Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-31

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 6
THURsDA7, January 50, 1912. =
REPORTED FoR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr.. johnson, presented the memorial of
VIM. Gamble Of the City of Washington pre-
sented formerly and referred to the commit
tee OF commerce and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
red to the same committee.
Mr. Pitkin offered the following resolution
Resolved that a Committee be appointed to
enquire into the expediency of providing by
law for altering the times Of holding the Dis
trict Courts in the District of Connecticut,
and that they have leave to report BY bill or
otherwise.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Newton it was
altered to embrace Virginia also. Adopted
and committee appointed.
Mr. Poindexter offered the following reso-
lution-Resolved that the Committee on
Public Lands be instructed to enquire into
the expedency of providing by law for the
disposal of such tracts of land lying within
the territories ceded to the United States south
of the state of Tennessee and east of the river
Mississippi, claimed by virtue Of grants from
the British government Of West Florida. in
cases where the conditions precedent in the
grant have not been complied with, and the
claimant or claimants, are not at this time
citizens of the United States Adopted.
Mr.. Bigelow after stating that at the last
session of Congress, resolution was passed
by this House, calling on the president of the
United States for information relative to the
capture, sc. Of American property by the Eu-
ropean powers--a list of which he understood
had been progressed in by the clerks in the
department of state, so far as to the amount of
500 vessels under one decree, and not having
time to make out the whole before the rising
of Congress, the information had not been
sent to the House-said he would offer for the
adoption of the House the same resolution
Resolved, That the President of the u S. be
requested to cause to be laid before the House
such information as he may possess, respect
ing the seizure, capture, and condemnation of
vessels and merchandise belonging to citizens
Of the United States, made by the governments
of Europe, or either of them, not heretofore
communicated Some desultory debate took
place.
Mr. Harper moved to postpone the further
consideration of the resolution to the first
Monday in March.
Mr. Minor made few observations in op-
position to the motion of postpouement, and
in favor of adopting the resolution, as he con.
ceived it important the House should be put
In possession of all the information which it
was in the power of the executive to commu-
nicate at this important crisis.
Mr. Harper withdrew his motion
MIR Smile did not see any great necessity
for the adoption of the resolution, but as gen.
men seemed to wish it, he was willing to gra-
tify them.
Mr. Wright was opposed to the adoption
He did not think it prudent to expose the
wrongs done US by France at this time, when
we had selected our enemy, and it might pro-
badly operate against our friend, and as 1t was
also possible that our minister might even now
be concluding an amicable arrangement on
that subject.
Various propositions of amendment were
offered and withdrawn, and considerable de-
bate took place-when, on the suggestion of
Mr.. Blackledge, the following addition was
made to the original resolution, "and accom-
pany the same with reference to the regula-
tons, orders, and DEGREES, under which they
took place, and how far these orders, &c. are
persevered in by the nations making such cap
lures, sc. when abandoned, sc.
The question on the resolution thus modi-
fed, was taken by ayes and noes, and carried.
Ayes lol, nays 6.
The following are the noes-B. Hall, La
cock, Lefevre, M'Koy, M'Kim, and Mitchell.
The house took up the order of the day,
the bill for CHASING the militia.
The question before the House was Mr..
Mitchells motion to strike out the first Sec
| ton.
On this question considerable debate ensu-
| ed and no decision had when our letter came
| away o'clock.
For Sale 1900 bushels of Rich,