Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-26
Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

REPORTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr.. Brigham presented the petition OF
revolutionary soldier praying relief Refer.
red to the committee of claims.
Mr. Widgery presented a similar petition.
Referred as above.
Mr.. Pitkin presented the petition Of Stephen
Fellows, PRAYING an increase of pension.
Mr.. Pitkin moved the following: Ordered,
that the petition Of Stephen Fellows be refer
red to the committee of claims; that said
committee be instructed to enquire into the
expediency of making provision by law for
INCREASING the pensions of such officers, non
commissioned officers and soldiers, now on
the pension list, or that may hereafter be placed
on it, when it shall satisfactorily appear that
they have, from known wounds received in the
revolutionary war, been rendered totally una
bic to maintain themselves by manual labor.
Adopted.
Mr. Pitkin presented the memorial of GER
tain manufacturers in the town OF Waterbury,
Con. praying permission to import Iron, Cop
per and Brass wire. They state that they are
engaged in the manufacture of metal buttons
and wooden clocks, and that it is absolutely
necessary to the prosecution of that business,
that permission should be granted. Referred
to the committee Of commerce and manuisc-
lures.
Mr. Gholson from the committee Of claims,
reported bill to continue in force an act for
the "elicf Of persons disabled by known
wounds received in the revolutionary war.--
Read twice and referred to committee Of the
whole house.
Mr. Gholson from the same commi tee,
made an unE,vorabe report on the petition Of
D. Dempsey, in which the house concurred.
Mr. Lewis from the committee on the dis
trict of Columbia, reported bill authorizing
the President of the United States to lease one
of the public reservations of land in the City
of Washington for a botanic garden. Read
twice and referred to a committee of the whole
house.
An engrossed bill authorising loan of
Ii 100000 of dollars, was read third time.
Mr.. NJ. Clay moved that the bill be post
poned till Monday next. He stated that he
made this motion not from opposition to the
bill, but as it was predicated on a state, which
it was probable late dispatches might have
some operation, he hoped it would prevail
that the executive might have an opportunity
of making such communications he may deem
: expedent.
Mr. Bacon and Mr.. Smile was opposed to
! postponement on the ground that the govern
mept was already pledged and that it was pro-
bable part of the expences had already been
| incurred which that bill was necessary to
/ meet. Motion lost
| The ayes and noes was demanded on the
J passage of the bill. Mr.. Randolph spoke in
opposition to it. When it was decided in the
F.. affirmative. Yeas 60 Nays 90.
f, A bill from the senate establishing quarter
masters department, was read twice and re-
ferred tothe military committee.
Mr.. Sevbert's resolutionrelative to the Arts
and Manufactures of the u States was read a
third time and passed.
Mr. Bacon called for the consideration of
the report of the committee of ways and means
on the subject of revenue.
Mr.. Clay moved to postpone the considera-
ton till next Monday week. This motion