Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-27

I rising q nsw Loan. The sun il nst spe
| ci6ed in the bill. II was referred to ,
committee of the whole hosss On Tues
day
! Mr.. Troup, from the committee or
miiisar, affairs, to whom had been re
ferrea the amendments of the Senate
TO the revolutions expressing the thank 5
of Congress to Gcus Brown, &c. re.
ported, that the cemsni,lse had instruct
ed him to recommend disagreement
| to the amend pent.: They are efEttie
consequences, some being merely YER
| bal The house ccrcnrred With the
committee disagreeing to the amend.
ments.
The house took up lin committee Of
the vhoie) the unfinished business Of
yesterday (report Of the committee OF
WAYS and means relative to the new tax
esq The moten before the house was
30 strike out IL . cen and insert IS
as the proposed duty eD-disiiilsd spirits.
Mr. Bayly spoke In favor OF hign
duty or this article. He con,cnded
IL would be popular, because, Ia fact,
the government itself would pay great
preporlIlp OF ii, having so much OF the
article TO ppEchase for the use Of the ar
my ard navy. He raid some ofthc pro-
posed taxes, such IS those on shoes,
watches sc would produce much irri.
,s,ion and little rcveaoe. He thought
LAID tax was themost proper that could
be rcsor,sdto in a. republican governs
rent; becee:e the payment OF that tax
ipdueed the people more strictly to ip-
quire into the manner in which the mo-
icy w,s expended He was IN favor Of
furnishing tie administration with am.
pie means 30 bring the war IL an honor
able and glsrinus Conclusion, however
He did nor agree With ltose who be-
licved that The war had been disgrace
fully conducted in every instance; Tor
IN his oninion the operations Of the last
campaign bad been successfully man-
aged
Hr Yancey offered another amend
ment to the resolution, WHICH vas to 10y
duty OF 20 cents a g.lIon, instead OF
the duty uuw Imposed upon distilled
.pirits
Mr.. M'Kee spoke against Increasing
this tax SO highly, on the ground that \
woald operate with peculiar ha"d~h
upon the state OF Kentucky. In proof
OF this, lie read several statements t'om'
official docuarent He con,euded that
SO exorbi,ant ,sy, laid on at one ,imc,
would b. cYtre.seiy Eallscious IS ia the
amoup, produced for SO sudden rise
would deter many people from using
the article, eDd ethers Il on, naRuta; tur
o.. it. The consequence would DC, that
instead oil feceivHg The expected icIe.
nue. from the tex, government wop.d
fod itself disappointed by the failure o.
al leas, two thirds Of tbs amount The
Scs, cosrsc ws., to proceed in tie h.lsi-
ness % taxatlon by degrees: Douhie The
present tex Is cents) lar instance :; ard
if tha, method succeeded, further tax
nigh, DC imposed, until at length It
mis- ut anoun, TO IS or So cents
Mr. Epprs replied to the statements
made by Str Mike, relative 70 the
nsount ii dotiss uhich had hsen receiv-
ed erem the presep. tax. sc.
klr. Hawkins supported he amend.
mcs;. Although the wbiskey tax, re
said had been formerly extremely unpo-
pular in Kentucky II would n! be g
now. The state of public feeling was,
totally different lie VAS satisfied III
b. people Of Kentucky would cheer.
fully pay any tax 10 support the govern
ment III carrying IN the prescst war.
Mr. Wright wss in favor uf the a
ncnamea,. He c&Etcnded, that high
lax wculd not pyevent any person iron'
manufacturing II as they would get a
hirher p,ice tor il, 1t wea,d net, b.
aid fall peculiarly hard npsn Kentucky:
Tor they drank whiskey IN Maryland IS
we'll as in Keniucky. He shoeid pre-
fer TO have Inc tx fixed at so cents "a
sallo3. Notwithstanding the insurrec-
ian aeaiHst the wilsAey tax IN i19&,
nc dis believe it was the 3isest measure
TIA, could be adopted: II was advised
by Wa.hiaston, and framed By Hamll.
ton. Mr.. W. alluded in this 10 Certain
| details contained IL that lae.
MIR. King spoke few minutes rsia.
tive TO toe character ct the war, SC.
u5en he WAS called 70 order BIZ Mr..
Fisk, OF n York, On the grt una shat Ia.
/ rgumeut. had DO connection with the
present question. The caairmas MIR,
lNelson) decided that he sras IN order.
Mr.. Fisk appealed from this decision
This produced, as ususl, discussion
relative to the poir; of order. The house
decided thar The chairman's decision wes
incorrect, and therefore that Mr.. Kings
Al ri 0 ~ al