Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-21
Proceedings OF Congress
Taken for the {. ALEXANDRIA DAllt
ADVERTISER.
NINTH CONGRESS,
OF THE
UNITED STA1ES or AMERICA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, January IL
BRITISH . AGGRESsI0Ms.

tft "6HIEISH 'fOUAl.OOI%IFos
The doors Of the hose were opesed
this day, for short time, wnen mes.
sage in writing from the President was
read by the Speaker.
Itsconlained two copies Of letters ofthe
Secretary Of State, To MIR. Nunroe; the
first on tie impressment OF our seaneIi--
and tiic other, 90 the aggfessions commit
ted on oar trade, and CD the doctrine late
ly laid down by the British respecting the
rigkfs Of neu,rals.
With the message were also memorials
from New York, Philadelphia, Newbury.
port, Charleston the Insurance Compa-
MES Of New York, Norfolk and Newport.
1'ha, part of thr,message, which referred
to spoilaiions, was referred TO the commit.
Zee of Ways and Means the olhe. Ifrt,
which relates TO, impressed ssamen, to Sc
lect committee of'seven.
a short debate arose on the propr1e;y or
the committee, to which these different
parts of the message should be referred.
Mr.. Thomas moved the reference TO a
committee of the whole On the state Of the
Union.
Mr.. Nicholson thought, the subject more
connected with that part of the message,
already referred to the committee of Ways
ADD Means, and ne moved the reference in
question TO tina. committee
Mr.. Crowninshield moved, that it DC re-
ferred 20 selec, COMMITTEES,
Mr., Dana said, that the message em.
braced two dis,ine, points; he thought that
that which related 10 spoilations, and the
doctrine Of the British respecting the trade
OF t.eusrals, nigh. GO 60 the committee OF
WAYS and Means, and the ether respecting
impressed seamen 80 a select committee. .
Mr.. Nicholson altered his motion to this
eject, which was carried.
ONO CoMPANYo
Mg. Gregg made report on this memo
rial, which states, that since the date OF the
memorial, legislative provision had been
made for all the objects prayed tor,
except one. This is a grant OF land tor
schools, Of twenty miles square. Rot
granted. :
ILLINOIS COUNTRY.
Mr. 6. w. Campbell presented the pc.
ttition of the citizeos of this country, pray.
ing that a certain district may be incorpo.
rated into seperate territorial government,
and thai they may be permitted to hold
slaves. Their petition states. that 70 the
counties of Randolph and St. Clair they
labered under certain grievances from the
manner in which the territorial government
is conducted.
Referred to the committee on Indiana
AFFAIRS.
Yazoo CLAIMS.
On motion of Mr.. Gregg the following
resolution was agreed to-:
Resolved, That SO much of an act emit.
lied. An act regulating the grants OF land
and nrovldipgfor the disposal OF the lands
OF the United States south OF the state OF
TENNESSEE" as apps opriates any portion
of said lands for the purpose OF satisfy ing
euieting, or compensatlng any claims TO
the said lands, derived from any act or
pretended act of the state of Georgia, and
neither recognized by the articles OF agree
ment aud cession between the u. S.ase'
and the state of Georgia, nor embraced by
the two first sections of the above men.
toned act, be repealed.
Il will be remembered, that early 10 the
present session Mr.. Gregg first brought
forward this resolution. He now said,
that he thought it had been referred to
committee Of the whole house, hot that ne
found il was not the case. He therefore
| mo, ed that the said resolution be referred