Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-16

Mr.. Bacon presented t'ae peflfloh oi : NY ~ 4
thy w Gilman Of SsSascan Mass piayl:.ss the
payment OF two thirds Of the amount Of GER
tain bills drawn in faEcfo Denton, Hail ana
Nathan, by the minister plenip otcntlsry OF en ne
III. S. to France, which was rcieiIcu to TIC
sec'ry ofthe treasury
Mr. BurweH called up bis resolution o9cfed
a few days ago relative to the procuring Ger
tain arms. He wished it to be referred to the
committee who might bring in a bill, when
might pass ornct as the sense OF the mouse
might then be.
The House agreed to consider the resolu-
ton, ayes 63 and it was then passed without
a division.
On motion Of Mr.. Pogderter.
Resolved, That the committee on pubic
lands be instructed to enquire INFO the cSpeez
aiency Of offering for sale the lands lately ced'
ed to the United States ~ lie uhactaw nation
of Indians, in the maniaer in which the other
lands of the United States south Of The state
of Tennessee, are directed to be sold, and
that they report thereon by bill or otherwise.
The house again went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Cuts in the chair, on the bill.
10 extingni sh the debts due from the United
States. The motion to strike out the first
section being yet under consideration, Messrs.
Cook, Uphanl, Johnston, Dana, Rowan and
Milnor opposed the motion, and Mcssrs. Rhea
III and Taylor supported it. When
Mr.. risk moved that the committee rise and
ask leave to sit again.
Mr.. pazvson said thai early in the session
the president had invited their attention to TIE
great subject Of national defence. Have re,
said he, attended to that invitation No; we
have met here day after day, week after week,
discussing subjects which relae to cur inter-
nal affairs. hope a great majority Of the
house are prepared to say that we shall get rid
Of this subject which has been discussed oyer
and over again, and on which each speech
that is made is a repetition oil what has gone
before, and prepare for events which may a.
rise. hope the committee viii rot rise.
Mr.. .Aew.oa held the same opinion as the
gentleman just sat down, but should vote for
the rising of the committee that the subject
might be postponed for few weeks
MIR. Lynn hoped that the subject would not
be postponed as proposed By the gentlemen
last up; for :saei the discussion which had
taken place dcring these two days, every gen
tleaaan was now prepared to vote on TIE prin-
cip.e.
The committee then rose, forty.six TO thir-
lynne, and obtained leave 70 sit again, ayes
sixty-hye.
MIR. .Ntgston was Far from averse to satisfy
ing II Just claims on the nation; but, when
the viewed the situation Of tie country, tie
alarming crisis watch now prevailed, gentle
Nsen would think with him that all the ener-
gies Oh the nation should be exerted to place
it III the best possible situation to meet events.
Concerning that it was his duty to attend to
this object, he moved to postpone the further
consideration Of the bill I'll the FIRST Monday
IN Marcn.
MIR Cook said when he had called up this,
lie had believed that there was a temporary
suspension Of urgent public business, and he
had never been inclined to push Ills On to the
exclusion of other matter OF more import
aacc, Eoreyer would. He hoped TIE senrlc-
man s.o,lld withdraw his motion.
A motion totadjoum was low made, and
carried ~ to a..