Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-02

| 70 the committee ct elections
The Speaker, laid before the House
report from the commissioner of The
general land Office, covering reports re
lat,ve ts public lands in the District o
Ksskaskias. Referred 60 the committee
IN the public lands.
The committee of ways and means
| had leave TO SIT during the sitting oflhe
House
Mr.. Robertson offered the folio wing q:
Resolved, That the committee OF
commerce and manufactures be instruc,
ed to enquire Into tbs expectancy of es
tabllshing port oil entry and delivery
at THE town of Mobile, in the Asslssip2,
Territory, and that they have leave To
report BY bill or otherwise Adopted. $
The House in committee of the wnoit,
Mr.. Nelson in the Chair, on the petition
OF George Richards.
NJ. Grosvenor offered the following ::
Resolved, That George Richards be adj
nltted on the floor of this House as a
stenosra pher, aud that the Speaker DC
requested to Ign hin a.place thereon
Mr.. Clay rose and stated bis reasons
for not admitting Mr. Richards and ano.
her arpicant-He declared he ad been
governed solely byya regard to the con
venIence of the members
Mr., Grosvcnor then pointed out a s!
fuatisn where he thought The p tiionlr
might be accommodated without iacor-
veniencc. and on that ground rested his
hopes that the resolution might be a.
}cpted. y
Mr CASTOR, and several other gentle
men delivered lhelr sentiments in de.
sultory manner, sonlc 10: and others a
sainst the resolution.
Mr Eppcs after some observations in
whIchNe expressed his un~iilingn.ss 10
lcQIsla!e Oh this particular subject, de.
clared his Willingness to vote cor reso-
luton, making provision far the accom-
modation Of additional stenographers on
the A,rr OF the House.
Mr. G:osyenor acceded to the pro
posed modification, and withdrew his &C.
solution snd suhs,i tuted the following:
Resai0ed, That provision ought to be-
made for ,hs accommodation Of addition.
al stonographers on the floor Of the
House
Mr. Stockton moved to amend the re
seiulion by lattlng the additional num-
ber to t@o. Negaived.
The rcso utIon was then aloplsd-
ayes 95.
The ccma.i'tec rose reported tho re.
solution. ht question on concurring,
was, On motion u MIR Lewis, ordered t"
be taken by ayes and neos
MI Sybrrt renewed the motion made
by Mir. Stockt In committee OF the
who t. AMEND the resolution BY ln-
serting the woro "two," so rs to limu
the additional! nuD,be: 10 two.
Mr.. Gholsoa u1oyea GEindehnite pest
Ponesf,en,. On siNn question ,ne syes
and noes were ordered.
NJ. lnso, sell moved that it lie or the
tabe.
Mr.. Roberts moved an adjournment.
2auved---&rc 6S, noes IS.
the mctior to' lis lying on the table
was then saiiveA--ayss 90.
The question was then taken On indie
finite posiponemcal--and was, yeas Z l.,
nays 81.
An adjournment was called for and
pcgativsd--a ca
The question ,hon REQUIRED OF MIR.
Sybcr,'s aGienGment. 1t was Ecgalycd
Mr. Bl5b moved to amend the res ill.,
ZION reported by tie committee eli the
whole, by striking cut tie words Is on
the Rtor or the Hou$e"
MIR Roberts moved to amend the a.
lhendment by inserting n lieu of the
!, words proposed to be stricken out,
Z" 4puhin Ink gallery Of the House :"
Mr. Calhoun moved that the House
adjourn. Carried.
TUESDAY, June |.
MIR. p1etentcd the petition
Of Joshua Sweeny and - Osborne, the
tormera captain and the at,ei~a corpu-
rel in the 2o,h regiment Of detached MI
htia OF The state OF New York * y GU
ed at the battle Of Quee ston, prayn & .
PEI sion. Referred TO the committee OF
claims.
Mr. presented the petition
Of - Brooks, praying compensate
for Revolutionary services. Referred 10
tho committee OF claims.
Mr., Goldsboroogh presented the pc
ti,on Of - RoXburg and Elizabeth
Roxburg, heirs OF sjor RoxbuI g, pray
Ing The renewal Of a final settler ent Ger
ifcate which has been lost. Referred
TO the committee OF claims.
Also the petition OF Henry Harris a
revolutionary soldier, playing pension.
Referred to the secretary OF WI.
Mr.. Dawson presented the petiuon
OF John Thompson. Referred to the
committee OF claims.
The Speaker laid before the house
report from the secretary OF war cover
ing list of the pensioners of tho Urih,e