Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-09
,Congrels Of the United States,
EoUsr OF RaPREsEETArINEs
"WEDNESDAY, March z. A. M.


of duty on iugar refined within the Y.
States was read third time and paaeo,
Ayes SO, Noesa9.
The bill was fopported by Mears.
Mitchell and S. Smith; and oPpoied BY
Mr.. Mott.
Mr.. Randolph, from the committee to
whom were referred letter from William
Henry Harriion, Preiident of the Con-
vention held at Vincennes in the Indian
ia Territory, relative TO the fufpenilon OF
.she 9th article of compact between the Y.
States and the people of that Territory,
(which prohibits ilayery,l alto memo
rial and petition of the inhabitants Of the
territory smade a report, which was re-
ferred to Committee of the whole, and
ordered to be printed l,he report is on the
frff page of this paper.)
Mr. N;choIfon, from the committee TO
whom were referred the amend OF
she Senate to an aet for the relief of iniol-
vent debtors within the diaritt OF Colum-
bia, reported their agreement thereto ];
in which report the Houie concurred.
The Houfe took into confederation the
amendments OF rhe Senate to the act to
make proviGon for peifons that have been
dilabled by known wounds received in
she fervice ofthe u. States, during the re-
soiutionary war.
A motion was made to poapone the
confederation Of the bill to the hrlt Mon
day of November, which was fuPported
by Mr.. J. G. Smith, and oppoled BY Mr..
Helms.
Lot, Ayes "a, Noes 3S.
Mr.. Grilwcld moved the reference OF
the amendments to felea commitse.
Carried, Ayes s., Noes %; and re-
ferred1o Menrs. Helms, Grifwold, and
Euais.
A meiIage was received from the Sen
ate, Eating that the Vice Prefdent being
abfent, the Senate had made choice Of
Stetbtn r. Brady, as PEeGdtnt protein
pore.
The ueGage further fated that the Sc
nate had poRponed 10 the 18th inf. the
further confederation of the ACT Tor the re-
lief OF Paul Coulon.
On The molten of Dr.. Mitchell, the
ioufe agreed, without divifon. 10 ex-
punge from the Journal Of yelterdsy 70
much thereof as related 70 the call of the
houfe, and the minute of the abGens mem,
bers.
The committee, 70 whom were refer
red a petition in tse French language, Of
funary inhabitants OF ST. Vincennes, were
difcharged from the further confederation
thereof, which was referred to the Secre-
tary ofState, with inhru6tion to repoI,
thereon at the next ieslion.
The petition of Shandy Yard, free
Black man, was read, praying relief fos
the LOIS OF property and fer peTional inju-
ries which he had fufained while IN cap.
tiyity in Trlpoli.
Ordered 70 lie on the table.
Report ct the ccaamlgsoners of The Siakins
x4X0s
About / o'clock, Mr.. Grifwold role,
and after fpcch of comfortable length,
moved the following refolutien.
Reiolved, That the committee of ways
and means be directed to enquire wherher
the Commiilioners OF the Sinking Fuod
have agreeably to the directions of the aa
entitled I" anaf making Proviiion tor 'hs
redemption ofthe public debt of the Unit
ed States" applied the lum OF ieven mil
lions three undred shoufand dollars, pro-
vided BY the fame, TO the payment of tbs
principal and intereeof the public debt;
aud TO enluire, generally, into the account
and proceedings of the Commifiioners o.
the Sinking Fand-and 10 report to The
houie,
Mr.. Randolph fcopaed the motion,
md replied TO DIR. Griswold.
Menrs. S. Suaifh and Nicholion next