Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-08
HOUSE Of REPRESENT AIIyEs.

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVE
THURSDAY. April 4.
! After the reception and reference
of sundry petitions
Mr.. Newton from the oommitte OF
lcommeree and manufactures repor'
led a bill declaring the consent o.
congress to an act OF the legis'a'nr'
Of South Carolina, authorizing the
le;ty council! of Charleston to lay $
duty on tonnage Of vessels arriving
from foreign ports. for certain pur
moses: which was twice read anc
( committed,
The bill from the senate supple
tmeptsry to an aet Incorporating 8
turnpike company i'll the District OF
Colnmbia. WAS twice read and re
! ferre(l to the District committee.
! NATION NJ Il INK.
The house took up for considera-
ltiop the amendments OF the senate TO
the hill TO incorporate the sHbscrih.
ers to the bank Of tho United States,
J After the amendments had been
read.
MIR Calhoun observed, that he bad
lexamiaed the amendments tha;
Ishey were not important and hoPed
1.-The question would be put or them
Igenerally.
Mr.. Randolph objected to so sud
lden a decisiep on the amendments
la, so early an hour too. when the
House was thin, and before they had
Ibeen printed. He moved that the
consideration Of the amendments be
postponed until morrow.
This motion. after some further
conversation between Mr.. { lhoun.
and Mr.. Randolph, was as eed to
ayes SO, noes 50.
THE TARIFF.
The House resumed the consider
lation oftbe report Of the committee
Iof the whole, on the bill to regulate
The duties on imports--Nir. Picker
ling's motion TO reduce the proposed
lduty on India cottons. 10 the rate
of the present donhle duties. for one
tyear from June next, being still un-
lder consideration.
| Mr.. Pickering modified his mo
Ition, by substituting the fret Of
| March for the S0th Of June, 1917,
las the peiod within which vessels
\ arriving, aud which sailed from the
limited States before the first ofFeb.
Hast. are TO be allowed the benefit Of
1.-THE amendment
Mr. Pickering added some remark
10 those he offered Yesterday, in sup
Ip0rt ofhis motion, and in exp'apiion
|of the difference Of opinion on the
lsuhjeet. between gentlemen from the
Ieasteru states.
7 Mr. Mason spoke short time in
-IoppositioD to the amendment.
MR. Smith Of Md. read letter on
1.-THE subject, from certain merchants
lin n Y aud offered some CONNER
Eciaf explanations, without pointed.
opposing. though not in favor Of the
! amendment.
! MIR. Randolph made some general
remarks On the trade affected by the
'Iproposed amendment, and on the in
CONSISTENCY OF the policy formerly &
now pursued on the subject of Gem
merce He declared his unwilling
mess 10 sacrifice the bOaaGde Ameri
lean merchants, to what we called
the mushroom interest which had
sprung into favor; and argued at
some length. and with some invec.
! tive. against the object of the bill.
which he characterized as scheme
Of public robbery and concluded his
{ Iremarks, by moving the indefinite
lpostpoaemeut of the whole subject
After some conversation en- the sub
!jeet, MIR. Randolph withdrew his
fmotion with the declaration that il
had been made upon mature refec
ss.on. n that nc should offer 1t at ano-
lthec stage OF. the BUSINESS.
Mr. Webster advocated Mr.. Pick
lcriog's amendment, as an act OF
lstpict justice to those who bad EN-
lbarked in the India trade before the
'-Ipoiiey of the government on The sub
ljeet of manufactures had disclosed