Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-01-05

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Referred "a tie committee 81
Ways and Mems !. y
:. me- Kce 81 IS from ilie 5. POM y s,
nittee 81 public Lands. rel'or.eaa z
bilt Ear the relief of the inhahltas 4
&c Tie. late county &c New q a,'r'a,l
"a the Missouri territory, who nave !
suffered i,y earthquakes; when was
twice read and committed.
Mr.. Bradley of Vt. obta'rca leave.
.of absence iar ionr weeks.
Mr. johnson Of Ky. Ibid belor the
House. on behalf Of the committee
Of Investigation, q letter from g nm the
late Secretary Of The Treasury. on
subjects connected with the capture
&c Washington by the enemy III
August last which was ordered to
Reprinted.
The Speaker laid before the.
!Ionse 4 Report from the Acting
Secretary OF Tic Navy. on The me 3
raoriaI Of Eriah Brown respecting
Ms invea' n for projecting liquid
Gre 6. !. ,..cans Of military or naval
aanoyanee. The report is favorable
TO tie utility and pracficability ct
af!,e invention ;and was referred TO =
select committee.
The resolution from the Senate
Tor appointing ajoint committee to
engaircinto the propriefy efadoptings
fixed rules Cor conducting in future
the printing. stationary and binding
for both Houses of Congress. was
taken up. read three times and con.
Cured in.
The b;Ilfrom theSenatc authors
ing the leasing of public lands re-
served for ibe use of Schools. was
twice read, and ordered to be reada
third time TO morrow.
The amendments of the Senate to
The bill laying duties on certain
manufactures. uerctakcn up. The
changes OF duties proposed BY the
Senate in this bill are principally to
strike ont pig ir0n& spcrmaceti can
dies, AID to add umbrellas. There
are other amendments to the detail
or the bill The amendments we're
referred TO the committee Of Ways 4
Means.
The House resumed the eonsidcra.
ton ofthe bill from the Seaaie to in
corporate the subscribers 10 the
Bank OF The U. S. of America. MIR.
Ncbstcr's motion to recc.n.nit the
bill hcins, still under considera-
ton
It was supported by Messrs. Pic
Fkeriag, Webster. s;i,iphcrd and
Wheaton, in speeches of considerable
length. ard opposed by Messrs For.
syti and !si:ea.
The question on recommitmcnt
was Mt !cnSth aecidedia the aesatire
by Yeas and Nays, BY ma iority Of
0OVut tSsisfUtSSs :. rs
The bill was then read through, in
the nsual manner.
Air. Riea Of Ten. spike 4 short
time in explanation OF the motives,
which would govern his vote in this
case.
Mr.. Grnsyernor Of n. Y. Far the
purpose Of Introducing molten in
mid Of the role. TO prevent those mem
hers Interested in the question from
voting. moved 10 lay tho bill on the
table.
The motion was prcdicateelsAn the
fact, that one Member ofthe House
(and perhaps others might bc) was
the proprietor Of certain Of the pub
lie steck. wliirh is allowed to be
paidin, in part, ON account efshares,
to be subscribed to the Bank.
This motion was opposed by Mr..
Fisk Of n. Y. and Mr.. Findley Of
Pa. Ivy whom it was contcniled that
the rule Of the House in this res
pect was sufficiently operative with
out this aid. X was supported by
the mover, and by Mr.. Ward and
Mr.. Farr0w.
The question on laying the bill on
the table. was decided by Yeas and
Nays. MS f"llows:
Tor laying the bill on the table 50
Against it ftia