Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-18
Congress Of the U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SATURDAY, Jan Is.

hDh53 jan 10
Mr.. Fisk Of N Y. presented petit
ton of Joshua Sands, late collector OF he
customs TO. The port OF New York, pray
ing for reasons stated in the petition that
tne certificates Of d2bsn,ares issued BY
him on exportation. Of foreign saerchsn
d;ze to the port of New Orleans at tina;
time under the dominion of the King vi
Spain, may be allowed and paid out OF
the Public Treasury. Referred to the
COMMITTED OF Manufactures.
On nation Of Mir. Rdgeiy of Del the
petition of john Toomey, presented Ju-
ly 2oth, 1918, was referred to the com.
nittee on Pensions and Revolutionary
Claims
On noton Of Mr.. Hampstead of Mis-.
souri, the com mites ON Military Affairs
were instructed to enquire into the ex.
p.diency Of continuing in force, during
the war, TIC several acts making proyi-
sion for raising certain companies OF
rangers for the defence of tho north wes-
tern frontier and VI Offering bounties in
lsnd and money to persons engaging in
that service until discharged, Of making
compensation to the heirs and represent
tatiyes of those who should fall or be
disabled in service. and to those who
shall suffer unavoidable loss of equip
ments, sc; and Of organizing the com.
panies int re giInent or regiments, and
Of appointing field and STAFF officers for
the same.
MIR Creighton Of Ohio moved the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the committee ap-
pointed on SO much of the Presidents
message as relates to a revision of the
militia laws, be Instructed to enquire in
to- the expediency of making provision
BY law fer the payment OF tie militia or.
dered into service, by authority Of the
governments OF any states or territories
from the commencement Of the war to
the present time, & that they have leave
to report by bill or otherwise.
On suggestion of Mr.. Eppes, that
some such Instruction had already beea
given to COMMITTEE during this session.
the resolution was for the present order
ed to lie on. the table.
MIR M'Lean of Ohio, offered the fol.
lowing resolution
Resolved, that the committee on 30
mnch of the Presidents message as re-
lates to the militia laws, be instructed to
enquire into he expediency of making
provision by law for the families Of the
priystes in the militia of the us. who
have been slain by the enemy or died in
the service since the commencement Of
the war; and that they have leave to re-
port by bill or otherwise.
The resolution having been amended,
on motion Of AIR Nelson Of Virg. so as
to conclude non. commissioned officers
as well as priya,es, and volunteers As we'll
as militia, was adopted.
Mr.. Ingeisoll Of Penn. gave notice,
that on Monday he would ask leave to
introduce bill "to provide for new
organization of the courts OF the y. S. "
f advances Of Money by States.
Mr. Eppes of Virg. called the attsn.
lion of the House to the fact, that dur.
ing the last year $4,000 dollars had
been advanced by the state of Virginia
to defray the expepce of measures tax.
en- for the defence of that state ;-ths
claim for payment Of which had, for
Some caase mr. other been rejected by
the Treasury, though unqnestiopably
advanced for the seryice OF the [. States.
Il was time that the question shruld be
decided, on what ground such advances
should stand aid the more csPscislly
as Virginia might be called upon at the
ensuing season to make sthsr adyasces