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

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/ sice. he moved The following resoluien
! which was sdoptsd, 81 nenbsrs rising u
{ favor Of Il, and commit,ee Of 80 appoint
ed accordingly, VIZ. Messrs. Cock, Ellios
| Wilbour, j X. Smith, Mosely, Thomp
son, Helms, Milaer, " +. Moore, CIop
ton, Wilson, Holland, Taylor, Smell, Jss
I Morrow, Desbs, and Wharton.
Pesolve4, That a committee be appoint
ed 10 enquire il any, and it any, what &c
scription Of claims agaipst the ". ,. arr y,
barred BY the statute Of Limitations, wf'Ie'
10 reassD aud ipssice csghs 20 be pfosldsS1 S
for By law, aud that they fsPots BY biis 9
otherwise. sSN
1lr, Gyosyninshield presented the pssi
ton OF Beplamin Beckman and others
merchants Of Salem, Massachusetts, pray.
ing relief from hard case which bad oc
Cured TO their injury, under The non.im
porfation law. Referred 70 the commute
&c commerce and manufactures,
Mr. f Clay, presented The Petltlop Q
Hugh Maxwell aud VIM Lewis Of Phila
dslphia, stating lbat they had 10 their pos
session number Of the Journals OF cor
gress under the Ole confederation, Whlot
they pray congress TO purchase from them
Referred to acummiitee Ave nembefs
viz +. Clay, ll,ley, Champion, Blake, ant
]. Smith.
11r. Barker from the committee to wboH
was referred the memorial Of The leglsla
tive council and house OF ,feprcssniative'
Of The Mississippi territory. reported
.killt exsfgd the right Of suffrage IN ,h'
Mississippi serrilory and Tor oiner Prr
poses which vac read twice, and teterree
70 a csa mi,tee cf the whole house.
Dir. Nswten presented The petition O
/ Martha Wyatt, administrative OF Pltmsr
Wyatt, praying for Harrea.agesof her bus
bapd's pension. Referred 10 the commit
zee al claims.
Mr. 6 " Campbell presented the memo
rial Of a numbes cf persons residing 10
the sla,es of Tennessee and Georgia, pray
iEg Tia, they may be Incorporated for The
purpose Of opening and rendering nsriga
BILE hat part of The river Tennessee. IL
The Mississippi tsrritofy, known BY the
name Of the Muscle Shoals; sud also foi
the purpose of making cefaia commereia
cstabl .hments on The head waters Of Tom
bigbee river, adjacens 10 the Muscle shoals
and also praying TO have The use Of a,road
or roads through: The lndian terrnory, with
the assent of The Indian tribes claiming The
same.
Referred to a select eomnitsee OF seven,
consisting Of Messrs. G. w. Campbell
Joses, Blackleage, Butler, Durell, Storsi
and Humphreys.
Messls, Nelson ard :, Aontgo me,y escf
presented pe,iuns for post roads IN then
districts, which were referred.
IS The or6erof the day being called on tht
bill for erecting bridge over the Poto
mac
Mr.. Findley moved thar il be postponed
for the purpose of allowing The house &C
take mo cGnsideration The report of The
comml,,ee ct elections on the memorial O.
Joshua Barney, praying that the seat d
William Mercy, one OF the sitting
nemSers for the town Of Baltimore, be
vacated.
After some conversations CD The post
ponement, The bill Tor the erection of !
bridge was postponed BY general eonsen
Till to,rloTIpw.
On motion Of Mr.. Finaley the house
wsnt into committee Of The whole, AIR
B4ssET in the chair. on The above mention
ed lsport, when debate e0sued as sts,edir
our lsss.
FaIDAY, Nopembcr Is.
Mr.Mumjo fd moyed.hat thespeti.iona 0
the inspectors OF the port OF New York
ard CT The Deasurers of salt and coal
praying fer sddiiionsl compensation, pre-
scented at q furmer session, be referred 4