Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-12-03
CONGRESS
HOUSE OF REbREsENrAryEa



supdry inhabitants of IDdianna territory,
praying that rights of presumption may be
granted to certain settlers in that territory.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Jennings also presented petition Of
number OF vine dressers In switzerland
county n the same territory, praying that
they may not be compelled 10 take out a
license for selling wine Of their own manos
facsuTe 10y the small Quastity. Referred 10
the Committee Of Ways and Means
TAX ON DISTILLED LIQUORS. &c.
The House again resoised Itself intoa
committee Of the whole ON the tax billy;
and, after further discussion thereof, rose
and reported the amendments they had
made to the bill " to provide sdditiuRai rere-
NUS for defraying the expenses ofgoverns
ment and maintaining the public Credit, by
duties on spirits. distilled within the United
States, and by amending the act laying du4
! f,ss On licences to distillers of spiritrous IL
quors y which amendments the House in.
mediately proceeded TO take into considerz.
ton,
An amendment was made in committee Of
the whole to strike out ts0e-fy cents, the
amount of duty to be paid on each gallon Of
spirits distilled, and insert fifteen. The
question on concurrence in this amendment
y
YEAs-Nessrs Alexander, Anderson, Bard
Bayly, of Va Bines, Bower, Brown, Barweli.
Caldwell, Calhoun, Cannon, Clark, Ciopton,
Conrad, Creighton, Cuipeper, Cuthbort. Davis
Of Pen. Desha, Davali, Earle, Eppes, Fsrrow
Findley, Forney, Franklin, Ghoison, Glasgow
Goodwin, Griffin, Hall. Harris, Hasorouek,
Hopkins Of XIV. Hubbard. Humphreys, Hunger
ford, Ingham, Irwin, Johnson o. Va Johnson
of by Kent or Md. Kerr, Kershav, kilboern'
Lyle, Macon, M'Coy, MKec, MLesn, Newton,
ormshy, Pearson. Pickens, Piper, pieasAitss
Rea OF Pea. Rhea of Ten RoaDe, SEWER, Sharp,
sheifey, Skinner, Smith of Pa Smith OF tir.
Stanford, Tannehi,l, Thompson, Udree. Whiles
Wilson of Pen. YAncey-T2
NAYs-Messrs. Avery, Bsrnett- Bayiies o
Mass. Bigelow, Boyd, bradbury, Bradley, Brig
ham, Butter. Champion, ChAppeil, Ciiie.' cora'
stock, Condit, Cooper, Coz, Dana, Davenport
Davis of Mass Denoyelies. Ely, Fisk ofSt. Fisk
of N Y. Forsyth, G s,on, Grosyeaor, Hale,
Hanson, Halves, HGr.cert, Ingersoll, Irving.
jackson OF II. I. Kennedy, KeHt of N. Y. hing OF
Mass King of N. c. Law, Leiferts, Lewis. Loys
EFT, Lowndes, M'Kim. Miier, Moore, Moseieys
Mur.ree, Markell. Nelson, Oakley. Parkerp
Pickering, Pitkin, Potter, inc. Reed, Wm. Reed,
hich, Robertson, Ruggles. Sage, se!ber', snip,
herd, Stockton, Strong, sturges, TsEgart, Tails
madge, Taylor, Teifair, yose, Wsrd OF Mass
Ward OF N. J. Webster, Wheaton, Wilcox,
Williams, Wilson, Of Mass Winter-7a.
So this House disagreed to the amendzosn,
made in committee.
motion was made by Mr. William Reed
to amend the bill by adding to it the follow,
ing new section:
Ana ne it Jarfher enacted. That If any Of
the said spirits lwhereupon any of the d,,.;es
imposed by this act shall have been oa;d on
secured to be paid) shall, after the 6rst dav
OF January next. be exported from, tbr n
States to any foreign port or place. ,hcre
snail DE an allow ancc to the exporters there,
OLD way OF drawback, equal to the duties
thereuDon. according to the rates by this
act imposed deducting therrfrom half a
Cent per eaiion' and adding 20 the allowance
upon spl' its distilled within the u. SAFES
rom noiasses which shall be SO exported,
zen. cenfs her gallon as an eo.frai.af r.,
the duty laid upon molasses Proyided ~.
spoys, That rhe said allowance shan no, r.
made. unless the said exporter on exnor.
teFs snaii observe the regulations hereaftey
prescribed Provided further, Thai notb-
ing nerein contained shall DC construed Ia
altar the provision, in any former acts. con.
cerning drawbacks or allowances in natuTc
thereof. - "9'~'
Mr. Pickering moved amend the p-a.
posed amendment by striking out the words
"a sum eguiUatent TO-" Negatived.
ipe question on agreeing TO the above
proposed new SECTION was decided in the
negative 1y the following vote; ~
For the amendment AZ
! Ag,i1s,it g o.
me ball was then further amended
Mr. Pickering Moved to amend thar nart
OF the 25th section Of the bill which pleav.
es congress to substitute ether duties eonai.
" productive If it shall be deemed ex5eai,
en- 10 after, reduce, or medify these, &c. bv
striking out the words . osher duties. and
N hen thereof inserting "other internal dur
Tins was negatived by the following woe.
FOR the amendment oy
Asai Ist II ~
ne same section begins thus That 10.
$3.50 eseaohshingan adequate revenue 10
tnoo,nr Jor me erhsness Of goyersmeuS,
debt. &c (pledging the sn,;es 10 ' -.
TINS act, for these purposes.) "
Mr. Pitkia moved to amend ,b;s s..,;.-
, ~ s'rlN'ny ou' the words above stated ia (,
For the motion 90
Against IL 81
Mr. Culpeper then moved 20 ,nend ,b.
bill by striking out svenfg errfs Y'he ~
mount OF duty on each gallon OF sn;ri,s s;s-
uilcd) and inserting in lieu thereof r,pcI,,s
and a hair cents. Which motion also v,s-
neSatived by the following vote -
For the motion Al
Aguinst Il st
ne bill was then ordered 70 be erero.e
sed tor third reading,
And the House adionrooA