Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-08
CONGRESS
OF THE
U NJ T E D STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, November 4.


rhe House TO a subject Of s7me Importance, tn.
it might obtain an early decision, moved the 81.
loving resolution.
Ress1etd, That the petition Of John z. Ran.
do!p AID Randolph MfGas in behalf ,llemsev.s
and others, presented to this House at Ii. lac,
session, together wit. the report of tie Secretary
OF War, accompanied with sa,.lry documents Re.
speeding claims against the Uni:ed States. fov
services of the militia Of Georgia. made the s,h
Of February 1908, and also the report Of Ii: Sc.
lect committee thereon, made on the 10th Of TIA
same month, &c referred to the. committee of
claims.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Randolph invited the attention Of the
House TO asubjea of some Importance to the re.
venue. Under an existing law drawback Of
du:ies on goods exported to New Orleans was
allowed. Should this act remain in force, good,
sufficient TO supply the Mississippi territory and
the other western country for several years might
be stored in the ware. houses of New Orleans.
which OIL possession bring taken BY the United
States, may be carried into the. United States,
thereby evacing the payment Of duties He
therefore moved resolution tor tie repeal of that
ae.
Resolution agreed to, and referred to the con.
mittee OF ways and means.
A message was received from the Sena!c, s.n-
ing that they had passed the act for tbe creation
of stock, as prescribed by the Louisiana treaty,
with an amendment.
Referred to the ccmmit,es Of ways and means.
A message was received from the President az
follows:
Totbs Senate ard Hoast 81 RstrIfstativa #
The Unhrd Siatts.
BY tie copy now communicated, of Icttee
from Captain Bainbridge of the Ph;Iad-lphis fiji.
gate to our Cousul a, Gibraltar, ycu will ears
that an ACT OF hostility has been committed ons
merchant vessel Of the United States, BY an arm
ed ship of the Emperor Of Morocco. This con-
duo, or the part Of that power, is without caasa
and without explanation. 1t il fortunate that
Captain cambridge fell in With, and took the
capturing vessel aud her prize; and have the
satisfaction 20 inform you mat, about the date OF
this transaction, such fpfce would be arriving
in the peghborhood Of G;bra!sar, both from tho
East ard the West, as leaves less to be feared
for our commefte from the suddenness Of tic %.
gression.''
90 On the fourth OF September, the Constitute
on fisate, captain PEBBLE, with MIR. Lear on
board, was wlttin TWO days sail of Gibraltar,
where the Philadelphia would then be arrived
with her prize; and such explanations would lr''
bshy be Instituted as the STATE CT thing. required,
ard as might perhaps arrest the progress OF hosu'
rites
:" In tie mean while, it IS for Congress 70
consider thu provisional authorities which may os
Necessary to restrain the Expectations Of this p-T'
or, sl,culd they be conSisued.''
"1.H: JEFFERSON"
Referred TO M=ssrs Eusts, J. Clay, Sands !
M.Creery, and Dana.
Mr.. Newton SAID he held in his band resola'
ton, which it was rot WISH his should be lnh'ed,,
ate!y acted upon, bHt at future day. II wou'a
be recolletted that during the last session 1r0
proprie;y of repeating the bankrupt law had coMe
under the consideration of The house but mag
owing to the lateness Of tie day, It's corsiaefA'
tloa had 5-en postponed. AS he WAS ds'''Ia.
that the subject should be investigated Wv
Season, he made the following motion
Re,bl1ee, That the att entitled an act 10 90
tabllsh an uniform system Of bankruptcy thfos6"'
out the United States ought TO be repealed. q
Referred to committee of the whole, an
made the order for tie 2l.t inst. II
| Mr. Early SAID he held il his hand mana
scri.yt cory oftlle original report of the co"m
sioncrs who had settled the accounts between "
Unisel States and the several states as W.
canlent, showing much light on shls suo'cs :"
| moved shat it might be printed. q
Agreed to.
Mr.. Lyon called up his resolution i0' '..l
pending sile payment OF duties on goods lmp"'
mo tie United States from Louisiana. Nh
Referred 10 the committee OF ways