noes
as follows--ycas 90 nays 81.
. 1t was ordered to be read a third time
tomorrow.
| The house in committee of the whole,
Mr.. Nelson in the chair on bill for laying
and collecting direct TAG.
A variety Of amendmenss were proposed,
some of which were adopted and others
rejected, and the committee rose and re-
ported the bill.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, July s.
Mr.. Troup from the committee on Mill
tary affairs reported the bill from the SEN
ate for establishing an Invalid corps with
|out amendment. Referred to the commit
ice of the whole.
On motion OF Mr.. Troup the same COM
mittce were discharged from the further
consideration of the petitions of Mr.. Con-
ncr and Mr. Roberts respecting their diffe-
trent inventions.
THE WAYS AND MEANS.
The eugrosscd bill to lay duty on licen-
ses to dislllers Of spiriluous liquors sc.
was read third time
Mr.. Post in order to relieve the city N
York, moved recommtment of the bill
to the committee of ways and means, which
was lost, SIS TO s3.
Mr.. Post then proposed Another amend
n. 10
| by each district, and inserting in such man
Iner as the legislature of the state may d.
rect, not diminishing the sum total.
| The Speaker said this amendment would
not be in order I'LL the other amendments
were gone through.
| Different amendments were adopted by
consent OF the delegations till that part oil
the bill was taken up which related 10 Ohio.
Messrs. Davenport and Pitkin objected
that non-residcnts would have to pay 6l,s9
dollars and the residents only 1000. Tho
the lands of non-rcsidents were taxed no
higher than residents, il was proper TO
say that the committee of ways and means
had taken the tax laid by the state as the
basis of the report. 1t had been the poll
cy OF the state legislature to lay the same
tax on the land of non-re sidents un-m-
proved as high as the land of residents
improved, and had exempted houses and
| improvements from taxation. Thus all the
| Improvements and houses, which were al.
most universally owned by residents, would
be exempt. The principle Of this tax was
to lay it on the value of the property
Could it be possible that Ohio, with a po-
pulation of 100000 souls, should only
own one-third of the value of the state,
while non-residentS would without i'm
provcments or cultivated lands, would have
to pay two-thirds of what was considered
a tax upon the value of the state.
MIR. Post was indulged with the laying
on the table for one day that part of the
bill which related to New-York in hopes
of coming to an understanding with his COL
| leagues.
| Mr.. Burwell proposed an alteration in
the assessment OF divers counties in Vir-
ginia, which was agreed to by the house
on that part of the bill in relation to Ohio.
| Mr. Montgomery said that these non
resident lands were principally military
lands, sc. sc.
MIR. Bib enquired of Mr.. Pi,kin if his
| intention to strike out should prevail whe-
Their he had any substitute to offer or whe-
Their 1t was expected that the u. S. should
loose the tax on land residents.
MIR. Pitkin said he had not but pre-
| sumed that principle could be adopted.
None could be more unequal than the pre-
| sent one.
Mr. Hampstead said that non-resi dents
land were returned as third quality which
paid but 65cents per acre--none were rat
ed higher than I'd quality, which paid one
dollar the 100 acres. First rate land paid
rs. 1t this should be Permanent in time