Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-11

/ NJ FISK o. vermont, MI. Gho'soD.
| Mr.. King OF Massachusetts, Mr. Pick
c.s, Mr.. Vose, Mr. Comstock and Mr.
Anderson
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
| o. m1ts2u Il Mr.. Taylor, Of N York,
| the Horsr cesoived Itself into commit /;
tee of the whole on the stale of the u
! a. on, Mr. Macon in the chair /;
And the message of the President
Yesterday, referred 10 said committee,
vas taken into consideration.
The said message having been read,
tae following resolutions were moved
by Mr. Taylor, and severaiy agrecdto
without debate:
|. Resetved, That so much of the
| Pr sideT's Message as relates to our
! Foreign Affairs, be referred to Select
Committee.
3 That So much as relates to Military
Affairs, be referred to Select Commit.
&c.
3 That so much as relates to N wal
Aafa;rs, be referred to Sslect Con-
itlec.
4. That so much asrelales 10 our Re-
venue, DE referred to the committee Of
Ways and Means.
s. Tbat so mach as relates to a Re-
,i,ion ofthe Militia Laws, be referred TO
q Select Comnittee.
That so much as relates to the Re
,alaton by our Government Of tae pro-
cecdings of the Enemy contrary 10 the
Legitimate modes of warfare, Dc refer.
red to Select Committee
Mr.. Clay, of K rntuczy (Speaker) re.
marked that the resolutions adopted ap
Dcared 10 embrace ail the pr,uclpai toe
PITS adverted to in the message, with
the exception of one Which had no doubt
escaped the gcniena,,'s observation.
Enc subject to which he referred was
embraced in the following resolution,
which Mr.. Clsy offered for consldera
ton:
6 Resolved, That so much OF the
Message of the President as relates to
the expectancy of such legal provisions
as NAV supply the defects, or remove
inc doubts 81 the executive authority to
allow to the cruizers of other powers at
war with enemies of the u States,
such use of the American po.,s and
markets as may correspond With the pri-
vileges allowed by sAch powers to A
nerican citizens, De referred to select
committee.
Mr.. Taylor remarked, that he had not
overlooked this important recommends
.Ion, out had supposed It would TALL
within the province OF the committee
ON naval affairs; IN as much as its de
Jared object was TO give our vessels
of war, public and private. the requisite
advantage in their crulzes," and appear
ed to him therefore properly subject
TOR their examination.
Mr.. Clay observed, in reply, that, if
il belonged to any of the committees
proposed in the revolutions Just agreed
to, it appeared to him to belong to the
committee of Foreign Relations, the
object being reciprocation to foreign
power of certain privileges in eur ports
which il granted to US on It's part. Ii
vas at least doubtful To which commit
tee II properly belonged, and it wouio
therefore De better to refer it to a spe-
cial cominittee,
Mr. Taylor withdrew his opposition
to the motion and
1t was agreed TO-
The committee then rose and report
ed the resolutions to the house, which
were concurred IN, and the committees
ordered Il De appointed accordingly.
On motion of Mr.. Wheaton, a ballot
was ordered to be held at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow, for . Chaplain on the part of
this house.
And the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. 9.
A number Of private petitions we're
presented and referred.
Mr.. King Of (Mass.) calla for the
consideration of the resolution offered
b, him some days, proposing an altera-
tonin the mode of appointing the com
mittee of elections. The house agreed
to take i,up.
Mr. Grundy wished the gentleman to.
state some reasons, why the present
mode Of designating the committee OF
elections should be changed.
Mr., King stated his reasons in sum.
mary ways