Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-26
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
T Reported for the Alerandria Gazette
"WEDNESDAY, November IS.

NT. ClOtHStt anu oi'' NA 49, -
scented petitions Oh the subject OF British
goods imported. Referred to the cosn-
mittee Of ways and means.
Mr.. Gholson from the committee
Of claims, reported bill tor the
relief of Garsard Shattuek, which was
tmice read. and refer, ed to committee
of the whole House for Monday next.
Mr.. Lewis, from the comnittse on the
District Of COLUMBIA, reported bill ma
king an appropriation for building Jail
in the county of Alexandra. & for other
purposes. Read twice, and committed
TO q committee Of the whole House Tor
te-rsorrow.
Mr. Chcves from the committee OF
WAYS and means, made the following
REPORT
The committee Of ways and means to
whom wa. referred 50 much OF the pre-
siient's message of the 4,h instant as
relates TO the late importations OF Brl.
fish s,anufactures-also the petitions OF
sundry merchants OF New York, &c
ali PRAYING for the remission OF penalties
and forfeitures incurred by thc'S as inn
porters OF British manufactures,
REPORT-That that they have be-
slowed on the subjecta degree OF atten-
lention proportinned to its Importance.
That they have in the present mvosu-
CATION confined themselves TO the cases
OF importa,iors directly from the Un!ted
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
and that the result Of thei" oxannatlon
aid enquiries will be found
LIST In correspondence with the
Secretary oil the Treasury.
Cd. In detailed examlrailon OF com
ait.ees Of merchants from Boston, New
York, Philade phia and Baltimore, and
souc accompanying documents,
Sd. In statement m=dc by Mr.. Rus
sell, late charge dos affairss at the court
of London, who, Ut the request OF the
committee was 50 obliging as to attend
them and give Ibis state'neot.
That OF, review Of the whole subject
4hc committee are of opinion, that the
secretary Of the treasury has tutl power
To remit or mitigate the pen"ltiss ard
forfeilures Incurred, should an intefpo-
sition in either way be Called tor bs the
circumstances of the case, and there
fore recommend that it DC
Resolved. That it is iaexpedlent to
legislate upon the subject, AID that tho
petitions with the accompanying docn-
rents be referred to the Secretary sf
TIC Treasury.
Referred to committee Of the whole
House for Monday next, and ordered 10
be printed.
Mr. Lewis from the committee on the
district er Columbia, reported bill 70
Incorporate Fire Insurance Company
in the Town of Alexandria, in the DIS
trict OF Columbia. Read twice and GEM
mit,ed TO committee OF the whole
house for Monday.
Mr.. Bas.c,t from the committee on
naval affairs, asked and obta,nea leave 10
report two bills-one for the increase OF
the Navy-the other OH the subject Oh
Naval Pensions. These bills Will pro-
badly be reported On Friday.
Tie house in committee Of the whole
Mr.. breckenridge in the chair, on the
resolution reported by the committee on
naval affairs, for giving gold medal to
capt. HUI, sc. re-
The committee filed the blank (for
compromising the officers and men With
100 900 dollars, rose aud reported the
resolution, ard it was laid on the table
for the purpose of having the acco'npa
nying documents psintea'
On motion of Mr., Williams, It wa:
ordered that when the house ADJOURN II
adjourn till Friday next.
The house 10 committee OF the whole
Mr.. Nelson IN The chair on bill con
corning the territorial * district Judge:
of the u. States.
Some amendments were made to Tux
bin and the committee rose and report
ed It. and the house concnrred and or
aered it to be engressed, and read
third time en- Friday.
Adjourned.