Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-22
Congress ofthe U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, March t9.

SATURDAY, March t9.
Mr.. Richardson of Mass. obtain
ed leave Of absence from Thursday
next for the remainder of the session.
Mr.. Seybert presented the petition
Of Stephen Girard, Of Philadelphia,
merchant, stating that his ship Mon
tesquieu and cargo. being captured
on her passage from the East Indies
by the enemy, he, by permission OF
the government effected her ransom
and brought her into the pert of Phi
ladeIphia. and praying that a part OF
the duties paid on the said eargs
may be refunded to him in conse-
quenee of the benefit whieh accrued
to the government by said ransom
Referred TO the committee OF Com
merce aud Manufactures.
TIE Speaker presented the petit
ton of sundry inhabitants of North
Carolina. praying for the aid of 60.
vernment in opening an inland water
communication from the Chesapeake
Bay to st. Mary's in Georgia.--Rs.
ierred.
Mr. M'Kee Of Ky. reported a bill
for quieting and adjusting claims to
land in the Mississippi territory !;
which was twice read and commit
ted.
Mr.. Robinson of Lou. reported
a bill concerning certificates of con-
firmation Of claims to land in the state
Of Louisiana which was twice read
and committed
MIR. Tronp Of Geo. from the com.
mittee ON Military Affairs. by leave
Of the House reported bill to AL.
thorize the President of the u. s.
to accept the service Of volunteers
who may associate and organize
themselves for the defence Of the
frontier Of the u. States which was
twice read and committed.
TIE engrossed bill from the Se-
nate for the relief of Isaac Clason,
was read a third time.
The ease Of Isaac Clason has been
for some years before the Legisla-
ture, 4 has frequently passed thorugh
one or the other House, sometimes
separately and sometimes in connee.
tion with others. The following are
the circumstances of his case. as
stated by those who supported the
bill Several years ago, Mr.. Ciason,
on account Of circumstances arising
from the existence Of contagioD in
New-York, was prevented from CIV
ing bond on q cargo Of foreign pro-
duce re-exported, within the time re.
CURED by law to entitle him to re-
ceive drawback thereon He prays
that, in consequence Of these acct
dental circumstances, he may not be
deprived Of the benefit Of drawback,
which he would have received but for
the intervention of circumstances not
within his control.
The bill was opposed with some
warmth, and supported with equal
zeal, in q debate Of some length
The objections were that it was i'm
proper to legislate in particular ca
ses, when others of the same class
were passed by; that this was claim
not on the justice but on the libera-
lily Of Congress, who ought to be inst
before they were generous, and not
open the treasury to claims Of this
description when claim, Of more
urgent nature arising from tie Revo. |
lutionary war were barred by the
Of limitations. The claim
was. on the other hand, supported on
its merits, and the injustice Of refus-
ing to render justice in one ease be-
cause il was not done in another.
A motion was made by Mr.. Ghol- |
son Of Va. that the bill be postponed
indefinitely; and the question being
taken thereon, was decided as fol-
lows.
For .postponement 81
Againt it 80
A motion was :l.o made to postpone
the bill to Monday next, and negatived,
ayes IS.
A motion was then made te adjourn,
and negatired. The same motion was
again made, and negatiyed.
The question on the passage of the
bill was decided by Yeas and Nays as
follow
For the bill 81
Againstit 50
So the bill vas passed and returned
to the Senate for concurrence in the a.
mendment made thereto in this House. |
And the House adjourned.