Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-12-25
Congress Of tie q States


red this day, VIZ
BY Mr.. Hubert, d petition of thc ma !
of cotton goods, II tie county
of Berkshire, Mass. praying that mea-
cures may be adopted to preserve and
the cotton manufacturing es-
Establishments within the u. States.
BIZ Mr.. Barbour, the petition OF joseph
|Bisers, praying compensation for militia
services.
BY Mr.. Tucker, the petition of the
president and directors OF the Central
Bank OF Georgetown and Washington;
lpraying for an act Of Incorporation; and
the petition Of the president and directors
loo the Bank of the Metropolis. alsoipray /.
ling for an act Of Incorporation.
BY Mr.. Powell. the petition Of Natha.
lniel Taylor, PRAYING compensation for
ibis improvements, made by the authority
lof the government of fhe United States.
upon the lands lying within the bounda-
lries Of the Chickasaw tribe of Indians.
(which Improvements were, as he con-
lceives, destroyed by order OF the agent
lof the United States residing with said
TRIBE Of Indians. 8
| Ely Mr.. Robertson, the petition Of 10.
1sepb Fidals, and by Mr.. baltimore, the
iFetitions Of VIM. Collins, the petition Of
Eliza Collins, the petition of John Smith
and the petition Of John Arden, all pre-
lsented at the last session, and now pre-
Isented a second time.
Thursday, Dec Of.
Mr.. Mason. of Rhode Island, and sIr.
Wendover, from New-York, appeared
and took their seats.
The following petitions,were present.
led and appropriately disposed Of:
BY Mr.. Hubert, the petition Of COM
|pany appoifted by the breeders Of Meri-
|no sheep and manufactures Of fine WOOL
len cloths, residing in the county Of Berk-
shire, Mass. praying that such measures
may be adopted as will afford security
and encouragement to the enterprise in
(which they were engaged.
BY Mr.Lyon, the petition of Sylves-
tier Phelps and Charles Landon, pray
ling compensation for a house which was
consumed by fire while in the occupan-
Icy of a detachment of the United States
troops.
BY Mr.. Jennings petition of VII
liam M'Donald, praying TO be paid for
Ia quantity of forage furnished detach.
|hent of mounted militia in the SER
vice Of the United States, in the year
1912.
By MIR. Whiteside, petitions from
sundry inhabitants Of Lancaster county,
in Pennsylvania, praying that the duties
imposed upon domestic spirits may be re-
pealed.
Bs Mr.. Hopkinson, the petition of
sunday inhabitants of Philadelphia, pray-t
sg for the establishment Of a National-l
al Bank. /
By Mr.. Niilnor, the petition of Griffith
Jones presented in the year 1907
By Mr.. Bassett, the petition of Rich
ard G. Morris. praying payment OF tw"l
loan Office certificates which he found
among the papers of his father upon his
ieath.
BY Mr.. Hugsr, the petition Of Alex
3Rder II. Sanders. praying compensation
Tor servicesas soldier in the army oil
The United States prior to the year
1902.
Bv Mr.. Lewis, the petition of the pre-
sident and Directors of the Potomac
company. heretofore presented.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds, the house
to the consideration of the
following resolve, submitted by him a
few days ago.
Resolved, That the committee Onl
nublic Lands be instructed to require in
to The rxped;eney of apprepgiating all that
{ act of land known by the name of the
q congressional Reservation lying inI
tie counties Of Maury and Giles, in the |
state of Tennessee, for the extinguish-
mept Of the genuine land warrants issued
nv the state of North Carolina. and that
the actual occupants within the bounds
Of said tract, who have been living on
said land on the 1st day of January last
past. shall have a preference to perfect
titles thereto Provided, not one shall
be permitted to appropriate more than
$40 acres. norless than so acres of land.
This motion Mr.. Yancy proposed to
amend by striking cut the whole, except
the word 9 Resolved" and inserting the
following in lieu thereof: