Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-03

Gen Roxbury, which has been lost
Referred to the committees Of claims. /
Mr.. M'Kim presented the petition Of
a number o! the merchants of Baltimore,
subscribers to the lste Loan to the y.
S. stating that great Inconvenience re-
suits from the Office of Commissioner
of Loans beiag kept at Annapolis, and
praying that it may be removed to Bal
timore. Referred to select committee
Of three.
Mr.. Gnldsborough presented the Pc
tition Of John Murray, praying the pay
ment Of certain Lean Office Certificates,
which had been lost and again fonnd -
Referred to the committee OF claims.
r. AIR. Wilson presented the petition OF
Eleanor Brown, PRAYING the rens"ai Of
certain loan Office certificates which have
been lost. Referred to the committse
OF claims:
Mr. Morrow, from the committee on
the public lands, made favorable report
on sundry petitions reterrsd to them,
praying tor an extension CT the time OF
payment to tho purchasers OF public
lands, and for subdiviling the quarter
sections and reducing the price of the
public lands, which was read and COM
mitted to a committee of the whole
House for Friday.
The committee recommend that IN
future the public lands be sold in tracts
eff Eighty Acres when required, that
the price of the public land. be reduced
to one dollar and twenty-five cents, and
that All extension OF credit be given t"
those who are indebted fol- land OF two
years.
Mr. D. R. Williams from the COM
mi!tee on military affairs reported a Dill
supplementary to all act making pro'i-
sion for armiog and squipplng the whole
body of the militia Of the United States.
Read twice and committed to sorrrnit-
tee of tho whole house for Manday next.
Mr.. Fisk from tie ssfect committee
reported dill for altering the time and
place Of holding ths circuit AID district
courts in the state Of Vermont Resd
twice and ordered to be cDgro>sed and
read third time Tomorrow.
Al cngrossed bill to Incorporate
Fire Insurance Company in the town
of Alexandria was read thi:d time ana
passed.
The HOUSE. in committee Of the whsle,
Mr.. Bas4ett in the chair on tho report
OF the committee of ways and means on
so much Of the presidents message as
relates to the late importation OF British
manufactures.
III vii! be recollected the committee
reported in favor of rai;rrins the ,aer-
chants for relief to The secretary oi the
treasury.
When the questien was stated BY the
chairman far agreeing with tbs conn
nittae in The resolution reps"tsd. Nj.
Chcves the ehsiranan al ine cernmiuoe
rose aad said, IS he lad sot agreed with
The majority Of the committee IN the
report just read, it would therefore de-
'solre on one Of that majority to give a.
exposition oGthsir views on the subject.
Mr.. johnson, one Of the majority,
rose and stated that he WIS not preps'sd
at That late hoar to enter into the sab
jcct in such manner As he could wish,
he therefore moved that tse committee
rise, report progress and ask leave to
sit again. Carried.
On motan Of Mr.. Harper the reso'
luton offered by MIR. Newton yesterday
was taken up, and on the question, vii!
tho house now consider the resolution
tie ayes and noes were taken and ware
yeas SO, nays So. The Speaker gave
his vole in the negative, so the HOUSE
again refused to consider it.
Germ Of CT letter from Cant. Jones,