The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-03
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

'>ofHr67v Mr.. %.
TAX on DISTILLED SPlNtTS. &c.
me House again resolved Itself into a ccm-
mittec. Of the whole on Ike tax bills aud az
ter further d'scnssioa thereof rose and re-
ported the amendments they had made In the,
Oil = to provide additioisl revenues Fer de-
ffay,ng The expenses of government and main
ta'hlng TIC public credit, byx'utics on sri i4s
distilled within the q. States, enc, by ar,cn3-
ing tue ACT laying dutlesoh licences To Gistil-
lers 81 spirituous liquors :" which amendments
the fioilse immediately proceeded so take IN
to consideration.
several OF the amendments wcre :screrd 20
without debate. Other questions of an~n,-
rent were debated among whic;, weic tl.o
following
An amcntE1ent was made in cou1us;ttce OF
the whole to strike cut t7ve,lty cents, the a..
( mount OF d9,y 70 be paid on each gallon OF
spirits distilled, aud insert Gjieen The cues
ton on concurrence in this amendment was
Gec;dclas follows ueos n. mars fp.
80 the House disagreed to the zmenGren.
made in committee.
r motion w"ls made by Mr.. TgrilYiar PeeA
70 amend the bid by adding to it the follow
ing new section: 81,
md be il further enacted, That il any &c
the saihsp.sr.s (whcreupon any Of the ei,tiea
imposed by this set, shall have Seen paid or
| secured to oe paid) shall, after the first day
OF January Text, be exported from the U "a
SsateS to any foreign port or place, there
shalibe an allowance to the exporters thereof.
o. way OF draw back, equal to the duties
trereupon. according tothe - IS by tbs oct
IMPOSED, dcducting thersfrom half a GER, Der
gallon, and adding to the allowance upon s,,i-
IS d;sted within the u States, from mol g.
ses Wtiich shall be sCLcXporte,I, ten cents TER
sa!l0n as an c1aiU0ienc, for the d,ity laid up
on mo'asses: Propided okuuus, That the
said Allowance shall not be made, unless the
said erpo.ter - exporters shall observe the
regulations here. tter prescribed and Pro-
yiie,S f;rthrr, That nothing herein chntain-
ed shall pc construed to G'tcr the provisions
IN any former acts, concer,ips drawbacks OF
allowances IN naiIre thereof.
I'iT. pickering moved to amend TIE n -opFs-
ca amendment by striking out the words IN
taiic' and inserting in lieu thereof the words
sHN equfUaient TO-" Teeatived.
ne QUESTION: on agreeing to the above pro-
posed new section was decided in the negative
by the following vote.
For the amendment NJ
Against it 90
The bill was then further amended.
N5r. F'ckeTfHyS moved to amend thdt part og
re 18th section Of the bill which bledgee
congress 20 substitute other duties eouaiIv
productive II 1t shall be deemed expedient to
after, reduce, or-modify these. &c. Nv str;L;r,,
thereof inserting "other internal dutjea ~.
faceS." 4"''e" W
rms motion was ncg2tved by the following
vote, by yeas anduays:
For the amendment o.
Against it ~
ne same section begins thus: 'sI-hat To-
wards establishing an ADEQUATE ro,,or,,c -
IHoVlae Jor fhc feVment If tie ez-hencco ar
govcr"nrnF, for the punc'ual PAYMENT of tL..
pubic debt, &c. (pledgi- the duties lad H.,
THIS act fer these purposes) y
~ HHi" moved to amend th:s section
lie: ''a'ed IN Ita-
For tho motor @,
Ag inst II -
Hlr: CHfieIicr then moved To amend ;behH1
by STRIKING out fIDcHty cenfs (the ,,oicnn, e
nnsy on eac'- gallon If splits distilled) and IN.
sserEuoS N leu thereof tE0eiue md ab1ifrcyf,
Vince motion was al o egatiyed by IN, III ~
lowing vote y vac oil