Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-03-06

Of Massachusetts, praying leave TO impor
| Plaster OF Paris. Referred to committee o
/ the whole house, To whom was referred th'
/ bill reported by the committee OF commerce
and manufactures.
| MIR Newton from the committee of com
merce and manufactures, made an untayora
| bic report on the petition of Fontaine Murray
! Of New York, in which the house concurred
| Mr. Bacon from the committee of ways anc
means, to whom was referred the amendment.
of the senate to the bill making appropriation
/ for the support of government for the yeal
| 1872, mace report in which they recon-
mend concurrence. Referred to commit
tee Of tie whole house, and made the order
for this day The bill and amendments were
subsequently gone through and agreed to.
BIr Gold moved the following Resolved
that committee be appointed to enquire VINE
| ther any and il any what alterations are he
cessary in the judicial system of the United
States, and that they have leave to report b,
bill or otherwise. Adopted, and COMMITTED
of appointed.
| Mr.. Eassett called for the consideration o
the resolution which he laid On the table OF
Friday last, relative to amending the rules
| and orders of the house, SO as to make it ne
cessary that majority of the house shoalt
caA for the previous question before it be put
Agreed to.
An engrossed bill providing Cor the accom-
modaion of the general post office and paten
office was read third time and passed
| An engrosscd bill for the relief of the off
GERS anu soldiers who served in the late cam
paign onthe Wabash, was read third tim,
| and passed.
An engrossed bill Incorporating the trus
tees Of the Georgetown Lancaster School So
ciety, was read third time and passed.
House in committee of the whole, MIR
STAFFORD in the chair, on bill supplemental
ry to an act to raise an additional military
force The committee rose and reported tht
bill with amendments, one of which provide,
that all officers of equal grade except genera
officers, appointed during the present session
OF Congress, shall rank as if their commits
sions were dated on the same day. This
House laid it on the table
House in committee of the Whole, Mr. Bas
set in the chair, on the report of the commit
tee of Ways and Means on the sub iect of Re
venue and bill authorising loan Tie com
n,ittee took up the bill Mr. Bacon moved te
fill the blank with 100000 dollars and tc
make it irredeemable for ~ years. The com
mlttee rose and reported the bill thus amend
ed-the house concurred and ordered it 10 a
third reading by ayes and Yeas So
Nays Is.
This bill provides that the Banks in the
District may loan the government as much
money as they may deem expeaient, any tiiing
in their charters to the contrary notwitilstar,d
iug-Adjourned.
February 25.
Mr Brigham presented the petition of a
revolutionary solaier praying relief Refer
red 70 the committee of claims.
MIR Widgery presented similar petition
Referred as above
Mr.. Pitkin presented the petition of Stephen
Fellows, praying an increase of pension.
Dir. Pitkln 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
expectancy OF making provision by law for
encreaains the pensions of such officers, non
commissioned officers and soldiers, now or
tie pension list, or that may hereafter be
placed on 1t, wasn it shall satisfactorily ap
pear that they have, from known wounds re
eelved inthe revolutionary war, been render
Ell totally unable 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 sta e that they are
engaged IN the manufacture of metal button.
and wooden clocks, and that it is absolutel
necessary to the prosecution of that business
that permission should be granted. Refenec
to the committee of commerce and manufac
lures.
Mr.. Gholson from the committee of claims
reported bill to continue in force an act fol
the relief of persons disabled by knowr
wounds received in the revolutionary war
Read twice and referred to a committee of the
whole house.
DIR. Gholson from the same committee
made an unfavorable report on the petition o