Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-01
C. O N @ K L S S
OF THE UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.

80 w FDNESDAS3 t1sN' ~, ~
Mr.. Gray adlreatd the Houte IA the
following words
M. SPEAKER,
I rife to offer TO the confederation of'h:s
sonosable houfs, iu5jett Of ar ulosnaElen
nature.
Ia order that the crime Of murder r.ay
70 longer be deemed honorable, aai ws'l
a view 70 mark with difgracs a wiSSe5
pernicious practice, which has isteiE O.
l9roYed fhe focal harmony Of ia.le q or
fairelt cities, & brought fome Of OF moo
valuable citizens 70 an untimc,y e"l,
move the following refo'utioa.
Mr.. Gray then oisered reiolut n lor
ths appointment Of a committee vita
ilrutiion to enquire into the cxped'eaey Ct
difqualifying any perion from holaiag IN
Office under the government Of the Unit-
ed States, who ihsil hereafter be concern
ed 10 duel, or In finding or carrying
challenge.
Ordered to lie on the t-b'e.
John c. Smith, from the committee OF
claims, made reporr on The fet:g,on u
Charles Hyde. The report dia!Io@ one
part, ard fan6fions another part Of IT,
claim Of the petitioner.
Referred 10 committee CT the whole
on Friday next.
Mr.. Southland offered rclolu,ioa q,
the appointment Of committee With IL
.aruaians to enquire inc tbs Pgoar;ely q
granting further ti,ue 70 the RI pE.siqs5
or holders Of military land waTsaE-ss = 90
tain and locate me fame,
Carried, and referred TO fsle.l con-
miitoe of FIVE.
Ms. viscalled up his reF9lali9n IN
hruttins the committee Of ctet1ice q en-
qaire whether MIR. Van MSS ilad ooE l3r-
feiied his feat by acee1ting fIe agpo0t-
ment Of major il ,hc rlilis:a 81 th9 scigiso-
ry OF Columbia.
Mr.. Van Nefs fil that g fsras he
deciGoh Of the f.oule might a4s-t i'm
perfonally. he feit little coaccrn boz o
tar as iG affected LIN as ~ I've
of an important tate; he vas ma "a 3,f-
fcrent. Re haa no objcs.joa sasseysr
10 tie propolad caqeiFy being taale. as
it involved Tie decj1on o! al II. :l
principle il delsFved gtsa' afieft5, &c
had no doubt Of The enquiry h-lsl
with thar can4nr ana tarpois ii, =
mott cafes, charastersed tlie ~ g os
the houfe. IL wss FAR sFon ss r
impure motives 10 tie s.sse es 4
Of the relaiotion. ] wou ae e.
tory in him 70 nppse, q r-,l.ea eats
tain, any views 1l.h9ao.a E. 4o
had riftn barely % isa.s lis III sil4s IN
enquiry might be M &.
NJ. Eime dorf fraPaied ve.A.li ameai.
menr, which was n9s as.fd 70.
The refolusion was tesa a4epse,i with
out diviiion.
Mr.. Davis faiJ that while on Tie fab
jett of feais ;inpropsrly iie!d no Eescl
another a,ember woall, ~ res ming -
liese tie Iioufe ifo.n the nscc.iig O; de-
c;ding on his ca;e. lie qae.th2el 4le-
ther terTitofial delegate coa.d rsFrefsot
a rate. He alluded TO he i}a:a d Cite.
1t appeared 70 him that a feats ms. e
repIeisnssd in full manner, by rePrlien-
satiyes entitled as well 70 vote Is Z ,e-
base. The gentleman, therefore 9,iio
held his feat as the reprefsnga.ife Of III.
territory conld not rs'na.n n.;ilat @sa-
racter after The territory h2d b eane a
Gase neither coali be be ccaa -.s.s. IS
The representative Of the !.ais iaaiolca
as ne tad been appointed Unier nc ts;ll-
toriai goveyac.sus. Nj. Dagls c@eela2-
Cd by giving aotics fhat nol.,5 tae go
,leman rs.igna,', h- ihoJld oiler a no;..a
TO vacase his teat.
TYTcri, - Erf~rtt-FYr r.