The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-15

seis reaoy, Compatible with otherengagern.nts
and insurgency of the case. Soe.
his motion was negativcd. ayes DULY TWEEN
ty-hve.
The committee then rose and reported the
bull to the House, who agreed to the amend
nent Which had been made to it.
MIR. ". Reed then moved to strike out 8.
the minimum of force, ard insert eighteen; >
which motion was negatNed by yeas and nays,
by large majority.
Tie bill was then ordered to be read a third
time to morrow rAs
And the House adjourned
Wednesday, .hov. 9.
Mr. jackson Of ia. obtained leave of abb
senoe for weeks.
Mr.. Rozukins Of Ken. presented a petition
OF Leslie Combs, of Ken. in behalf Of a com.
pany of spies, praying com ensaton tor their
services. Sc.-Rckrres.
or. Eftes Of Va. from the committee of
WAYS and Means, reported a bill I" to provide
additional revenues for defraying the expen-
ces OF the governments, and sustaining the pub
lie credit. by laying duties on spirits distilled
within the y. S. and atnending the act having
duties on licences to distillers Of spirituous Ii
quors" & sF
The bill contains " sections. all of mere
detail, couttrmable to the resolutions which,
have passed the House. except the follow
ing: 49,,
Sec. rs. Z find Or q further enacted, That
towards establishing an adequate revenue to
provide for the payment Of the expences of
government, for the punctu al payment of the
public debt, principal and iu.cress, contracted
and to be contracted, according to the terms
of the contracts respectively and for crea-
ting an adequate Sinking Fund gradually to
reduce. and eventually TO ext;nguish the
Public Debt, contracted md to be contract
ed The no md l,,I 4 l. J
this act. and the duties laid and imposed up
on Licences to Distillers, in and by the said
act, entitled " An act LAYING duties on liceu-
ces to dstillers Of spirituous liquors." shall
Continue TO be laid. levied and collected, tiu-
ring the present war between us and C. Bri-
tain, and until the purposes aforesaid be COM
Pletely accomplished, any thing in the said
act OF Congress to the contrary thereof in a
ny wise notwithstanding. And for the effec-
tuai application ofthe revenue to be raised by
and from the said duties to the purposes a.
foresaid, in due form of law, the faith of the
United States is hereby pledged PROVIDED
Gi7coys, lhat whenever Congress shall deem
IT expedient TO alter, reduce or change the
said duties or either of them, i shall be law
tul so to do. upon providing and substituting
by law, az the same time, and for the same
purposes, oth,r duties which shall be equally
productive with the duties so altered, reduced
or changed. ind froI'ided, further, that no
thing IN this act contained shall be deemed OF
construed IN any wise TO rescind or impair any
specific appropriation of the said duties or Ell
Their OF them but such appropriation shall
remain and be carried into effect according to
the true intent and meaning of the law and
laws making the same, any thing in this act
to the contrary notwithstanding
sec. 20. did be II further enacted. That
II snail be lawful for the President of the u. S.
to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
anticipate the collection and recent of the du-
ties lad and imposed by this act, AMI by the
SAID act, entitled An act laying dH.ies on IL
cenccs TO dlstillers of spirituous liquors." bv
obtaining loan, upon the pledge of the said
duties for the reimbursement thereof, to an
amount not exceeding millions of dolls. & at
a rate OF interest not exceeding 6 per cent per
annum. And any bank or banks now incorpo-
rated, orwhich may hereafterbe INCORPORATED
under the authority Of the r. States, is g. are
hereby authorised to make such loan: Proyi-
ded dlzooys. and it is expressly declared, that
the money SO obtained upon loan, shall be an
piled to the purposes aforesaid, to which the
SAID duties soto be pledged and by this act
applied and appropriated, and to no other
purposes whatsoever.
The bill was connnittsd
Nr. Kent ofdd. from the District Com
mttee, reported bill TO incorporate the
subscribers to Bank in Alexandra. by the
name and style of the Union Bank of Aiexan-
drla which bill was twice read and commit
ted
The bill from the Senate authorizing
the President of the United States to cause
70 be bu'ir or purchased the vessels therein
Described, as amended in this house, was
read third time and passed without OPPOSE
ton.
On motion Of Mr.. Ettss Of va. the House
resolved itself into a committee Of the whole
MIR. King of n. c. in the chair, on the bill a,l-
thorising the Sec'y. of State To make an add 4.
tional allowance. during the present war.}to
masters Of vessels for bringing home destitute
e distressed American searneu 10 the United
States
Mr., Eppes quoted the listers received from
the Secretary Of State at the last session re-
commencing the passage Of the bill; from
WHICH II appears. that no larger appropria-
ton is asked for than that annually made. but
the appropriation Of a gross sam OF the same
amount IS recommended, and also the re-
peal Of the limitation now provided of ten dol
hrs for each seaman so brought into the u.
States =.
The committee reported the bill Without a.
mendment, and was ordered 10 be engrossed
Tor third reading tomorrow.
The billdirecting the staf-ofTicers of the
Army to comply with the requisition of the
naval and marine officers in certain cases.
nafn been called over, was, on motion of Mr..
Pledsaufs Of va. postponed until tomorrow
week.
And no business being called mr., th,t ,u,s =;