Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-19
Congress of the u. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY. March II.


Judiciary committee, to whom was
referred the bill to define more ex-
pIieitly the duties Of the Judges of
the territory of Indiana, reported the
same with an amendment applying
the principle to the territory Of lii,
n0is as we'll as to the territory of In
diana which, after some observa-
tons from Messrs. IngersolI, Jen-
ming Of Ind. and Gholson of Virg.
was referred to committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Seybert Of Pennsylvania from
the select committee, to whom was
referred the resolution on the SUBJ
jcet of the copper coins. reported
that it was ineXpedient at this time
to make any alteration in the copper
of the U. States. Mr.. s. present-
ed letter from the Director of the
Mint on the subject, which was read.
The report was then agreed TO.
The engrossed bill for the relief
Of Dennis Clarke was read a third
time, passed and sent to the Senate.
AN EMBARGO MOTION.
MIR. Wood Of Mass. offered for
consideration tlefollowing resolution:
Resolved, That the committee OF
Ways and Means be instructed to en-
quire into the expedieney of allow
ing vessels whose cargoes shall con-
sist Of iirewood, bark or limc, to pro
ceed from one port or place in state
to one Or more ports in the same Or
an adjoining state. under such re-
strietisns and regulations as the Pre-
sident Of the United States shall d.
rect; and also into the expediency
Of allowing the vessels heretofore
chiefly employed in the fisheries TO
be employed again in the same bust
ness.
On the question to consider this
motion, which on the requisition of
Mr. Wood, was decided by Yeas &
Nays, the vote was as fellows:
For considering it 6s
Against it so
So the house refused now to copsi.
der the resolution:
On motion Of Mr.. Yancey of N.
C.. The house resolved itself into a
ceminittee OF the whole. Mr.. Plea
SAINTS OF Va. in the chair, on the re.
por. Of the committee of Ways and
Means against the expediency Unto
which they had been, on motion OF
MIR. Yancey, instructed TO enquire)
Of amending that provision ia the act
laying duties 90 licences 10 retailers,
&e. SO far as respects the sale of do
nestle spirits sold in less quantities
than five gallons, at the place where
the same shall have been distilled, &
by the person to whom lincence shall
have been granted for that purpose.
Mr.. Yancey meved 10 amend the
report SO as to declare it to be expe.
dent to make the proposed amend
ment to the licence law. His object
was to make it legal for distilIers to
sell in any quantity not less than one
gallon.
After considerable debate in the
committee and afterwards in the
House.
This motion was decided in the
negative by Yeas & Nays as follows:
Yeas 60
Nays 80
The house then concurred in the
report of the committee Of Ways &
Means.
On motion of Mr.. Telfair of Gee.
the report Of the committee of Ways
and Means on the petition of Solo
mon Williamson and Thomas Rice
securities of Benz. Warfield, Mar
shall of the state of Georgia, was re-
committed to the same committee,
with instructions to report by bill or
otherwise.
The house went into committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Stanford in the chair,
on the bill from the Senate for the re-
lief Of Isaac Clason. and the amend.
ments thereto of the committee. Of
Commerce and Manufactures, which
were agreed TO by the committee of
the whole.