Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-31

to whom was referred the petition of the
Governors of the New-York Hospital,
made report thereon, which was read
and concurred in, and the following re-
solution agreed to.
Resolved, That the Secretary of
the Treasury be and he is hereby
required to report to the House of
Representatives ofthe u. States OF
America, at their next session, the
annual amount of the fund for the
relief Of sick and disabled seamen;
and also, whether the same ought to
be increased and the mode best cal
culated, il there exist necessity, for
increasing the same, or calculating
the increase Of that fuad.
Mr.. Newton also repnrted bill for
the relief Of Arch'd M'Call, which was
twice read and committed.
On melton of Mr.. Newton, the COM
mitteey of Commerce and Manufactures
was discharged from the consideration
ofthe petition of Stull and Williams, and
il was referred 70 the committee OF Fo.
reign Relations; and the petition OF
Thomas Turner was in like manner re,
ferred to the committee OF Ways and
Mans.
MIR. Eppes of Va. from the commit
tee of Ways and Means, reported bill
sulhorising the appointment of agents
fo- the payment CT military pensions /;
which was twice read and ordered to be
engrossed for third reading.
Mr. E. also made unfavorable reports
on the petitions Of sundry inhabitants OF
Concord ". Fl. and of Benjamin Wells;
which were read and agreed to.
Mr.. E. also made unfsvorable reports
on the petitioss of iona S. Smith and
Nathaniel West which we're read and
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Robertson Of Lou from the COM
mittee Of Public Lands, made an nnfa.
aorable report on the petition OF Jacob
Yoder; which was read and ordered to
lie on the table.
Mr.. Moore of Md from the select
committee on that subject, made an un.
favorable report thereon, which was read
and concurred in.
MILITIA LAWS.
The engrossed bill! to amend the act
providing for calling forth the militia,
SC. was read third time and put on its
passage.
Mr.. Tallnadge of Con. opposed the
bill at considerable length.
Mr.. Taylor of n. Y. defended the bill,
which he, as chairman OF the militia
committee, had Introduced, against Mr..
Tallmadgs's objections.
Mr.. Wright of Md. expressed him
self decidedly in favor of such provisions
of this bill as went TO fortify the power
of the government over the militia, but
opposed to the authorization ofcompui-
sorry process on witnesses to attend
courts martial, whose powers ought to
be confined to the limits of the camp
To amend the bill in this respect, Mr..
w. moved to recommit IT ts d commit
tee of the whole.
Mr.. Pitkin of Cont and Mr.. Webster
Of N. II. also opposed the bill on ao-
count of the extraordinary powers with
which proposed to clothe courts mar.
tiel and Mr.. Taylor replied.
On the vote, there were
For recommitment so
Against it GO
MIR. rallmadge again objected to the
provision which went to authorize the
President (immediately) to cause courts
martial to be instituted for the trial OF
persons, &c --snd
Mr.. Brigham Of Mass. movd that the
bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. CASTOR of N. C. avowing him.
self unprepared to vote decisisely on the
bill, moved that it lie on the table: Tins
motion was negatiyed, ayes So.
The question on indefinite postpone
ment was then decided in the negative
BY yeas and nays, the following being the
| result.
For indefinite postponemcnt IS
Against it SO
Mr.. q aston then stated sundry oO-
iections to the bill, principally in mat
ters of detail TO which Mr.. Taylor re-
piled.
The question on the PASSAGE OF the
dill was then decided 10y the following
vote Yeas sS-Nays SIS.
So the bill was passed and sent to the
Snn.tA Tor concurrence
sir. Kent of Nd. called up the bill to
incorporate the Bank of Metropolis
The house refused by large majority
to take it up.
On motion of Lowndes OF S. c. the
bill con,inuing the pay OF the ofieers,sea-
men AID marine. in the navy OF the u.
States having passed thro' committee
of the whole, Mr.. Kennedy in the chair,
was without objection, ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time.
On motion of MIR. Eppes, ii was Re-
solved by large majority, that COM
n:it,ee be appointed to enquire into the
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