Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-22
Congress of the u. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
SATURDAY, February 10.

/ Mr.. Webster OF n. III. presented a
| petition Of srndry inhabitants Of Concord
i N. II. praying that heavy duties may
| be Kid on all domestic distilled spirits,
| m order to prevent the consumption of
| articles ofproduce used in their manu-
l facture. ~
/. MIR. VIM Reed of Mass. presented
/ petition of N. West, merchant, pray.
! ing to be relieved from the penalties in
Cured 10y late importation of good.
| from Great Britain.
/ These petitions were referred to the
] committee OF Ways and Means.
4 Mr.. M'Kim Of Nd. presented the Pc
j tition OF c. Rabosg and Sons and Levi
land William Holingsworth, copper
smiths in Baltimore, praying that duiies
t may be laid on the importation of cop
| per, in sheets, bars and bottoms.-Re-
ierred 10 the committee of Commerce
and Manufactures.
Mr.. Lewis OF Va. presented the Pc
lition Of the Justices of the Peace of the
District Of Columbia, praying that the
laws providing for the COLLECTION of small
debts mny be reyiscd and amended.-
! Referred to the committee on the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
| On motien Of Mr. M'Kee Of Ky. the
| petition OF Betsey B. Steele and Robert
/ Bcalle, presented in Nov. 1908, were a.
gain referred to the committee on PEN
sions and Revolutionary claims.
Mr.. M'Lean Of Ohio, presented the
petition Of Joseph Hough and James
M Bride, of the state OF Ohio, praying
to be paid the charges, interest and da-
/ images to which they have been subject.
cd by the purchase of bills drawn by the
Quarter Master General in Ncw.Or.
leans on the War Department.--Reter-
red to the committee of claims.
/ Mr., Eppes of Va. from the commit
tee of Ways and Means, reported bill
!. declaring the assent of Congress to an
act of the General Assembly of Ten
nessee therein mentioned, and bill for
the relief Of James Patton; which we're
twice read and committed.
Mr.. Roberts of Pa presented a peti.
ton of John G. Cunow, acting in behalf
of the Missionary Concerns of the Soci.
/ ETY. Of United brethren commonly CAL
led Morayians, praying compensation
for depreda,:, committed on the pro.
! perry Of the ln4ians who had incorpo-
rated themselves into their society, by
the army commanded by General sHar-
rison at the Morayian towns in Upper
Canada.
| Mr.. Roberts moved to refer the petit
ton to a select committee.
| Mr.. Desha, moved that it lie on the
table. Some observations were made
| by himself and MIR. M'Kim in support
| OF this motion, which was opposed by
Mr.. Roberts, when kthc motion was
withdrawn, and it was referred to a se-
| lect committee.
| Mr.. Lewis of Va. presented the petit
| ton Of the Farmers and Mechanics
| Bank Of Georg praying Tor an act
of incorporated therefor, which was re-
ferred to the committee Oh the District
OF Columbia.
| Mr.. Troup of Geo. from the Military
committee, reported bill to provide for
the widows and orphans OF the officers
who should die in the service oil the U.
States Twice read and committed.
| NATIONAL BANK.
| Mr.. Taylor Of N. Y. from the com.
mittee Of Ways and Means, reported a
| bill to incorporate the stockholders OF
the National Bank.
! FIVE were not able to see this bill, or
ascertain all its provisions. Itproposes
the establishment of bank with CAPT.
tai OF thirty millions OF dollars, in the ci.
| ty Of Washington, and names a>number
/ Of persons, some Of whom are of this city
and Georgetown, to act as Directors
until others are appointed.
! The bill was twice read and commit.
ted.
| Mr.. Lowndes OF S. c. reported bill
1 to authorize the President to cause TO
1 be built or purchased the vessels there
| in described.
/ THE bill eontemplatcs the employ
meat or building OF any number of ve.-
sells, not exceeding twenty, carrying not
! less than l6, and more than 20 guns, il
in his opinion the, public service shall
require it,.
! This bill was also twice read and CON.
mittcd.
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
| The House again in committee of the
whole, MrBreckenridge in the chair, on
the Loan Bill.
Mr.. CASTOR of N. c. concluded in a.
bout two hours, his speech against the
bill, and against the course OF measures
generally pursued upder the Republican
administration.
Mr.. M'Lean Of Ohio followed in al
argumentatiye speech, principally a.
gainst the doctrine Of perpetual ale