The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-02-24

explanation and reply.
MIR, ShcGcy replied To the remarks
OF the two latter gentlemen.
Mr.. Randolph rejoinsd, and At some
length maintained his opinions. .,.
Mr.. King then rose, and spoke in ia.
vor OF the repeal with great zeal and al
SOM length; and then
The House adjourned.
Thursday, Ft6rueyy, so.
Mr.. Herbert, from the Committee
Tor the District OF Columbia, reported
\ bill TO authorize the extension of the
Coiumbian. turnpike road within the
District OF Columbia; which was twice
read and cotamiltcd a .:5,..
The Speaker laid before the House
bill from the acting Secretary of Na.
| transmitting the reformation .rcau:rcd
~ the resolution OF the 5lh int. rula
i've To a shu,iDy la the late 33th 'egi~
| men, of infantry, which was read.
The Spesher also laid before. the
House 4 lctter!rou ths acting Secrela
! ry Of War, transmitting information re-
| lalive TO the claims o, the Stale of Mas
| sschuseits, for payment nj the expcnces
! Of the mi,lia ordered Out by the En-
ecutivc authority OF that State curing
the late var which gas ordered TO lie
on tue table.
On motion Of Mr.. Goldsbnrough,
Rescued, That The committee on
| Commerce and Manufactures, be IN
structed 20 inquire whether any, and, il
any, what measures may be necessary
to be adopted in consequence OF the
great failure OF the corn crop III the past
year.
RcSoiUed, That the President OF the
Uniled States he requested to cause 10
be.Teported TO the next session Ut Con-
gr SIS such measures as he may deem
m ,st effectual tor the security OF thc
| coirtry waiercd b. the Che sapeakc Bay
| an Us tributary streams, against the
mari ime force Of an enemy.
INTERNAL DUTIES.
The o. der OF the day, ON tns prOpo-
siIion to1repealt.c Iatereai Tax4s,har
in been announced, a motion was
n5de 20 postpone The orders OF the day,
| n order 10 take up t..s annual Pension
Ill This motion was supported by
Nsssrs. Calhoun, ChapPsll, Taylor,
Forsyth and Southland, and opposed by
Mcssrs. Williams, Fletcher, Webster,
! and Cannon, III an animated (couvecsa,
ton, rather lhen) debate, and was neg
stived, ca votes toe5.
fhe House then proceeded to the
ord r Of the day, Gil The resolution 10
epcai the internal Butics.
MI 5tc6iy withdrew motion IL
| had previously made 10 amend the re-
solve, 50 as to read nearly as follows ::
Resolved, That the army shall DC re
duced to six thousand men, and lhescts
laying Internal Duties, &c. be repeal
cd"
Mr.. Jackson made motion. which
he said he felt constrained by imperious
necessity to offer, TO prevent farther
waste Of the time Of the House on a
proposition which could lead TO DO re-
suk, to lay the resolution on the table.
After considerable debate. the Qges.
non On laying the resolution on the ia
bic, was takens and resulted as follows,
| For laying il on the table II
Against it 70
! Mr. Hn!6crf spoke at some length
in decided opposition to the repeal, on
the broadcast grounds,
MIR. Forsyth, conceiving that it must
now be obvious TO every gentleman,thar
no result could aaw from this PROPOSE
| lion, at the present session. moved, o
try the sense of the House, TO postpone
the resolution TO day beyond the ses-
| sion.
After some conversation on this no.
lion. the question waS taken by Yeas
and Nays, and decided in Ike negative,
as follows:
For the Dostporcment II
Against it SO
| Mr.. Pickens moved to amend the re
salution, by adding 10 the end of it these
words" and the duty on SALT" so as
to repeal that dutyaIso.
This proposition gave rise to much
debate, in which MIR. Xi6ouym particu
larly spoke at considerable length, in
opposition TO The amendment, out in ia
vor OF the main proposition.
The question on The proposed amend
! ment, was decidedsd BY Yeas and Nays,
as follows:
For the amendment 81
Against it 81
SO the amendm.Bt was agreed to.
Mr.. Sbe6ey AMI MIR. Randolph, re.
newing the discussion Of yesterday,
made number ofremarks Oh subiects
not perhaps Immediately connected