Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-28


aud tina, the opela,ion Of each section
could not be distinctly seen.
The question was ,heu taken by yeas =
pays on concurring with the committee Of
the whole, and carried, yeas "a nays 20.
A section au.horising the collectors soi
the Uoi,ed States 20 Ge,ain vessels aus.
pectsd of an intention to violate the embar.
go, having been reported by the committee
Of the whole,
Mr.. Goldsd0r0ugd called for the cas- and
rays on concurrence with II; winch being
taken there were yeas 81, DAYS %.
FIVE O'CLOCK
A message from the PRECEDENT OF the u,
S. was read as follows:
To the Senate md House Of Representatives
ofthe Z. S.
transmit TO both houses OF congress a
letter from the envoy of his Britannia ma.
| iesty at this place TO the secretary Of state,
on the subject of certain British claims to
| lands 10 the territory Of Mississippi, rels-
tive to which several acts have been hereto.
fore passed by the legislature.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
April %, 1908.
Mr.. G W. Campbell moved TO refer the
papers and documents &C the committee on
Public lands.
Mr. Rowan moved to postpone them in
deGaiely. Il was be-. littae worth while to
consider claims Of this nature, while claims
by us of ouch enormous magnitude agsins.
that nation remained unsettled.
The Speaker declared a motion for re.
ference to take precedence.
mr. BiackleGge .houghs that as the com-
munication hat bseu made in the form Of
ciyi!i;y, it m gh atieas! receive the form of
a consideration.
Mr. Fisk hoped it would not be referred.
He hid 90 respsct Tor form 10 these ia!e
cases where they had shewn oone il reality
in gseaer claims by Us.
Mr. G W. Campbell said this was claim
by individuals, nos by the government
ADD he hoped therefore it would be refer.
red.
Mr. Newton could nor see the difference
between a mciion for reference ADD no
ton tor pos;poucnent, for the subject was
equally postponed BY eishes course. With
respec, to individual right, where uos the
claims Of our impressed seamro claims for
personal liberty ADD Individual right, and
had they ever been listened 10?
Dir Dana said that the Pseslden. Of the
u. Ssa:es had transmitted message re-
commencing he subject 70 their atten ion
from respect 10 tie chief magistrate of our
own country. therefore it would perhaps be
proper to refer II,
Mr. Smile said he would jus. observe
that VIC had always valued ourselves in
doing justice to every natlon. Thar being
the case, whatever injury may have bcen
received by US we should act in such way
as to shcw that we will always hear cen.
plants and consider whether they are ~ ell
founded or no. In justice 70 the character
of the nation ii ooghs 10 be referred.
Mr. Rhea ct ,)haviog called for rae read
log ofthe memorial otthe claimants 10 he
British minister.
Mr. Ekpes observed ,ha. he undcr.,ood
the memorial only 10 claim further time,
which had 10 certain Cases been already
granted. This was an application whe.
Their further time should be givea or not,
Nigh. be eoquired into by the house; he
did not expec, ina. il would be acted on
during the present session.
The message was referred to the com.
mistee co public lands.
The house proceeded IN the cousidera
ton of the amendments made 10 commit
tee of the whole 10 the bill supplementary
to the several embargo laws.
40 amendmen, being under considera
ton authorising the collectors, when a, any
time any collection Of certain produce shall