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\ . _ '' t ■- - , . - ' i * - «' SATURDAY, n, i 7 8 9 .] THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE AND *k « GAZETTE of the STATE . •'J • , V FREED O Mos the PRESS, and TRIAL by jURY, to remain inviolate forever. Cmfltikuan G nrg i.. AVGUS Zv Prm M ,? J ,°5 N VM S '“ I , T - H ! NTER T 0 ™ Statm Efot. Artel* ts Intelligence, Adverttjements , toe. will be gratefully received\ and every kina of Printing perftmd. ' PROCEEDINGS of CONGRESS In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES. (Continued from out- left.) Monday , Aprk 25, f 789. The order of the day brought forward the enerofled bill, regulating the inode of taking the oath piefcribed by the sixth article of rhe conflitution, which being read the thiid time Jt palled the House. It was then voted, that the Speaker traufmit it to the Senate sot their concurrence. Mr. Sherman moved, that the House now proceed to the nomination and choice of at Chaplain—upon which it was voted, that F i day next, be -the time afllgned for the choice* and in the mean time that nominations be made. Mr. Lawrence nominated, Reverend .Dr. John Rogers. Mr. Goodhue nominated Reverend Mr. Linn. The report of the committee of the whole House on import was hen resumed. Mr. Fiizfmons proposed-, that a doty of 50 cents per C,. on cables and taned cordage ihould be rtruck out and io' > cents infctted : After some debate, in which the different fub jcfts of lhip-bui?ding, manufactures and agri culture Were severally advocated, it was agreed that 77 cents per C. Ihould be the duty. On untarred cordage and yarns, 60 cents per C. (truck out and 90 cent 3 voted. ' Twine and pack thread was railed from 100 to 200 cents per 112 lb. 'On Hemp, cents perC. was voted, but the duty nor. to take place till December, 1 790. The duties on steel, nails, spikes, fait, wooi, cards, manufactured tobacco, fnuff, coal,, dried and pickled fifh-—were continued a« reported by the committee. Cotton cards were inierted in the report, and dutied as wool cards ‘ The duties on teas were continued, as in the report, except that on bohea tea, import ed from’ any country, other thah India or China, or from thence in foreign veflels, the duty was fixed at 10 cents The duty on window and other glass was continued, excepting black quart bottles, which are exempted—Milicuary was tatfed from 7 and 1-2 to 15 per cent, adv^^oietn. A tneffage was received from the Senate, informing that they had agteed tc a repot ( of a committee of ariangemeuts, leipelting, the recep ion of the Pielident, the admini stration of the oath— excepting that it would be mote proper to perform the ceremony in the galleiy adjoining the Senate ( hamber— Mr. Btnjon ot the Committee from the Houle, informed them that this attangeiiient was al* so acceded to by the<r committee, all which was accepted by the House. Repott on import relumed. The report as it tefpected carriages was amei>' by adding, t> j-am 0/ (atnages — and after wrought tin waie, pewter ware was also added— and unv ng the articles dutied at 7 and i*l per«ent. ua xuloum, paper hang ings weie included—The duty 011 inolartes was next i*k*<» iwu con fioer anon, which Mr. GoodUe, Mr.C«rr>. and Ml. contend ed was difpiopoitinned tnoihet dm ca, would opaiaie uiijnHly, »i»m ohticlv and opprefiively Upon ill# ealleio rtait* I' wa* la d mat ihi# duff would iuiivuni (d 1 ¥O,OOO dulUti; wlucb GEOR Glsl. was more than rum and sugar would pay in the state of Rennfylvania.—Some obfervatious were made by gentlemen in fav r r of the duty —■when Mr. Fitzfmons moved for adjournment. But previous to the quertion, a ineffage was lead from the Seuate, pruuofing, that after the PiefideDt (hall be qualified on Thutfiiay, that the two houses accompany him to St. Paul s ( hurch, to attend divine service, and that theChaphin of the Seuate officiate on the occaiion. • Adjourned. Tuefday , April 28. The comn.ittee appointed to confer with the committee of the Hon. Senate, upon a mode ot convey i- g papers, messages and bills tiom the telpedtive houses, reported— which report was accepted. .■ The fubjeet ot import was then lefumed, and the duty upon tnolaf les was then conlidered and debated. Mr. .*•bcYman was in favor of a reduction of the duty of fix cents, and to f.,pply the de hiie cy, he fuggetted the propnety of an cx ctfe upon country rum. Mr of aujwo th was opp fed to the duty*— he obletvtd that one iealo|i which had been aftigned for so large a duty wa»>, to difcoura. e the use of lum, as deftruttive to the health and mo 1a Is ot the people ; but it was evident that the filhetmen, who consumed as grett quantities as any defenption of pcifons, • were remarkably healthy, and their morals were, he believed, as unexceptionable as thole of other people.