Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-22
Congress Of the U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY. October II.

Mr.. M'kin presented a petition from
Rcslnes and Heath, praying remunera
non Tor the destruction .. Their properly,
by order oil government Referred to
he committee OF claims.
Ar. Le.l> presented mems'ial from
he town ot.Alexandria, relative to the
Il ,unied calumnies circulated re.
.pec,ing the late Capture Of that place,
sad praying for uD authorised inquiry
into tho subject, in order to lepel the
cslu nnies thus circulated.
Mr. Lewis moved That the memorial
be referred 10 The committee ct investI.
CATION relative to the Capture Of Wash
ing;on, &c.
MIR. Jackson Of Va. objected to this
reference, as UNUSUAL and ia proper
AIR. Lewis centendcd that the house
was b and To n.aae lbs Investigation,
for the purpose, in pa',icu!er, Of s.cer-
tanning the tcufh 81 Il circumstance mes.
toned in the memorial, VIZ a very in,e.
resting letter from admiral Cudrington.
rhe ne moriai state. that this letter Cor
deriug the Brush vessels in the t .
mac 10 retire, soae tire previously to
;hci' having p'unde' cd .Alexsndaia,j was
coaceateG by sone person or persons IN.
knOen.
Afer some remarks from MIR. Gros.
,cnor in favor Of MIR. l., sis's motion,
he memo ial was ordered to be referred
TO tho committee Of investigation
Mr. Eppes presented letter from,
the SECRETARY Of the Treasury, relative
% The state al the national Enanc es.
This letter states, with much cander
snc elegance, ire great em;,arrassments
,ndcr which the gosernme~t labor for
want OF mnne,, and proposes several
"e,hocs Ut obtaining it Wy additional du.
es. internal taxes, &C.; and it also re-
,on,nends, IN order to faci!itute The O.
per .tiuhs Of e vernment in money trans
'ctions, 10 establish great National
Bank This long and important letter
i'll probably be the ground work of oil
he measures 81 Cong,ess at The prssep
,es>ion IL regard 10 the 6scal affairs Of
ht UnIted States.
The Seere,ary's letter va. referred
to the committee bi the whole house, 70
vh,m had been referred the report Of
he committee of ways and means Oh
the subject Of taxation, &c.
&r. M'Kee moved TIA, 5000 copies
OF the letter be printed. Agreed to,
yeas 81 nays 81.
Mir. PIeasants, from tho committee on
naval"aHairs, reported a bill directing
he ,;aa-oilieers oil the army to comply
"i.n TIE acquisitions Of naval officers, in
certain cases. Referred TO the com.
mittes OF the whole hru
MIR peasants also reported a bill for
The rel'ei hf the officers and sesmen Of
he ii'ii's under the Command OF Com.
Barney (Which proposes to remunerate
them Tor the loss sustained BY the de.
struetion Of the Ro,iila, in clolhes, &c. J
Referred 10 a Committee Of the Whole.
Ihe house TOOK up the unfni.hcd bu.
siness OF yesterday (rclative 10 the pur.
chase at Mr.. Jeierson's Library
Sume debate tno. place on a propo.
p"sia yesterday offered to smend the
resolution ny filing up the blank with
$4,000 d"''ar.; so as To appropriate that
>u'n tor the purchase Of the library,
TINS amendmsn va. rejected, ayes ~.
noes los
Mr.. Pickering offered another amend.
ment, vino" Proposed to empower tho
library cn,nH,atee of Congress to psr.
chase sneh harf Of M. jeff rson's Ii.
brary As they may think .Aecessary
The ayes aud noes were taken On this
nend"'ent, and it was rejected.
The resolution wss, after considera.
lie discussion, finally ordered to be en-.
.rosssd for third reading.
And III House adjourned.
NEpNE>DAY, Octsber 10.
Mr.. Ingers"lI. from the iudiciar,
.ommittee, reported q bill on the sub.
-ct at the Judiciary e.,abii.hm en-,
'hich proposes some amendments "a