Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-17
Conyrs/s Of the United States
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, Narch IL. :. =
CONCLUDED,

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= The question on Nh, Bibb's motion for
striking out was taken ind lost. " So
The eonmit,ee then rose, rsrertrd pro.
gress and asked leave to sit sgsin, On
the question shall the COMMITTEES haYe leave
twas determined in the negative, !. 81 =.
: The house then adjourn, d. =,
!: FRIDAY, March 1e.
!: , There not b,lng a quorum within the
walls Of the house at halt past II, mir. Fisk
moved that the house now atiaurn' The
question Was taken by yeas and nays, aud
lost !; ayes S, aoss 43. ..
Alta o'clelk quorum appeared, and
the nous. proce, ded TO business.
A communicates from the secretary OF
the treasury, ccver.nga report relative to
the mint oil the Unued States was read and
ordered to be PRINTED. -r...". -. -. ...
Another comm unication covering an abb
stract ofemoiumen,s received by the col.
hcto.a OF the customs, in the year 1909,
| was also ,rat, and ordered to b. printed.
Mr.. Tshnson, from the COMMUNE Of
claims, reported bill for the relief Of 10.
valid pensioners. Read twice and referred
70 a committee of the whole on Friday
mex.
Mr.. johnson also reported bill for the
relief I'll Margaret Lapsey, which WAS
likewise I, a,l and referred. ...-..
Z iNr. N Kim, from the cnmmittee to whom
was r. tened the resolution On the subject,
reported a bill for altering the time OF hold:
ing III. district courts tor tn. district ct
ksryisnd. Read twice and made the or.
der Of the day for Thursday next.
The bill relative to the past cfice estab.
lishm. ut OF the u. S. was read third tine
| anil passed. a.. ....
on motion Of M. GhoAson the house re.
solved hsrli into committee OF the whole,
Mr.. Basscu in the chair, on the bill for
,he reliet Of Amy Dardsn. .... -. -
The committee rose, reported the bib
without ONE ndm.nt 10 the house--lhe.
house immediately considered the report
and coneurred therein and ordered the bill
to be engrossed aud read thrs time 70.
morrow. ~ ~.
Committee Of the whole, Mr.. Macon
in the chair, on bill for the relief Of Eli.
zabe,h Hamihon. 81
Mr.. Smile was opposed TO- the bill. lie
s,atsd. in the first place, that il there was
anv claim Il was barred BY the statute ,ofh.
imitation. He then undertook to prove
that Mr.. Hamilton ,was not eusiled 70 any
thing ir his services, either o. a'soldisr, o
statesman, or q fnancier. He said We were
indrbt. d 70 him for funding the public dtbs
in the hands of the spectators. 70 the inja.
ry Of the poor soldiers who fought and bsd
far our iiberties. We were indebted to
him for the system Of internal taxation,
!. which We had now happily got IDIOT he
Maid many other things against the cbmacter
al Mr., Hamilton, and to substantive hls
tsssa,rmen.s, he read an <xtrae, from No.. !,
ri pamphlet written BY the former Prss's.
den, Of .he United States, Jshn Adams.
which originally appeared in the Boston
Patriot, relative to the part Mr.. Hamilton
took in the negotiation. instituted with the
French government in the y1ar 1893. at
tempting thereby to prove thar he wished
to involve this country 10 war with France
HE also read part OF plan OF govern
uoen,. said TO have been sUbmittrd 70 the
cnveution By Mr.. Hamilton. and from
,hence infe rrrd that he was not in fassr OF
the pre.ert. republicans form Of sogsrnmsns
of tho Unitrd States. . -
Ar. fahnsen adyeeated the claim. ne
w;.hed 10 know if the committee ct claans
were 70 Be sovernsd BY the esl.hsrss'os
whether The tlaimant Mrs . xspeoi'cs an or -
frderali,t, If such considerations we're g
opera,e snthsm be hoped Tie hosss Eor'd
pass Q rrsst,ioa 10 thar effect and send1
10 that comminee. but far hisovo Pan y
sheuld not be xcyeraed ty ias@. =