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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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On January 25, the U.S. Senate advanced bills on import duties, stamp duties, sugar duties, and postage reduction. In the House, resolutions were passed instructing committees on judiciary in Maine, tax collector offices, and compensation for a Cincinnati courthouse fire. A Treasury statement on valuations was received. Debate continued on repealing the direct tax, with Mr. Randolph speaking against internal taxation.
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In the Senate, the bills for continuing the double duties on imports, the stamp duties, the duties on refined sugar, and the bill for reducing the duties on postage to their old rates, have passed through their first stages.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, JAN. 25.
Besides the presentation and reference of a few petitions of a private nature, the following proceedings took place:
On motion of Mr. Parris,
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to enquire into the expediency of providing by law for holding the Circuit Court of the United States within the District of Maine.
On motion of Mr. Goldsborough,
Resolved, That the committee of Ways and Means be instructed to enquire into the expediency of making provision by law for requiring the Collectors of the United States taxes, or their deputies, to keep an office at the county-town in each county, or to attend there one day in each week for the transaction of the business of their office.
On motion of Mr. M'Lean of Ohio,
Resolved, That the Committee of Claims be instructed to enquire into the expediency of making provision by law for paying into the Treasury of the County of Hamilton, in Ohio, the amount of the damages sustained by the destruction of the court-house in Cincinnati, occasioned by fire, through the negligence of the troops of the United States, whilst occupying said building.
A letter was received from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in compliance with the motion of Mr. Atherton the other day, a statement of the amount of valuation of lands, buildings, slaves, &c. in each district within the United States.
THE REVENUE.
The house again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the report of the committee of the whole house in regard to the Revenue.
The resolution respecting the direct tax being under consideration, together with Mr. Hardin's motion to declare it expedient to repeal the said tax—
Mr. Randolph rose and spoke on the subject nearly four hours. He had not concluded, when, being requested to give way for the purpose, the committee rose, on motion of Mr. Ross. Mr. Randolph is opposed to the direct tax, and to the system of internal taxation generally.
When the committee rose, the house immediately adjourned.
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Thursday, Jan. 25
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senate bills on duties passed first stages; house resolutions on judiciary, tax offices, and claims compensation introduced; ongoing debate on direct tax repeal without conclusion.
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Senate advanced bills continuing double duties on imports, stamp duties, refined sugar duties, and reducing postage duties. House handled private petitions, passed resolutions instructing committees on Circuit Court in Maine, tax collector offices in counties, and compensation for Cincinnati courthouse fire damage due to U.S. troops' negligence. Received Treasury statement on valuations. Committee of the whole debated revenue, focusing on direct tax repeal motion, with Mr. Randolph speaking against internal taxation for nearly four hours before adjourning.