Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-04
CONGRESS
OF THE
u NITED STA TIE S.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
or THE
Friday, .Iannary 81.

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MIR. LeIb moved 10 dscuarge the COM
miuee Of The whole from the further con.
sldrration ct the report of select com.
mlttee in favour OF the ererlion ut a bridge
over the Potomac.
Mr.. Leib said his reason for this mo-
tion was TO d,sensage the House from Tee
dious discussion OF local and compare
lively unimporransquestion, thatthe House
might Immediately take up business OF
pressing ard national Importance called tor
by the great interests and anxiety OF the
people, and the Interesting crisis OF at
fairs.
Mr.. Lewis opposed the motion. He
considered the subiecl OF considerable I'M
portance even in national point Of view;
and he trusted that, as SO much ume had
been already consumed, and The stage of
the discussion promised so near ter
mipauon, the House woold not postpone
decision Of the Question.
Mr.. Van Cortland advocated lhe no.
ton. on similar grounds with those urg.i
BY Mr.. Leib, aad particularly under the
impression thar the state ct public Affairs
loudly called for eaectual measures tor
the defence of cur ports and harbours.
The question being taken the motion was
disagreed 20; Ayes 81; Noes So
Mr.. Van Cortland, with The view of
maintaining order, and ezpsdillpg the pub
lsc business, offered cerrain resolutions a.
mandatory Of lhe rules OF the House.
The FIRST of these amendments prohibits
a member from reading in the House any
book or printed paper, Or wiring any let.
tiers; the second prohibits the SERGEANT at
arms from keeping or stating The accounts
OF the members, or giving receipts in the
House, and prohibits the door. keepers
from coming on the Aoor TO call out mela.
bers.
These resolutions were ordered to lie on
the table.
Mr.. Gregg said he had had the honor
two days SINCE of laying on The table re-
solution TO prohibit tfae Importation of Bril-
fish goods until arrangements be entered
into 70 render the continuance of his pro-
| hi5tlon unnecessary. Mr.. 6. said he was
eff opinion thas il was proper at the same
time TO adopt permanen, system ct com.
| mercial regulations calculated 10 meet ihe
! measures of foreign powers. To throw
! light on this subject, MIR. Gregg moved
tina, the report Of The secretary Ct state On
the commercial relations Of the u. States
| with foreign powers, made IL the year
| 1891, should BE printed.
! This motion was agreed to-.
! The bill to repeal so much of any act as
authorises the receipt of evidences Of The
| public debt in payment Of the lauds Of the
] United States and for other purposes eia
tive to the public debt, was read a thiTd
time and passed,
Ayes SO.
Mr.. Holland moved to postpone till ,he
first Monday of March the r&sou.io.s Oh
the subject of the Potomac bridge.
Motion lost-ayes 45-Noes ~.
A message from the Senate stated tn
passage of Bill maxim, an additional ap
preparation Tor the library.
The house then agaio resolved itsrlf inc
a committee of the Whole on the res0lut.
on in favor of Guthoyisng the erection Of G
BRIDGE across the F0IOlHAG.
Niessrs. Lewis aud GAM, snppoHea ,
and Messrs. Dawson, q. w. Campbell
Magruder Varnum, and Masters opposed
the resolution.
When the question was taken, and tn
resolution carlicd--Ayes 6o--Noes 81.
The committee Immediately rose arr
reported their agreement TO the resolull
on.
The house took the report into conside.
ration. On concurring IN the resolution
the yeas ard nays were called and were
yeas 6i--N2ys. 80.
A committee Of FIVE members was then
appointed to brig 10 bill contormably to
the resolution.
Mr. Early moved that when the house
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