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Parliamentary Proceedings.
by having the law upon the subject clearly ascertained . He maintained it to . bc illegal ; and , in conclusion , moved for leave to bring in a bill to indemnify his Majesty ' s ministers for having introduced Foreign troops into the kingdom without the previous consent of Parliament . ' "" Mr . Francis seconded the motion . A debate then ensued , in which Mr . Grenville , Mr . Anstrutber , Mr . Powis , the Attorney General , and Mr . Pitt , opposed the motion ; and Mr . Adair , Mr . Sheridan , Mr . Torke , and Mr . Fox , supported it .
At two o ' cfock in the morning the House divided j for the motion 41 , against it 170 . 17 .. The Foreign Slave Trade Bill was read a third time , and passed . General Fitzpatrick moved for an Address to his Majesty , stating the opinion of the House , that the detention of Mess . De la Fayette , Lameth , & c . by his Majesty ' s ally , the King of Prussia , was injurious to the cause of the combined powers , and beseeching Jiis Majesty to take such steps , & c . therein as to his Royal wisdom shall seem most proper . Colonel Tarleton seconded the motion . A debate then ensued , at the conclusion of which the House divided . Ayes 4 8 , Noes 153 .
20 . A petition from the journeymen bakers against the Sunday Bill was presented , and referred to the Committee on the bill , and to be supported by Counsel . The House having resolved itself into a Committee on the additional Paper Dut > - Bill , Mr . Brandling , having stated the existing and proposed duty on paper , conceived that the proposed duty should be equalized . The new tax on printing paper was , in his opinion , excessive , whilst that oil writing and whited brown bore no proportion to it . He wished the Hon . Gentleman ( Mr . Rose ) would consent to fill up the blanks in such a manner that the bill might be reported , and recommitted on a future dav ,
that in the interval he might consult his constituents . Mr . Rose said , the paper was arranged under three classes ; the first included writing , copper-plate ,. and drawing paper ; the second printing paper , which was divided into eleven classes ; and the third comprehended whited brown . It was proposed to lay a tax on the first which would amount to twenty-seven per cent , on the second to forty-five per cent , and on the third id . per pound weight . It was not possible to equalize the duty so as to prevent fraud and evasion . This subject had been under consideration for two months , and the proposed mode was the only one that could be
adopted . Sir M . W . Ridley went into various calculations , in order to shew that the new duty on printing paper would amount to fifty per cent . The bill was then read clause by clause , and ordered to be reported .
21 . Mr . Pitt delivered a message from the King , which stated that his Majesty had appropriated the house lately inhabited by the Duke of Newcastle , for the use of the Speaker of the House of Commons for the time being . Lord Frederick Campbell , after paying a very handsome compliment to the Speaker , moved an Address of Thanks to his Majesty , which was agreed to item . con . Mr . Sheridan asked , whether the copy of the circular letter to the Lord Lieutenants of counties for subscriptions would be laid before the House . Mr . Pitt answered , that every proper communication would in due time be produced .
Fresh opposition was made to the system adopted in the Paper Bill by Mr . Brandling , and other members for northern towns and counties . Mri Sheridan likewise wished newspapers to be exempted from the additional tax , as they paid a heavy stamp-duty , and ought not to be taxed doubly . Mr . Brandling moved the recommittal of the bill . Mr . Pitt and Mr . Rose opposed it . Mr . Brandling ' s motion was negatived j and the Report of the Committee received . 24 . The Report of the Committee on the Bill for funding part of the Navy Debt
was received , and , with a clause suggested by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , enacting that no Navy Bills should be made payable at a later date than fifteen months after April next , was agreed to by the House . Mr . Thompson moved , " That there be laid before the House a list of all foreigners ordered to quit the country under the powers of the Alien Bill , which , after a short debate , was negatived without a division . "
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Parliamentary Proceedings.
by having the law upon the subject clearly ascertained . He maintained it to . bc illegal ; and , in conclusion , moved for leave to bring in a bill to indemnify his Majesty ' s ministers for having introduced Foreign troops into the kingdom without the previous consent of Parliament . ' "" Mr . Francis seconded the motion . A debate then ensued , in which Mr . Grenville , Mr . Anstrutber , Mr . Powis , the Attorney General , and Mr . Pitt , opposed the motion ; and Mr . Adair , Mr . Sheridan , Mr . Torke , and Mr . Fox , supported it .
At two o ' cfock in the morning the House divided j for the motion 41 , against it 170 . 17 .. The Foreign Slave Trade Bill was read a third time , and passed . General Fitzpatrick moved for an Address to his Majesty , stating the opinion of the House , that the detention of Mess . De la Fayette , Lameth , & c . by his Majesty ' s ally , the King of Prussia , was injurious to the cause of the combined powers , and beseeching Jiis Majesty to take such steps , & c . therein as to his Royal wisdom shall seem most proper . Colonel Tarleton seconded the motion . A debate then ensued , at the conclusion of which the House divided . Ayes 4 8 , Noes 153 .
20 . A petition from the journeymen bakers against the Sunday Bill was presented , and referred to the Committee on the bill , and to be supported by Counsel . The House having resolved itself into a Committee on the additional Paper Dut > - Bill , Mr . Brandling , having stated the existing and proposed duty on paper , conceived that the proposed duty should be equalized . The new tax on printing paper was , in his opinion , excessive , whilst that oil writing and whited brown bore no proportion to it . He wished the Hon . Gentleman ( Mr . Rose ) would consent to fill up the blanks in such a manner that the bill might be reported , and recommitted on a future dav ,
that in the interval he might consult his constituents . Mr . Rose said , the paper was arranged under three classes ; the first included writing , copper-plate ,. and drawing paper ; the second printing paper , which was divided into eleven classes ; and the third comprehended whited brown . It was proposed to lay a tax on the first which would amount to twenty-seven per cent , on the second to forty-five per cent , and on the third id . per pound weight . It was not possible to equalize the duty so as to prevent fraud and evasion . This subject had been under consideration for two months , and the proposed mode was the only one that could be
adopted . Sir M . W . Ridley went into various calculations , in order to shew that the new duty on printing paper would amount to fifty per cent . The bill was then read clause by clause , and ordered to be reported .
21 . Mr . Pitt delivered a message from the King , which stated that his Majesty had appropriated the house lately inhabited by the Duke of Newcastle , for the use of the Speaker of the House of Commons for the time being . Lord Frederick Campbell , after paying a very handsome compliment to the Speaker , moved an Address of Thanks to his Majesty , which was agreed to item . con . Mr . Sheridan asked , whether the copy of the circular letter to the Lord Lieutenants of counties for subscriptions would be laid before the House . Mr . Pitt answered , that every proper communication would in due time be produced .
Fresh opposition was made to the system adopted in the Paper Bill by Mr . Brandling , and other members for northern towns and counties . Mri Sheridan likewise wished newspapers to be exempted from the additional tax , as they paid a heavy stamp-duty , and ought not to be taxed doubly . Mr . Brandling moved the recommittal of the bill . Mr . Pitt and Mr . Rose opposed it . Mr . Brandling ' s motion was negatived j and the Report of the Committee received . 24 . The Report of the Committee on the Bill for funding part of the Navy Debt
was received , and , with a clause suggested by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , enacting that no Navy Bills should be made payable at a later date than fifteen months after April next , was agreed to by the House . Mr . Thompson moved , " That there be laid before the House a list of all foreigners ordered to quit the country under the powers of the Alien Bill , which , after a short debate , was negatived without a division . "