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House Of Commons.
Mr . C . LONG asked leave to introduce a Bill for the Prevention of Landing Goods without the inspection of the proper Officers , & c . —Granted . The Report of the Committee with respect to allowing ioool . to the Clerks of the Secretary of State's Office , approving such allowance was read , and , after some debate , agreed to . The Reports of several Committees read , and agreed to . " " The Mackarel Fishery Bill read a second time . The House in a Committee voted certain allowances to Subaltern Militia Officers
. Several private Bills read a third time , and passed . WAYS AND MEANS , AND NEW DOG TAX . The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means , Mr . PITT proposed a tax of 53 . each for every Hound , Pointer , Greyhound , Setting-Dog or Spaniel , kept by any person whatever . —Also that persons living in assessed houses pay 3 s . for one dogthey keep . ( not of the above description ! and 5 s . for every other , annually . . Mr . DENT objected strongly to the exemption of unassessed houses ,-and this
greatly apprehended measure would rather increase the evil he wished to remedy than otherwise , since it would encourage the Poor in keeping dogs , and tempt the rich to quarter their dogs among their poor tenants , in order to evade the tax . Mr . JOLLIFE opposed the exemption , from the principle , that the luxuries of the Poor ought to be taxed , as well as those of the Rich . Mr . PITT could not admit that the luxuries of the Poor ought to be placed on a par with those of the Rich . As to evasions of the Richthese he thought might
, be provided against in the progress of the Bill . He thought there was no danger of Ladies putting out their Lap-Dogs , and if Gentlemen put out their Sporting-Dogs , they would pay the same at a poor man ' s house as at their own . . C . BERKELEY proposed to include Lurchers and Terriers , and to exempt Puppies Mr . COUKTENAY complimented the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adoption of this measure , and ridiculed the fears of Mr . Dent , particularly as to the danger of the Hydrophobia ; it reminded him of the celebrated Baron Munchausen ° in whose absencemaddog into his wardrobe '
. a - got , and having bit his fur-cloak , this infected all the other articles of his dress , and produced a commotion beyond his power to quiet 1 [ vin universal laugh "} . Mr . DENT thought the Hon . Gentleman a very fit rival of the Baron ; and that with the assistance of another Gentleman ( Mr . Sheridan ) Tor his Merry-Andrew he might exhibit very successfully at Bartholomew-Fair . ' Mr . COURTENAY retorted , that if he and the Hon . Gentleman were reduced to the necessity of making such an experiment , he thought the one might live while the other starved .
After some farther conversation the Committee divided on Mr . Pitt ' s Motion— - Ayes 53—Noes 29 . QUAKERS .- —Serjeant Adair brought in the Bill for the Relief of Quakers mentioned in yesterday's Debate . ' Mr . Hawkins BROWNE feared that some persons might improperly assume the character of Quakers . . Mr . ADAIR thought the inconvenience under which the Quakers would still labour , sufficiently obviated this ; but had no objection to ) cautionary hints that
an Gentlemen might suggest . The Bill was ordered to be printed , and read a second time on Monday next Thursday 28 . Several Inclosure Bills reported , ancl ordered to be engrossed - ' — Agreed to the Lord ' s Amendments in that of Old Malton . The Succession to Estates Bill went through the Committee , and was ordered to be primed . The Resolutions of the Committee of Ways and Means reportedand
, agreed to lhe Resolutions of the Committee on the Dog Tax reported , and asrreed to - ns were those of the Committee on the Hat Duty . ' CURATE ' RELIEF BILL . — -Mr . JODRELL observed , that being a Money Bill * * ought to have originated with the Commons , and not the Lords . VOL . vi , y
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House Of Commons.
Mr . C . LONG asked leave to introduce a Bill for the Prevention of Landing Goods without the inspection of the proper Officers , & c . —Granted . The Report of the Committee with respect to allowing ioool . to the Clerks of the Secretary of State's Office , approving such allowance was read , and , after some debate , agreed to . The Reports of several Committees read , and agreed to . " " The Mackarel Fishery Bill read a second time . The House in a Committee voted certain allowances to Subaltern Militia Officers
. Several private Bills read a third time , and passed . WAYS AND MEANS , AND NEW DOG TAX . The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means , Mr . PITT proposed a tax of 53 . each for every Hound , Pointer , Greyhound , Setting-Dog or Spaniel , kept by any person whatever . —Also that persons living in assessed houses pay 3 s . for one dogthey keep . ( not of the above description ! and 5 s . for every other , annually . . Mr . DENT objected strongly to the exemption of unassessed houses ,-and this
greatly apprehended measure would rather increase the evil he wished to remedy than otherwise , since it would encourage the Poor in keeping dogs , and tempt the rich to quarter their dogs among their poor tenants , in order to evade the tax . Mr . JOLLIFE opposed the exemption , from the principle , that the luxuries of the Poor ought to be taxed , as well as those of the Rich . Mr . PITT could not admit that the luxuries of the Poor ought to be placed on a par with those of the Rich . As to evasions of the Richthese he thought might
, be provided against in the progress of the Bill . He thought there was no danger of Ladies putting out their Lap-Dogs , and if Gentlemen put out their Sporting-Dogs , they would pay the same at a poor man ' s house as at their own . . C . BERKELEY proposed to include Lurchers and Terriers , and to exempt Puppies Mr . COUKTENAY complimented the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adoption of this measure , and ridiculed the fears of Mr . Dent , particularly as to the danger of the Hydrophobia ; it reminded him of the celebrated Baron Munchausen ° in whose absencemaddog into his wardrobe '
. a - got , and having bit his fur-cloak , this infected all the other articles of his dress , and produced a commotion beyond his power to quiet 1 [ vin universal laugh "} . Mr . DENT thought the Hon . Gentleman a very fit rival of the Baron ; and that with the assistance of another Gentleman ( Mr . Sheridan ) Tor his Merry-Andrew he might exhibit very successfully at Bartholomew-Fair . ' Mr . COURTENAY retorted , that if he and the Hon . Gentleman were reduced to the necessity of making such an experiment , he thought the one might live while the other starved .
After some farther conversation the Committee divided on Mr . Pitt ' s Motion— - Ayes 53—Noes 29 . QUAKERS .- —Serjeant Adair brought in the Bill for the Relief of Quakers mentioned in yesterday's Debate . ' Mr . Hawkins BROWNE feared that some persons might improperly assume the character of Quakers . . Mr . ADAIR thought the inconvenience under which the Quakers would still labour , sufficiently obviated this ; but had no objection to ) cautionary hints that
an Gentlemen might suggest . The Bill was ordered to be printed , and read a second time on Monday next Thursday 28 . Several Inclosure Bills reported , ancl ordered to be engrossed - ' — Agreed to the Lord ' s Amendments in that of Old Malton . The Succession to Estates Bill went through the Committee , and was ordered to be primed . The Resolutions of the Committee of Ways and Means reportedand
, agreed to lhe Resolutions of the Committee on the Dog Tax reported , and asrreed to - ns were those of the Committee on the Hat Duty . ' CURATE ' RELIEF BILL . — -Mr . JODRELL observed , that being a Money Bill * * ought to have originated with the Commons , and not the Lords . VOL . vi , y