Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-20

/ w oe d'fsctedto lay before this bt,usa
account or es;iHnaseof the purchases
/ merchandise and supplies MADE on 80. = =.
Ct lhe q. s. BY the navy agents is ~
/ different portsof the u. S. ior The d.. as
years ending on the solh day oil Sept. l.s ~
4 specifying as FAT as may be prac,icabl. - '
amonns purchased in each year, a, vb..
|por. and BY what ageni, together, with ~
temoluEetis, commissions or salaries Il.
lowed 10 such agent. -
Mr.. Nelson rose to move refet.nc,
! OF the petition of Samuel b. Beall n,s
sented 10 March 1896, aud which hsa
been rsncwfd every session since, SO h.,
had gore the rounds Of all commil,ee.
SECRETARY OF state &c. HE pe.itione, s,sta
! hat at a apalsettlement for services durir,
tie revolutionary war, he received ace,n.
1 hca!e forshe balance due &c him. AS h.
was swimming creek he vas obliged %
pass with these certificates IN his pocke,
they go. vet ADD became useless to him
! Mr. N. moved that The petition should b.
referred toshe committee appointed 10 con
slider the Subject ef claims, balted ~ se,s
! ofiimiiation.
Agreed.
Mr.. Pcinde*ter; after a few preliminary
observations, exposing various defec.s IN
! tbe otganiza,ion Of the courts Of the Miss
| T. moved the following resolouon, which
was adopted ard a committee sppoino d
accordingly, consisting og Niessrs. Eliot,
Van Alien, Key, Howsrd, AID Po,Sdsx.
/ ter.
Pesoiped, Tha, committee be appcut.
/ ed to enquire whether any, ard II any,
.ba, alterations are necessary ia The act
entitled g an act for the arpoinmeu, ,oi an
additional Judge for The Mississippi ter.
ritory, and fer other purposes" aud also
in the act entitled 'sn act 10 allow juris.
diction in certain cases 20 the territorial
| COURTS" aud that they repor. thereon by
bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Barker moved the following reso.
luton, which was negatived, so TO ~.
Resolved, tina, the committee of CON.
merce and manufactures be instructed 10
enquire into The expectancy Of granting Q
bounty on all sal, which shall be msrrfac.
/ 'ured IN the u S. and tepo. by bill CT
| otherwise.
Mr.. II. Clay moved the following reso.
lutiep, which was adopted, and commit.
tee appointed, consisting Of Me;srs. NJ.
Clay, Thomas Butler, Dars, Chandler,
! Helms, and Deshs.
/ Resolved, That committee be appoint.
ed TO enquire whether any, aud il any,
what alterations are necessary to be made
10 the militia laws, and that they report
| by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Dana said he had resolution
prepared for The purpose Of calling the al.
,en,ion Ct couemit,ee Of This house to a
subjec. materially interesting to The sovc.
reigrty Of the nation; the committee he
wished 10 instruct was that or aggresslons
committed in our waters. &c. but as he
! did pot see The chairman Of that committee
in the house, he should lay Ii 90 The table
and call it up when ,ha. gentleman was
present.
The resolution laid 90 the table was a.
follows:
! Resolped, That the committee, TO whom
/ was referred so much Of The message o
the presiaen, Of the u. S. as relates &c
! expressions within opr ports aud waters
no violations Of cur Jurisdiction, and 70
measures necessary Tor the protecucn G
our ports ADD .ha,bcrs, be instructed e
enquire into the espedieaey Of ProV'dna
| tor .be eraployment Of adequate force !,
Gospel The immediate departure OF Sus'
foreign armed vessels "a may be iore n
r. naming within he waters ct The U D.
10 defiance Of aev introductory proelams
lion duly issued by the president Of va
LUIS; and that the committee have leave
| 10 report by bill or otherwise. :.
Ms.e,. Hou,a,d. Ter. MCrrCw, & fIsi