Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-01-21
RoUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

A'ih. pthWs 1lNci' OBSERVING thak TX was the
peculiar province Of this House to provide
the Ways and Means fUrthe srpport OF Go
vernment, and that i'm the conmcnccmcnt
OF an arduous conflict with a pow erful nation
II became them TO ay secure foundation
Tor It's adequate support /; Offered the fol-
lowing resolution, with view 10 its lying on
the table
Resolved. That the Committee of Ways
ard Means be instructed to prepare, and
lay before This House, with al convencme
despatch, such bills as may ne hes, calcula-
ted IN their opinion for providing with GER
talnty means commensurate with the ma
tionh expenditure, and to preserve unim-
paired, instead of aAuS,d, .,the public cre-
dit ON which the pSsc Resources so emi-
The House haplpgsfll;reed to consider the
Mr.. Cheves, sc etSser ding that the sub
Ject OF taxation Iiddfot been agita;cd III The
committee of Ways and Means at the pre-
| sent session, remarked, that he should fail
IN his duty at this time, when a resoution
calculated to impair the public credit was
Introduced, if be did not couple with it the
| facts connected with The Ways and Means
ct the present year. 1t would be remzm-
befed that, previcus to the declaration OF
| war, the House had passed Certain resou-
committee OF Ways End Means, accompani-
ed by report Of the Secretary of the rrea-
sury' The prin$ple f.he report was. that
revenue adeqrisisssn the current expen-
ces OF the year, NMSd to defraying the inter
est OF the old debFEs well as The new debt
to be created within that YEAR ought to be
provided, This ISsnciple however, or which
The war was commented, had been more
man attained without the aid of additional
taxes, which therefore were not necessary,
Tor the year 1918 The revenue for the
year 1914 must be provided for: and this
subject might be acted ON at tie present
session, or at such session as might be
thought exPedient by tine proper authority.
ne mad risen, he said, merely 10 do away the
impression that the public credit would suf-
Ter IN the year 1913 from the omission to i'm
pose taxes, his opinion was that the sub
Ject could not be too soon acted on, although
without 1.-THE credit of the country would be
supported.
MI. Stow disclaimed any intention to i'm
par the public credit, Hehad no such view.
ne resolution WAS ordered to lie on the
sable.
|. On motion Of MIR. Jennings, the House took
Up the two resolutions, moved ~ hin, a dav
or two ago zone ofwhIch proposed to reonire
the Military Committee TO enquire into the
expediency ofrasing II companies Of mount
ed Rangers; and the ! r to enquire into
me proper mode Of csrNensating the mount
vice. &6NE
The first of these RESOLUTIONS being under
confederation
MI W il'ams remarked, that the act au-
tn"ris'hg the raising Of seven companies Of
mounted Hangers would not expire before
l'e enc OF the next session of Congress- The
- ff,fr &.
readY provided, whether FIVE addi:ionaIcnm-
panies were necessary for the Drotection Of
me western frontera He conceived not:
ana more especially when, by the BIN now
on us passage through this House. 9Orcgi-
ments were proposed 70 be raised for pre-
clSeiY the term which was CONTEMPLATED in
the resolution.
MT Jennings said, that he had not been a.
ware mat the law authorizing the raising Sc
ven companies of mounted Volunteers, did
NOT expire until the next session. But the
gentleman was mistaken in supposing the 10
months infantry would answer the DnrDose
he had in view. Mr. ]. described the nature
OF the service on the frontier, the rapidity IF
motion which was necessary either in adj
Eanc'hg or retreatigg. By the time Spring
arrived, NJ. ]. said, the Indians would pour
IN ON every quarter oEthe frontier, and other
!rrce was necessary tSprotect It's population
than infantry.
Inc first resolutipn Sas negatived
a ne second, rqSfssotfpg the pay of the
mounted volunteersS,waa elgreed to.
The Speaker Iaide,efore the House re-
port OF the Secreta& nf the Treasury. 10
conformity 70 = resaqstiap Of the House CALI
ing for the informations transmitting certain
statements of duties refeivea from tie conn
inencement Of theigoveFnneht. and the va
i1n'IS objects OF exf;endlfi4ys fI,,r;f,, e, 10 ,,
period
The bill from the Senate giving further
time for registering claims tn land in the cas-
tern district Of the territory of Orleans now
state o. Louisiana, was twice read and refer
red to the committee ofW4ys and Means.
January II,
Mr.. evils pres18tcd the petition of supA
dry Inhabitants oft}eorgetown and Waqh-
ingtou county, DistHct ofRgalunbia. pravinp
the incorporation ofa NI1ylsie and Fire I'm.
surance comDauy-Referved the commits
tee on the District Of ColnAbia
a message received from ebe prrsi,fe,. of
the United Stafes sFsiae4agzs read, COM
municating law Of the state OF Maryland.
passed az the last session, transmitted tn him
by the Governor thereof, being "a supbjement
70 an act resDecting the cutting canal from
the Delaware to Chesapeake BAY which
was read and referred 70 select commit
Mr.. Quincy presented the petition ofJH.
wright, native Of . FlA, who had rcmov-