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THE AMERICAN.
Vol. II.
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1 H UliSDd T, NO f'E Mil E li 1 7 , 1 8 1 4.
No. 92.
CONDITIONS.
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On tt. t..o ul Mi. aoccy o!
cxi tolut.ua that catnr i , with V auvtod attain m.Je Li
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iWrwrWou.r classification 0 Th
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Until las. I '1 he quciu .-w ' irvi . -.
lui. 04k. c) moti to Mnd lli itd -V
v t) tuiui i. toe LwiiJr ' . . ttii 1
nd bli id l.u ou. I .d J, (..' 1
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The ojc agjin mr lrril iileU
111 r
1, I hl ihc cnfniilrc
uiir) e tniirutlcd I j
n'.i; j.ri a.tu
hr 1! 11 x a
u:J:bir the Law of i!h l.ai;.:t
iiuuv u tli c rifi .bt:h a j j
Oivi.! ic;oid cf o.k taic ftUoll .v.c
bt.it it i cdmJ in tvijcncr ii,
ijilin auo;l.r Htc, anil lhiM:icv
t.Je Ua.clJ ir tii by bill ur oihii
v.i.f.
J he llonsr, :n motion of mr.
J'ji.r-. ol V. refcoi.ro' r.icll ioio
u c- miuiitcc ol the hvlc, mr. Nit
ron .n l!io il'iii;, on lh upcit t.l
in iifi'Ilii 1 o! W') and Atiiui
tnts iori54:t:c of the
Mr. NcU
chair, tm the report 01 .u lumnu;
tec f V jib sac .Menu.
11 fio!at;. ii for iufiratir. the
lX t'U ipiil liltlihcd lnug -l.il
urvjcr coiii(icrtioi. ; &11J All.
1
.um i.f k.ji.r, lju.r p run,
1 erM jit.g C4l ol kevtu uiiJ ball
'!!. iwAiirn 4i ikj' il at
tA.i.t H, t t U.
1 j Mr. 04..k)'a itVolie Hit
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wm a mm tru at. u a 1 w Lfai i..a luaim in f i a.iai k v a ' 1 a . . - . .. ..11 m ai m t m . t. 1 aa 1 .11 aa .
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citrjl ftuf.M'jj rJ m liiL 1 j U:i the q i'iiun ti miifur with
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kiw'v 1 , 1 rut t.l. aui "t& i in-
(iai.ua ui
the yifi
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c. n:. gJU,a (a, .liJiuoi; i.) U.. jonuJc, ab..c a eti Uh. m,, iu
p.. a t.t Ul co Ue tpu.n:x 0 t!. ,!v h,uJs( , n ow , .
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. y uwng .it(. lwilkiuu I.IIUIlUl
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und ihc au1' 'i jvcl Lliti liru Ui.
mr. Tfjiei ils'cd tht, tincc the
r. . ipt OJ tr.e Secrti:iii w letter, the
i-uXUtec l.jtJ rt viiid tluir report,
v.d h.i mii:ci! 10 riiontmeml
lar a.- iLey Ul'cveJ cousiM
.tt with ihc poUic gtxWh the
Uit itport Ixoa Uk Viczwry De.
ju;t;ucut.
The rtrt of the committee
Iavi.ig b'-cii r.&J over, the fcrki rc
v!utionk itig cv reail ortr, the
r h;i: resolution having been tend
vhich piopobci tj continue the di
rect UV, and t j ticrca.i Cxc same
hltv per ctnt.
