Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-02
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THussnAY. March 81.

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THUEsDAy. March 81.
Mr.. BurwrII OF Va. obtained leave
af ahsenre for the remaiader OF the
1 session.
Mr.. I.ovett Of \. Y. presented
! The petition of John r. Williams. re-,
/ la,i.r 20 a tract Of land IN the Mi
chigan territory. Referred 10 the
conImi;ire on Pnhic Lands.
| AR Neeton OF Va. FROM the com.
miltce of Commerce aad Manuiac-
| lures. made an u favorable report
on the petitions OF sund'y citizens oi'
Virginia. Massachusetts. &c. pray
IN the establishment Or additional
port, ,ff enirv which WAS read &
| or,ir"r', 90 liz on the table.
Slr. Kent OF Md. FROM the com
! lniltee OH The District of Columbia.
ranpr'ed bill lor Incorporating the
Cnlnnbian Manufacturing Company
ia the town of Alexandria il this dis.
triH: Which was twice read and com.
mittrj.
AIR. FpDes Of ". from the COM
nHiee Of Wavs and Means, reported
hiil i,,in, duiie., on splits disiilI
ell within TIE UHitesi States. which
, Was twice read and roma,i,fd.
Mr.. Robertson Of lou. from the
co;amitter on Public Lands. made an
un!a,orable report on 'he petition Of
| abraham Heilz, wiich WAS read s.
c0n"urr~d i'm
Nj. Robertson from the commit
tee made an MnI,vorab!e report on
the petition of Robert B hl'igee &
others. which was read and concur
rel in.
On motion of Mr. Robertson. the
committee 90 Public lands was dis
'.harged from the inrther consiberA-
ton as the petition Of Joseph Sapp,
, and the same was referred to the
rOmm;tiee on Pensions.
The engrosseti bill granting TO the
President and Directors OF The New
Orleans ~ lnufaetnrin- Company
certain lot OF Sound. was read the
third time and passed.
The bill! making compcnsationt to in
i;yidnais fer private property caplur
Ell or des'ro,el by the enen,y "nlist
| in The service OF the United States,
was read the third time.
Mr.. FISK OF r.. Y. moved that
,he bin i.r laid on the iahle. with
view that il might receive such "a
Mentments. il appeared TO him, we're
rssenii.lly necessary.
\ short debair ensned on this mo.
sion. which embraced yearly the same
lpoinls as were brought into debate ON
he preceding days. and which have
been already subSia niaIly reported.
Mess,s. Desaa ard Miller opposed
The motion. and Messrs. Fisk Of n.
I. aud Fisk Of VI. supported il, &
Was finally carried. ayes 50.
The House went into c0mmittee OF
1.-The wnoIe. Mr.. Lewis in The chair,
On the bill concerning invalid pen
si0nevs, and after sone time spent
thereih. the committee ro,... report
ct prosress, aid asked leave 10 ST,
again.
A message was received from the
President CT the u St.tes Qor which
see The succeeding, coiumn) which was
| '1ad ana tcttrscd tophe .onl,uiltec oi
Foreisn Relations.
The House thcn again resolved itself
INTO con nittee Of the whole House
Mr.. Lewis in The chair on he bill cor.
corning inraiiG pensioners. V.rious
! notinns we're made TO asacnd the bill b,
inseitlng amongst the pensioners the
t,mes OF petitioners not reported in the
I Ill b, the con- mlitse on pensions; aud
also 10 amend inc b II so as to ai'cr The
mode CT aulhcntlcatipu CLAIM TO pen
ion, Which was carrict. After consider
able dl cusslon 90 these propositions,
the committee rose and reported The hiil
ADD auendmehts, The amendments
If the committee of The Who'll
were CHncurrcd In, but before the House
! OF through the CO sideraiion OF the bill,
A motion was made to ajourn and Car
ried.