Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-14

house OFREPRESENTATIYES.

TUESDAY, June 10.
Taken far the alexandria Gazette.l
Our proceedings yesterday left the house
of representatives in committee OF the whole
on the report of the committee OF. elections
on the contested seat of William Baylies.-
After a good deal of debate on agreeing to
the report, motion was made by Mr.RAea
(T.) that the committee rise, which pre-
vailed, and was refused leave to sit again.
A motion was made by NIr. MGco,s to re.
commit the report to the committee Of cleo
tons, and debate arising thereon, the house
adjourned, without coming to any decision.
Mr.. Smile presented hat petition from
the journeymen Of Philadelphia. Referred
to the committee of commerce and manu-
factures.
A petition from hatters of Massachusetts,
was also presented and referred.
Mr.. +. G. jackson, from the committee
on that part of the presidents message as
relates to foreign relations, reported a bill
to amend and enforce an act entitled an act
to interdict commercial intercourse between
Great Britain and France, and their de-
the whole house on Thursday.
This bill is exactly similar to one before
the senate and nearly SO to one some days
ago before this house recommitted.
Several petitions from manufacturers of
salt in Massachusetts were presented and
referred to the committee of commerce and
manufactures.
Mr.. Lo0e, from the committee on the
District of Columbia reported a" bill for
tie Improvement of the navigation of the
river Potomac" THE bill authorizes the
creation of sum not exceeding S 100000
by lottery, for that purpose. 1t was read
twice and referred to committee of the
whole house on Wednesday week. From
the opposition it met with through its sta
ges it is probable it will not be acted on this
session.
The house resumed the consideration of
the unfinished business Of yesterday, mo-
ton to recommit the report of the commit
tee Of elections in th&case of sBaylies to the
same committee, AMI after some debate it
was carried.
MIR. Bacon moved resolution, to instruct
the committee Of elections, to enquire whs-
Their there is any further evidence of particu-
lar facts stated to be hereafter obtained, that
is essential to a decision of the case: if any
such there is to report what it is, and what
steps it may be necessary for this house
to take to obtain such evidence but if no
such essential evidence appears to be, that
they proceed with the evidence hey have
to report upon the merits of the case, and
after some discussion it was rejected.
The tenth Of JJune-This day, under the
favoring auspices of MIR. Madison, the
country is relieved from Mr.. Jeferson's
paralyzing system of embargo, non-inter-
course, and the whole scheme of restrictive
energies by which our visionary politicians |
thought to humble and coerce the nations of !
Europe. The French faction among US, as
was to be expected, have been greatly dis
and chagrined at the liberal man
ner in which the present administration met
the propositions of G. Britain, and are now
totis viribus, to stir up in the
public mind doubts and suspicious of the
sincerity of the British court. Bonaparts's
papers in this city have seized upon the
British order in council of the Goth April, |
for this purpose, and are striving to delude 1
the public with a.belief that the relaxation
which it allows in the blockading system, is
all that we are to expect under the arrange |
ment made with Mr.. Erskine that our adj