Air. IIpci-6, sfter tome introduc
t.i remarks, moved 10 amcud the
import ta loUloiiity to the Surc-
i. r) ol the 'i tensury's Hcpoii,su
u ni ike the aJiliti -u Oiic l.uti-
urcd, ir.i.ij ol l.ltv per cer.t.
iar.Oaklc)ol N. V. nioi 1 d to a-
l!!tl:J tilt aililllJiMllH t(J Ho t) H.-
titu-ieii to otie hoHd:nl and l.flv
j t.i ccul. 01; the pitJtc iU t ix, w i.'ilI
Imi uoti be f uppoaed in speech of
..ociidcrhle IfD'.h.
ir. Lpi-ts npiicd in a art of
nt. O-Lvb ;;..(. vh, ;u.d- opposed
i .i MOtt' li. I
in.. UakU'V tKp!aincd.
mr. 'iihl of Md. opposed the
ii. oi.jn, and replied to rur. Oiiklcy.
nr. Oakley' iii'tio t'o yHitnd
mr. Lpp.s's unier.uiturnt wa 'Kfga
;;vc4 a cuiiiiJcruhle majoiit).
.nr. tnpts's nioiion was 1,1k-n a
rtcd to b) n- hii 3 rnajorky.
The i.eond rtsjluiioii tKXt tame
vJi.Jer ciusidcaiiou which proposes
u it ' f.j the Mucy 00 the capacity
mi' n - dvity of ftweive and a
tti.ii f ti gallon oa the qunn
t.'t) of tpirits cistilltii.
u.r. hy inoft-d to amend it ho
ns tu ntu-i': the duty hltti n cuts
itiiirad oi twelve-iuid u half 4cr
tllyu.
mr. Frsk of N. V. moved to
jaiaks the yddniosal du;j twent).
five cerits. . .
ni". i.t!vdrs of S. C v.iih a view
Tj liJijriiiog futthcr time for reflcc
lOlt ulj (he amended rrport of the
comn.iuee of Vay and Minns,
tnovcd that the tJiinriiitce ihouJd
is?.
lMr. tppes laid upon the table
eloltionh emhracing ihe furthei
vrr.cndiaenta -fhick the comniittec
vf VVn)f arid Means propoaed to
fca&f to. their report, x'u : a com
li,iation of a Ui on paper and au
ioercae on the carriage tax to pro.
j;Ji Liloiethc coa.cuittcc.
I he i itition cl mr. Fik' nw
I 1 uitci c twtuf. -i.rc crun per r.l
J I 1 w ihrn deciejfd inuccatitv.
I o. tuc uiuiiot Jf Ajmch it
H. ;
mr. Ti.ii ol N". Y. then moved
to itnkc ou; twelve and a hlf arnl
iniert twcnit.- for the n.oiiu
th:ic aca CO. Agaiun il to.
S the motiou uug negatived.
"1 he question v.a5 -th4.u taken oi
the motiou of o:. tppca tc ioacrt
hitter, and eicrided ua foliona:
For the motion, C A:aintt c-.
So the houac rcic(cd uiAtan'
aiL uj'u' t t
ccik- evf tk.u ii. the product o.'
ihc ft'.li), ouht (0 lx 11 J.
'1 lie cotrtuvttte then rose and rc
po; u'J the to rfioltilioQ :greed
to ;n coiumiafc, ami (ukrti aurt cb
t .i.ied leave to a.T ugftio on the 11
m..ind'.r or tbc report.
And the hamsc adjourned at Z
olock by a close volt.
ki 'klii, OCT. 24.
On muji". of nr. bi')bMtt
Kcfli'ed, That the beiretarici
of biatr, l ruasar) War and Nv
Ucpartiiicoib nii the I'ost-Aiatti
Ocutrai, tc and they aic herein
dirt-cted to loniaiuuLatc to thi
1 louse su h information a i.iay be
iu th-ir lower, in rela.ion t j tlu
deuru.ti-.n of cfiitia! book ami
papers iu their respective Depart
tiitirts, in conicCi'iciicc cf the in
tuisioi. of the ciuu.j iu the (Ouiuh
oi An -408'. 1814, i'..siailiii 'parti
cularly w lc.it book ;-.)d papers have
been lobt thereby, ai.U v hal the
consequence cf such loss may bt
in the ititimtnl cf the accounts o.
the United, fcutos.
1 fjcj.fouae thea resolved itsclt
into u coimiiitttc ci tl.c vlhok, mr.
t'ilkin in the chair, on the remain
der of thej report o'.' tiiw couiniiitet
Ol Was and liccu:.
