Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-16

,ment, TRANSMITTING 3 5tatei6eAt 81 the
Aisettied accounts in the Office of the
,.ccountant Of the navy departments -
T,eisrred to the committee OF ways and
,neanS.
M. Desha moved the following re-.
SOLUTIONS:
Resofurd, That the committee of
Claims be instructed TO enquire into tho
expediency of paying for the Wagons
and horses that hava been lost In the
public service.
Resolved, That the committee Of Mi
litary Affairs he instructed tn enquire
into the expediency Of paying for the
horses LOST by the volunteers who turn.
ed out under his F.xeellency Isaac
Shelby, Governor Of the Common.
we.lth Of Kentucky, on the Cansds ex-
petition last fsll |; and that they repor,
by bill or otnersise.
Resoiped, That he committee on
Military Affairs be instructedto enquire
into the sxpeaiency of paving the
mounted volunteers who turned 0ut IN.
der his ExceIIencY, Isssc Shelby. Go.
vernon of the Commonwealth OF Ken.
lucky. on the Canada expedition last
fall, additional pay for their horses fur
ni.hsd; and they report by bill OF o
lherwi.e.
Mr.. Grosvenor moved to amend the
first resolution so as TO embrace ives.
sells, boats and water craft" within its
provisions. Nsgatived Ayes ss-Noes
So.
Mr. Wright moved the following re-
solu ion:
fs.ofped That a COMMITTEES be ap'
pointed IN. enquire into The -xpediency
Of providing By an act Of Congress an
uniform mode Of elcct,ng Senators, Re-
rreseRfa;ives 10 Congress. and Eiec'
tors OF President ard Wee President.
"WEDNESDAY, Dec Is
Mr.. Fisk Of n. Yprk,, pres rted the
petition OF Che ~ .sior OF the Srahisf
brig Pairio,o, seized by the Collector o
the port Of New-York, praying res'i
tutinu al the SAD vessel. Referred t
h committee o. Ways and Means
NJ Condit from the committee ct re
vissI and unfinished buslncss, made {
repor, IN par, which was read and or
drred 10 lie on th, ,able.
M Yarccv Offered the following
Rr.cip.d, That the committee on thu
Judiciary lie instructed 20 enquire intt
the xpetiency of amending the laws o
tie United States, az to the effect whlc'
a judgement nfrecord Of one state shal
have. when offered as evidence in q su,
n another state, and that they eaye per
mission TO report by bill or otherwise
Adopted
He also offered the fnllow;nee Re
so2pfd, That he committee ri " avs
Mcs"s, he instructed 10 enquire INTO the
cxpsdicncy Of amending that provision
~ The fr'i section Of Tie act laying ~
lies or retailers o wines, splri. nous t.
grors and foreign merchandise, SO la
~ respects the sale of done site spirr'
solt IN les. ousnti.'e. thar five 2s'lrns
at the place where the same shall ha"t
been distiiied. aDd hr The person to
whom licenses shall have been granted
for that purpose adopted
NJ, Lawnde' after some prefator,
ab-erva'inrs rffered he following
Prsaiprd Tha, the n,mittre or lila
-a~v affairs be Instructed to enquire int
he exoediedc, % sf ding additional
encourage men' To- the rr-enlis',ncn' 81
!s"se snliiers now in the arm, Of the
y g whose terms nf service NAV have
n-arle expired Adopted
Mr.. Wister offered The foil wing
pesoired; That the committee of claims,
I've Instructed 70 enquire into the expc-
di7ocv OF anthorising BY law the par-
mrnt Car building. occupied as subii
s,ores and burnt by the enemy IS sue
,toptr'i
Adjourned quarter past - O'Clock.
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