Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-19
Congress OF tbe 0niten Stats
Housx OF REPRESENTATIVE.
THURSDAY, Nov IS, 1904.

MIR. M. Clay presented the petition OF
the stockholders OF the Alexandria Marine
Insurance Company, praying TO be au,hor-
ised to make insurance Oh houses, &c. from
loss by FIRE referred TO select commit
tee of three. :
Mr.. J. Randolph presented petition
from Joseph Jackson and Charles Spencer,
executors TO DIR. William Carter, stating
that he was entitled by his services, during
our revolutionary war ia the hospital de-
parmeRt 10 certain Lands bar Legislative
aid being necessary Is enable them TO OBJ
tain the same, Trey pray ongress TO con-
slider the case and do what justice re-
CURES. Referred 10 the commit Of
Claims.
Mfr. ]. Randol ph moved the order of the
day on the bill making farther appropriate
CA for carrying into execution the treaty
between the United STATES and Great Bri-
tair.
N1r. J. c. SMITH in the chair.
The blank was filed with 10000 dollars,
the committee then rose and reported the
bill.
The House agreed to the same as report
ed, and ordered it to be engrossed for a
third reading to morro~.
A messasc fton the President Of the u,
nised States was received, accompanied by
the report of The Secretary OK The Navy
communicating tbs documents requested
bv the House relative 10 the affair Of the
intrepid Kslch upder the command Of cap
tain Decatur, who it WAS announced had
been promoted to the rank OF captain in the
printed.
Mr.. Sloan presented petition from
number of the inhabitants of the townships
of Weymouth, Galloway and Egg-Har-
bour in New ersey, praying the establish
ment Of post road through the same.
Referred to the committee OF post Offices
and roads.
Mr.. hls,on moved to refer the act of
n. Carolina authorising the state of Ten
nessee to perfect titles to lands reserved to
that state by the cession act to select COM
mittee Of FIVE, with leave to report by bill or
OthSEWlse' hEIecus
DR.. Mitchell made a report from the
committee of Commerce and Manufactures
on The petition of the Slate Companies of
n. York and Dutchess counties, conclud.
ing that any additional dotv on imported
slate at this time will be incxpedient. The
general principle upon which this report
was botiomed, being of considerable i'm
portance, and likely to excite discussion,
he moved to refer IT to committee Of the
whcle, and that it be made the order for
Tuesday next: agreed, and in tne mean
time ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. Newton stated fact relativs to
citizen of Georgia, who had been sued in
taat state; but the creditor finding the ci-
sizen was coming to Washington, dismis-
sed his suit there, and procured his arrest
here; the debtor as stranger for want of
bail must have gone to prison, but through
the humanity of the marshal who accom-
panied him to several places ia the terrific
~ in search of friend. the debtor was for
tunate enough to procure the requisite Sc
curity, and thereby avoided the hardships
of Imprisonment. To prevent in future
this species of oppression to which stran-
gers are liable, he moved that select COM
mittee of five be appointed to enquire whe-
Their any, and if any, what alterations are
necessary to be made in the laws Of the
district of Columbia relative to holding
persons to bail, and that they be authorised
TO report by biz or otherwise.
a committee Of five was appointed ae-
cordingly.
On motion of General Stanton. the petit
ton OF number OF inhabitants of Wester.
ly in the county of Washington, Rhode
Island, praying that light. house NAV be
erected on Watch-hill point; and another