Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-26
MINUTES.
Fs1DAs, November 20.

FIary barclay, presented Ut former sta.
SIGN, praying reasonable allowance "a,
the services Of her husband Thomas bar
clay, be referred to she committee oe
claims.
Agreed.
..Wr, Parke said, that i. was ccareiyed
that the legislature of the Indiana terriioiy
though empowered to pass all laws for,
good government shereof, under existing
laws had 90 power to tx Inc time, manor'
or place, of holding the courts direc,.dbv
the ordinance of 1887. To remedy tb;s
evil, he proposed the following resolution,
whichw agreed to. and Mes.rs. GRAY,
Stedman, M. ID. @5Yilliams, patke srd
Bard, appoia,ed committee for that puv.
pose.
Resolved. That, committee be appoint.
ed TO enquire into i!e esprd'ency of a.
mendipg the ordinance for the governu'eos
Of the North Western 'essitosy, passed
in 1887, so far as relates 10 the duties of
the supreme or superior Judges ct the ID
diana territory; and that they have !csse
W ny Oiti w SlA'SA
Mr.. Nerblank obtained leave OF abscnc.
from next Monday, Ill! the 1st day OF I9-
mary peZs.
Mr.. Ebbes presented the petition of
sunary Inhabitants of the city Of Wash.
ing.on praying a rcvisioo OF the law Of
corporation for the purpose CT vss,ing III
each ward the power of choosing its own
representatives which was rcfsrred 20 a
select committee, composed of Mes,rs'
Eppes, Pitkin, Van Rensselaer,, Hoge aud
Bib, with leave to report by bill o. ether.
wise.
Mr.. Parke presented the petition of the
board Of trustrees of the university Of
Vincennes, (lud. 1'er) stating that the
lands bestowed by the United States on
the institution were very unprcductive
and tina. they do not possess sufficient funds
TO carry the ins,isu,iots into operation !; and
nra,ing certain taxes 70 be laid, the Fro.
ceeds Of which 20 be appropriated TO the
University; which was referred to the
committee Of commerce and manutactur 70
MIR. Lezgis called for the order of the
day on the bill for erecting bridge over
the river Potomac when
The house went into committee OF tie
whole,
MIR. P1Tk1s IL the chair, on the said
bill.
The bill being gone through, AID the
blanks all filed up, The COMMITTEES rose ana
reported it, W hich was ordered 20 &c en-
crossed for. third reading On MONDAY
next
Mr.. p. K. Williams moved thai "hea
the house adjourned ii should adl'urn gle
Monday.
Mr.. Rlackicdge had only Gee ohIect;oR
to agreeing to the motion aud 'na' vas
that they were 10 momentary exPecta:ioe
of dispatches which possibly might REQUIRE
them to couvene within one hour al'er they
we're received. ne thought the hoOse
should meet 10 morrow for the purpose Oh
receiving CONGRATULATIONS, shou'h 'ne'e
he any 70 make, If there were rooe, tn7y
might adjourn in ten minutes ii the 8sn''''
man chose. -, -.
Mr.. Cook, hoped the house "ou'u Az
;ourn ,ill Monday to give time to the c0"'
tnittees 20 nee'. 81 :,
Mr.. Cye7yniashieM said he bellevea y
was understood that Dispatch had a',E '.
ed e New York from London; goa ~
though, i, of great importon'e s e. ,e., of Of
sis. ,ha. the na.ion should DC 'a'.''" ";s,;o,
The state ofssrs, and how the p ne, sa ;".
had progressed Mr.. {. sa',. ne a; n' u5 5u
heard that the ship had arrived ;" "ao
Mr.. Mur-o was to have 'sken DIS PssssS
sod .ha, she lef. England o. Tue - 1o,u
October. He thought the honss s"p nv
no, adJeu-a for two d'vs 'o :. ~ cared, on
time. When the nasion was, nc tso's "a Ill
The eve of war. Besides, u 'aI 80 ,aid b..
o,eet, aud there was 60 a'sPA''"e' ,,.d;,,r,
fore ,hem. they might adjourn ''''''
II, .,.o,,r,, n, till Moad..g