Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-15
CONGRESS
OF THE UNITED STATES.
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,.

complaining OF the exorDitanCy ut Tue ices
allowed by law 10 the MARTIAL, clerk ard
attornies in the dilfri6t OF Columbia, ard
praying that The MARTIAL, clerk and astor-
MES for the county Of Alexandria, might
be allowed the like fees as the laws of Viz
eiuia allowed to the iheriff, clerk and al
tornics of county court for like feryices.
Read & referred to committee formerly
appointed to conGdcr fundry memorials
from the counties of Warrington & Alex
sndria, diaritt of Columbia.
MIR. &c. Smith, from the Committee
Of Clair reported on the petition of Anna
Elliot, HIT The have leave to withdraw
her petition. Report referred to COM
mittte of the whole houfc, and to be
printed.
The Speaker produced a letter from the
governor and convention of the Indiana
Territory, accompanying certain proceed
ings of the convention, relative to the 9th
article Of the compact between them and
the government of the United States, and
their intention to fufpend the operation of
the fame provided ccngres lhall pats a law
agreeing thereto, previous 70 the ut of
March, 1906. Referred to feletf COM
mittee OF five.
Mr.. Randolph prefented petition from
the fame convention, which was referred
RI rho C,re committees
A bill for granting of clearanees to
fhips and veAels Of the United States, "
Ing in the river Mifidippi, iouth of the
fouthern boundary of the u. States, and
therein to amend an aft, entitled !" An
AT TO regulate the collection of duties
on imports and tonnage" and for other
purpoies, was read third time and paG.
ed.
A bill from the Senate was read, pro-
viding for the due execution of the laws
of the u. States, within The fate of Ohio.
Referred to felett committee.
Mr.. Southland, chairman Of the commit
tee on that ln!jett, reported bill, for
the regulation of poa Offices and pof roads
Read twice and referred TO committe OF
the whole houfe.
The bill for The relief of fuferers by
fire in Potsfnoutb, was read, with fundry
amendments from the Senate.
Mr.. Bacon called up his refolution, offer
cd fomc days fncc, for the receffion of
the diarits Of Columbia to the Rales OF
Maryland and Virginia.
Mr.. Bayard faid be ihould make mo-
ton which would fnfpend the one made
by the gentleman from MaiIachufetts
which was for the houfe to go into COM
mittee of the whole, on the fate of the
union, for the purpoie of taking up the re-
lolution offered by.a gentleman from Penn
fylvania many weeks Gnce, relative to an
alteration Of that part of the contribution
which provided for the election Of Pref
dent and Vice Prefiden,. A queiiion of
that importance fhould never be poRponed
to the end of FELTON,. He hoped the
houfe would not fatfcr the relolution to
leep on the table till the members had
thinned away, and as the quefioa was to
be determined by two thirds OF the heufe,&
the icnfe Of the nation on an important al.
terss;on Of their contribution could NOT viz
tually be entertained without full houfe.
A lengthy debate enfued. Mefirs. Bay
ard, T. Morris and Grifwold, IN favor,
MeGrs. Bacon, S. Smith, Smile and Nj
cholion aga;nfe the motion.
The qneGion was taken by yeas ard
nays, at the requeH Of Mr.. Bayard and
loa. Yeas 81, Nays 81.
The q1efion was then taken on the
motion TO go into confederation of Mr..
3acon's relolnt;on and carried in the aifir-
NATIVE.
The houfe in committee of the whole,
Mr. c. Sni,l, in the chair.
Mr.. Smile fpoke in favor of receding
Mr.. Bacon alto IN favor Of the reiolu-