Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-16

state Of New-York, made a repor,
which concluded with recommending
that the memorialists have leave tc
Withdraw their papers, which was con.
curred in by the House.
| On motion Of Mr.. Bassett the House
took up for consideration the report OF
the committee on navalaffairs OH the a.
mendments Of the Senate to the bill con.
Corning letters Of marque, prizes and
prize goods. The committee reccnSk
mend disagreement to tho amend.
ments of the Senate The House con-
Cured in the report of the committee,
and appointed a committee Of confer
ence on their part of three members.
Mr.. Robertson offered the following
Resolved, That the Committee on the
public lands be directed to enquire into
the expediency of authorising the regis
ter of the land Office at New Orleans,
and the register of the land office at
Opelousas, espectively, for the Eastern
and Western Districts in the state OF
Louisiana, to receive additional evidence
on claims to land which have been re-
iected by the boards oe commissioners
in the districts, and of authorizing the
registers and receivers of public mo-
mics Of the said land Offices to recon-
slider and decide ON the claims in favor
OF which new testimony shall be adj
duccd their decisions however to be
subject to the revision of Congress,
when reported-and that the committee
report by bill or otherwise. Adopted.
a bill from the Senate, supplements
~ to an act entitled an act to provide
for calling forth the militia to execute
the laws of the Union, suppress insur.
rection, and repcl invasions, and to re-
peal the act how in force for those pnr-
poses, was twice read and referred to
the committee on military affairs.
The House in committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Bassott in the Chair, on
bill making certain partial appropria-
tons for the service. of the year 1913.
'Ehe blank for dcfraving the expenscs
Of the MILITARY establishment was filed
with 100000 dollars.
Towards dcfaying the expenses Of
the naval establishment 100000 dol
lars.
The committee rose cod reported the
bill IS amended. and tne house ordered
it to third reading this day.
The house in committce If the whole,
Mr. Nelson in the chair, on the report
of the cnmmi'tec of claims on the peti-
ton of Gerard Shattuck. The report is
accompanied BY bill tor the relief of
Gerard Siia,.uck The committee rose
and reported their agreement to lhe bll,
add the house orG,red it to third scad-
ing to morrow.
Th house in committee Of the whale
Mr.. Desha in the chair on q "sport Ut
tne committee on The Public Lends, on
he petition of nsirber of the inhabi-
a. { of the Mississippi Territory pray
ing IN extension of The pe"i"d for MAX
in, payment f)p the Public Lands.
Aner some tins spent thereon, The
committee rose reported progress aud
bad leave to ST. again.
An en- rrosSed bill making partial APP
propri,t;ous for tne service OF the year
1918, was read a Thrill tine and passed
TIE Delegate from Missouri offered
certain resolutions, which we shall give
in fu;ure paper
On motion it was ordered that when
the House adpurn it adjourn till Mon
day next.
Mr.. Troup from the committee on
milit3rr sruirs reported q recommends.
ton 70 arrcc 20 the amendments made
bv the Senate TO the bill supplementary
to the act entitled an act for the more
pcrfec, organization Of the amy OF the
u. Tho House concurred.
Adjourned.