Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-24
THuRspAY, February2 20.


them t. eaqnire what claims againtt the Y
States, barred by fatates of limitation, r is ex
pedeat to make pfogiGon, reported abili making
3urth.r propifion tor extingniihng debts due by
the United STATES; which was read twice and
referred to committee of the whole houie or
MONDAY next.
Mr.. John c. Smith, from the committee o.
! claims to whom was referred che pettlon OF
Willis Wilton, reported refoluton, that the
petitioner have leave TO Withdraw, bis petition.
Referred TO con. alittee of the whole houie to-
merraw.
| The hovf. refolved itfslf into commtsseoI
the whole, Mr. V 4rnuus in the chair, on the bil!
for the relief Of Philip Nicklln and K. + Gilf.
fhs.
The committee reported thesr agreement to
the bill, which was ordered TO third reading
TO morrow. Ayes 6I.
Nj. CtownrG,icld, from til: committee OF
commerce and manufactures, made a tseos GA
III. petition Of fl0dy inhabitants OF - owS,
! Virginia, praying hstfa'd place may uessn9ads a
port of entry AID delivery.
The report is detailed, and stfigns variety
OF reaGous agasnR the expsdienacy OF granting
the prayer of the petisioncrs, and concludes wGh
| reiolu,icn that they have leave TO Withdraw
their petition.
The houGe having taken the report into conf
deration:
MIR. Iackfon ohferved thai the fatss detailed IN
the report were conceded. 1t was probable that
there would never be vcli-l entered at ChTlet
town from foreign country. Wuh regam 70
the fucees of the prayer of the petitioners, Nf.
III, faid he G1opId not have been ianguine, tut
| for conaisutional provifon which be contiaeFed
imperative, No port Of entry exaed IN the
wefern part of Virginia, IN consequence OF
which veGeIs falling from Char'ettcwo were
Obliged to pay duties at New Orleans. The
constitutional pToviGon to,which he alluded was
this. Sc No preference fhali be givenby any re,
| pulation of commelce or rsyenue 10 The ports OF
one Rate over thoie of another nor thall yeae!s
bound TO or from one, fate be obliged to enfef,
clear or pay duties in another" Was 1t not
i~obvious that preference was given co the ports
!! Of one Gate over thole Of another by requiring
the VeGels of the one to enter add clear IN tie
! ports Of the other; and was it not alto obVious
that the latter part of the proyiiion was equally
/ violated. II would be great conveniencc TO
the petitioners to give bonds and take OUT cleaF-
| ances in the neighborhood OF the place where
their veffels arc built, initead OF beng Obliged
| TO go dlRance of 1900 miles, where they
would fad rhemfelves among Rrangers.
Mr.. Crowninalield cbierved that ticTe were
feveral ports Of entry already in Virginia from
which veGels might clear without paying duties
| at New Orleans. He further obfcrycd thar New
| Orleans and Natchez were nor within the limits
of a. Fate, ard therefore were not embraced by
tn. conftiWti3nal prosiion referred IT,, and aided
that duties were only pad on the entry OF geaes
from foreign country.
Mr.. !. c, Smith thought there was fnescient
plsnfi witty in the remarks Of the gentleman
! from Virginia, to give the fsoieGt full dfcuai .
on. He, therefore, moved reference of The
report to committee OF the whole houfe on
!. Monday, which was agreed to- Ayes So.
The houfc refolved itlslf into a committee Of
! the whole. Mr.. Gregg in the chair, on a bill
from, the Senate, relative to the ialsries of the
Judges of The territory of Orleans.
| The bill increates the falaries Of the judges cf
! the hyperion and diAria court from 1900 10
| 2, 600 dollars; and allows I. g. Pfcvot, a
/ nudge of the luFenor court, an additional ialary
Of GOO dollars for ferviees heretofore performed
by INN wlthouf the aid of the other judges.
! NIefis. Sloan and Merriweasher called for In
formation relative to the grounds on, which the
/ p.opofed increafe OF ialaries is made.
Mr.. Early replied that ,Gncc the organization
( Of the territory Of Orleans the Pfeddcns had NOT
! been able 60 obtain any perions properly qual6.
ed, except Mr.. Prcyeif, who had confequently
been obliged to perform all the duties of the
court; that it was rcqulate for the judges.nos
+ only TO underitand the laws of their own coun.
I try, bas hkewife shofe of the country to whom
the territory belonged previous to IFS ceGion
and IN addition to this, it was neceGry for them
TO be acquainted with the French and Spanifh
languages. Added to this, the price Of living
was extremely high, and the climate very IN:
healthy. So
l. Mr. Ein5jev cnrfohorafAd THE A,tar,.nt