Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-18

already long, aad fairly before COMMITTEES
OF tic wsoia, WISHED it to be further dis.
pensed "ita .as.a hat he bill should be en-
crossed.
Mr.. om,se said, tina, the house bad ex-
Presseu wish fpr the particulars OF the
Case andn9w, ,Ba t!fev were reported, lt
would b pr ,ssss shat me oil, thus aeco m
Pan'ed shoaifi aga.a - before commlt-
fee ot she Whols. II was accordingly a.
greed. aud mace the order of the day Tor
20 morrow.
MIR. Sa,iss moved, 10 effect, that the
ccmm,ties oi eoniltsefce and manufactures,
BE- instructed 10 spsaire, whesher any and
|, what alieratppr or amendments are neces.
sf-g IN asfaet vesting IN the distrlet Judges,
,he power Of a,slga,rng certain penalties.
so thai same power nay extend to JUS
tees a county courts.
Mr.. Srown;nshieid, from the committee
OF commerce and manufactures reported on
'lae netition of Edward Topham, George
- -pklns ADD William Carrier OF Newbury-
|P III. Thai the petition was reasonable
apd ought 10 be granted
itCiElEC11 70 d CCIItlEsittCC VI tiC WiIOlC
house, for Thursday next.
+ Petitions of L and J. Meg, Of John
NJ int:re, of John Lowrle, referred to the
c or mittee ofclaims. ~
. Petition OF the late captain OF the frigate
Alliance, during the laie revolutionary war
with Great Britain for compensation.
Mr., Van Gor!land,moved, that the read-
ng Of the last petl on BIT. dispensed with
and tha, it e!srrred to the secr'y Of state.
Carried.
Petition of Isaac Clarkson Of New York,
for drawback on 1872 boxes of sugar. I'M
ported By him and Tor the duties OF which.
he gave bond. The petition stated that
,he-p petitioner had determined on exporting
said sugar and for tina, purpose had shipped
1t abeut the the time the citizens OF New
York were alarmed by the breaking out OF
the CONSTANT called the yellow fever, that
he had removed hiscnunlihg house In greas
haste, ON the 7th Of Septe nber, to dis
lance from the Guy, and before the expira-
ton of the ten days allowed to give bond
TO obtain debentures thereon-that the
drawback amounts TO fifteen thousand dol
lars, and which for the circumstances nam.
ed, he canno, clai-,. He therefore prays
he house will grant HIM debentures for
drawback, sc.
Referred to the committee of commerce
and manufactures.
Mr.. Dana presented the petition of Han
nah Douglass, widow of the late colonel
William Douglass, late of the army of the
United States, PRAYING relief ;also the petit
lion OF Moses Tyson and Richard Law,
Jun. which were referred to the commit
zee OF claims.
Mr.. Varnum moved that the house SO
into committee of the whole on the stand.
ing rules and regulations of the house
Carried. Mr. ]. c. Smith in the chair.
A long debate ensued which went wholly
upon the rules to be adopted in debate, &c.
aud which can be interesting to members
only, We therefore do DOT attempt to fol-
low the different speakers through their
long arguments on the alterations and a.
mendments necessary to the mode Of keep
ing the accounts of members, or the adop.
ton or alteration of the mode Of putting
TIE previous question, &c. &c. At length
the committee rose, reported progress, and
had leave to sit again.