Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-30
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| Rehorted for the Alexandria Gn,ttie ]

FRIDAY, January 80.
Mr.. Key presented the petition of
a number of Miliers Of Montgomery
County Md. praying modification
in the patent law passed for the bene-
fit of .. Evans. Referred to the
Committee of Commerce and Manu-
features.
Mr.. Cheves from the Committee
Of Ways and Means. reported bill
for the relief Of sundry importers of
goods from the British Doninipns.
read twice and referred to commit
tee of the whole House.
Mr.. Gholson from the Commit
tee Of Claims reported bill Tor the
relief Of John Dillon, which was
twice read and referred to COM
mittee Of the whole House.
Mr.. Grundy, from thc committee
on foreign relations. made a report
on the subject Of our foreign rela-
tons. accompanied with a bill for
the regulation Of seamen on board
the pu6tic eessels and in the merchant
serrice Of 'he United SFates, which
was twice read and referred 10 a
committee Of the whole for Wedues-
day next.
The report was ordered to lie Oil
the table and be printed.
Mr.. ID X. Williams moved that
5000 copies he printed. Carried,
Mr.. poindexter, from a select
committee. reported bill aulhoris
ing the appointing Of additional OIL
GERS for the respective territories OF
the United States. Read twice and
referred to committee Of The whole
house for Monday next.
Mr.. M'Kee. from the select COM
mittee appointed TO enquire what a,
mendmenfs are necessary to the act
for the government Of the territory
Of Missouri. mad a renort on 'na'
subject. which concluded with the
following resolution:
RssoIpsd, That the act entitled An
act sorthe government u 'ns 'e'ii-
tory of Missouri. requires no amend
ment. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Hampstead, from select
committee, made a report OG :hs
,cti,;cn Of Daniel Boone. ~hi,h ~as
favorable. Referred to a committee
NJ the whole house.
r,,. Kent offered the following:
Resolved. That the committee of
WAYS and means be- instructed to en-
ouire into the expedicncy of remi,
tug the penalties Of the non import
,tion law in favor ofall imnortations
of Plaster Of Paris. which may be
made. whether in neutral or Ameii-
can vessels.
Mr.. Baker advocatedits adoption.
Mr.. Blae,;ledse opposed il.
Mr.. M'Kim followed Oh the same
side.
The question on agreeing to tie
resolution. was decided h, ayes and
noes as follows-Yeas 81. Nays rs.
An cnsrossed bill for the re'iti, of
Royal Converse was read a fhifd
time and passed.
A hill from the Senate, " to re-
v;ye and ccntinne in force an act de-
clarire the dissent Of ConSres to an
..t Of tbe State of Georgia. was read
twice and referred to a committee of
the whole house.
The House resumed the consider
.,;on If the bill for arming and e.
ouipping the militia 9th q. s. and
for chasing the same. -,
Mr. Fitch laoyed to strike out all
the Hill from the 9Th section. The
mart proposed to be stricken trio! out re-
fers to chasing the militia.
Mr.. Ely advocated the motion.
Mr.. Williams opposed it.
It was nega,ived by ayes and noes
80 fol,ows-Ycss is, Nays 65.
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend tho
,,h section by striking out the "orl
8. nine" and Inserting "six,' as the
,erm Of serviee-Carried.
Mr.. Talmadge mcved 10 amend
the hill 50 as to eontine the powers
~ the President in calling out the
Militia to those effects provided TOT
nv the Constitution. Nesat,ved.
y rhe bill was then ordered to q
third reading tomorrow,
MIR. Randolph from tue Comm!
tee appointed to wait on n, the ne rev 'sao.
lent of the u. States, with the reso-
lation calling FOR roll of officers