Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-01

|oorted in ships or vessels OF the U.
States from India, which shall have
sailed before the passing Of this act.
aud shall arrive between the sOth OF
June 1915 and the S0th OF June
|is17, may be re- exported with the
benefit Of dra aback, and without a
Inv deduction from the amount OF Oh
ties secured or paid at anytime with.
liza twelve months from the time OIL
importation"
The proyiso was offered without
the periods stated above, but the
blanks were filed up, and the amend
ment finally adopted in tue fern
stated.
MFR. Irving owed the following IS
Ian additional section to the bill -
THAT after the SOsh Of June next,
in all cases of entry of merchandise
|foy the benefit ofdsawback. the time
|of. 20 days shall be allowed from The
date Of the entry. fer giving the es
iportation boBds for the same Pro-.
|yided. that the exporter shall In e.
very other particular, comply with
he regulations and formali'ies here,
sfore established for entries of ex-
sortation for the benefit OF draw
Jack"
The amendment was adopted with
,ut opposition as the 5ih section OF
he bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Edwards, a
clause was added to the bill empow
ering the president to purchase as
well as erect houses for the use of
The customs, &c,
On notion OF Mr.. Atherton sec
|:i0n was added TO make more posi-
live and unequivocai the repeal of
former actsrespec,irg discriminating
duties, int, fe,ing with the provi-
|sions of this bill.
Mr.. Miner proposed TO take from
tho president The application OF the
fund c@lled $ warehouse money"
and vest il in the secretary OF the
treasury, undsr the direction ofcon.
gress.
This motion was negatiyed by g
large minority
Mr.. Cady then moved to strike out
the whole section providing fund
from draw backs, &c. for the erection
Of custom houses, &c.
This motion was agreed TO without
a division.
Me-. lsgham moved a long amend
soent. the object of which was to
reduce The numser ofgrades Of ad
vasoraYn duty, and transfer the arti.
eies fl'iing under the rate of2G per
cent. to oller elasses-which was a
greed to. -
On moticn OF Mr.. Insham the
DIR on unmanufactured weo! was
g. i az IL cts per Ib.--ayes 6s
VAR. Robertson. after some expia
HatosS Observations in which be al
verted to the derisinn ct the com
mi,tce on this subject day or two
Il go-moved TO strike out the excep-
,icu in favor Of books imported for
the use Of incorporated societies.
&c. Sc as to make the importation oil
books entirely free--a duty on which
he urged. was unnecessary for ;he
purpose Of encouragement TO the 4
erie1n publisher &e. and would ere
ate only greater competition a
the printers here.
HE motion was opposed by Mes
sieurs lDgham and Lyon. the latter
of whom maintained that the encear-
cement was necessary fer the bust |
ness here: tina very few books were|
published in the y States ia the fc
reign languages; that eur plfnti1 /. |
was greatly inferier 10 that Of Eng
land I; that until very late We had
not republished any Of the standard!
works, &c and that daty on 70 |
reign imported books was necessary
to improve. The business Of book max
Ing in this country, &c.
The motion was then negatiyed.
Mr.. Goidsborough moved new
section, to limit the operation Of the
act 10 the term Of four years.
This motion was opposed by Mes
sieurs Smith and Hubert. on the
ground of the injurious effect on