—lt fliould be remembered, that the importation of molaftes employed a great many teameu— and by vntue of its being so connected with the filheiy, pioved a great nuifety for fa.lors—it was so intimately and infeparabiy interwoven with the filhery, that if you uifeourage this trade, that , will fall to the gtound. It was true, he observed, that large quantities of rum were lent to Atrica, but that the veffela teturued empty. As an at tide of manufacture therefore, it ought not to be taxed high if at all, or more than other articles, - fiom which, lpirits, more pernicious pet haps, wde dillilled ; but when it wascon ftdeied as a neccffary of life, as used by a great propoition of the eittern people in lieu of lugar, it would be unjurt and oppicffive. He was further oppos'd to so high a duty, as it would encourage Smuggling. It was im politic. and could not be collected Mr. •/ batibtt followed the Hon. Mr. Wadf worih in a speech of considerable length: In which he pointed out the ill-policy and in jultice ot the duty. He enlarged upon feverai ideas thrown out by the iafi gentleman : He thought the article ought not to bear a duty : 1 he filheiy depen ed upon he molasses trade, that was carried on with our allies : Mobi le** wa.-> a raw material, the balls ofanexten five mauufactuie, and rtiotild not be taxed any mme than grain, r’.ppics, and peaches, from which other fpiriis weie distilled, and which weie equally njuriutia. He coufit!?icd ft lit, us the produce of the hard labour of the' Eartern people, ami ought not to be taxed by so high 1 duty *s thin on mobiles would pi eve, any molt than the rice, and tobacco, the pro duce of the lahuui of the font hem rtaie* He fuither oblcrvedi that toe eaitcm n vigaiion so iiimh depended up' n »His bnfinefa, that ■he duty which would amount to a piolubitiou, would anuililii'f 'hot luvi.-atiop If* con cluded by vbfttvmi* lUI •( the f«imu*«nu us 400,c00 people, who were all deeply inter cded in (his quediou, were of any conlc<|i.eu e with the House, they would not de.eumuc upon so high a duty. Mr. Bomitno / was sorry to hear any obser vations from gentlemen that were «f a ocal nature. He cnufidered hitnfelf a reprcfenta tive of MalfjchuOtis, as much as of any date in the Union The neceiTuy cottfequence of adopting a system of revenue was, that Some, dates would be more immediately affected by particular ut tea, than others: But fr<»m a> careful mvedtgation of the whole he was per li aded, that it would be found in the iliue to be more equal than was now apptehended ; but in the p'efent inflame he conceived that judice to ihe Union at large, to eucreufe the great tubject of, revenue, and to give proper encouragement to nunu fact tire; —he thought a reduction of the duty from 6 to 3 tenta wou d meet the piefeut idea* of the h use s He was opposed to an exetfe ; he hoped «.he exigencies of the Union would never require an applicat on to that sou ce: As to au oppo htiuu on the part-of any of he da es to the deciiioni of that Houle, hr would not fu, pose it : He had the highclt opinion of the attach ment of Maflachuletrs to the federal govern-, ment and of their confi erne, that the present Cougrefs would be gove; ued by the mod equi table and impartial motives: We mud, he obfetved ad upon fit id principles of fuflice, and tiud to the patriotism of our countrymen r He was fotry to beat any compar ifous between the louthern and northen O4.es; the taxes upon the ueceflaries used and consumed by o tr btethten to the southward weie vntuallv a tax up-n tfieir produce : He fur ther obfet ved, that he had had the honor 01 before mention ing a drtking indgnee, in which a high duty operated tmlavorably, when a low one was fubtfituted and fot>nd productive ; hr vvas theres ore in favor of three ten s, in preference" to fix. Upon motion to drike out fix cents, the' duty affixed to molaifes in the irport. the vote being taxen, tt paired in the negative. GEORGIA* By Lt-vui* at,er t (L. S.) tfq Kegifler' fPIO - GARDNER, r bats for the f'ounty ) of Richmond. WH ER EAS Wm Wallace has applied to me for letteis of admiuidration on. the eda'e of Chat lea Bedingfield, deed. These ate theiefoie to cite and admonilh ail and lingular the kutdted and crcaitors of the Caid deceafe.j, to be and appear before me at my Office, on the 4 h day of August next, to (hew caufc, if any they have, why le ters of ad mtn.it ration lhould not he granted. Gtveu under my hand and fctl, at ntr (/thee, the .fourth dav of July, in the year of our Lord one rhoufand ieveu hundred and eighty-nine, and in the urh vetr of the Independence of :ne Uu ted .States of Ameri i *X* . l ink Bonos, ni.uik Writs, DieUs of Convey, ante, and New England Pnm« rv, Tar fill »t the frijuu>f»Ofl«*« [Vol. in. No. CX T V.]