Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-20
C o N G r e S S.
HOUSE or REPRESENT ATIVEs.
Thursday, Nspember ia.
Two additional men bSYs sppsareo.

49,, valnr Of 4 horse taksn from him by the
Indians in 1890. Referred 10 she compal1'
tee Of claims.
Mr. Hslsaes from the cOmmissse O
sISims, made arepOrt sgainst the Pss'''on
Of II. Doolltle IN Which lhs hopse COS.
rurred.
Mr.. Stuyges presented q petition from
,suudry hss,trs in the town OF Danputy,
Coma. playing addisiODsl duty 90 imported
hats.
Referred 10 the committee Of commerce
and msnufseiuses.
M. Higbsgr psesen.sd the petition Of
Constant Tsbrr and others, mercnsuts OF
Nxwburynort, relative to the capture and
ccpdempas,On Of the ship w lillian and car.
go.
Referred 10 the committee OF commerce
and rnanufsc,ures.
Mr. Fo;ndssser said, thar IN the year
SOS law pssssd directing the sHpoint-
meu, Of com nissionsss for adjusting claims
60 lands wess OF Pesrlriver, ~ the Missis
si-piterrisory. Il was expected at mat
.;me ,ha,,hc business would be completed
10 twelve months Rn' i had been found
firm ,he multiplicity Of claims, that the
hus;ness was snuch more corpisz thar had
her sxeectsd. The original comPensa
ZION msdr 10 these officers at The rate OF
s,x dollars per day. so as MOTTO exceed
COCO dollars saeh) had Dot been sufhe,en.
60 reward their services. Appiication hac
beer made 10 The secretary ct the treasury,
who declined sdvaBcirg money withoutsbe
authority Of congress. For shese reasons
he moved the following resolution, which
was sdopaeG: ~
ReSolped, That the committee 90 pubic
lands be Instructed 10 enquire lsso the es'
pgdieccy Of allowing sddisicral comPensa-
,iop 10 The board oi commissioners tor as'
eer.aipipg claims TO lands wesl OF Psarlrl
yer II The Mississippi territory, pursuant
20 an actor regulating grants OF land, &c:
rassed 10 1908, and that they report by bill
or Otherwise.
Mr.. Porter moved The petition OF Jacob
.ShsEiuck praying compensation tor avessei
rap,ured By az II S. ship and afterwards
by a British prisateer, presented At tor
m.r session. be referred TO the committee
of commerce and mznnfac,ures.-,--A a.
greed. =
Mr.. =. Clay presented the petition OF
.And,ew Af.LalI, stating that he had ship.
ned ssme teas Oh beard vessel from Fhi-
iaarIph;a. 10 copse quence of disease pre-
s~a;l,ns 10 ,h$. CRY, he failed IN some for.
n,sl,iv REQUIRED by law TOR procuring draw.
bask, AID praying 70 be allowed The same
neyetheless.
Referred TO the committee Of commerce
and msrufac,ufes.
Mr.. :. Clay also presented the petition
Of Philip Wilson, stating sha, De had fur
nished surps,ss during the revolutionary
wsr. and his claim had been declared bar.
red by she stature Of Limitation. and pray.
ioe paymens Of his dues. Referred 10 the
cou n,,;see pfelaims.
Mr.. r. GlGe likewise presented he pc,
ti,ion of Stephen Kingston, praying Tor
.drawback which he had no, been able TO
Obtain from some infofnGliiy. Referred
10 the committee Of Commerce and manu-.
factures.
The Sneaker laid before The houae 2
number Of papers which he had received
from Duncan NJ IF atlaad, relative 60 the
con es,ed election sf John CuiPePPer.Rs.
fesred to the cpmmiuee of elections
Mr.. Dana said, as il was Frequently ne
cessary in the course Of Their pr0eas.so,,,ngsi
20 refer 20 The eopsttu,iOp3of the Us he
Thought II would be necessary 70 have
number OF copies ptinsed for The use of.ts
houses aEa moved resoluiior 70 that ct
fec., which was Adopted,
Mr.. Darby presented the petition Of a
eociety of baptisss 10 the city of Washing.
ton, praying an incorporation. .
Referred TO Messrs. Darby, Iaggart &