Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-22
C O N G r E S S
OF THE UNITED STATES.
fiouss or RsraEsEsrArIyIs.
MoxpAY, January II.

Eeiolnti0n, as follows.
g Reioivcd, That any Of the fates
importing pieces of ordnance, fire or fide
arms, for the ute of their militia, reipec-
slyeiy, he permitted 10 receive the fame
Tree from duty
Mr.. Lei5 called for the reading Of the
mcrnosial Of the gan-lnakers OF Pailadel
phia, which was accordingly read when
The debate was refumsd.
Mr.. Bacon ipoke againa, and Mefirs.
Nicholion and ,Rutledge in favor OF the
seiplu,ion.
The queGiea was then taken Cd the
motion Of Mrs.. Smith, to. fiikc out the
word s hre;" and iolt Ayes Is.
The qoeition then recurfed on the main
Iefolution.
Mr.. Varnum fuggeited the propriety OF
ex ending the freedom from dnty TO indi-
-y,doals as vel as tates.
MIR. Rusledge taid he fhould have TO
objection to thar modification; but re-
commended the agreeing IN the fri inaance.
30 the relo,usion as it food, and making
The amendment, when bill fhould be In
PRODUCED.
Mr.. Smile delivered his fsntiments
sgaina the reiolution generally when
The qaeition was taken on agreeing TO the
feiolutiou, and carried in the negative
ayes Al: Noes 43.
The COMMITTEES thereupon roie and re-
Ported their Disagreement to TIC resolu-
,ion.
The report was immediately taken up
and was fuppcrted by Meifrs. Southland,
Smile Randolph, Thatcher, S. Smith,
ard Eultis and oppofed by Meilrs. Da
Wis, Claiborne, Hill, Meriwesher, and
Varnum.
The queaion was then taken on an a
pr.emenl to the report of the committee
!. difagresing to rhe reioiution, and carried
iu the negative.
The yeas and nays being called, wese:
Yeas a., Nays ~.
The original r.folution again recurring,
MIR. Gsiiwold moved to amend it, BY IL
hitting its operation to two years, and
20 the end Of the next isilion Of Congssls.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. G.ifgold moved to iniert I" bsais''
before ordnance. Agreed 70.
The qnefion being then sbous 70 be
cnt on the resolution 70 amended, Mr..
Nsrnun again expreaed his deiire that the
freedom from day lhould Be extended 20
individuals, and declared his determ'ns-
ton to vote againa the recitation uniefS
thus altered.
MIR. RutIedge faid, though in bis Cpl
aion. Il would beabettef 10 rcisrye iuch
modification until a bill was introduced,
vel if the gentleman would make iuch
an amendment, he5would eheerfuliy con
CIR 10 it.
Mr.. Nicholfon obferved that be would
make no objection GO fach naod'hcati-
on, In cafe it were accompanied with
proh.hisien 10 export arms 70 imported.
The oueif;on was then taken on the
4efalut.on by yeas and nays, as follow:
Yes rs. nays IS.
The ipeakcr declaring himfelf in the
affirmative, the rslolution pansd and
COMMITTEES ofthree were appointed robring
in bill.
MIR. S. Smith gave notice that he
would on Wednesday call Up the report OF
the, committee of commerce and manu-
features on 70 much of the ffehden''s
MelIsgs as related TO Concentrating d.
ties.
Mr.. Davis. called up the report of the
committee ofeleteions on the cafe OF John
P. Van Nels.
TIE houGe went into committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. Varnuua IN the esair, on the
report, as follows
g That from The free conechiors, ard
agreement of the laid member, II appears
-. ,,,r COMMITTEES. that hrshas accepted,