Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-10
The motion Of Mr.. FaGsov was agreed

to uilhout division.
The house On motion 81 MIR YsAeey
Off C. resumed the consideration Of
the report ef the commi,tec OF Claims
On the petition II Thomas Cuts OF the
Dri.,iet Of Maine. F.rlher evidence Oh
ne claim was read. Nh. Ysneey OF N
C. MIR Pickens ofthe same ate, M A
iexapder If Ohio and Mr. Sharp Of Ky
spoke in favor Of the report ct the CON
.,i,,ee (unfavorable to the pedioner) |
which wa, opposed By Mr. Xhg OF Mas
MIR Farrow Of s. c. Mr. jackson OF Va
MI 6ulbert of Mass Mr. Hawkins Of
Ky. and Mr. Grosvenor Of New.York. |
Thi. was strictly a legal discussion,
and conducted with great ability Oh both
sides, aud a, considerable length. The
case will be rccoilccted probably, bs
most Of our readers. II Is thisi Mr.
Cuts purchased, at . NarshaP. sale
certain properly, Of which he was d;s
| pns,essed in due process of law ts
taisd person, lie prays of the Ulited
States reimbursement OF money peM 10
their officer for the purchase a!arc'aid
| and interest thereon, together with costs
| Incurred in defending tho suit
The question, on The amendment 60
| los, to 70 yersc The report OF The commit
zee. WAS at length decided in the mega
tive.
For the amendment IS
! Against it 70
| IN IN
rcpor, Of The conmiiee was than deeld
ed IN the alh madse by yeas AID nays is
follows
For the report 81
Against /, 50
a mcssage uax received from the
Senate, informing the House .hat they
had passed the three HiiiIion loan bill,
with amendments On ,aotion Of Mr..
Jackson of Va. uas chairman OF the
cnnmittee o! Ways and Means being
absent from indisposi'ion)--:he bill and
amendments were referred 10 the CON.
miitse Of WAYS and Means
The VOLUNTEER BILL.
! The house -csumcd the consideration
OF the unfinished business Of Yesterday.
being the amendments of the committee
Of the whole to the bill authorizing the
President oil The United States to accent
the services Ut such volunteer corps a.
shall organize themselves and OFF, their
services TO the President Of the United
States.
TIE amendments having been a,l 4
greed TO, until tia, ca.ac under con,i
| dsra,:on which goes I, s,,ike on, the
l2th section. Which is in the f flowing
words
IS s.,d 4. !, further s,o.,.J TA., ~.
oifcer,. non co'nni,3ioncd officers and
privates accepted shder the authority of
this act who shall se sc two years in the
ar.ny OF the Uneed States, shsll be ex
emP'ed from militia duty during the
| present war
! On the question to strike or. this Sec
t'on' To WHICH he was decidedly nPpos
&C, Mr. Hawkins required .he yeas and
Days.
Mr. Fisk Ut VI. opDnsed the crasure
o. this section. He dspi,red the errors
OF 'slsc econcms, which had pervsded
the measures of Congress ON III.
commencement Of ,ae war, and which !
ne Jaw with regret in the differentiation
to withhold this the only ind.cemcnt to |
volunteer under this bill The section |
proposed TO introduce no new principle |
Tor exemptions were already recognized |
by law in p,rtica.ar cases and ia none
more rish,Fnlly than this. II they went
on by scaa,y means, as they had hereto
fore done, the war nigh, continue not
euly two years, but tea times two,
&c. &C.