Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-01
HOUSE CT REPRESENTATIVE,

HOUSE CT REPRBsaNTATIyE,
Tuesday. .fprl y
Mr.. Anderson, from the committee os.
public lands, to whom was referred II. Ia
from the Senate, entitled " A bill . Ct (
blish additional Land Offices in the stat.
Alabama reported the same with am.l
ments, which amendments were concpr +
in by the House. And the bill was OrisI
to be read third time tomorrow,
On notion, the letter from the Postn,r.
General, transmitting a list Of unprodocr
Post Routes, was referred 10 the commits /
on the Post Office and Post Roads.
On motion of Mr.. Whitman, il wa;
RESOLVED, That the committee on Fuer
Relations be instructed to enquire INTO i, T
expejiency of imposing duty on PasgdE
Paris imported from certain ports Of heWp
vince of New Brunswick, TO Counersl (
duty lately imposed by the Legislalueoi&a
Province, on that article when eIpMg +
from certain other parts Of the same pr
vince.
On motion of Mr.. Tyler, it was
Resoived, That the committee Of Con- /
merce be instructed to enquire into lhs I'll
pedie ncy of so amending the law establish
ing Collection District a, Richmond ID
the state Of Virginia, as to cause said DkI
trict to include all the waters, &c. &c, tNz|
the mouth of Chicahomony river up TO he!
mouth Of APpamattox river, SC. its junctaI
with James river.
The Till from the Senate granting cetlrI
privileges to the Ocean Steam Ship Comp
ny of New Y ork, and the bill from the Sci
nate for the relief of Richard Smyih, yat|
severaIIy twice read and referred to Nn'|
mit;ees.
The bill from the Senate +" toprovide III
the building an addition TO the custom to9s
now erecting In the city of New OrleaHaiG
the use of the Disiric. Court OF the u. States
for the State of Louisiana" was reaa Tue
first time.
The amendment of the Senate to The Dill
for the relief of John Steele, was read and
concurred in.
THE TARIFF AND REVENUE BILLS
The House then again resolved lt'ei ID
to committee Of the whole, Mr. Taylor ID
the chair, on the bills concerning the dut'
on imports and the mode of their coF'
ton.
The bill now under consideration, Hu'
bill regulating the payment OF duties Oh ln''
chandize imported, and Tor other purpose
The quest ion Immediately before wv
House being on Mr.. SiIsbee's motion lO'u''
on, the first section OF the bill. =,
Mr.. Baldwin resumed and concudea"
speech which he yesterday began, IN W
port of the principles of the bill. 81
Mr.. johnson, DIVA. followed IN de''u''
opposition 20 the BILL.
Mr.. Whitman spoke next, also IN 0pP'''
ton to the bill.
Mr.. Trimble then delivered his seH'IH''
in iavo. of the bill. -.
All the speeches delivered to day' w.
into the subject much at large. 4.
There was then some conversation '" :.
propriety of reporting the bill tor Ihcl'': =,
the duties on imports forthwith, that lIns.
be finally acted on, and, if it pas'eu -, =,
House, that it might be before the 'eD' ;,
whilst the discussion was going Oh ne''
the bill now under consideration, tor rev. Fl
ring cash payments on certain du'ls' 80,
IN the other bill b tore the same comll,"'.
for imposing duty Of 10 per cent Oh %. 80
mount of sales at auction. Nothhs'
ever, was finally settled on this head :,
MIR. Sergeant has the floor for 'o-inO'. ,h,,
The House adjourned at hall pa'' :"
o'clock.
"wednesday, April 90 4,
Mr.. Smith of Maryland, lrop ,o n
committee of ways and means l.r
ed without amendment. the een .,tI
bill lor.the relief of Richard o1 Wy
and it was referred to a comlll''''
the whole. ;ttse D
MIR. Mccoy, from the comml imsni
claims, reported without a"e"'D''