Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-24
CONGRESS.
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,
Wednesday,. Feb. 81.


following resolution:
Resolved That the committee OF
WAYS and Means be instructed tol
enquire whether any, & il any, what
alterations are necessary to be made!
lin the laws imposing duties On the
tonnage of foreiga vessels, catering
the ports ofthe u. States.
After Some remarks from MIR
Smith. illustrative Of his views, and
tue necessity Of the resolution, III
was adopted without opposition.
The following resolution. submit
ted Yesterday By Mr.. Bassett and
modified at the suggestion of Mr..
TAYLOR DIN. Y SO rs TO include the
lGoyeFnors Of territories, Was CON,
sidered. and agreed 10.
Resolved, That the rules OF this
House be so amended as TO admit
within the Hall, the Governor, for
the time being. of any state In the
Union. or Of any Of the territories
thereof, VITO may attend at the
seat Of the general government, dur.
inc the session Of Congress, & who
NAV choose TO avail himself Of such
privilege.
:. On motion Of Mr.. Smith Of Md.
the report Of the Secretary OF War.
on the petition Of Taylor & MNei'l
was referred 60 the committee OF
| Claims.
On motion of Mr.. Forsyth. the
House then proceeded 10 take up the
lreport Of the Managers On the part
of this House, on the subject Of the
Idisagreeisg votes Of tie tso Houses
on the bill TO carry into effect the
! Convention Of Commerce with Great
! Britain-This Report is too lenS TO
be inserted here embracing tie
whole ground taken BY the eonferees
Of this House. and those OF the Sc.
mate. The form given to the bill
ihy this Hoase was substantially a.
greed to by the conSerees, except the
declaratory words in the enscting
clause. which were insisted on by
l,he corferees OF the Senate. adn!it-
ted nv those Of This House, aHd their
acceptation recommended.
! Mr.. King Of Mass. expressed his
his appreciation Of the report, which,
If acre, d to. he thought. would go
Ito bind this House ard the nation in
all eases hereafter. For ore be was
no, disposed to yield this principle !;
4 he enumerated some Ct Tue cases
in which Legislation would be indis-
peosabie. lie expressed his dislike
Of the manner Of proceeding On the
part of the Senate, who. ten days
after a bill or the subject had been
under discussion here, thrust their
bill on this Eouse.---1he Report he
thought would tend TO strengthen
the ground taken By the Senate. as
. the concession of the decIaratory
form would be giving o. The point
entirely, &c.
| Mr.. Fe syth recapi;a'atcd tie
reasons which induced the committee
Ito recommend the proposition TO the
/ House. He had viewed the deciara
'ltory words as mere surpiusage, end
! not at all changing the character OF
Eimpai,ing the force of the act.
! MIR. Calhoun moved, that the re
port Re laid on the table. His i'm
Ipression was, that the report was en-.
Itirely negative, and recommended
nothing decisive on the subject. Al
lauy rate. the House was just put IN
lpcssession Of the printed reperf, and
-lbeing Of dubious character. some
further time WAS necessary to a due
lconsideratioa Of the subject.
! Mr.. Yancey supported the motion
!. He thought the report did yield the
ground taken by the House; and. IN
Ibis opinion, the House ought to suck
|or go through. He hoped, therefore
lmore time for reflection would be al
flowed.
! Mr.. Tucker was willing the report
-lshould lie. for the present, on the
liable. He was confident. however
1.-THE House would fad that nothing
lbad been yielded by the committee.
I, a. .a,u, f.,af the sinh