'1 hi; 3d reiolu1i1.11 rame first ncxi
ucdvr consiUeiaiiwii Ju the lohow
ing voida:
Kcsoivod,-That i exoedicit to
ikl loOpcr cciiltn the pcc&i ui du
ty-cn tales at aut:on.
nir. Tiak ol U. V. moved to a
mtnd ilv motion y atrikiuy out
one hundred and icse-ting i.lu jJcr
cent. r-
The -question on mr. Tisl'a nio-
i tion was decided in the negative by
u cc05mcraie majority, and the
oiigiual rcBolution nnsadoptd.
' The fourth resolution ' tht it is
expedient u add- fifty per cent to
the present duties r.n. the touve) -ancc
of paper and letters," was
next coftsidcied and having beeu a
ru ended, oa motion of mr. Eppes,
by striking out. fifty, and inserting
an. hundred per cent, ii was agreed
tc, without debate.
The uext resolution, " that the
carriage lax oujht to be iucitaTo,
and a duty on pated harness so ira !
posed as to produce douMc tha
tnouht of tSc lirsent duty on c:r
lis&c&y was agreed to.
.i.ji ucr n n. :ir , in i.i Maoa l
:he k-wncr , u ph aa? hora,
rp: 1 xI isutl, lar di. s.uljlc i
ai 1 lae ; v.) u a u. v.ai J, -..d wm
IcUci eS.
tur. Lpjics, iu pirrJ- ci' the
luitl.cr Hi.iUtailioii oi th 4.uir.:.:it
ice of Vii) und Mti , t.i.ved
to strike out sc crti uiud of u..
fjot'C iiiuai.rut 00.
i he Lm L tuiivej iv. U ftl iek
cu Out vtas CottiSii ) am.
mr. Ehb Migu:d .nui 'x
for dim iuo.idu l .w iw4i 1 1 dki.iuv
uij iua-1. Jvturti )tl i their r
faity), ti i..aii tu.;i"U r eivryj mai
... . j 1' .. . ic. . , ... ;. 1 iua 'i tft .cij
mr. iJcIdslcroih of Md. oh -d-1 d-rli.tgs w .
jvctid 10 ti) ta rr:C;ioii,''tiievirig tliiii
no rtiaimfwctuf e leoulo iKt:cr Lxar
or be iirrc able to
s;dera!ie 14 4.
I iic mi;iin v i iecidt d thj ;
! ci ti c in j .wr. ; Aaai; it
So co.iui; y. a Vi m tXtioptcd
Ironv t.atie.t..
pretty ccr.-
'I he CeXt
itriktt. out vvus s:io3. A) a-K
a t'ilr propeved to be
son fur 1 his motion, 1.1 r . jj.pca ai
sibrned the 'at d lhcohr ol (iii
ei 1 lira.it-D Lictwi i n the In ma
..uiaioi id. d ti.ofieoi u indivi
dual or douiestic characr. 'Mie
.r.c i-iu was arcod to without a di
vision. 'Ihe uext motion was tj change
the ta"x on j.aper v at to a t.tx 01 hve
(er cent on tii paper in -tiiuiaeturtU.
.grttd to witliOtit epp Viition.
i lie ticxt (jucHon w.i :o bCiike
out I lt liC'Srn.vltibh ftlOUOl J
iu.aii . . .! vi'i:houi debate.
mr. Chilis joioiih moved to
strike out the furniture l.tx.
"i tie House decided asJollowt; ;
r. i the' niouon ol. Against it Q'J.
bo ii;e loaiiiiittec dct.i mined to
retain tiie tax toposed to tie laid ou
fumaurr.
mi. Oakley moved' In strike out.
the duty on uliuw unims iu thr
hands ol 0t manufacturer. lie
.i-iiaii cd the tax "would be lender
cd i.ug ttoiy b. the criCT-Jif e of do
ihestic n.anula.turt and the ytry
pijc rtSi p-eordc only, thuse are on
rfblc to pui chase ma. trials fos- muk
ing' lanjlts, wi!r pay the tax.
