The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-22
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

! Pomroy or the state of h. York prty,np ,hat
! TIE duty uH stills may be removed, and that
| the duty may lie laid on the quantity of sDi-
| rits produced from the still Referred tn the
Committee of Ways and Means.
| MIR. ingers9H presented the memorial of
| Thomas Lciper and others, in behalf of the
| iobacconists of Phiadelphia, demonstrating
against the imposition Of the proposed taxes
on the manufacture of tobacco, snuff and Sc
gars, which was read and ordered to lie On
,he table.
The amendments of the Senate to the bin
for laying additional duties Oh sales at auction.
postage, and retailers licenses, were taken
up, and referred to the committee OF WAYS *
Means.
DUTIES ON MANUFACTURES.
The house resumed The consideration o.
the report of the committee of the whole o..
the bill ia impose duties ON certain aoai%
wares and merchandise.
On concurring i'll the amendment ~ e,,1,r.-s
sfiermaceti candies from tie p,opesed - ~
Ten centS per pouI'i, there were
For the motion IS
Against it so
On the question of concurring in exempting
din candles from taxation, there .or. Sc
votes in the affirmative
All the other amendments noted in the pro-
ceedinss OF yesterday were agreed to without
division
The other amendments made to the details
OF the bill having been ag eed to-
Mr. Wright of Md moved to place visiting
cards in the same clause of taxation as mar
ing cards which motion was agreed to Gy
the following vote:
For the motion 63
Against it 80
Mr.. BayGe5 of Mass. renewed the motion
he yesterday made to amend this bill by stri
king out the clause for imposing tax of one
cent peg pound on the manufacture Of
nails.
After some debate, this motion was negati
we'd, BY yeas and nays, as follows:
: or the motion 80
Against 100
Mr.. Brigham of Mss. moved to strike cut
from the clause for taxing noiis, the wor,;a
made wholly or III part by machinery"
which motion negatved
Mr.. Bigelo7v Of Ms. then renewed the
motion which he had made in committee OF
the whole, to strike out the tag on feather
which motion was decided in the negative.
by yes and nays, b. the following vote
or the motion 81
Against it 81
A motion was made by nv. Kerr Of va. to
reduce the tax on mann ;acSu'cd toIqcco
from fg2snfy PER cent. al v+Iorem, to tep
her cfnf. which motion was negatived, ayes
only 81.
Mr. oGhry Of n. Y. moved to amend the
1st section OftlIe bin so rs To reduce the pro-
posed tax en- leather from ten to fUe ter cenf.
ad vs,lorem which motion, after cousidera-
BILE debate, was sSresd 10 by the following
vote
For the motion log
Against + 5S
Mr. KRboinn of Ohio then moved an a
mendlneHt, the object Of which was TO tai,
candles Of Sfermacct,, at the rate Of tLres
certs per pound, which motion prevailed by
the following vote
For the motion II
Against it s..
Mr.. Wheaton Of Mass. moved 70 amend the
bin by adding, after the clause fer tazine cut
nails, &c the follow ng words " 7ghen SDki.''
This motion was neg tvcd
Mr. SRythcrd of N. Y. moved 20 amend
The bill so as to confne the proposed tax on
paper to 7Jrifing end ketser haher under thu
idea that these qualities IF paper could best
afford to pay tax, and fror' "a desire to ex-
empt from taxation all printing paper, and
such paper rs is USED IN schools, AID il. com.
mon farmers and mechanics books, StC.
&c.
Mr., Iugham of Pa remarked, that the gen-
tleman had unfortunately selected for taxation
| the two qualities o! payer which could least
bear it. lie was himself opposed TO any dis
elimination in the tax.
MIR. 8tifhe'TPs motion was negatived by a
large majority.
| Mr.. Ptki7 Of Con. renewed his call ruor
! the attention OF the House to what he deem
ed the impoFcy Of a tax ON pg-iron. Re
! dwelt upon the inexpedicncy {; ta,,ing the
raw material Of manufactures and added.
| that there was not on this article, as on 9th,
ers, any duty on its importation, &C. 1t was
| imported, if at all, duty free.
! The question on this motion was decided IN
the negative, by Yeas and Nays, by the FOL-
| lowing vote
| For the motion 48
| Against it OF
Mr.. Forney If n. G. then moved To strike
/ out the words " castings Of iron, per ton. ore
| dollar and fifty cents = and to insert in lien
| thereof, " Hollow ware, one dollar per ton
! all other castings seventy five cents per ton .
| which motion was ncgatved.
| Mr.. Ruggies of Mass. made a motion To- re-
! duce the tax on candies Qf4plite 7vQz.. from
ten cents per pound to three cents per porna
/ which motion was negauved.
M. ltihg of Mass. then aloved 20 reduce
the duty OF nails, spriggs and brads, from one
cent per pound to Half cert per pound -
! which motion was ncgativcd.
Mr. BradbHry q Mss moved to amend
tbs clause ta1'n. peps', " inesra,g ti.re1