Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-21
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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Tuesday, Jolly 20
Mr.. Eppes from the committee o.
| ways and means, repsrted the bill fo'
the relief of the owners of the ships
Good Friends, Amazon and the United
States without amendment, and 1t was
referred to the committee of the whole
House for tomorrow.
MIR. Fisk, from the committee OF cleo
tons, made report in part, which was
ordered TO lie en- the table.
MIR. Pitkin, from tue select committee
to whom was referred the Dill from the
Senate, concerning suits and costs in the
courts of the United States, reported
the same with some amendments, which
were concurrcd in by the House.
The bill was subsequently read third
time and passed.
MIR Ingersoll, Mr.. Davenport, Mr..
Harris, Mr., Murfree and Mr.. lngbam
had leave of absence.
TbeHouse in committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Moore in the chair, on bill for the
relief of John ]. Dufour & his associates.
The committee rose, reported the bill
aud the House ordered il to third read
ing to-norroe.
An engros.ed bill giving further time
for registering claims to land in the dis
trict of A,kansaw, in the territory OF
Missouri, and for other purposes, was
read third time and passed.
An engrossed bill TO amend and ex-
plain the act regulating pensions to per-
sons on board private armed ships, was
read third time and passed.
An engrossed bill for the relief of D.
Henley WAS read third time and pass
ed.
The house in committee of the whole
Mr.. Macon in the chair, on bill con.
corning invalid pensioners.
While this bill was under considera-
ton message was received from the
President OF the United States, when
the committee of the whole house rose
and reported progress and had leave to
sit again.
The message being declared of a con-
fdential nature the doors were closed &
remained So a short time.
Mr.. Benson from the JOINT committee
appointed on the subject, reported
bill fixing the time of meeting Of the
next congress. The bill proposes the
lst Monday in December next
The biz was read first and second
time.
Mr.. Benson moved to amend the bill
by substituting the ist Monday in No
vember, instead OF the LIST Monday IN
December. NcgatiSed.
The SD Mond.r in November was
then proposed. Negatived
Mr. Rhea proposed the last Monday
In November. -Negatlved.
The bill WIS then ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time.
Mr.. Calhoun called for the consider
alton Of the Report of the committee Of
of foreign relations Oh the message ot
the President of the u. s On this ques-
ton the ayes agd noes were called, and
were, ! cas- 81, Nays7A.
The House il committee OF the whole.
Mr.. breckenridge in the chair, on Dill
from the Senate for the remis sion or
certain duties 10 the Pennsylvania Aca-
dcsiy OF tine arts.
The committee rose and reported the
bin, and it was ordered 10 third read
iGg this day-lt was then read third
time and passed.
The House again resolved itself into
a committee of the Whole, Mr.. Aston
10 the chair, or the Pension Bill.
The Committee rose aud reported the
bill with amendments and the House
concurred. aud ordered it to De c2gros-
sed and read third time tomorrow.
The House in commiuee OF the
Whole, MIR. Dawson in the chair, OIL d
bill for the relief OF the officers and crew
of tho late United States brig Vixen.
The Committee rose aud reported the
bill, and the House ordered 1t 10 third
| reading tomorrow.
The House in committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Breckenridge in the chair,
on bill from the Senate for the relief
oil Elisha }. Winner.
The committe rose and reperted thir
agreement TO the amendment made by
the committee of Claims, and the House
CONQUERED, and it vas ordered to third
! reading tomorrow.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 10.
One of the Editors returned from