Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-14

,hr gentleman from MASS @ssusSas :
ns he shauld also have decmrd :
s. ,,,aosr The resolution embraced tws
~ =. S be provided for whtn q AMI
SINE .hsy should be sspsdisns, ha' sac 'N
norh;og Of she propsisty q our msfen n
y,.ssels beisg armed a this Tine. oos
49,, ssss, sfas wt,sasbe essensise aasho'
~ ,t- roue.ry gave consent TO ths
10 s. seesJcbaps vsssels, shsy fr'Sh'
sl,p,s' naisos So as 10 rsadsr their purpose
,s.;st~ase I. ose I aascsaal The ether ob.
-. ~. ,a remsdy any difficulty WHICH
Js' ssr,r. ssse5eharIs should aissaFee
= Sssssss rasssa OF con, 5arion TO- be paid
81 vessels ard Il ul;ssist be qoessoa =,
the lastsr case whether res:et cca.s De- nae
bur By suits against Toe. owcsrs. 10 tas'r
xvs,eD of general laws, they had one Wt1ith
regulated he d;suih9sicu OF prize money
and one 70 regulate salvase on captures.
t,e wished something of this kind. geee.
raj las, ID regard 70 The pfesens slo5ss.
nnde, coas;cstsuoe. This vas his real
obiecg. lie: bad preseniedis 70 the house
;ni;,s Gfst .iiass ss.ce. tia; the house, Il thsy
4 \
shousa be generally saii-ied that tie de,
tails we're i.nnracdrable, might reject the
resolution # they did nor, shey wooiJ re-
fer tito eolnMnlee 10 inass The expefi-
meet.
81. (.aiaa.lTss ea;s:A {. sly conceive that
the line nssg come, perhaps was nor lar
dissser. waea The nsrasa,es contemplated
| by ,hss psoposaioo might be necessary;
but he sS,tll nc, prseisesy 6 understand why
/ i had ROT ID Sc ssss instance been rsisr-
r., TO ! sessrt ca Ga n,iitee, rather thaoa COM
mittee Of tie whole IS was propose.
Mr.. Dane wished The subject 10 be dis.
cusse3 in coiami,see of,he whole, that all
difficulties might be. at once presented and
\ nc ge6 OF. Is they caosr TO Send II TO q
select eesnmittee, X was proper 10 give II a
d:scassier-
4 asr. ,s3:ilse the coursc proposed by ,he
meyer of the resolution was the most cor.
rscs. Ia committee al the whole house they
might decide whe,hrr law of this kind
was Necessary. Indeed he could see 10
&obicclion 20 she .5cpsinu OF the resolution,
d, mstSly vesst 70 discuss subject when
|nisas properly comprized IN s.aodiEg
law al sheco0o9ry.
j Tkereaaa.ion was then referred 70 q
ccmtnttee Of he whole on Monday.
Tuesday proceedings 70 be continued. J
Fsedaesday, December g.
], Mir. Gs-cea presented the petition of sunery
merchants of Nantucket, praying that that
place may be erected into a port of entry for
vessels from the Cape of Good Hope and pia-
!. ces bsycnSlsth same; which was referred to
the committee of commerce and manufactures.
Mr. Bggle. from the committee On public
lands, in pursuance Ola resolution referred to
that committee, reported bill making fur
thcr disposition Of those sections OF PUBLIC
land hegetoforc reserved for the disposal Of
CONGRESS which was read twica and refer-
red 10 committee of the whole hoaseSon
Monday next.
fdr. Dgse&o1' presented to the house an es-
innate from Id secretary at war, of the ex-
4 pence OF a St2lting army OF S2,5oo. men =
swnicn was referred to the consInatsee OF the
whole TO wkon. were referred the resolutions
for the increase of our military and naval es-
= Establishments.
i On motion CT Endr. Bt0anf. the house agreed
TO consider the report the committee Of the
/ whole Of yesterday, on the bill from the Be-
nate fer tae construction or gun boats which
4 beihgbunGef consideration,
s4t. DHre1l moved 10 stJike out ! S8 and IN
4 sert l24 as the number of gun boats, and to
add The words s four A gun frisates.
1 On this meii9n a debate ensured, II which
NIsssrs. Daqeil, Gardner Cook, and Masters
supported tie notion, and Messfs. Biount,
Smile, Thomas, Bacon, Crowniishek', Saw
yer, Holland, chandler, FISK, and Gardener
! opposed It.. E.
II the course Of the debate Mr.. Blo&at call
ed fer division OF the question.
/ The question on striking out was snessatiVed
|~-Ayes 10.