Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-24
From the National Intelligsncer.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Monday, Dec. 90.
Hou,E OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Trimble, of KeHtucky, submitted the
following resolutions
RESOLVED, That the committee on ways and
means be instructed 10 enquire into The expe'
diency of repeating all laws whereby Gre
dit il allowed upon outies accruing on I'M
ports ard tonnage.
Resolved, Thai The same committee be IN.
strlcteC to encune mo The expectancy OF
repesling all lavs al, wing draw back,
Mr.. Trimbs 81 in, he had some doubts
whether he had s. I'D he proper commit
tee 10 MAKE IL. o1ose0 enquiry. 1t bad
direct relation TO tn hsca! operations OF the
country, ana 10, that reason. belonged 10 the
r,u.iiv I'll objects m charge OF the commit
tee OF Ways ari Means but in its scope
of consequences, it undoubtedly involved
The Interests Of commerce and domestic ma
putsc,ures. A few days since, said Mr
# the house was called on to resoIve
kind ii d:rorce between commerce and ma
nufa c,ures land it was then said, that their
interests were in many respects hostile to each
Other If the committees on those subjects
should find any conhiction of interests
(whch he hoped they would not the COM
,nittee of Ways and Means, being in am'ty
with each OF these, would maintain rela-
tiors of neutrality with both. referring 10
the substance Of the proposed enquiry, be
said that it would probably have to be made
at some future period of thesession, and he
thought il time to call the attention OF gen
tlemen to the subject. The annual report
from the Treasury Departments has been
laid upon our tables. and it is known to all
of US, said Mr.. 7. that there is delclt IN
The revenue of FIVE million of dollars, which
sum must be raised 10 meet the expenoi-
lures Of the next year; and this deficit VIII
be greatly increased, il the tariff shall be
raised for the purpose of encouraging domes'
tic manufactures. TO this We must add h'e
millions more, 10 pay the claims assumed
nv our government, under the late treaty
with Spain. 1t mus, no, be forgotten, thai
we are called upon TO perform the treaty on
our part, and to force compliance on the
part of Spain. Ii we resolve to occupy the
Floridas, ways and means must be found 10
raise ten million of dollars for the next year
beyond the estimated income OF the lreasu
ry. I'VE ought also to be prepared ior 'ne
contingencies Of that movement -
Another view Of the subject, said MIR. |
is equally important, or more so. 1t IS wei
known that ours is the only government tina
allows a credit on imports and tonnage. u
all other countries they are made payable u
cash. 1t is true, that some nations make
difference between duties OF, imports and dn
ties on consumption. France is an instance
but the difference is no! so material as 10 re
ouire explanation at present. BY our re
venue laws, bonds at six and nine months
ar. taken for duties on all articles lexcep
| saI,) imported by sea, the produce OF TO
reign places or islands, situated on the east
arm shore, of America, north of the equator
and the duties OF imports from all sshe
port, and places are bonded at credit o
| 8. 10, and Is months, payable IN equal sums
IGentlemen. he said, could easily satisf!