Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-04
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- Mr.. 1leyro,V reported bill for granting
and 70 .hs widow Of Moses Hsxea, and
other refugees from Canada. Referred to
n committee Of the whole on Monday.
M. Sniacey presented the petition Of
suadry paper makers OF Massachusetts,,
prayinr some encourage mens from govern.
men,. Refereed 70 the committee Ut com.
msrce and manufactures. $50
Hr. Fiad2ty presented the petition Of
ArthurS.. Clair. Referred to the commit.
tee Of claims. 80.
Mr.. JtKim offered q resolution to in.
struet the committee on commerce ind
manufactures to enquire whether any, and
if any,what additional provisions ought
to be made by law tor the collection Of du.
ties OH foreign merchandise. Adopted.
A message from the presiden, Of the u
States was received and read, as follows.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives.
....- of the United States:
The act authorizing detachment Of one
hundred thousand men from the militia,
will expire on the 3Oth of March next--Its
early revival is recommended, in order that
timely steps may be taken for arrangements
such as the act contemplated. Without in
terferine with the notifications rendered
necessary by the defects or the inefhcacy Of
the laws restrictive OF commerce and navi-
CATION, or with the policy of disallowing
to foreign armed vessels the use OF our
waters, it falls within my duty to recon-
mend also that in addition to the precau-
tionary measure authorised by that act, and
to the regular troops for CO npleting the lc-
Gal establishment ~ which enIls;mcnts are
renewed, every necessary provision may be
made for a volunteer force of twenty thou
sand men, to be enlisted fer a shorl period,
and held in state of organization and rea.
diuess for actual service, at the shortest
warning. submit to the consideration Of
Congress, moreover, the expectancy of
such a classification and organization of the
militia as will best ensure prompt and sue
cessive aids from that source adequate to
emergencies which may call for them.
1t will rest with them also to determine
how far further provision may be expedient
for putting into actual service, if necessary,
any part Of the naval armament not now
employed.
At period presenting features in the
conduct of foreign powers towards the y.
States which impose on them the necessity
of precautionary measures, involving ex-
pence, it is happy confederation that such
is the solid state of the public credit that
reliance may be Justly placed on any legal
provision that may be made tor rcsorong to
il in a convenient form and to al adequate
amount.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 8, 1910.
The message was ordered to be printed
and the several parts referred to the COM
mit.ees o. he military and naval establish
ments of the United Staess, and to the
committee Of ways and means.
iNr. BurVeH offered resolution as fol.
lows: r.,
Resolved, That the president OF the
United States be requested to lay before
this house any information he may possess
relative to the blockade Of the ports OF the
Baltic by Frances TO the exclusion OF neu-
trail vessels by Russia, Sweden and Den
mark"
Adopted, and committee was appoint
ed to present it to the president.
|. The order of the day was called. Inc
resolutions from the tenate were read
third time, The question now before the