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Parliamentary Proceedings.
course was adopted , and the dealers could not have been , takaa unawares , as notice had previously been given by Ihe officers when they took stock . Mr . Grey was of opinion that die petition was perfectly regular . It was , he said , presented against the regulations , and not against the principle of the bill . He remarked , that the tea-dealers were differently treated , as the duty on their articles did not commence till after the next East India Company ' s sale . Mr . Alderman Anderson , with the consent of the House , withdrew the petition .
4 . The Hon . Richard Syder , for Tiverton , was introduced and sworn . Mr . Alderman Anderson again moved to have the petition which he presented the preceding day received . The Speaker informed the House , that he had searched for precedents on the subject , and found that , since the . year 1711 , it had been the uniform practice of the House not to receive any petition against a tax bill ; and there was a case in point : in 1760 the . brewers presented a petition against a malt bill , which was
rejected nemine contradicente . ' The question was then put , That the petition be received , which was negatived without a division . Mr . Alderman Anderson hoped , notwithstanding the rejection of the petition , that ihe prayer of it might be attendee ! to when the Wine Tax Bill should eome into a committee . ; . Mr . Pill moved the commitment of the Vv ine Duty Bill . The House
accordingly resolved itself into a committee . When Mr . Pitt proposed that the new duty should attach on the stock in hand from and after the 23 d of February last , Mr . Alderman Anderson moved as an amendment , that the duty should not attach till the bill should become law ; on which the House divided , for the amendment 30 , against it 70 . The bill then went through the committee , and was ordered to be reported the next day . The Secretary at War moved for the appointment of a committee to take into consideration ' the amount of the that would be incurred by making a
expences provision for Subaltern Officers in the Militia in time of peace , which , after some opposition from Gen . Tarleton , was agreed to , and the Committee appointed . The House resolved itself into a committee on the Bill for furnishing an additional number of Seamen for the Royal Navy . Mr . Pitt called to the recollection ofthe House , ihat his Majesty had judged it expedient to lay an embargo on all shipping throughout the kingdom , until a certain number of men were and that
provided . It ' was now proposed that the embargo should be partial , as soon as any port had furnished the number of men proportionate to its trade , and other local circumstances , the embargo should be taken oft ; and the vessels suffered to proceed on their respective voyages . This regulation had been adopted on the suggestion of a large majority of the . masters and ship-owners , as being more convenient for the purpose ' s of ' trade , and more beneficial to the general interests of the country . After some conversation , the House was resumed , and . ihe report of the committee ordered to be received .
6 . The Wine Duty Bill was reported , ordered to be engrossed , and to be read a third time on Monday . The duty to commence from the 23 d of February ; and if any sold since that lime at the old price , the wine merchant authorized to require the additional dntv of his customer . . The Franking Hill was " presented , read a first time , and ordered to be read a second time on Monday . Alderman Curtis contended for a greater extension of the privilege than allowed by the Bill . Mr . Buxton wished there was a spirit in the House to give up the privilege at
once . Sir Watiin TJ-MS moved for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the Militia of the City of London . In the absence of Mr . Sheridan , he contented himself with stating , that the difference between this bill and that of last year was , that tlie men were to be raised by assessment instead of ballot . This , and a few other M m 3
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Parliamentary Proceedings.
course was adopted , and the dealers could not have been , takaa unawares , as notice had previously been given by Ihe officers when they took stock . Mr . Grey was of opinion that die petition was perfectly regular . It was , he said , presented against the regulations , and not against the principle of the bill . He remarked , that the tea-dealers were differently treated , as the duty on their articles did not commence till after the next East India Company ' s sale . Mr . Alderman Anderson , with the consent of the House , withdrew the petition .
4 . The Hon . Richard Syder , for Tiverton , was introduced and sworn . Mr . Alderman Anderson again moved to have the petition which he presented the preceding day received . The Speaker informed the House , that he had searched for precedents on the subject , and found that , since the . year 1711 , it had been the uniform practice of the House not to receive any petition against a tax bill ; and there was a case in point : in 1760 the . brewers presented a petition against a malt bill , which was
rejected nemine contradicente . ' The question was then put , That the petition be received , which was negatived without a division . Mr . Alderman Anderson hoped , notwithstanding the rejection of the petition , that ihe prayer of it might be attendee ! to when the Wine Tax Bill should eome into a committee . ; . Mr . Pill moved the commitment of the Vv ine Duty Bill . The House
accordingly resolved itself into a committee . When Mr . Pitt proposed that the new duty should attach on the stock in hand from and after the 23 d of February last , Mr . Alderman Anderson moved as an amendment , that the duty should not attach till the bill should become law ; on which the House divided , for the amendment 30 , against it 70 . The bill then went through the committee , and was ordered to be reported the next day . The Secretary at War moved for the appointment of a committee to take into consideration ' the amount of the that would be incurred by making a
expences provision for Subaltern Officers in the Militia in time of peace , which , after some opposition from Gen . Tarleton , was agreed to , and the Committee appointed . The House resolved itself into a committee on the Bill for furnishing an additional number of Seamen for the Royal Navy . Mr . Pitt called to the recollection ofthe House , ihat his Majesty had judged it expedient to lay an embargo on all shipping throughout the kingdom , until a certain number of men were and that
provided . It ' was now proposed that the embargo should be partial , as soon as any port had furnished the number of men proportionate to its trade , and other local circumstances , the embargo should be taken oft ; and the vessels suffered to proceed on their respective voyages . This regulation had been adopted on the suggestion of a large majority of the . masters and ship-owners , as being more convenient for the purpose ' s of ' trade , and more beneficial to the general interests of the country . After some conversation , the House was resumed , and . ihe report of the committee ordered to be received .
6 . The Wine Duty Bill was reported , ordered to be engrossed , and to be read a third time on Monday . The duty to commence from the 23 d of February ; and if any sold since that lime at the old price , the wine merchant authorized to require the additional dntv of his customer . . The Franking Hill was " presented , read a first time , and ordered to be read a second time on Monday . Alderman Curtis contended for a greater extension of the privilege than allowed by the Bill . Mr . Buxton wished there was a spirit in the House to give up the privilege at
once . Sir Watiin TJ-MS moved for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the Militia of the City of London . In the absence of Mr . Sheridan , he contented himself with stating , that the difference between this bill and that of last year was , that tlie men were to be raised by assessment instead of ballot . This , and a few other M m 3