Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-10
Congress Of the u. States.
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Mr.. HVebsteg. OF NEW AAdsn E'eiIis' ~
and Mr.. Edwards OF North-C arolins, ap-
ptearesi and took their seats. !,
Sundry petitions were presented ana
referred: among which was petition
nresentcd by. Mr.. Smith, of Md. praying
e he raid the interest on a bill OF cx-
ebanae drawn on the Secretary Of War.
the property Of the petitioner, which bill
was not paid at the timeit became due'
Inf was subsequently, discharged by the
government and a petitions presented
Nv MIR. Lewis, of James, Sandersen and
other merchants of Alexandria, setting
forth that trey are the owners Of two TO-
re;on built ships. which they purchased
in fhe wear 1904, on which they have
been Obliged to.pay the duty imposed on
foreign tonnage. and praying that The
same may become American registered
vessels. .a
MIR. Peasants, from the naval commit.
tee reported amendments to the uiliifom
the Senate, authorsing the appointment
Inf Admirals, the object of which are to
create one Vice Admiral and two Rear
|Admirals, instead ofone admiral and
two Vice kdmirals--A mere change OF
denomination. Thebill and amendments
we're referred to committee d the
whole. -.
On motion of MIR. Root, the comtnit-
tae of WAYS and means were instructed
to enquire into the expediency OF dis
charging Ebenezer kee!er and John
Francis from their confinement IN the
county III Delaware, n. Y. attic suit Of
the U. States.
The Yest India Trade.
The House, on motion of Mr., King,
Of Mass. resumed the consideration Of
tie following resolution, submitted by
him Yesterday: q
Resolved, That the committee on Fo-
reign relations be instructed to enquire
into the expediency Of excluding from the
ports of the U. States, or OF increasing
the duties on all foreign vessels owned
in, coming from, bcuhd to, or touching
at. any Of Che possessions Of any nation
of Europe in tie West Indies ADD en- tire
continent of Anerica, from which the
vessels OF the United States are excluded:
and of prohibiting, or of increasing the
duties on the importation in foreign yes
sells of any articles tie growth, produce,
or manufacture of such possessions.
Mr.. Bradbury moved to amend the re-
solution of Mr.. King, by striking out the
words " excluding from the ports OF the
U States foreign vessels so as to con-
fine the enquiry to the expediency
of increasing the Tonnage duty, &c. or
". He observed, in support of his mo
ton. that he waSnot 10 tie habit OF OBJ
truding his opinions and views OF subjects
rpon the house--and on TITS occasion
should have been silent, had not the sub
ject under consideration presented It
self to his mind ina different light from
what it appeared to have done to the
MUD Of his honorable colleague (Mr.
King.l As we bothTcpresent district
Of country 10 Maine (said Mr.. B. whose
commercial interests are precisely SINH
lar their representatives, it Is fairly To
he nresuinee, cannot have views OK wish
es hostile to those interests, however
thew may differ as to the methods mo t
likely to advance them. j object to one
of the phrases in tie resolution, that
Which l have proposed to strike out be-
cause. sir, it appears to me to be a re-
nswal of the old, and to the people Of
that part Of the country, odious, re-
st,ictite system. The restrictive ener-
eies OF this country have. in my judgment,
Rad fail experiment. ;; aud, as was OBJ
served. Oh anoti,cr occasion, the other
day. :. been Found wanting" In my
humble OPP MON, the true pelicy on this
subject, is regulation sinply, and not ex-
cluSion. belize eslore beneficial effects
can be accomplished by the mild and Gle
ment sun of regulation, thanbyy the herce
aid rude winds If exclusion and prohlbi-
t;on., If the course on this occasion,
most consenial to my views, could be "a
dopted. it should be simple direction to
the Committee on Foreign Relations, to
enoui,e :. Whether any measures ought
to be adopted by co-gress toregulate the
intercourse between the U. States, and
His Britannia Majesty's possessions in
the West Indies, and on the continent
of North America" agreeabiy to the
power reserved in the Cd article OF the
treaty. But lam, nevertheless, willing
TO adopt the resolution of my colleague,
if amended that is, sir, am willing to
enquire, and If, on mature consideration,
il is thought best, to say, increase the