Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-01-10
&onsress.
House of Representatives.
December 81.
lContin"ea from the Gasetts ofloss srses i

praying encouragement from Congress in tne
culture OF hemp. MIR. Morrow nrasented /,
similar petition from the state of OHIO Tb.v
were both referred to the committee of COM.
merce and manufactures.
or. Sto1o offered the following resolution
Resolved, That should War ensue between
the U. ). and g. Britain, it would be exnea;-
ent to provide by law bounty to impressed
American seanien and their associates for
each British ship of war which thew NAV can
ture and bring into an American port
The resolution was referred to committee
OF the whole house, and on motion az Ar
biount, was made the order OF the day for
the first Monday in February next.
The house went into committee fthe whole
on the report OF the committee of public lands
on the petition of the corporation of NewOr-
leans, praying grant of public land contou.
Gus to the city on which to erect steam engines
to supply the city with water The report i
favorable to the petitioners. After some de.
bate, the report was rejected, yeas 49, nav.
50 The committee OF the whole then rose
and reported their disagreement to the renort
OF the committee on public lands After some
further discussion, the further consideration
OF the subject was postponed until the first
Monday in February
Mr. Williams moved that when the honse
adjourn it adjourn till Friday
Mr Bacon opposed this motion. He felt no
inclination to join in festivity at this impor-
tant crisis
Mr.. WihiamJ said he should offer no rea.
sons IN favor Of his motion. 1t grew out of
one of the most sacred institutions of the coun-
try. 1t was SO palpable, That he could not
conceive what objections the chancellor of the
exchequer himself (Mr. Bacon) could find
to it.
The motion was lost, yeas ~, nays IS.
Mr.. Bacon then moved, that when the
house adjourn, they adjourn till Thursday
| Carried
Mr.. Gholson from the committee of claims
reported in the case of Joseph Wheaton and
the Postmaster general, the following resoI,l-
tion. HesotUed, that the petitioner have leave
to withdraw his petition and accompanying
papers.
4 bill was received from the Senate for
raising certain number accompanies of Ran
gers for the protection of the frontier against
the Indians 1t was read twice, and referred
to the COMMITTEES appointed on that part of
the Presidents message which relates to mill
tary affairs.
The house welt into committee of the whole
on the bill to continue in force for a further
time the first section of the act further to- pro-
tect the commerce and seamen ofthe u. States
against the Barbary powers. This ifAposes
the duty called the Mediterranean fund.- The
bill was agreed to without debate in commit
tee of the whole, and was ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading On Friday
When the bill to protect the American sea-
men and commerce againi1 the Rarbary pow
ers was first before the houj blRny years ago.
objection was made to the ADOPT Of the biz,
which objection was, howev4r, overruled
Indeed it is strange that sucMa tile sho be
given to an act laying an additional duty.
MIR. Bigelow to day when the. bill was before
the house, cnquired Of the chairman of the
committee of ways and means whether the
appropriation was still intended for those OBJ
jects. Mr.. Bacon said it was of little consey
Iquence what was the title of the bill; the mo-
ID, might be substantially appropriated to
the defence ofour commerce against Bar5ary
powers though not in the Mediterranean
the Speaker laid before the house a memo
rial and petition OF a committee appointed by
the officers and soldiers lately engaged in the
expiaition under Gov. Harrison, praying for
indemnifcation BY land bounties and other
wise for losses of horses, for wages, &c He
also laid before the house the memorial of
the Indiana legislative council on the same
subject. Both were referred to the select
committee to whom was referred the late mes
sage of the President on that subject
Mr.. Poiadertsr offered the following Re
solution: Resolved, That the committee of
ways and means be instructed to enquire into
the expectancy of prohibiting by law the cor
poration of the city of Orleans from exacting
u
craft descending the river Mississippi, having
on board articles growth or manufacture of
the United States or such articles of foreign
growth or manufacture as have been regularly
imported into the u States.
The house adjourned at 3 o'clock. to meet