Gazette Of The United States

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, March 15, P. M.

The House resumed the consideration of the further report of the committee of ways and means, which had been postponed the 21st Feb. last, and the following resolution being under consideration, viz. that 2500 be granted for enlarging the building for Congress; the same was agreed to.

Mr. Gallatin next moved to re-consider the 2d resolution contained in the said report -- viz. for granting 7500 to complete the President's house, which was proposed to be borrowed on loan, reimbursable out of a tax of 5 dollars a night on each performance, at the respective Theatres in the city and county of Philadelphia, and in case of that not being sufficient, the deficiency to be made up out of the tax on pleasurable carriages in this State; Mr. Gallatin's motion was to re-consider the above, in order to introduce the following in lieu thereof, viz.

That the house intended for the use of the President of the United States, together with the lot of ground whereon the same is erected, to be vested in the corporation of the city of Philadelphia; provided that they shall pay and discharge so much of the loan for 20,000l. obtained from the bank of North-America, as was applied to the purchasing of the ground and erecting the house. That the duty upon Vendues be granted for ever to the said corporation, with power to modify or repeal the same. That the said corporation be vested with the power to borrow a sum of money sufficient to complete the said house, and to raise a tax upon the Theatre, or in such manner as they may think convenient, upon the citizens of Philadelphia, in order to pay the loan thus obtained.

Whereupon, on motion of Mr. Hare, seconded by Mr. Bradford, ordered, that the said resolution be postponed until to-morrow.