Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY MORNING, March 5.

"TO SHEW
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE."

Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, March 4, 1812.

[Reported for this Gazette.]

Mr. Gholson from the committee of claims made an unfavorable report on the petition of John Dickson. Referred to the committee of the whole house, to which was referred the report of the same committee on the petition of John Murray.

Mr. Rhea from the post office committee, reported a bill to alter and establish certain post roads. Read twice and referred to a committee of the whole house.

Mr. Gold from the committee appointed on that subject, reported a bill providing for the removal of causes pending in the respective district courts in case of the disability of the judges to attend. Read twice and referred to a committee of the whole.

The house took up the order of the day, the tax resolutions. Mr. M'Kim withdrew his proposition to recommit the 5th resolution. The question was then taken on a concurrence with that resolution, and decided in the affirmative--Yeas 67--Nays 38.

The sixth Resolution--duties on retailers, &c. was concurred in, yeas 68, noes 42.

7th Resolution--duties on sales at auction; concurred in, yeas 79, nays 34.

8th Resolution--duty on refined sugar; concurred in, yeas 80, nays 38.

9th Resolution--duty on carriages; concurred in, yeas 72, nays 48.

10th Resolution--duty on stamps. The question on this resolution was divided, so as to express the sense of the House, first on the propriety of taxing bank notes, and secondly on taxing promissory notes above 50 dollars, and other commercial paper. On the first the ayes were 74, noes 43. And on the second the ayes were 65, noes 53; so the whole resolution was concurred in.

11th Resolution--Direct tax of 3,000,000 dollars.

Mr. Randolph asked of the chairman of the committee of ways and means information, whether it was contemplated this tax should be apportioned among the different states according to the present representation, or according to the representation which will take place under the new Census?

Mr. Bacon in reply, stated it was his impression it would be apportioned among the several states according to the new representation under the late census.

This suggestion of Mr. Randolph caused considerable debate. The resolution was concurred in Yeas 77 Nays 39.

12th Resolution--allowing a discount for prompt payment of Direct Tax--concurred in Yeas 73 Nays 37.

13th Resolution, pointing out the time of levying and paying of taxes. Concurred in--Yeas 80. Nays 36.

14th Resolution, limiting the duration of the Taxes. Concurred in--Yeas 72, Nays 27.

The question then was on a concurrence with all the Resolutions as reported by the committee of the whole, and decided in the affirmative--Yeas 86 Nays 34.

They were referred to the committee of ways and means, with instructions to report a bill.

A message was received from the President of the U. States, laying before Congress for their approbation, a copy of the Constitution agreed upon by the Convention of the new State of Orleans.

Adjourned.

The following is the question resolution to reconsider laying the a vote duty on of on Friday Salt

It will be recollected the resolution was negatived by three votes.

The question on reconsideration was decided in the affirmative as follows:

YEAS.--Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Archer, Bacon, Bassett, Bibb, Blackledge, Boyd, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Earle, Findley, Franklin, Gholson, Gold, Goodwin, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hall, Hawes, Hufty, Hyneman, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, Little, Lowndes, Lyle, Moore, M'Kee, M'Kim, Metcalf, Milnor, Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow, New, Newton, Ornsby, Pickens, Piper, Pleasants, Porter, Quincy, Reed, Ringgold, Roane, Roberts, Sage, Seaver, Sevier, Sybert, Smilie, G. Smith, Stow, Strong, Taliaferro, Tracy, Troup, Turner, Widgery, Winn--70.

NAYS.--Messrs. Baker, Bard, Bigelow, Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brigham, Brown, Champion, Chittenden, Clay, Cochran, Crawford, Davenport, Dinsmoor, Ely, Emott, Fisk, Fitch, Goldsborough, Gray, Harper, Jackson, Law, Lefever, Lewis, Livingston, Macon, M'Bryde, M'Coy, Moseley, Nelson, Pearson, Pitkin, Pond, Potter, Randolph, Richardson, Ridgely, Rhea, Rodman, Shaw, Sheffey, J. Smith, Stanford, Stuart, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Wheaton, White, Whitehill, Wilson, Wright--53.

The question was then taken on the resolution for imposing a duty of 20 cents per bushel on imported Salt, without further debate, and carried.

YEAS.--Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Archer, Bacon, Bassett, Bibb, Blackledge, Boyd, Butler, Calhoun, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Earle, Findley, Franklin, Gholson, Gold, Goodwin, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hall, Hufty, Hyneman, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, Little, Lowndes, Lyle, Moore, M'Kee, M'Kim, Metcalf, Milnor, Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow, New, Newbold, Newton, Ornsby, Pickens, Piper, Pleasants, Porter, Quincy, Reed, Ringgold, Roane, Roberts, Sage, Seaver, Sevier, Sybert, Smilie, G. Smith, Strong, Taliaferro, Troup, Turner, Widgery, Winn--65.

NAYS.--Messrs. Baker, Bard, Bigelow, Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brigham, Brown, Burwell, Champion, Chittenden, Clay, Cochran, Crawford, Davenport, Dinsmoor, Ely, Emott, Fisk, Fitch, Goldsborough, Gray, Harper, Hawes, Jackson, Law, Lefever, Lewis, Macon, Maxwell, M'Bryde, M'Coy, Moseley, Nelson, Pearson, Pitkin, Pond, Potter, Randolph, Richardson, Ridgely, Rhea, Rodman, Sheffey, J. Smith, Stanford, Stuart, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Wheaton, White, Whitehill, Wilson, Wright--54.