Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-19
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CONGRESS-.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Mondays February IS.

fI0NdNy, TtWU0iy -.
On motion Of Mr. BasSet, the house wen,
into committee of the whole, ~ rs, on the
bills concerning public contracts, Mr.. J. Rich
arel in the chair. The bill was gone through
without debate, and on motion Of Nj Bassef
the committee rose and reported the bill which
was, without debate ordered to a thirdilig to-
morrow, rs to 81.
MIR. Basaet called for the order Of the day
on the subject Of the standing rules and orders
OF the house The difficulty of getting III,
business on this day was an argumentin favor
of their being decided Gil.
Many orders Of the day being called for,
Mr.. .ntnton moved that the subject of the
rules and orders be postponed as the session
was so far advanced.
Mr.. Rasset objected to the motion. They
need only revert to the scenes of the morning
in which several gentlemen Rad been on the
n,or az once, and severa! decisions had been
Itsu on IlJU preference Of business in the or
ders Of the day; they nust see the necessity
ofadopting some order for the regular routine
of business
MIR .Aezrto1 ana Mr.. HoNand, supported the
motion for postronenient, which WAS carried
IS to ST.
Mr., Stanford was SO fully impressed with
the necessity Of some rule for the routine Of
business, that he wished to originate motion
for the regulation of It, the same which was
made by the gentleman from Virginia Mr.
Basset) in committee Of the whole on the
subject
The Speaker said that the motion was not
in order.
Or motion of. Mr.. Cook, the house went
into committee Of the whole, Mr. GIFTS in
the chair, on the bill for extiagpishing the
debts due from the q. S.
Messrs. Cook and Holland supported the
ill, and Messrs. Rlrea and Aston opposed it;
when
A message having beer. received from the
president Of the United States by Mr.. Ora
ham,
On motion Of NED. r. Ty1Alanss the COM
iaittee rose, reported progress, and obtained
leave to sitagain.
The message was then Id as follows:
7athe Ssnate and Houae Of Rei,resen!at5res Of
tie U5ntea States.
communicate for the information of Com |
gross letter from the Consul Of the United /.
States at Malaga to tie secretary of state CO.
vering one from Mr. Lear, our consul at AZ |
giers, which gives information that the rup-
tare threatened on the part of The Dcy. Of Al !
giers has been a1nica6ly settled, and the YES |
sells seized by him are liberated
III: JEFFERSON. /
February Is, 1903.
The document which accompanies the mes
sage is thesane with that which appeared in
our last.
The message was Oh motion of MIR, Cuiacy
'eferred to the committee appointed to con-
ider a former communication of the presi-
lent OF the Y. S. relative to OF. relations with
sigiers
Mr.. Nesotoar moved for the order Of the dsy
IN the bill extending the terms of credit on
cvenue bonds, +,
Mr.. Cook supposed the bill for. extinguish-
rs the debts due from the y. S. had prefer
nee as unfinished business; if not, he hoped
he gentleman from Virginia had too high.
ense ofdecorum to insist on his notion !:
Mr. .Aezutons motion was negatiyea and Mr.
'ooks agreed to by the house "
MIR. Ours again in the chair.
Messrs Holland, Sturges and Quincy adj
coated the bill and Messrs Afstca ana Eisea
pposea it. h