Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-28
G0ngreis Of tie untteD states.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY,, January rs.

AUEoDAI, duudiy So'
Mr.. Smith, from the committee OF COM
MERGE and manufacture reported a bill
for the relief of S. W. Cox AID others
ref, citing the expectation cffalsed pro-
viions, committed to the committee e
the whole and ordered to be printed,
toge.herwi!h the report of the commit
te.
MIR. Heller prstsuted petitions from
hatters in Waihing:on ard Frederick coua-
ty in Maryland.
MIR. Platter preiented Gmilar petition
from the katters in George Town, both
referred to committee CT commerce ard
manufactures.
Mr.. Sprigg, from the committee ap-
pointed for the purPole, reported bill
or the government Of the Territory of
Columbia.
The bill, propo!ss to efablih 1egiAa-
ture to be competed of houfe of repre-
Ien,atiyes, to contiit fer the prelent OF y
members, 7 to be cholen by that part OF
the county Of Warrington lying on
the EAT OF Rock Creek, : from that rar1
of (aid county Wet Of Rock Creek, and
II by the county of Alexandria. The
plumbers to vary according to the popula-
ion Of the Territory. There is TO he
governor to be appointed by the Pseii-
dent, by and with TIE advice and conlen,
Of the fsnate. \ Genius to he made every
four years. The legislature to be paid
out Of the trealury OF the Territory. The
falary of the governor to be paid GU, Of
the treafury OF the Uai.ed States. The
Judges to hold their Offices during life,
unlefs removed by the PRECEDENT on the
| application Of tvs lu c.Give Legislatures.
| The qualification of voters to be--a male
white perion, citizen Of the United
States, aud reGdent one year in the ter
| ritory, and having paid tax. The bill
| was referred to tie committee of the
| whole, made the order of the day fer
Tuefaay, and to be printed.
Mr.. Brent prelented a memorial aqd re-
! monarance Ggned by number of inha-
bitanss of Alexandria, againh having a
Legislature and governor for this Terrific.
ry. Referred as the bill, and to be
printed.
Mr.. Giles preientei a petition from the
proprietors of coal pits, praying a duty
| may be laid on imported coal. Referred
| to the committee Of ways and means.
Mr.. Fearing preiented petition re-
ipetting lands in the N. w. Territory,
praying an extenGon of the time for CON-
| plying with the law of lait FELTON,.
The bill on the iubjea of foreign coin,
was read third time and paaed. The
houfe then went into committee, on the
act paaed by the Legislature of the N. w.
Territory, for altering the boundary lines
of the three aates, laid out of the Ohio,
by ordinance of Congress ofI7S7.
Mr.. Fearing propcfed the following re-
folution. Relolyed, that The Congrels Of
tie United States al, with the content e
he Legislature Of b. Territory N. w. of
the Ohio, alter the boundaries, of the
itates to be efabliihed in faid Territory.
MI. F. Wihed the con9itutionalisy of
the meafure to be decided. If the houie
ihould be of opinion that it was unconiti-
tusional, there would be an end to the
application.
Mr.. Davis hoped the refolution would
be rejected, in that cafe he would offer
one as to the expediency Of the meafure.
| Mr.. Giles oppoled the refolu,ion, he
thought congrefs had not the right to pats
law iimilar to the one tent from the le-
aillature Of the N. w. Territory. MIR.
G. gave his realons at length on the fab-
jea. Mr.. Fearing and Mr., Macon lpoke
| on the iubjea, it was then moved for the
| committee 70 rife, to give members an
| opportunity Of examining the map cf that
! country, and the manner in which it was
propoied to altr che lines. The commit
tee role and had leave to fit again.
The bill for the relief of Samuel Dexter
| va, ordered to be engroasd and read a
third time to morrow.