Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-10
Congress of the U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
saruppax. Nov. S.

The stat. Of Vermont. paying comPen
,,,;oa ia behslf Of the members ct his
en- apan,, flr four horses lost IN the pao
lie service. Referred 10 the COMMITTEES
If CIai,rs.
MIR. M'Lean presented a pe,ion ofthe
s.ne nature as the above from a citi-
ze, OF Oaia; which was referred In
like manner.
Mr Lo.ci, Of N. Y. presented the
re,i,ioa Of ,shua Merrill, a private IL
,he ,oil,i., praying q pcrsi"n IN co"sI-
Re,a,iaa Of a Sound received IN the at
tack on Qssenstown in 1912. Refer
red
Mr. Yauness of y. e. presented re-
pot fto.a The countries at Clsio's on
the ps,ili,u of ssndry inhabitants o! hn"x
County. Kn.-uGich Sss referred to
cc,u,n:,:rc - IS, ~noie.
TIRE INVEsriG \ rION.
Mr.. J,snsan 81 81, said he uncsr-
s,o,;: that IN his a1sgr,e tram the House
ye.,erda,. ~ a"n Mcnab<r from n.
Ind exSrsssSd some aaxle'y 10 kn9"
viy,t prc.-e : had beer made by the
committee appaiated 10 investigate the
cap,rx OF tie capture o! ;his CITY by the
enemy, IN the execution nj that duty. In
obedience to the direction or the csfa-
mlytce on that subject. who al all tunes
were anxious and. willing TO saus'y any
boaorahle member ct the house IN his
res.uo.aie cnqu;'ic., ne n'~ rose t"
sta,e, that they rad not been. IDLE IN the
discharge VI the GuIie. committed TO
ihcr. But, on snaject s. interesting
AMI % impcr,aa,, it would have bees
i;re cper in Jhen tn pro.em On 'r1per.
Tee, dsvelap=Iaeat Of events which bad
er-n the r,un-.,ion { SO may differ
snt ,u.pars. And to enable the house
20 Judge OF the l.hor imposed on this
se,n;airee. he made he ilo~ing STATE
mvn, of the papers before The commit
tee, sc.
Csam2xiea,;:.s -eeetved 6y he Com
n'Tsc II LrresnyasiOn, p'=.
Isl; General " meet. report. accom-
pa,dSd snh i23 leuc,, TO Governors OF
St,,e.. Reg l!sr and Militia Officers, &c
PIP So.
: 81 Report from lhe War Department,
Sheets -.
Sd Reports from the Navy Depart
nsu, accompanied by q letters 10 va
r;aos officr.. and persons, PIP. -.
40. Reror, # Ges. Smilh at District
Mlntia. accompanied with few letters,
Pr IS.
stu Gen Arms,rong's letter. accom-
p.ased BY or 3 .susrs, op, 20.
S u. Richard Rusa's Report, PIP 81
tn Secretary Of the Navy. in rcla-
,ioI to tee proceedings the casines,
p2. S.
s,h repor, from the Cooperation Of
Aiexandria. accompanied with 10 let
ter>, PIP. 10
g., Report, from Ordnance De-
pArneDt.
lUa. Estimates Of the value Of pub
he property destroyed, excluding the
Navy Y!rd.) "t
lI,s Re yor, from the experimenting
8. Ssun, PIP 20.
18th. 81 letters from various persons,
&C ..srsi ilungeriord, Colonsl rs.loe.
CSptain cald eli, to Captain Csidweli
Capt,ln Bureh. ssc.) upon subjects re-
laiias 10 the object Of the enqury,' max
ing together eleven reports, containing
$50 psses, and 2io leitsrs, besides daily
IL .t..,., ho,,,,, ,n,.rx,~m. u,.h Mar
sons upon the subjcet
Letters aud Rtaor:s ye: erheeted.
Letters from Colonel alonsoe, Waller
Jsnes William Ppknsy, General V.n
Ness, Gensral S!,osnury; on .s,i~a,e
'cs the pubic pr,.peFiy DESTROYED at The
Nay Yard; letter from Gen. Doug
lass the proceedings of,he Court Mar
,i.l over Csp,ain Dyson a letter from
JIna Law, sc. sc.
FIN, statement cid enumeration, ir.
]. said We hoped would satisfy he gen.
i.eaAn from N. York and the House |
ths, the committee have no; unuecessa-
rily della, ed report They vosid make
q report at ss easiy day vas consistent
wltb due discharge Of their dutie.
Tax ON SALARIES. &c.
Mr. f,ssow Of 5. e offered fer con.
siterstinn the following resolution
Tess!etd. Fast the Cpmmi;tss Of
Ways sid Hsaps be inslruc,ed to en-
quire ints ,he expectancy OF iayias q
duty o. al salary sfncers, and Oh s,e
prest ssioasf income of Lawyers. solicit
tor> aud couh,eilors, and the legal Pic.
seedlings Of civil coz Is Of justice.
Mr. F. said il appeared 10 him. willis,
Congress were eng ag,d in dcvising tax
eson every description cf articles. tker>
wee a nuraher of officers under high
saissies pa, ,aK eompa atively no taxes
e the government . no he thost ourlt