Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-26
CONGRESS
or THE
UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Friday February 81.

sjn1ges OF the territory OF Orleans, was feao tue
third time and rej-aed.
Yeas IS, Nays 6s,
The bill tor the relief Of Philip Nicklin and
r. Ct Fl h was rrad the third time and Paissd.
Yeas 90, Nays 80,
Mr.. hckfon o5ferye; that the HOUSE having
decided againa the augm-nring the falaries Of the
Judges of the territory OF Olcans, IN consequence
nobably, of the idea that general review OF
The salaries of thei1dges of the teverai terrific
ries of the Uaitea Stases, fl lud be preWorsly
made, he would in correspondence with tSat
.imorefli,n offer the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the committee of Ways and
Means be infrutfedto inquire inro the exped'ency
OF eoerea6og the falaries Of the chcersot the ter.
yitores of the United States. and OF the Dlariet
of Columbia, or any of them, and that they be
= authorised GO report by bill or otherwise.
On she queRion TO take this notion INTO con-
federation the House divided.
Ayesz3.
Use bill authorising the sale of allt OF land
in the town Of Cincinnati, and Hatc OF Ohio,
was read third time and paHsd.
The Speaker laid before the hon!r letter from,
The Secretary of The Tlealory, enc,tsnB an arrnal
Ratement OF the diRnea tonnage OF the U"ited
States.
A bill wss received from the Senate to fus-
4 pen5 the commercial iatercourte Setwecn the u.
States and certain parts of the island OF ST. D.
mingo.
This bill prohibits all commercial intercouriee
be,we.n the citizens or inhabitants OF the United
States. and any part of the iland OF ST. Domin-
90. not in the petition and under the acknow-
iedp.d government Of France in violation of
This provifon, tEe vsGel and cargo are 60 be tor
T.ited. 1t is limited to one year and the Pre-.
4idensis authorized at any intermediate time to
take off the reRrainrs and prohibitions.
Referred to committee OF the whole on Mon.
~.6ay.
Mr.. Gregg, agreeabiy to notice given yeaer
day, called tor the order OF the day on rsiouti
I on, offered by him on the 9th day OF December,
for rhe repeal Of so much OF an act OF Cong'eis,
regulating the grants of land, and providing Tor
the dfposal of lands of the United States, south
of the fate of TenueGce. as sppropriates any
portion thereof to the satisfaction OF Claims IN.
der certain aeas of Georgia.
Mr.. Meriwether moved poePonemeut until
Monday.
MIR. Eppss moved pofporement ill the I'D
MONDAY of March.-Hs said every member
knew his sentiments on hisllbleet. He was In
favor eof III. popofton of the gentleman from
pennfvlyania. But while SO many insereiing
fIbicets, in which the national welfare was d.
reilly involved, remained unaetcd upon, he did
think tina, every thing calculated TO dlfurb the
HARMONY of the Houle ought to be withheld
from confederation that no unReaiant cireum.
aapccs. or diyiiion OF opinion on fubordirate
points, lhould rcvcnt the concurrence OF men OF
ali parties in the adoption OF measures called
for by the intereRiug criGs of our affairs.
Mr.. Gregg did not know on what ground gen,
.tlemen inferred that this proposition was calcn
, lated to caufe more dig;Gon among the members
Of the houfe, than any propaftion which might
he offered 1t was plain and fmple quetion,
,pb.ther IL was not bef under all the circumstances
of the cafe, TO repeal the law making an aPproPrl-
at;nn tor latisying the claims under the act pro-
nor.d TO be repealed that congreis might forever
be dome with the fubie6t Ms.G. faid he hadfor.
horne calling I'D the refouuon for the reaions as
Toned by the gentleman of Virginia. Though
he conhdered the fubjeE important, and that it
beloved the leeiAature TO decide upon 1t at an
early day, be had thought it mof advifcabe not
go calIit up till The great national buncfs before
the HOMIE were attended to. This laff bufineis
had been unexpectedly TO him delayed from
time to time; and be thought 1t probable that
the rcfoMtion under confederation, could be acted
srporf before the HouGe we've prepared TO act upon
the national buGrcfs, He regretted that OR dit.
fersnces with one tine belligerept nations had
rot before this time been acted on. He had laid
refolution or the Fable on this subjects weeks
ago. Bot it had been delayed by call for va
ripus TIeafury Rsterents; which he regretted
having contested to ask, as in his opinion they
had no bearing the iG6jeet.
M. Jackloh role to move aPoRponsmens in.
diGpitey.
Mr.. Leib faJ as the motion involved dcci,
Ion of rhe main qu:Rion he would call for the