Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-01-14
Congress Of the U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUEsDAY, Jan. 10.

TUESDAY, Jan. IL.
Mr.. Farrow of S. G. presented a
petition, being the eighty.ffth pre-
scented ON that subject at the present
session. demonstrating against the
transportation and opening OF the
mail on the Sabbath /; whiehhe moved
TO raferts the committee on the Post
Office-which motion he supported
by some observations growing out of
what he believed the great impor~
tanee Of the subject. &c. which de-
manded mere particular eonsidera-
ton than they now receive. The
,notion was opposed by Mr.. Rhea.
who could not conceive why this
petition should not take the same
course as other petitions Of like
nature. without any talk about il.
The melton Of Mr.. Farrow was ne
gaiiyed, and the petition referred as
others of a similar character have
been.
Mr.. Farrow subsequently, offered
for consideration the foilew rs re-
solution
Resolved, That the committee on
tie Post Office and Post Reads be
authorized and required TO examine
into the propriety Of submitting to
the consideration ofthe House a iaw
prohibiting the Postmaster Geaeral
from making any contracts in future
for the transportation or opening OF
the Mail on the Sabbath, and that
they have leave 10 report by bill Or
otherwise. Laid on the table.
The Speaker laid before the house
letter frem the Secretary. Of the
Treasury. transmitting the estimates
Of appropriations necessary for the
service Of the year. The letter was
read, and with the accompanying
documents, referred to the commit.
tee Of Ways and afeans.
The I'LL from the Senate to autho.
rise The president ofthe u. s. to cause
tobe constructed certain floating bat
teries FOR the defence Of the i. s..
was twice read and referred to the
Naval committee. This bill appro-
PIRATES 100000 dollars, in addition
TO the sum heretofore appropriated
ter that object.
The engrossed bill for the relief
Of Jacob Shinnick, Schultz Il Voge-
Ter, Christian Chapman, and the le-
gal representatives Of John Calef,
deceased, (whose property was de-
stroyedby our officers on the ap-
preach of the enemy 70 Baltimore In
August LAST was read third time,
passed and sent to thu Senate.
The eagrossed bill for the relief
| Of James Doyle (compensating him
for services rendered at the instance
! of AN United States officer in North
| Carolina, in experimenting counter
letters Of tue paper Of the late Bank
OF the United Sta.es) was read .
third time. This bill was opposed
by Mr.. Fisk of N. Y. and advoeat-
by Mr.. Yancey and Mr.. King of
| Mass. The division on the passage
of the, bill was 90 ayes, 80 noes and
the bill was sent TO the Senate.
The engrossed bill for the relief
of William, Robinson and others, was
read a third time, passed and sent to
the Senate.
The engrossed bill for the relief
Of William III. Washington, was
read third time (making eompensa-
ton for house destroyed by the
officers Of the Uaited States during
the invasion of this district ia Au-
| gust LAST was read a third time
| passed and sent to the Senate.
| DUTIES ON MANUFACTURES.
The house resolved itselfint a
! committee ofthe whole, MIR. Macen
in the chair. on the report OF the
go nmittrs Of Conferees on the disa-
greeting votes on the manufacture
tax bill. The conierees recommend
cd that the House recede from IFS OPP
position 10 the tax proposed By the