Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-17

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For the postponement Cor rejection
Nessrs. Barbour. Brown, Chace, Dagyett,
Fromeutin, GaiHard, GrltAborougli, Hor-
sey, Howell, Hunter, King, Mason of \.
II. Sanford, Talbot, Thompson, Tichenor,
Turner-l7.
.againstit-Messrs. Barry, Bib, Camp
bell, Cundit, Dana, Harper, Lacock, Ma
con, Mason of va. Morrow, Roberts, Rug
giles, Tart, Taylor, Varnum, Wells, VIII
liams, Wilson'S.
The further consideration OF the bill was
then postponed. The Senate adjourned
to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FR1DAY, Feb.s. 81
Alter the presentation aud feferencessf
Mr.. King Of .uass. rose to make some
observations in reply to some remarks of
MIR. Wilde, which he had seen i'm the Ma
tional Intelligencer, but which not having
distinctly heard, he had permitted to ma
without reply, which he should not have
done had he understood them. Mr.. King
was proceeding to speak on this subject
| when the Speaker reminded him that no
debate could be permitted unless on some
| question before the house--in the Justice of
which MIR. K. acquiescing, waved his re-
marks until lit occasion should offer for
| them.
! The bill from the Senate respecting the
Library OF Congress, fixing the salary Of
the Librarian, &c. and the bill from the
senate concerning certain courts of the
| United States in the district uf New York.
received their first and second readings
| and were committed.
Mr.. Burnett, from select cornm;ttee
reported bill supplementary to the acts
heretofore passed for the encouragement
OF vaccination which was twice read and
! committed.
| CIRCULATING MEDIUM, &c.
| MIR. Hard Of Mass. submitted for consi-
deration the following resolutions
! RESOLVED, That all duties, impsrts and
excuses laid by Congress ought not only to
be laid uniformly throughout the United
States, agreeably to the provision In the
constitution, but ought to be collectad in
! all parts ofthe United States in the same
currencies equivalent in value.
! ReSotced, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be instructed to receive, alone.
IN payment of duties, impoSts and excuses
aud debts due to the Unfteti States. cold.
silver and copper coin, treasury notes, and
the notes of such banks as pay specie for
their bills, excepting in cases in which it is
otherwise provided by law.
Mr.. Hard briefly assigned his reasons
for Offering these propositions, which will
be found cOncisely and clearly stated in
the first of the above resolutions.
MIR. Smith If M. rose to speak-but.
on motion of Mr.. Tucker. the resolutions
were laid on the table for the present.
ENQUIRY RESPECTING OFFICE. &c.
| Mr.. Randolph submitted for considera.
ton his promised motion for an enquiry
into the coGstitutionality of the appoint
ment OF General Porter, which after long
debate, was modified and agreed to in the
following words;
Hesotred, That committee be appoint.
ed to enquire, whether the appointment to
| and acceptance by, the honorable Peter b.
Porter, late a member of this house. from
| the state of Ncw-York, of the Office oil
Commissioner under the late treaty al
Cheat, is in contrayention of the constitu.
ton Of tie United States.
lhe ueoate snail De gwen hereafter.
TIE REVENUE.
The house then resumed the considera
ton of the report OF the committee of the
whole on the remaining proposition Of the
committee of Ways aud Means.
The proposition respecting the duty on
distiIlation Ito repeal the duty on the
quantity of spirits distilled, and to ado
100 per cent. to the present tax on the ca
pacity Of The Silly first came up.
MIR. Throop moved to amend the PROMO
sition by striking out 100 and inserting 81
in lieu thereof, so as to reduce the add
tiOnal capacity tax from 100 to so pei
cent. on the existing duty.
This motion was decided without de
bate, by the following vote
For the amendment, "a
! Against it 10
So the amendment was agreed tn.
/ Mr.. GoitsborOHgii then moved further
to amend the resolve so as to exempt from
this addition to the capacity tax on stills
such stills as shall be wholly employed in
the distillation of spirits derived from
fruit and roofs.
This motion was opposed by Mr.
Lowndes and Mr.. Ross by the latter on
! the gcOuud of the impossibilty of guarding
the duty, thus modified, from evasion)-
and was negatived, by Yeas and Nays, iO7
20 3G.
I Mr.. King OF Massachusetts,, took the
opportunity Of pursuing the course of re-