The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-06

reply to the gentleman from Tennessee that
the operation OF the tax was not unequal, view
ed In Ccnnexion with the other internal duties
nor would it effect the suppression OF the
diseileries, as appeared TO be unprecedented.
~. Inye.rsoKo Of Pa. opposed the recon-
mitinent In the dispute between the Fast
ern and Western states, the intermediate
groand was entirely overlooked tho he con
tended Pennsylvania would pay as large
proportion ct the tax as any other state--and
therefore he should vote for it, because ne
was DESTROYS that state should in the present
crisis contribute it's full proportion. Among
other things. speaking in support of the tax.
Mr. l. SAID, he could not see wllN, whenever
TINS ycs.SAe ~ tax came up, so many airy faces
should be made upon it !; and The amount of
the tax could not be considered very op-
Presslve, when, even after the tax was laid, ID
man might MIKE Hn,Seif' dead drank for sic-
hessce.
-hr. Hu'rrHkfrvs. In reply 20 Mr.. Groste-
nor, wire remarked, that even if the tax did
operate opprcsSively, the people Of the west
ought to bear it patiently because made ireccs-
sa'y by the war for which they had been So
anXous--remarkedj with much point, GU the
weakness OF this argument: The people OF
eEnesSee, he said, had Advocated the war
from their zeal in behalf OF the rights and
honor o. the Country, which thew beiieved %
demand 1t : and it would BE- hard indeed if
they were to be taxed higher than other
ssctionS 1tthe UDicu, because more devoted 70
their Country s rights!
l'ir. h?6oufz, 2f Ohio, also advocated the
recoinmitnent uf tic bill. for the genera! rea-
sons assigned by othcr gentlemen. The tax
already In existence, ne said. had suppressed
or stepped perhaps one hall u the distiiicties
IN ms district, and the increase now proposed
OF 400 per cent, or he present duty would, he
conceived .s,tls H. d.. -
revenue, as lie ende9vored to demonstrate by
number ofarguments
H.F. Fe6Ster II ~ II. asked for informant
on Oh the gentlemen from Ohio, what ,.,r,or-
uon " the Direct Tax within that state wcs
paid by on-residentsH
ar. Adjourn admitted that more than one-
halt OF the last Direct Tax in Ohio had been
PAD by non-resldents but perhaps four fift!s
OF the soil was Owned by non-resit.ents-
which had he been so disposed, lie might
nave enumerated, when up before, rs one
OF the h0rda.tifts under which the state labor
ed
n3r Cannon again spoke in support of his
motion. he said ne could not vote for the
biit as 1t now stood if he did, he should he
we've he was voting for measure whose one
iatAn would be unjust and une1ual-not only
as to the different states of tile Union, but as
to tile citizens Of the same state AS the
house had already. once changed its vote o.,
THIS subject, he hoped it might in this instance
vlelN 10 MS wishes Tor a recOinmitment.
the question on z reCommituent oe the
mi vas tieo decided III the negative By the
following vote:
For recoinmitnlent ~
Against it III
he questonthe REQUIRED on the paSsGge
OF the bill, and was decided in the Affirmative
che Dill was passed and se;t 70 t;ic SEN
ate Tor concurrence.
On motion Q. Mr.. Elites, the house then re-
solved Itself into committee Of the whole.
Mr. Pitsin IN the chair, OH the two ether TAX
nLis. he ilrst bill taken up Was th-t fcr
imposing additional taxes Oh pleasure car,;
ages and the harness thereof.
The biz having been read tllronc:l:, Mr..
I>l:fle$ stat-d ~ a very lucid manner the
grounds or which the committee had framed
the provisions of this bill in the shape in which
1t was presented to tic house
This bill having been t.:sccsscd and ,-one
through, the other bill, for imposing varie
~ OF miscellaneous taxes, was also taken VI,
ana gone through, and both bills were repor-
ted to the house
Thursday, Decem5e. /.
M. yodn Reed presented tie petite, of tie
town of Nantucket in Maysacl,usc1ts. nrav-
ing that the collection of the direct tax and
intcrn;,. duties III town may be deferred. Re
icrrcd.
DUrIES Oa POSTAGE. &c.
lie edSrossed bill TO provide additional
revenue for defraying the expences OF GOV
erDnent AMI maintaining public credit, by
qulieS on sales at auction, on the postage of
letters and on licences to retail wines, sriritn-
Gus liquors & foreign merchandise, was read
third time. The question on the passage
OF the bill was decided by the following vote.
Yeas IL, Nays IS.
50 the Dill was past and sent to the Senate
for concurrence.
The epgrossed bill TO provide additional
revenue for defraying the expeuces Of gov
ernment & Dlaiutanng Pablo credit. bv du-
Ves on carriages, &c. was read third time
and passed, without debate, by the following
vote %
For the bill 800
Against it a.
TIE NEGOTIATION
he following message was received from
the President OF the u. States by MIR. Coles
lis Secretary.
MESSAGE.
10 the ScHufe GJ House If Retyceea
fahrcS me u. States.
transmit, fnr the information os Cunprese
tle commentators last received from the
Ministers Extraordinary, and Piepuo{en-
hary OF the United States, at Client. ex |
planning the Course and actual state of fle;r |
ne$ociatIons with the Plenipotcntiarics OF G.. |
Britain.
JAMES MADISON.
December /, 1919
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