Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-24

4 .AIs <uHScy, iEun the COmulltIee OF
Claims, made an uDfavorable report on
the petition of gardener in the vicinity
Of baltimore, (who prays decentralization
for injury to his property inflicted by de-
tachment of troops in the service of the u.
States.) On motion of Mr.. Goldsborough.
who conceived the report as involving a
principle that ought rot lightly to be de-
cided, the report was ordered to lie on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. JokTscn, the Military
committee were discharged from the fur
Their consideration of the petition of the Of
tIcers and soldiers of the esd regiment eff
United States Infantry, PRAYING for per.
mission tOlocate Their lands in one body :;
and the petitioners had leave TO withdraw
their memorial.
The bill from the Senate, authorising the
appointment of three AdmiraIs in the Ma
Wy, was twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Comstock', the COM
inittce of Pensions were Instructed to en-
quire into the expediency of placing Tho-
mas Edmonston, an invalid solder i'm the
Militia of Maryland, on the pension list of
the U. States.
On motion Of Mr.: Pithin. the cores
pordencc of our ministers laid before The
Senate, and the other documents TOUCHING
the treaty lately ratified with G.. Britain.
were ordered to be printed for the use of
this House.
THE REVENUE.
The House resumed the consideration
oil the five first propositions of the commit
tee OF Ways and Means respecting the
| Revenue.
y The first resolution, for continuing in
force the double duties on imports and tom
mage until the S0th day OF June next, being
still under consideration
/ MIR. .Mactay moved a reconsideration of
yesterdays vote, whereby the House refus-
ed to strike out of said resolve the SOth
June, and insert LIST January.
The House having agreed to reconsider
the said question &c to g.
The question again presented ITSELF to
strike out the mirtieth day of June, and
i insert the first dog of January. SO as to pro-
long the double duties to the latter day.
| On this question the whole ground of
debate occupied yesterday and the procee-
ding day was again travelled over. The
advocates OF this motion maintained that
us adoption was necessary to secure the
manufacturers from loss and almost ruin.
as wellas to enable the merchants 10 Law
their course intelligently in the business OF
the approaching season. On the other
hand, it was contended by some that the
extension OF these duties would be an un-
necessary and grievous tax on the consu.
mers for the benefit of the manufacturers
and the convenience of the merchants; and.
by other gentlemen, the broad ground was
taken that the faith of the government be-
ing pledged to discontinue the duties at the
: end oil one year after the expiration of the
war, it would Of course be more unjust fl
lprotract their cessation tn more distant
day, than to that already proposed in the
lresOlye.
Many topics not directly applicable to
} the subject were brought into the question.
and complained of by some Of the gentle.
men who mingled in debate, who SAID, that
the interests of manufacturers did not be.
long to this question, nor perhaps the in.
terests OF the merchants; that il was q
question oil national policy, which ought 10
stand on Its own merits :and some of these
who spoke and voted against the extension
to January, did so on the ground that such
course would be equally adverse to the
) interests of the manufacture and mercl. ant.
as to those of the community generally.
Inc gentlemen who spoke on the affirm
alive side of this question were, Messrs.
Sergeant, and Burnside and those on the
NEGATIVE side, Messrs. Lowndes, Ross,
Orosvenor, Pitkin, King, Wright, CASTOR,
Mills, Pickering and Randolph.
The question on this motion was at
length decided, late in the day, by the fol-
lowing vote:
| fEAS--Messrs. Belts, Birdseye, Bloutn,
Brooks, Bryan, Burnside, Cannon, Glen
dennen, ClOpton, Conner, Creighton, OAR
lington, Desha, Hahn, HAYES, Hester,
Henderson, Hopkiuson, Ingbsm, Johnson,
Hy. Kerr, Va. Lye, Maclay, Mayrant,
M'Coy, M'Lean, K. M'Lean, o. Minor,
Ne!spn, Va. Newton, Piper, Powell, Rev.
nolds, Root, Sergeant, Strong, Taul, Fay
lor, n. Y. Thomas, Throop, Wallace,
Ward, n. Z. Wendoyer, Whiteside, - H.
hams, ThOs. Wilson, WIN. Wilson---47.
NAYS-Messrs. Adgate, Alexander,
Anterior, Baer, Baker, Barbour, Bassctt,
l3ateman, Baylies, Bennett, Boss, Bradbd-
ry, breckenridge, Brigham, Burwell, Cady,
caldwell, CalhOIu, Chappell, Chapman,
Cilley, Clark, N. G.. Clark, KY. Clayton,
ComstOck, Condict, Cooper, Crawford,
CulPepper, Cuthbert, Davenport, Forney,
hnr IL, q -