Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-24
Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A1oaDA1, March %, 1912.

300 90 + HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
AoaDA4, March %, 1912.
TREpoRTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr.. Minor presented the petition of Smith
700 90 s. Montgomery and others, praying permission
to import certain goods from Great Britain,
ordered prior to the issuing of the Presidents
proclamation. Referred to the committee of
80 90 the whole to which had been referred similar
petitions
Mr. Gholson from the committee of claims
made an unfavorable report on the petition
of the heirs of Beaumarchais. Referred to
80 90 committee of the whole house, and made
the order of the day for Monday next.
Mr. Cheves from the committee of con-
ference, appointed ON tho, disagreeing votes of
the two houses ON the navy bill, made report,
which was laid on the table.
50 90 MIR. Richardson and Mr.. Summons had
leave of absence-the former from Saturday
next, and the latter from tomorrow, till the
end of the session.
Mr.. Wright from the committee on militia
ioo ~ ny affairs reported bill to organise and
bsh corps of artifCers. Read twice and
referred to committee of the whole house.
An eugrossed bill making provision for
,oo 90 certain persons claiming land under the
al acts making provision for the refugees from
the British provinces of Canada and Nova
Scotia was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Ridgeley offered the following Re-
solved, That the Secretary of the Treasury,
be directed to lay before this House state
ment showing the quota payable by such state
of the direct tax laid by the act Untitled " an
200 90 act to lay and collect direct tax within the
U. States.'-The amount of said tax that has
900 90 been paid into the Treasury from each state
respectively and the respective sums and
dates of payment-the expences In each state
of collecting said tax--the losses that have
| been sustained in each state and the causes
thereof-and the balance of each states quota
WV " of said taxes now due. Ordered lie On the
table by the casting vote of the Speaker.
House in committee of the whole, Mr.. Ma
con in the chair on bill for exchanging with
the Ursuline Nuns certain lot of ground in
the city of New Orleans. The committee
QUO w rose and reported the bill, aud the House
dered it to be engrossed and read third time
tomorrow.
House in committee of the whole, Mr.
Nelson in the chair, on a bill Incorporating
the Trustees of Washington College. The
committee and reported the bill, and the
900 90 house ordered it to be engrossed and read
third time tomorrow.
House in committee of the whole, Mr. La
cock in the chair on bill for the relief Of
Elisha Winters; after short debate the COM
naittee rose, reported progress and had leave
to sit again.
House in committee of the whole Mr.
i'o W Lewis in the chair, report Of the COM
b i 20 nittee of claims on the petition of VIM. Hub
we lei bell-the report recommends the allowance
stances, of part of his claim and che rejection of the
Thasa remainder.
tier ac- The report agreed to- the committee
doubt rose, reported it to the house, tbs house con-
"hsui' Cured and reeommitted the first resolution
a,1; to the committee of claims with instructions
ecoIlec- to report bill in conformity thereto.
LIBERATED Adjourned.
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