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

Preferred TO the committee OF the Whole,
and ordered, with The documents, 10 be
Ipriuttc. X
Mr.. Whayton presented the petition q
Samuel Doak, praying for compensation
for services during The revolutionary war.
Refefredto the committee of claims.
Mr., Mumfsra moved that the pe,irion Of
Isaac Ciaxon, Of the city Of New York,
]ptaying fof drawback, be referred to The
committee ofccmmcrce and manufactures.
| Agreed.
Mr. Neruten, from the committee Of
IcoE,merce and manufactures, made q re.
! por, against The petition of sundry tanners
and curriers' Of Sehsnectady, New York |;
which was cOneurreG with.
Messfs Butler and Chandler each pre-.
scented petitions on pos.sroads 10 their dis.
tricts; which were referred.
/ Tbe.order of the day being called onthe
report of The. committee of elections On the.
contested election Of, Mr.. M Creepy, Mi.
Rea Glenn moved that The consideration
llhereof should be postponed, which mo-
lion was supported by Mr.. Blount and op-
lposed BY Messrs. w Alston and ID. K.
Williams. This motion was negajpcd-
| add
The house went into committee of.he
whole On the report, Mr.. BAssET 10 The
chair, when deba.e ensued OF consldsra.
| bic length, involving, as il Did yesterday,
an interesting discussion of yarloos points,
and amoEg otherslhe consiitu.ional qnes.
lion, whether the state legislatures can
prescribe the qualifications accessory fer
members of congress-, other than those
which the constitutions of the u. S. has
expressly designated! Messrs. Bibb and
Love opposed the report, AID Messrs.
Rowan and Johnston supported it.--
| Messrs. Thomas, Yarnum. W. hlstoo,
| 7. Montgomery. Randolph, Key, Quincy.
Smile. Desha. Alexander, Dawson, ID.
r. Williams, Nelson, Res, TEMP NJ.
Clay, Blaekledge, GARDENER, also spoke,
principally upon incidental points.
I The debate was confused Till near four
o'clock, when the committee rose and OBJ
tanned leave 10 sit again, 7s msmbers ris.
| ing in favor OF it.
The following are the committees on
various ssbjec.s already specified in our
congressional register.
On resolution Of the Legislature of the Ind
ana territory in tavor Of the introauctioa
of slavery into thatterritory:
Messrs. ]. Richards, Kirkpatrick, Love,
Sloan, Deane, Davenport. Parke.
O. wha: alterations ought 10 be made in the
la1u fixing the salaries Of The secretaries
of territories
Messrs. Basse,t, NJ. Richards, Key,
Bacon, Sawyer.
On the memorial Of The Washingtoa canal
company:
Messrs. Van Horne, Wharton, Rowan,
Van Allen, Love.
| TO amend an act 10 prevent Importation al
slapes etier first day Of January next.
Messrs. Randolph, Calhoun, Sou,hard,
S. Smith, GARDENER, Tallmsdge, Bark
On hetetition Of OEvsy Evans.
Messrs. Lrownicshleld, J. Clay, Tho.
mas j. MontgoEeIy. SoooWyn.
MONDAY, November IS.
Two other members appeared and tool
keir seats. a
Mr.. Holmes said he wss instructed By
The committee of claims 10 move that They
| be discharged from lhe further consider
1 alton Of evsral petitions on compensation
for services during he revolutionary war
and to move that they be referred TO the
committee appointed on the sebject Of
claims barred BY statutes Of Limitation,
/ Agreed.
MI. = Clay observed that he under
stood many large purchases had been late
~ made by di6ereas agents for the y. S
j q -. u . =.