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House Of Commons.
Mr . Pitt answered Mr . Grey , who was followed by Mr . Fox in support of ths resolution . Several other members spoke . At length Mr . Steel moved fto get rid of the resolution ) the Order of the Day , which was carried 209 against 98 . May 9 . The Bill granting to his Majesty a certain sum out of thej _ onsolidnted ' fund towards raising the supply , was read a first , and ordered to be read a second time . ¦ Mr . Pitt movedthat the House do resolve-itself into a Committee of the whole
, House to consider farther of the Supply ; which being done , he moved that the accounts of the Victualling , Transport , and Navy Bill ., be referred to the said Committee ; and that the accounts of foreign Troops , either raised , or to be raised , for the year 1796 , and of the expences for building Barracks , & c . be referred to the said Committee . Ordered . In the Committee Mr . Pitt moved , that a sum not exceeding 500 , 000 ! . be granted to his Majesty towards discharging the debts of the Navy , which was agreed to
. He next moved , that a sum not exceeding 1 , 470 , 000 ! . for extraordinary expences for the Army , for 1796 , be granted to his Majesty . Agreed to . And that the sum of 43 S . 035 I . be granted for foreign Troop ' s . Mr : Pitt moved , that the Report of the Committee on the Real Estates Succession Bill be now taken into further consideration . Mr . Carew moved this day three months , as an amendment . Lord George Cavendish seconded the motion in a short speech He
. spoke againstitasa levelling principle , and equalizing great properties-to small , and hoped that the Minister , if he would-not totally abandon it now , would at ' least give some further time to consider it . Mr . Pitt supported the equity of the' measure on the same grounds as in the former stages of the Bill , and said that he trusted he had removed the whole of the objections of the noble Lord . Alderman' Newiiham spoke in favour of the amendment ; " it was but right , he saidfor to take the burthen backsand not to it
, us on our , lay on our posterity if this money was wanted , we had better raise it at once than have recourse to so unjust a measure . Sir W . Pulteney reprobated the tax , as iniquitous and odious ; it might pass now , but before it was long it must be repealed . Mr . Pitt was against the general question of the amendment of three months '" When the House proceeded to the report , then Gentlemen might state their objections to the Bill . A division took place on the amendment of three months against it Si , for it 52 . The House then proceeded to take the report into further consideration , when the different resolutions of the Committee were read and agreed to .
Tuesday 10 . On the motion , for the third , reading of the additional Wine Duty Bill , Mr . Sheridan said there was nothing more unjust , than to tax the private stock of gentlemen ; and this measure was equalled only by taxing the stock which merchants had on hand . He meant to propose that all wines imported up to a certain day-in July should pay the duty by instalments up to that day . Mr . Pitt agreed to put off the further consideration of it till the morrow and that he might save the Gentleman the trouble of a motion , would add a clause by way of . rider to the Bill to the same purpose as that alluded to by the Honour . hip Member
. . Mr . Fox rose to state his opinion on the present state of the Nation . After the many defeats he had experienced , whenever he had attempted to bring forward an enquiry of this nature , he was very little sanguine in the success of his proposition : Circumstances hadhowever lately taken place , ( alluding to the negociations at Basle ) as called to the mind of every thinking man more to consider the situation of the country . Mr . Fox then entered on his subjecttaking general view of
, a public affairs and the conduct of Ministers from the year 1 . 92 to the present time , shewini . ' mat the war with France was impolitic and unjust on the part of this country pursuing his argument , and coming nearer to the object of his intended motion he as __ eci , -Would the expulsion of the House of Bourbon from thg Throne ju =-
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House Of Commons.
Mr . Pitt answered Mr . Grey , who was followed by Mr . Fox in support of ths resolution . Several other members spoke . At length Mr . Steel moved fto get rid of the resolution ) the Order of the Day , which was carried 209 against 98 . May 9 . The Bill granting to his Majesty a certain sum out of thej _ onsolidnted ' fund towards raising the supply , was read a first , and ordered to be read a second time . ¦ Mr . Pitt movedthat the House do resolve-itself into a Committee of the whole
, House to consider farther of the Supply ; which being done , he moved that the accounts of the Victualling , Transport , and Navy Bill ., be referred to the said Committee ; and that the accounts of foreign Troops , either raised , or to be raised , for the year 1796 , and of the expences for building Barracks , & c . be referred to the said Committee . Ordered . In the Committee Mr . Pitt moved , that a sum not exceeding 500 , 000 ! . be granted to his Majesty towards discharging the debts of the Navy , which was agreed to
. He next moved , that a sum not exceeding 1 , 470 , 000 ! . for extraordinary expences for the Army , for 1796 , be granted to his Majesty . Agreed to . And that the sum of 43 S . 035 I . be granted for foreign Troop ' s . Mr : Pitt moved , that the Report of the Committee on the Real Estates Succession Bill be now taken into further consideration . Mr . Carew moved this day three months , as an amendment . Lord George Cavendish seconded the motion in a short speech He
. spoke againstitasa levelling principle , and equalizing great properties-to small , and hoped that the Minister , if he would-not totally abandon it now , would at ' least give some further time to consider it . Mr . Pitt supported the equity of the' measure on the same grounds as in the former stages of the Bill , and said that he trusted he had removed the whole of the objections of the noble Lord . Alderman' Newiiham spoke in favour of the amendment ; " it was but right , he saidfor to take the burthen backsand not to it
, us on our , lay on our posterity if this money was wanted , we had better raise it at once than have recourse to so unjust a measure . Sir W . Pulteney reprobated the tax , as iniquitous and odious ; it might pass now , but before it was long it must be repealed . Mr . Pitt was against the general question of the amendment of three months '" When the House proceeded to the report , then Gentlemen might state their objections to the Bill . A division took place on the amendment of three months against it Si , for it 52 . The House then proceeded to take the report into further consideration , when the different resolutions of the Committee were read and agreed to .
Tuesday 10 . On the motion , for the third , reading of the additional Wine Duty Bill , Mr . Sheridan said there was nothing more unjust , than to tax the private stock of gentlemen ; and this measure was equalled only by taxing the stock which merchants had on hand . He meant to propose that all wines imported up to a certain day-in July should pay the duty by instalments up to that day . Mr . Pitt agreed to put off the further consideration of it till the morrow and that he might save the Gentleman the trouble of a motion , would add a clause by way of . rider to the Bill to the same purpose as that alluded to by the Honour . hip Member
. . Mr . Fox rose to state his opinion on the present state of the Nation . After the many defeats he had experienced , whenever he had attempted to bring forward an enquiry of this nature , he was very little sanguine in the success of his proposition : Circumstances hadhowever lately taken place , ( alluding to the negociations at Basle ) as called to the mind of every thinking man more to consider the situation of the country . Mr . Fox then entered on his subjecttaking general view of
, a public affairs and the conduct of Ministers from the year 1 . 92 to the present time , shewini . ' mat the war with France was impolitic and unjust on the part of this country pursuing his argument , and coming nearer to the object of his intended motion he as __ eci , -Would the expulsion of the House of Bourbon from thg Throne ju =-