Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-07

MIR. Sergeant, as to make the repeal
take effect from the passage OF the
act. instead of the 9Th of Apri! next.
Roth bills were ordered to u thi4.
reading. 1
And The House adjourned.
FEBRUARY s.
The following petitions we're pre-
sented and referred:
BY Mr.. Birdseye and Mr.. Brooks,
respectively, a petition of Inhabitants
| of the state of new York against the
practice Of transporting the mails on
ISundays.
By Mr.. Comstock. the petition oil
John B. Fuller, for a pension.
By Mr.. Herbert. the petition OF
John Darnall. praying an equitable
settlement Of his account for fur
nishiug rations to the militia com !
manded by Gen. Winder, in the
summer Of ASIA.
By Mr.. Jackson. che petition OF
Elisha Talbot, praying TO be exoa-
Grated from payment of duties on
a still. which he was unable to use
by losing mildam,
The speaker laid before the house
letter from Commodore Rodgers.
soliciting the interference OF con-
gress in u suit between John Don
nell and himself, for the less Ct al
schooner aud her cargo, which loss
is alleged to have taken place be.
cause She was stopped and examined
by a squadron OF ship commanded
by the commodore during the late
war
Mr.. Lattimere, from select com
mittee, made report on a petition
of the legislature of the Mississippi,
territory. relative to the Indian de-
Dredatious, which was com mitted.
The speaker laid before the house
the annual report upon patents from
the Department ofstate.
The cngrossed bill to repeal the
duties on domestic manufactures
was read a third time and passed.
THE REVENUE.
The house then again resolved
litsplfiu into committee Of the whole,
MIR. Nelson in the chair, on the re-
cort of the committee ofways and
means. respecting the revenue and
after short time spent therein, the
committee rose.
The house took up the report OF
the committee Of the whole, on the
proposition to reduce the annual d.
rect tax to three millions. The a
amendment (agreed 10 on suggestion
Of Mr.. Clay. in committee OF the
holel TO limit the tax TO one year
80 as to bring the question annually
before tie house-was eoncurfed IN
by yeas and nays, BY the following
vote:
For the amendment 100
Against it 10
MIR Hardin then renewed tie mo-
ton, which be had made without
success in the commi;tee OF the
whole, to amend the resolution so
as to declare it expedient TO repeal
Immediately the direct tax. and
thereon. demanded the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Desha spoke few words to
correct a misrepresentation oFthe re
porter from not being able to hear
Mr.. ID. distinctly on former day.
when the motion was made to re-
duce the direct tax. He was desi-
rous to reduce the direct tax. and to
make it annual, but not to abolish IT
at present.
Mr.. Ross also rose for similar
purpose. He was now understood
to say, that he would not Object
to direct tax, if necessary to DC
fray the reasonable expenses OF the
government but believing it might
be dispensed with without detriment
to the public interest ne should
vote for its repeal.
Mr.. Stanford spoke at considera-
BILE length against the direct tax
and III the other internal taxes, as
unnecessary If a correct policy were
mini. div tho onnpsn