The ino;io vvu-, negatived, 40
only rising in iavoi of it, GG against
it-
- mr. UigfloV of Mass. moved to
strike oat the article oi lcwiiu r.
The niollwn was negatived, 30
duly rising in favor of it.
The question on the resolution,
as amendcvJ, was then decided in
the alhnnative. '
1 he next and last tesolution was
in the following words :
f lit hthi. . n 1 m .c ii," li,.. I.i.l .ft
it:lt UV ui ial.Csiftl lilliliuU. ol
do.Lrs
Uir. C.eldvbv ruojjh af Md. op
posed the it 1 u in grow! ih it
tba uiiv'hji u.-t .tuetf'ta'tf en
pay it m it;.4ut uppit s .iuk, tl uoi
o!i,tc dcifo. ti'ii .
1 lie tiejtjoii oti martin' It J 1
per tent, in lti oT . ,
lidrclj.t ;cli., . . F h.;t; ta.inj
ii., 1L-J,-A .init it ...
i h ciit.wt.M thin bi.lg on
g r c i n cr to t,1c rcivlutio.i ut :mui.J
d, gouj 10 '.ncro.tar prv-ni
vlitcct ta : it.iti tat-.-J, :.-lJ tiu"
Veu at. J Nays havl 1 I rfi dc
u.ut.dcd th;ic iu
mi. Vt'ttnur. N. H.. rplain.
td at couiui - .. l-. ngvii iIk in -tHeJ
atid fee. mi, t t, h
' fci -i l,.r
e v auKit . i J
r J l.
J.itt
J IU 'I
t.t. V.
I i'..
vl " t
1 U. (l UlCl
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the aiiit .1 1. . ..: 1 - , a.n-.' 11 17.
ihr. C i ' 1 ri.. it u i.'Oi-
d l" r k t tb .idOl C :tal untV
ol U u t piT :.uoO, a': 1 ..
Ilt i.' tlit-itf..! ( e.ied 'U aUi. t.oO-
. Jn! o. r cent, on to-
,ieicri Out) aiu". 1 u n- i
tiou w-i iiijiitct WiiMol j Ji'i
si ir.
I iic c irttion was :heu tkeo .n
the ii(4 .vinJ ivioli i and
it.iir.vii.. ., .uiri..ii ky a iait -.ajoiit
VftxAthc Direc . rtfl
nc 1 tuivpieJ yeurta "...i th u
j.iar.-;icd t:it tr -tiv'itd ttt
Udc .ti cf V ?) ...ti Alt u .j
iliUKiO.- .', CCT.;2
wholly trl vi iic u ih Brtsrnt aii-f I hr proctadii.g o;' this day, -
ir.intraiioa of tru gjveru:uiut. I Xt5 10 idling tne ranks of the
The IT' jsc adj.nurned.
TucxaAv.of T. is.
The house resumed the cosii
deration of the unfuiihed bwnintvs,
bi-ir.sr the report ui tic t"inui:t
ui vas rfiul Means rccmniK iiJ
ng the liiipn.iitiOO Ol a l htioiial
taxes; and the tost resolution, in
.itlding loO prr ceut. ;o ihe pre-dent
amount of ihc iJifect l a.cs, bi
i:lr ou it parage- ih: firfct qurs
(ion put wm on tli 1 lion iug pan ;
li'ru-U ed, tht it In edi&nt
u. coiitiutMi the IVrei 1 i 1. ' On
this ijUcS'ion, the VwUUiere. l?ol
thV motion V7 .gainst i' i.
The? q'letion V.:. ihir'i taken on
the icmaining ciauae ui the reo
I'ltit.'i, " and to incn ase ihe sauu
U)() j;er cent." anJ decided as fol
l.nvs ; .For the .iiOtlu, S'J A
g.tinst 11 JT
So it was determined to conti
1111.; the present Direct 'i ax, and
iiKrc-iethe sA:ue 100 per cent.
