Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-19
THURSDAY MORNING, March 10.
"To sHEW
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"
Congress Of the United STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, G9arch l8, 1912.
TREpoRTED FOR THIS GAZETTE. I

Man, OF Providence, praying permission to
import quantity of hardware and cutlery
goods from Great Britain, ordered and pur-
chased previous to the issuing the presidents
proclamation. Referred to tie committee Of
the whole house, to whom has been referred
the bill to authorizes the Importation of goods,
wares and merchandise unuer certain circum-
stances from Great Britain, her colonies and
dependencies.
Mr.. Smile presented the petition of -
Penrose of Pennsylvania, respecting some land
in the territory OF Louisiana. Referred to the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. B;lrwcll from the select committee to
which was referred the memorials of Peter
Landais, made an unfavorabIe report on the
same, il which the house concurred.
A bill from, the Senate, altering the time OF
holding the Circuit Courts for the first Dis
trict, was read first and second time and re-
ferred TO a select committee Of three.
A bill from the Senate for carrying into e.
feet an act Of the state OF Maryland, granting
lottery for the benefit of the Canal i'll the
City OF Washington, was read first and Sc
cond time, and referred to committee OF
the whole house, and made the order Of the
day for Monday next.
A message from the Senate wss read, in
sisging on their amendments to the bill respect
ing the naval establishment, and proposing a
conference. The house appointed commit
tee of three for that purpose.
The Senate returned the Joint resolution
respecting digest of the arts and nanufac-
lures OF the United States, with an amendment,
in which the house concurred.
An cngrossed bill from the Senate with the
amendments made thereto by the House,
were read third time and passed.
The bill altering and establishing certain
Post Offices and Post Roads, as reported by
the Committee Of the Whole house yesterday,
was taken up and after some discussion re-
committed to the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads.
The House went into committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. Bassett in the chair, on a bill pro-
viding for the admission Of the new State Of
Louisiana into the Union.
On motion of Mr.. poindexter new Sec
ton was introduced, providing for annexing
a part of West Florida to the new State On
certain conditions.
Various other amendments were proposed,
when On motion the committee rose, reported
progress, and had leave to sit again.
The House in committee ofthe whole, Mr..
Stanford III the chair, took up the amendments
reported by select committee, to the bill
from, the Senate, making further provision for
the corps of Engineers. The amendments
were all adopted, and the committee rose and
reported them to the House.
Mr.. Williams moved to amend the bill by
vesting 10 the President the right to designate
the place where the Military School shall be
kept.
Mr. Mitchell and Mr.. Gold spoke in oppo-
sition to the amendment. Mr.. Gold moved to
reconmit the bill to a committee of the whole
House.
An adjournment was called for and carried.
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Capt. Lexington arrived at Boston last week
from Europe. His vessel, the Catherine, on
a fair and legal voyage, withample documents