Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-16
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A.bills has been reported in the Senate
tor continuing the charter of the Far
mers' Bank of Alexandria, for twenty
years kom the lst day of January, 1914.
Mr.. w. Reed presented the petition
of jacob Perkins OF Newburypost, pray
ing an extension of his patent right for
cutting nails: Referred to select COM
mittee OF Eve.
Mr.. Wilson of Mass. presented the
petition of Jeremiah O'Brien, Collector
Of the port OF Machlas, stating that at
the time Of the declaration of war that
port was without any defence, and that
he had thought ii lbs duty to employ
persons for that purpose, and that lie had
purchased provisions and Clothing Tor
thsn on credit, under the expectation
that government would remunerate him,
but that on application to the secretary
of war he was-told that be mas: make
bis application to Congress--he there.
fore prays reliet. Referred to the secre-
tary of war.
Mr.. Pearson presented the petition OF
- SatsrwMtc, late Purser OF the
u S. brig Vixen, stating that by the loss
of that vessel he had lost all his papers
and accounts, by reason OF which he Is
unable to have settlement OF his &C
counts with the navy department, &c
Referred 10 the committee OF CLAIMS.
MIR. Dawson from the committee on
the District of Columbia, moved that
sundry petitions to them referred, be
postponed indefinitely, viz.
A petition for a new Bank In Wash
inston.
The petition Of Hannah Hunter and
others Of Fairfax county.
OF the Washington and Alexandra
Turnpike Road Company.
OF sundrY Constables In the District
Of Columbia.
Ofthe Commercial Company of WASH
ington.
OF the Levy Court of Alexandria
county, and Common Council OF Alex
andria. t
The house concurred in the report &
the petitions were postponed.
MIR. Eppes, from the committee OF
ways and means, reported the bill from
the senate for the relief OF Alexander
Phenix with sundry amendments. The
amendments proposed by the committee
make it embrace the case ct VIM. Nix
en-, Jon. who is in confinement IN n.
York for the same debts from Which A.
Phenix prays rellet.
The amendments were concuTreo IN
and the amendments ordered to be en-
crossed and the bill read third tiine
t0-morroW. -
Mr.. Pitkin, after advcrting to law
passed in the year 1898, fer armlug the
whole body of the militia of the u. ..
and making an annual appropriation o.
100000 dollars fer that purpose, and 20
the manner in which me provisions OF
that law bad been carried into effect, SUD-
mitted the following
Resolved, That committee DE aP.
pointed TO enquire whether any ana II
any what alterations are necessary 10 o.
made in the act for srnling the whole
BODY of the militia of the U. S. and par
,icularly whether any and it any what
alterations are necessary as to the t'me
when the arms procured by virtue OF SAID
act, shall be distributed to each state ana
territory and that they nave leave 10
report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Troup made some observations I'D
relation TO the resolution.
Mr.. Pitkin followed in reply and IN
explanation Of the motives when &C.
verned him in offering the resolution.
Mr.. Fisk of N. Y. moved to a~ena
the resolution by striking out the wofos
Z" that a committee be appointed ana
substitute in lieu thereof the words
" hat the committee on military affairs
&c." Carried.
The resolution was then adopted.
The House in committee of. the
Whole, Mr., breckenridge in the chair,
.ca;n resumed the consideration otthe
renort Of the committee Of elections, on
the petition Of John TalliaFsrro contest
mo the election Of John P. Hungertord.
a debate ensued which lasted till near
fonr o'clock, when the Question was TAX
an nm concurring with the report, and
difficulty arising in counting the mem
beers. the question being Sc nearly balanc-
ed that a correct report could not be
made.
On motion-of Mr. Clay the committee
rose and reported progress aud the
House refused leave to sit again.
The question in the House then w" ",
on eoncurriug with the report OF the
committee nf elections.
MIR. Macon, after some observations
moved to re-commit the report to the
committee of elections.
Mr.. Burwell objected to this motion.
Mr.. Jackson moved to amend the mo-
ton by adding, Instructions TO the com,
&k kar at