Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-01
c @ N G. r E S S
OF THE UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FsrDAY, January zS.

the Chamber OF commerce OF IHiia'le 'pnia
Rejecting the injurious effects fsiuliing
from contribution given at the Cuftom
IIouie at Philadelphia OF the l4'h lection
Of The revenue law 1elpesting the record
ing and regieering of vcdels.
Referred TO the committee of Commerce
and Manufactures.
Mr.. John C. Smith, from the commit
Tee OF Claims, made report on the pettti.
on OF George Maion, revolutionary iol-
der. The report aates that no PEovihon
appears 70 have heretofore been made tor
the allowance OF peuGops TO folders Of The
south Carolina line,of which The petition
er was one and concludes with Eeiolu
ton that il is exgedient TO make Provlilon
By law for invalid petitioners Of that line.
Referred 10 a committee Of the whole
on Tuefday.
Mr.. Cutter prefented a petition from
the merchants, lhip- owners and ihiP- build
ers of Newburyport, praying thzt the
acts impoing discriminating duties may
not be repealed.
Referred to the committee of the whole
on discriminating duties, and ordered TO
be printed.
Mr.. Davis offered ref lution for in
elutiing the committee OF ways add means
to enquire into the expediency of fafpend-
iag tor limited time the collection OF all
dests or duties due the United States
aom The citizens Of Tennetee, Ohio,
Kent lcky, ard the Indiana and M.iilfiiFPi
territories.
Nj {. Davis fad as the government had
laee!v pat1ed law fufpending the pay
mene of ousies due by the citizens OF
PortfInou;n ii coufequence OF ire at
that place, he thought the citizens of the
weRern country, from the peculiar ftna
ton in which they were placed, had as
arong a claim on the indulgence OF
Conglefs. The produce on hanl was the
means with which they had expected to
pay debts due to the United States. Ma
ny citizens in that country were indebted
to the United States. IF they were
puihed by the government, while the
port OF New Orleans remained lhut, and
executed for debts which they were una
I'll. to pay from an inability to fell their
produce, great eG1harrailnent and una
Gnefs would be produced. On the other
hand if an indulgence lhou!d be extend
ed, untils their ports were opened, the
exiting debts could be feclred by cocn
ter fecufities, under the direction OF the
fupesviior, or fuch other officer IS Con-
ereEs may authorize by which the ulli-
mate payment will not be afcttsd.--
He concluded by faying he was perfuad
ed the United States could better at
ford to lay out of thefe monies, than the
citizens of that country could afford, un-
der their prelent circumstances, to pay
them.
The houfe Immediately took up the re-
folution, and agreed to it. Ayes So.
Mr.. Mitchell made a report from the
committee appointed on the fubjett OF
docks that under law of the y. States
10000 dollars had been appropriated ioE
docks TO be expended under the direction
of the Preiident; which fun having, how
ever, not been expended, had reverted TO
the Treaiury. The report concludes with
relolution declaring that il is expedienr
to appropriate the fame fum for the fame
object, to be placed under the direction OF
the PRECEDENT.
Referred to a committee Of the who'll
on Monday.
Mr.. Mitchell, who had!heen appointee
chairman of the committee on the Min
EAablilhment, in the place Of Mr.. DEM
(who had requefed to Be exculed,) mac
an application to the Houle 20 report b
Bill. AS he knew diverGty of opino+
exifed on the fabjett, and there had bee
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