Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-20
cangressof the u. States
U@asc Of Representatives..
NEpxEsDAy, Jan. u.

s:a,s. references, &C.
NJ YAacey fr..Hl the committee of
& r,s;rs, MAZE an uuiavSrasle report enI
~ setitiu, cfsa garilner in the Vicinity
! 81 8 SBalfimorc, who prays indemUiaeatio
{ =, nisry to has property inflicted by q
.ss.seiSlaent 81 troops IN the service o.
AL s.aies. Ga milton OF Mr.. GoidSI
ssS ~ VINO conceived the repe,t y
:s.sl,ing 4 priac;ple that ought not tght5
rtohe 'lscitiea, the report was ordered
40 on he table.
: "a Setisa of Asr. 1ohnson, the Mill
49, ror,alitiee we're discharged froni1
$sfdrtsS considerations the petiiiar
4 ,he o;scers and soldier Of the ESD
,esinegtss e. 5. Iafaatrs, praying t"i
nsanissian 20 loeate their lands II one
nod; ant The petitioners had leave To
titH5fa.s their Memorial.
TIE k.il from fhe Senate. aptherlslne
ne appointment of theee AttHirals ~
Ne Nays Was twice real and commit.
led.
On motion ofAfr. Comstock, the COM
u;t.ee ogiPensions were Instructed toI
sOooire iuta tie eypeslency Of placineI
Thomas Edmonstsn. an IN aid soldier
a TIE Militia of Maryland, OH the pen
sion Est Gf tie Z. States.
On motion Of Sir. Pitkin, the cores
sOndence Of cur Ministers iaisi before the
Ssoate. and the other documents touch
;ag the treaty lately ratified with G.
Britain. we're crseFe,i TO be printed for
Che use u this Iiouse.
TIE REVENUE.
The House resumed the consideration
Of the h;s6Fst propositions of the com
nittes 0i Wars and Means respecting
Che ReEenue.
Tie fhst resolution, for Continuing in
lorce the double duties on imports and
tonnase until the seth day Of June next,
being still unJet consideration.
M. Msc!ay mnyed a reconsideration
81 yesterdays vote, Whereby the House
refused "a. strike ont Of said resolve the
sOth Juaes aud insert Isl January.
The Hose having agreed to reconsi-
Der the SAID question, to TO 6S-s
/. The question again presented itself.
bsthke Dat the thirtieth day of Jane &
insert the first day Of January. 50 as to
prOloug the doabie duties to the latter
1ay.
On this question the whole ground
Of debate occupied. yesterday ard the
preceding daY was again travelled over.
The adsOestes Of this motion maintained
tAat its adoption was necessary tosse-
cure tAe manulacture from loss ard al
most ruiz, as well as toenahle the mer-
cbants 70 lay their course inteliigently
10 the business OF tie approaching sea-
spn.. On the other hand, 1t was Counted
By some that the exclusion OF these
! duties wenId BE als unneeessafS S grlev-
Gus tax on consumers Tor the benefit
Of the manufacturers 4 the convenience
efthe merchants aud, By alher gentle
men, the broad ground vas taken that
tie faith of the government being pledged
% discontinue the daties at the send OF
zoe year alter Tie expiration OF the var.
MwOuld Of course be mare unjust to pro-
tact their cessation 10 more distant
Say,than to that already proposed IN the
resolve.
Many topics not directly applicable
tothe Subjects were brought unto the
question, aud complainedsgf BY some of
ne Svatlcmen. who niEsgEed III debate.
wAasaid, that the interests OF manufac-
iaEsrs d1l not helo.g ia THIS question, nor
pehaps the interests Of tie merchants !;
that 4 was a question of national policy.
which ought 10 stand on rs ;oMn merits I:
aud sOme OF those who Spike aad voted
Against the extension to January, did SO
"a the grOaud taat such a course would
" eqsally adverse TO the Interests OF the
manufacturer and merchant, as to those
uthe community generally.
Ahe gentlemen who spoke on the at
@natlye side Of this qlestiun were, Mes
SIS Sargeaat, aud Burnside; and those
On the negative side, Messrs. Lowndes,
VISA GrOsyenor, pitkin, King, Wright,
"ssten, Mills, Pickering and Randolph.
tOe question Oh this motion Was al
sassa decided, late in toe day, by the
following vote:
=, tEAS--Msssieurs. Belts, Birdseye,
a S.ount. Brooks, Bryan, Burnside, Can,
TT Gu; Nlendennea, Ciopton, Conner.
hessou. Darlington, Desha. Hahn.
a,a hssster, Henderson,, Hopkin-
Vn. lngrahaal. 1nhnson Kv Enrr. Va