Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-08
CONGRESS.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| Reported fur hr Hie.randria Gazette.
FRIDAY, Februs,y S.
| The question was taken on striking
nut the first section and negatived by
large m, io,itv.
Mr. Wright moved to strike out the
s'h sectien Of the bill and insert in lieu
hereof the following:
g. .And be it further enacted. That if,
after this act shall 60 into operation, ans
! native or natura!izcd citizen Of the u
States shall be impressed from on board
my ship NJ vessel sailing under the f1ag
OF the United States, or belonging to
any such ship or vessel, on shore, the
President of the United Stat be, and
he is hereby authorised and required to
cause to be SEIZED any seameh of such
nation. from on board apv vessel of such
uation, or In any port of the y. States,
and him place on board some one of the
armed vessels Of the United States and
there keep as a hand, until the Ameri.
can seamen as aforesaid impressed shall
be given up"
Mr. Wrigh. supported his proposition
at some length, on the ground that If q
peace should be the consequence of the
passage of the bill, provision ought
to be made for the protection of our own
seamen, paturalizea az we'll as native.
The proposition was opposed by Mes
sieurs Grundy and Bacon.
Mr. Ridgely moved that the commit
tee of the whole rise, report progress,
and have leave to sit again, which WAS
carried SIS to 40.
And the hJu-e adjourned.
SATURDAY, February s.
Mr.. B:igaam presented the petition
Of Paul and joseph Revere, Of Boston,
manufacturers of copper, praying that
| the same duty NAV be laid on copper
bolts when imported as is imposed on
other manufactured copper. Referred
| To the com nttse Of commerce and ma
| nutactures.
| MIR. Cheeycs from the committee Of
| ways and means, reported bill to re-
! nit the claims of tic U States to GER
tain goods, wares and merchandise cap
| tured by private armed vessels. Refer
red In committee of the whole house
| for Monday next.
Also areport on the petition of Rich.
| ard Mitchell, which concluded with the
following resolution
Resoiped, That the PRAYER of the pc
! ,it;on be not granted. Referred to a
| committee of the whole house for Mon
day next
| MIR. Bassett, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported bill supplement
tary to the act for increasing the navy,
which was twice read aud referred to a
committee Of the whole house for Mon
day next.
| Mr.. Bond. from the select committee
appointed on the resolution, of the legls-
a,ure of the Illinois Territory, relative
10 the introduction of slaves into chat
territory for the purpose of making salt,
reported bill to encourage the making
Of sal, at the United States saline IN tie
Illinois territory BY the partial introcuc
ton OF negroes therein. Reao twice
and referred to committee of the whole
house.
The Speaker laid before the house a
letter and sundry documents from the
commissioners Of the shaking fund -
Read and referred to the committee OF
ways ard means
Also, a letter from the secretary OF
the treasury, transmitting list OF tie
compensation allowed to the clerks IN
the different departments Referred to
the committee of wa.s and means.
Also, a statement of the actual pay
meptx made on account of the public
deb, sc. Referred to the committee o
ways and means
Also, report from the post master
general. on the petition OF Susannaf
Wiley, which was retsred to him ke'
ferrcd TO the committee of claims.
An engressed bill to alter the time o
holding the district court in the Distrlc
Of Maine, was read third time ane
passed.
The house in committee of the whole
Mr.. Bas.ett in the chair, resumed thu
consideration of the bill for The regu5a
ton ofseamen on board me fr6he vfsse1
and in tie merchant service efthe Unite
States. -
The question was on agreeing to MI