Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-18
! Proceedln IS of Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, December IS.

members a private letter from Mr.. Laerobe
surveyor OF the paolic buildings, relating
TO the cspltoI, AID other pubic build.
iIgs. q.
.df Early reported a bill TO prevent the
importation of slaves after the Sist OF
Dec. 1897.
Ii had two readings and was referred to
the committee OF the whole for Wednes-
day next.
Mr.. Dana observed that laws had been
made for The purpose OF having part OF
Long Island sound, and some of the coast
of North Carol,na surveyed the object as
II respects the coasg of North Carolina,
ha. beea ensirely frustrated by the loss OF
the vessel IN which The surveyors were.
Both these surveys were important, but Il
is proper and aod necessary TO take up the
subject fully, AID obsain coRplete chart
of our whole coast; the lives or our sea.
mso, the interests of our merchants, anc
the public revenue all require II.
Mr.. d ana offered the following seaolu.
ton;
Resolved, That the committee of com.
merce aud manufacturers be instructed
to enquire into the expeciency OF making
provision by law for a survey of the sGoast
of the United States, Designating the isl.
aads, shoals &c. within 90 leagues OF the
land.
Ia. mentioning twenty leagues, Mr.. Da..
ma said be had reference to the treaty OF
seventeen hundred and eighty three, which
Ii - L. taan uR at
the shores.
Mr.. Crowninshield. Pm eryglad this
resolution ia brought forward. | wish
however is had been more extensive, there
are some shoals which are nearly forty
leagues from the shore Georges shoals
are more than that.
Mr.. Dana. That may be done in the
bill should the resolution pass.
Mr.. Crowninshield | move the iuser.
ton of fifty Instead of &c leagues. wish
this alteration only on account OF the
shoals.
Mr. Dana. VIII the gentleman desig
nate WHAT shoals; IL will be a hard task
indeed co survey the Atlantic quite along
the whole coast of the U. S. so many
leagues from shore.
Mr.. Crowninshield withdrew his motion
and the resolution was ordered to lie On the
table.
A message wss received from the senate
by MIR. Oils.
The Senate have PASSED the suspension
bill vi h amendments
Mr.. Randolph moved areference OF the
amendments to select committee.
Mr.. Aston. hope not the house has
had the amendments several days on the
table of mc@bers; they are competent TO
decide already. can see no need nor use
In referring TO select communicates,
them be referred TO a. commitsee OF the
whole.
Mr.. CLAY. As the bill went from this
house it contained no provision for the
payment OF certain costs, a provision for
which the secretary OF the treasury sug.
gests TO be necessary; otherwise the Unit
ed States will be obliged to pay costs arts
lug ia those cases where owners have been
informers. There need be no hind rance,
the select committee can report 60 day.
Thirty only were in favor Of referring
TO committee of the whole. I. was there
fore referred toa select committee.
u Mr.. Elliot rose, sketch of his remarks
follows:
| will presume for the honor of my
country, that but one sentiment prevailed
that but one kind of feeling agitated the
public mind, when what has been called
the blockade of New York, BY small Bril-
tish force, and the attrocious murder of
Pierce took place. At that melancholy
moment dark cloud seemed TO have over.
spread Us !, we were languid, lifeless, silent.
What could we do? Few aud feeble were
the means the law gave the executive fol