Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-12
Proceeding Of Congress.
HOysE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
. Friday, FEB. 9.

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Cape of Good Hope % enter a. Plymouth !;
and establishing port Of delivery al Au-
gus,a, nthe district of Name, whichwas
referred 10 a committee OF the whole on
wednesday,.
Mr. Hal,nes, from the committee Of
claims, made an unfavorable report onlhe
pertlon OF Richard Mellen, in Whicn the
house concurrcd.
Wr. Stanton presented bill for HE re.
ltef or Daoiei S. Dexter, which was re.
tesTsd 10 committee OF he whole to MGR.
row.
NIr. baltimore presented memorial
.fsom the grand Jurors in she county ct
Washingsca and territory Of Mississippi,
praying Tor &C exemption from taxes dur
ing The continuance Of the vexations expc.
trieneed from the obs,ruc.ed navigation Of
HE Mobile, for donations of land n Ger.
taincasss of pse-s sapt;on rights, a1d Tor
aid IN the establishment Of schools; which
was eferred to the committee % public
iagds
o. molioa Of FIR. Parke.
Resalsed, Thar acom mi.tee be appoint
ed % eaguire. @hethet aay, and i aay .wsa,
alterations ought to be made ia The laws
hSag ,he salaries of the secretaries and
Ja9ges u 'As Intiiana Louisiana and Mi
CHI gan fritoties, and.that thsy have leave
&c rep4rl by b,Ii or otherwise.
Referred 10 hiess.s. parke, E!crrcw
OF O.sso, Sanford, ] Nelson and Fisk.
n facs age WAS received trora lie Sc
nafe, staiRg that they had passed The bill
fJF 'he relief o. john Chester.
The house resolved Itself iaio a commis
tee Of she whole, Mr.. i'ennsy in the
char on tbs Bib supplementary to tie acs
concerning the distflcS Of Columbia.
his bill repeats The casting provision
Interfering the arrest CT the person for
debts 5SioW twenty dollars.
iMF. Ga!dsborsnsh moved new section
repeating Ehe 8s!l secnon Of al existipg &C,
twhich pfo;aiblis she allowance of conpen.
salon g justices OF che peace and jurors
8hieh wa agreed TO.
he committee sken rose and reported
the Ii.
: Asr. Jackson moved TO commit the bill
90 Tie same oomnittee 10 uaom is REFER
ed = b:II from. tilg senate for reducing the
esp=nces attending ahs demonstration Of
justice u s3c dis;ucs OF Columbia. 1855
/ Ibis u;otioa was opposed By .Wess,s
Sold sbaravsh and ]. Clay, aud disagreed
o. When the oil was ordered to be ca
crossed tof a.;nTd, reaeiiaEs o-m GROW
The house resolved i,se!f luio a commit
zee; OF me wheae,s :tir. Varnua in the
chair, oa tae bill psohIbiting The nporta.
tion Of slaves ialo ,he u. S.
The Prosis Oh, Furnishing he impor:a.
gtionot slaves :gtth im paisoBment,w was sri1k.
en- oat, aud the punishment of death sub.
81 uted is a4
Tie committee having passed on to
the sevensa section, it was read as fol
lows:
IS ihataA such neasoes, mula,toes. or
persoas OF color, as may be forfeited b.
virtue of this acl bal! al sl.etexFrnce O.
the u. S. be conveyed TO such place o,
pisces in.ssie u. Sisas the president thereof
may direct, and there be indensured a
apprentices or servants, Or otherwise EN-
pioyed, SIS the president may jodgs mos,
: bsneh fetal for them, and most safe for the
II. S. Provided, I hat no suchsnegro, reu
latto, or person Of color, shall be iaden
,uyed or employed as aforesaid, except 10
some state or3serrltery IL which slavery IS
nc, permitted, or 10 which provision Is
now made for gradual abolition Of slave.
~ nor il any state in which such persons
afe not permitted bv law fobe indantuted
or employed as aforesaid and if aoysuch
negro, mulat;o, Or person of color, shen
SO indeaiursd pr emplsyed, shall be uode1
the age OF years, the term ct snch,
iodsnture> or employment shall no extend
bsyoud RE age of t@eu,y-on years and
if abaoe the age Of years, the term
SHAY nos exceed years."}