Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-13
Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, March ls, 1912.
REPORTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.

REPORTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
MIR. Newton presented the petition of the
Pilots OF the District of Columbia, praying
THE passage ola law authorizing them to col
lect Pilotage in the District Of Columbia. Re-
ferred to the committee on the District of Co.
lumbia.
Mr.. Little offered the following: Resolved
that the committee on Pos: Offices and Post
Roads be instructed to bring in kiIl author
| Using the conveyance by mail free of Postage,
| the message offhe President with the accom-
lpanying documents.
Mr.. Rhea was opposed to the passage Of
the Resolution he deemed it unnecessary 1t
was subsequently, Withdrawn by the moyer.
The Speaker laid before the house state
mcnt of the emoluments of the officers Of the
Customs for the year 1911. Referred to the
committee of Ways and Means and ordered
| to be printed
On motion of Mr.. Gholson the report of the
Comn,ittee of Claims on the petition of Jared
Shattuck was was recommitted to that COM
inittee
Mr. Harper offered the following ReselY-
I, ed that a committee be appointed TO enquire
into the state of the Public Printing for the
house OF Representatives, and report such re.
guiations for the same as they deen expedient
! Adopted and committee of three appointed
! An cngrossed bill repeating the 10th section
of the act Incorporating the late Bank Of the
U. States, was read a third time and passed
Mr.. Mitchill after making some preistosy
remarks, offered the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. OF the u. States of America In
Congress assembled two thirds of both hous-
es deeming it necessary, that the following
articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the
| several states as ar amendment to the consti-
tuition Of the y. States, which when ratified
| by three fourths OF the said Legislatures, ilall
be valid to all intents and purposes as part OF
the Constitution to wit.
| The Sentence consisting OF the words, " no
tax or duty Shall be laid on articles exported
from any stste,' in the ninth section of the
| first article Of the Constitution, is hereby re-
| pcaled And in the place thereof be inserted
tao following Congress shall have power to
lay and collect taxes, duties * inposts as we'll
upon exports as impcrts."
| MIR. Hall called for the consideration of his
Resolution laid ON the table some days since
| Authorizing the states to furnish articles CT
clothing &c. in payment Of taxes. The house
irelusel to consider it.
Tie house in committee os the Whole, re-
sumed the consideration of the unfinished
business Of yesterday, the bill admitting the
Mississippi Territory into the Union as a
| state
| On motion OF Mr.. Poindeyter section was
substituted in lieu Of the % section of the bill,
| fixing the boundary OF the state SO as to en-
brace that part ofthe Country Of West Florida
| which has been taken possession of uader the
| Proclamation of the president Of the L, STATES
On notion of Mr. Clay Speaker provi-
| so was added to the section which leaves the
question of title to that country open to future
negotiation.
| Several other amendments were made and
blanks filled, when the committee rose and
reported the bill, and the house adjourned.