Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-06

/ called %. aad after ssns debate The
sommittee rese, reported their dis
agreement to the resolutions, and
the House adjourned.
WEDnEsDAY, January S.
Mr.. Gnoison presented the petition
of Amy Dardin. Referred TO the Com.
nittee on Pensions and Revolutionary
| Claims.
Mr.. Archer from the COMMITTEES On
CLAIMS, made q report on the petition
If Wm Gamble, which was referred to
a Co.nmittee uf the whole House.
Also report on the petition Of Ag.
nes Jackson, whicl,. was uaf.vsrable,
and vas concsrred in BY the House.
Oh motion Of Mr.. Eppcs the Com
mittec Of Was and Means were dis.
charged from the further consideration
Of the petition of Robert E. Cochran,
late Marshal of South Carolina, and it
was referred to the Judicial Commit
tee
Mr.. Wright from the Select Con-.
mittce appointed on the subject, report.
ed q bill 10 establish one unifo, m msde
OF elee,ing Senators and Representa-.
tives to Congress, which YES read q
6rst and second time, and referred to q
Committee OF the whole H.uss for
Monday next,
Mr.. Kilbourn offered u resolution fer
Insrruc,ing the Military COMMITTEES to
enquire into thefexp, disncy OF p 'oviding
fer the more effec,ual and economical
protection Of the Northwestern frontier
OF the United States, by granting doDa.
ton OF lands to actual settlers, &c /; ADD
that they have leave to report BY bill or
Otherwise. Adopted.
An engrossed bill making partial APP
proprlatIons or the service OF the year
1914, was read thru time.
NJ Pnkin rose and expressed his
diapprsbatinn of the mode nav shout to
be adopted Of making large apprspri.
altos towards toe service of the 'nii, airy
establishment for the year 1914, without
any estimate having been laid before tho
tiouse-If | 100000 dollars can % thus
ppvoprlated without an estimate, tho
House u,ay be called Oh to appropriate
24.oco, 600 in the same way He there.
tire moved that fhe bill lay on tho table
I'LL Tomorrow, III order to give time for
the estimates to ceme Inf they do not
come in by that time he would move
that it lay On the table till the next day,
and so Oh, until they arc laid before the
Hoase.
MIR. Troup and Mr.. Eppes advocated
the appropriation
MIR. Grosysnor opposed the apprspri-
alton under the particular circuWstan.
Ccs.
Mr.. Pos, and Mr. Tal,padge adrocat,
ed the postPonement
The gu, stion or postponemept vas
taken by ayes and noes and were yeas
81 nsys l0l.
TIE bu. was then passed.
An engrcssed resolution relative te
The brilliant achievements ofCapt James
Lawrence. ard the off efs OF the
sleep OF war Hornet, in the capture Of
the B. i,ish brig Peacock, vas read
,hiSd time and passed unanimously.
Mr. Jackson Of Va. Egain offered
sundry resolutions which he had
proposed at the last session, as amend.
ments to the CONSTITUTIONS, authorising
Congress to lay certain duties on goods
Exported Tram any ssate-to make roads
n any state-tO make canals Win the
consent OF the state--to establish Z No.
tionsl bank with brsnchss-Laid on tie
t,ole
The order Of the day was taken up
ths report Of the commute. of the whole
House, disagreelng to The resolution. Of.
fed b> Nj. Pitkens for amending the
constitution U. States by establishing N
unifeitb mode OF choosing electors of
President * Vice-Presiden. The ques-
ton was on concurriug with tn report
of the committee Of the whole house in
their disagreement to the resolutions
On this questiys the ayes and noes we're
demanded by Mr, Pickens. Some dis
sussisn took place and the further con-
sidera'ion was pos poned till Tomorrow.
Mr.. Taylor submitted a resolution, in.
strueting lhs committee on the jsdiciA.
~ to enquire into the expectancy OF
making it the duty of the attorney ge-
neral to keep bis Office at the City Of
Washington during the session Of Con-
gress, and that they have leave to report
by bill or othsrwi.e. Adopted.
The House in committee of the whole,
Mr. Desha In the chair on bill to amend
the 9Th section Of the act entitled al act
.e lay and collect direct YAK within the
United States.