'i Iu1 ficccnd resolution, " to in
crta..e the duty ou spiiits distilled
by an addiii'.uat duty ol twelve and
til half Cfciiis per gallon"- be int?
under CvHsidcraticn. together vuth
the mendment made in c ommit
tee of the vvlioie, to increase
tiic sunif to 1 J 1 en;s per gaJlon.
nr. 1'iskiof N. '. renewed his
motion to insert ttventy hve instead
61 lifter n."
mr. - Gaston, of X. C. in the
course of discuficioh moved to lav
ou the tabic so if .1 1 It ot the r-port
oi the commiut e ct 'Uc whole as
ajn'l'es .10 me . eond resolution;
vvhiehmotioa was agreed to ; and
then, ' ' - '
'Ihe Hou.e adjourned, at half
past 3 o'elock.
expeuient
M'tUNESIiAY,
" After disposing of' some busi
ness of ioinor importance.
The Ilooser resuim:d the censi
deration of the unhnished bnsi.
T ie&ii, i-einq ti.t- questKMi on mo
tion ol mr. X'itk o: N. V. to striate
J.H. army vtfrc al;ehed iu our
' 1 he lollowinL' re ate to iht-
report of the curumirwc of vva;, s
a. ul means.
Tho hocsc resumed the consiJe
rution of Hie rtpwrl ot ihc com-nut-re
Va-..iil Means.
Vl, reMihiiiuii tor imposing an
aJdni.Mi.il c! 11 1 v ou pontage; brin.;
und1 r ' e-'isidei atiun, together Willi
the antcm. .r..nc t;oing to increas.:
tile i.ttis ol j): siac one hundrro
tubtcao o: tiHv per cent. 011 the
pretrut amount after eoosideia
bie debute.
The question n inHeriing one
hun.lriti 1 11 sir itd ot liliy per ecu..
va deciiictl ly yeas and nays as
iodo'.vs. ; For one hundred, lj5 -Against
il -iS.
' lie question on adopting the rc
r.olut)au (as amended) to increase:
the "present latts of postage, w.u
then si.-wrd.
mr. (j-ti-tofi of N. C. assigni d,
as the principal reason why he
should vote :itjainst this, that this
u'tts not a subject, the rcveou; on
wlii h could u ttalely or properly
'p'edg-d to lli; public cteUitor.
1 tie revi line Uicretrom accruing,
111 iitrt, lu- 1 onCeived to to CXClu
sivt.lv picked to the perteciic-u oi"
ti:e Poit Odicr ttstablitthtrveul.
a fie (jueMiou vvaa lh u tukcu o.i
the 1 1 s. lio 1. on as amended, and iu-
ritd as lollows . For the pojti'ge
tax ybAKiiust it 47.
1 he ne .v l iju'siion for ronsido -rieiii
preieuitel iucW in thr- lolluvv
1 I -I-L ' '
im: worus ivesoiveu, 1 nai n is
expedient to add 'ue huiidf td per,.
cem. to the preer.t duty on s.iles
at auetion - aud
without debate.
The next resolution was th;;r
embracing a tax among other ai
tirlcs. oo cottuu an, and oth-e.
manufa, turf, luroituu ,&:.
7'he ruestions to concur with t!
committee of the wh-dc in striki;-..,
out cotton j arn ud shoes filuit is
exempting them from tax..li: 1.
were decide u' n iht afnrmatii
vitro u. debatef ; ' aUo wm.
was agiceu u
li Kesolved .That i: i
to establish a National bank, with
branches in the several titsmi:J1'
The hxn.se decided oa this cues- out IS (the proposed increase of
tioi without debam l-r the rcso- I the vax) and insert 25 cents per j proptkition or. taxing all niMtui'a..
tion 66-.Against 40. , I gallon ia addition to the -piesent iored" paper ift the rate 01 live ;it"r.
The tommiftr then reported I duty the capa.ity of the still, '. ttnU
thc-fct;vt!al rfii-olu lions U3 agreed ( which waa Ictn mined h; -the fyJ- 'I i;c Uxtxtadiiicnls ot vine c-:t.-
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