Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-09
HOUSE OF REPREsENrAT1yps

HOUSE OF Representations &
Mr.. Alexander, from the commit.
on revoluti nary pensions, made J,
unfavorabIe report on the petition
Henry Low !; which was ordered toll
on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Woodbridge
was
Resolved, That the Secretary Of a. L
Treasury be directed to prepare and
report to this house at the next sessim +
of Congress. such modification of Ii, I
existing system regulating the com. I
merce, navigation, and revenue of tLs {
U. States, as he may consider necessary
and peculiarly applicable to the North.
ern and North w estern frontier thereof
The amendment of the Senate to The
bill '.for the relief of the legal repreau, /
ta,ives Of Henry Willis, deceased" was L
read and concurred in by the House.
A resolution on its third reading, for /
extending the use of the Library Of Con. /
giess to certain officers Of the govern.
ment, in addition to those who are now
allowed the use of it, gave rise to some
objections from Mr.. Livermore and
Mr.. Taylor, the latter OF whom moved
to postpone the same indefinitely
The objections we're that the extension
Of the permission to take the books out
of the Library would tend to impair d
deface what was intended for the Orna
ment as we'll as for The exclusive use
of Congress; that, If the use of the
Library were extended as proposed, It
ought also t. he further EXTENDED on
the same principle-but that it wSaI-
together needless to pass the resolve,
inasmuch as the Library was open three
times a week during the recess, q daily
during the session, II might be consult
ed at pleasure by the officers in ques'
ton.
The motion for indefinite postpone.
ment WAS agreed to.
DUTIES ON SALES AT AUCTIONS
The engressed bill laying duties on
certain sales at auction, vas read Inc
third time.
[This bill proposes to lay duty on
all sales of foreign goods at auction
Except sales under Judicial process,
&c. )--of one per cent. on the amount Of
sales of groceries, and that class OF al
ticles, and of five per cent. on the q,
mount of sales of woollens,c ottens. anu
certain other manufactured articles
Mr.. Rhea delivered at length hh
views in decided opposition to 'N'
bill. :,
Mr.. Wendoyer made some remarks
in reply to Mr.. Rhea, and stated a nun.
Der of facts illustrative of the eA'sHs
and nature of the auction business anu
its injurious operation on the relall'H5
business. ,..,
Mr.. Rhea made few observations
in reply to Mir. Wendover. t.,
Mr.. Maclay assigned the reasons WY
he should vote against the bill. :,
The question on the passase OF 'AI
said bill, was then taken by Yeas aH'
Nays, and decided as follows;
For the passage of the bill 81
Against it Vi ;,
So the bill was passed, and SEM :"
the Senate fur concurrence. :.
The bill from the Senate to fe'''
the powers of the commissioners ~. ~.
deciding on land claims in the Dis,fs'
Of Detroit, &c. was twice read anu ~ -
ferred to the committee on prl'a"
Land claims,
THE LOAN BILL.
On motion Of MIR. Smith OF Ma!
land. the House resolved itself mo :
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Smith =
N. C.. in the chair, on the bill to au'"t =
rize the President of the U. States e. .
borrow two millions of dollars, anu y, ~
other purposes. A debate arose On 10,
provisions of TINS bill, which occup'tI'
the remainder Of the days sitting. -
is not our purpose now to at!emp. !" f
n
port oft. What follows VIII SUI
Show the course of the debate. "A,
Mr.. Smith. Of Mary!and' mse'