Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-16
Congrsts Of tbe uaiteo stats.
AogsR OF RRpsEsESrATIvfs.
Friday, February 10.

A bill 10 amend al at entitled an aet
10 lay and collect direct tax IN the Unit
cd States, was read a third time and PAL
fed.
Mr.. Nicholfon, from the committee to
whom had been rsierred the meiiage OF the
Prriden, OF III, Il,h uit. and reioiul-
ca II the Houfs OF the srh ink. made a
report, which concludes with reiolutiona
to the following efets:
That from ne nIit OF March next,
the Office, ci two OF The, cormitloners OF
the city of Waihinsron ought to De a.
boInhed, and ali the duties OF the COM
million be Thereafter yeaed In one corn-
mitioner.
that the accounts of the commit
on be fettled with the accounting Oh
fctr of the ,trelisry before the fra OF
March.
That fuch portion Of city lot, pledged
for The repayment OF loans made OF Ma
ryland, be annually !old as to meet accru
ing inaalmehts, unlei. in the opinion OF
the Pre6dent TOO great facrihcs woul'7
thereby be made, III which cafe he is ap :
,thorized to advance The needed I'm from
tbs public treefury.
Referred to . committee OF the whole
On Monday next.
On my,,on Of Mr.. EIn,cndorf, the
Speaker was requrhed to addreis letter
10 The Executive of Maryland, ftalins the
feGsnation OF Richard Sprigg, a member
Of the houie.
The Houie took up the report Of .
fleet committee on the petition OF
M'Caihen ano others, which involve. the
controversy seifectins land granted to
John C.. Symmss.
MIR. Davis made brief ffsiement Of
TIE fats attending the huinets; when
On NOTICE OF Nj. Nieholioi., the report
of the ielesf committees yeas referred TO a
committee of the whole Houfe on Mon
day week, in order TO give time to the
members TO examine documents, and In
other relpstts, to make themlslyes ac-
.usinted with the cafe.
MIR. Thomas called up his motion re-
fpestiog STATE B.lsstes, which j, as fol-
lows: rss
RetaIwI, That > committee be aps
pointed 10 erGp;re inse the expsdiency
OF sx,iagLihins ths, claims of the United
States, for ,cssssias balances, which by
The commi6iopers ,epps.Rtsd TO ie,,le the
accounts between, the United States ard
the individual Rates, were reported to BE-
sue from feyera, of the States TO the u
pitei States and that the faid commit
tee have leays lto7IspQft by bill, or other
vile. -. 80 ,.e
Me-. Tiliinghaal moved to iniert in thu
9th line, after the words tnitsd States, tn.
words {" ard certain balance, reported Il
BE sme ffrom fbeCaittS States &c tie ixdjvi.
asnl Sfatss.''
Mr.. Griiwold obferved that there were
no fuch balances in exieercs; they had al
seen extinguithcd, by being paid.
This amendment was .o9 without d;.
riEon.
On the original motion debate ther
eniled, in which A!s!lss. Bsyard, NJ.
caollon, aod Mitchell, fpokc in. favour
Ard MeiIrs. Southland ard Elmer againf i
Whcn Mr.. S. Smith, in order to bring
re main cuetiion before the committee,
f,ored &c 20 amend TIE rsfo,stion, as &c
bake !, read. Sc RefskS.e6, fiaf iris ex;af.
<f'r' - e.s:'r.shig he c1a'ss," C,e.
% shis amendmene debate took place
Which iased til o'closk.
The smen3nsens was advocated By
Ssats. Smile, Hill, ltollsnd, r. Wi.
!nn's, Z. Morris, Macon, S. Smith,
am 8ayard; ard .rpoied by Meflrs.
l0wudcs, Rusledge, Dams, Dennis, b..
0n, and GriiwolG.
When lie 9a.f,cn was taken and IL.
es7.espi lea-Asss 4,..-ksyes as.