Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-12
Congress Of The United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY,, February II, 1912.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
TUEsDA7, February II, 1912.
REPORTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr.. Scybent presented the petition Of the
assigbees OF siessrs. Buckieys Of Philadelphia
PRAYING The issuing of certain debeutnres.
Referred to the Committee of Commerce and
Manufactures.
Mr.. Randolph presented the petition of
Augustus WATSON, of Virginia pray ing COM
pensation for horse which died while in the
service OF government on the Western expt-
dition Referred to the Committee of Claims
The Speaker laid on the table, the assent
of the state OF Georgia to the proposed amend
ment of the Constitution, DISTINGUISHING such
persons as may accept titles of nobility sc.
Mr. Newton from, the Committee of Com
mcrce and Manufactures to which was refer
red the Eli from the Senate for enrolling and
licensing steamboats,, reported the same with
out amendment. 1t was read second time
and referred t. a cornmittee Of the whole
House.
Mr.. Williams from the committee on Mill,
tary affairs, reported d bill for arnlng the mi
litia of the L. States. Read twice and refer
red to a com nittee Of The whole House, and
made the order Of The day for tomorrow.
Mr.. Williams offered the following reso(u-
ton: Resolved thar the committee appointed
on so much of tbs message of the President
as relates to military affairs, be directed to en-
quire into the expcdiency Of enlarging the
armories ofthe United States, and establishing
new ones and that they have leave to report
by biz or otherwise. Adopted,
Mr.. Wright from the select committee
appointed on the peti ion OF Arthur St Clair,
reported Dili for ms relei. Read twice and
referred to a committee I'll the whole House.
The House went into committee of the
Whole Mr.. Nelson lii the chair, on a bill tor
the relief OF board OF Commissioners West
of Pearl River The committee went through
the bin and reported it to the House. The
House struck out the Cd clause aud ordered it
to be ehgiossed for third reading to-mor-
row.
Committee of the Whole Mr.. Bassctt in
llhe chair, on bill for the benefit of Christie
/! pher Miller. The committee reported the
F.! Dill without amendment and the house ordered
I, it to be engrossed and read thlrc time to-
| morrow.
| Committee Of the whole, Mr.. Desha in the
| chair, on bill relating to marriage licenses
I
ton of the money arising thorefron.
| Mr.. Dawson moved To sirike out the first
I section. THIS motion gave rise TO considers
| Die desuitory debate, and WAS carried AZ III
| The affirmative, 50 negative. The committee
| rose and reported the Dill as amendee. The
/ house look up tue report and coucuried there
| III.
| Committee Of the whole, Mr. Lewis in the
! cilair, on the report ot the committee o
! claims on the petition Of John Murray. The
PRAYER OF the petition Is tor the renewal o
certain certificates which hal. been mlslald ant
no, iouAd till after the statute OF limitation
! took place. The report is nniavorabie TO the
petitioner.
NJ. Gholson, Mr.. Minor and others, spoke
in opposition TO The report OF tie committee
| Mr. Stanford moved that the conlilIttce
rise, report progress, and ask leave to SIT a
! gam, for the purpose Of taking up the resolu
ton Recommending, the propflety OF repeating
the statute OF limitations. Motion agreed to
The house then went into Committee OF the
iwtoie on the report OF the committee o
claims, relative TO the petition OF Resinann;
and others, and the statute OF limitations
debate took lace on several points, watch
I was difficult TO understand, and the committee
finally passed q resolution lnstrucung tn'
committee oi claims to report to the house al
the evidence which may be adduced III sup
port OF claims referred to them
j Adjourned,
NORFOLK, February <.
FROM LISBON.