Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-04
IN SENATE.
MoNbAY, February 81.

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Mr.. TAFT reported bill econ
eerning the naval establishment zap
propriating an annual sum Tor the
purchase Of timber, &c. which was
read. g
Mr.. Bibb, from the committee OF
fnreipn relations. who were instruct
ed TO enquire into the expediency OF
making provision by law to release
All or any claims q the United States
to penalties or fefeitures under acts
which have imposed prohibitions or
temporary restriction on CONNER
cial intercourse, and to discontinue
prosecutions thereon, &c. reported
the following resolution
g Resolved, That it is iRecpedient
to make snch provision.
Mr.. Smith presented the petition
Of r. and J. Oliver. of Baltimore.
praying compensation for damage
sustained by military operations ON
the part of our army, during the last
campaign; which was referred TO
the committee to whom was referred
the petition ofthe Washington Bridge
Company. /.
The Bill to establish system OF
navigation for the United States,
was read second time.
The bill to provide for ascertain
ing and surveying the boundary lines
fixed by the treaty with the Creek
Indians, and for other purposes; the
bill for exploring the Chesape ske
Bay and its waters fer the purposes
thereia mentioned the bills from
the House, for the releifaf salmon
Frazer and others for the relief Of
WIN. Ell. Washington; for the relief
Of James Hynum concerning me
College of Georgetown, in the DIS
trict Of Columbia, we're seseraiiy
read third time and passed.
The bill TO authorize the discharge
Of A. B. Ross from his imprison
ment, sent from the house, was read
a third time and rejected.
The bill supplementary to the act
for the establishment OF second
District Court in the state OF New
York: the bill for the relief of James
Savage and others: the bill! for tn
reIiefof the Anacesta Bridge Com
.pany; and the bill for the relief OF
w. p. Beanet; all which bills came
from the House Of Representatives
we're passed TO third reading.
TUESDAY, Feb %.
Mr.. Giles, from the committee
on Military Affairs. made repor
on the subject Of the difference o
opinion existing between tie Exc
cntiye authority OF the q. 5 and the
authorities OF some ofthe individual
States, respecting the relative pew
ers Of the general and state govern
ments over the militia and the re
port was read, and ordered to be
pointed.
TThis report, on highly interest
ing subject, shall be published here
after.
Mr.. Bib, from the committee on
foreign relations, to whom was refer
red the message Of the President OF
the 25th inst. (see aboye) made the
following resort:
That they fully accord in the Pc.
LEY recommended, OF avoiding. by
prudent regulations. the occurrence
Of circumstances which may disturb
liberal intercourse with fo' e;gnn~
nations. They are mcr.'.ve.. per-
suaded, that the navigation OF a
merican vessels. exclusively by A
merican seamen, either natives, CT
such as are already natural zed
would not only have the tendency to
render our commerce and navigation
independent ofthe service OF foreign
ers. but that it would be calculated
10 remove the pretext under which
the American navigation has here
tofore been Interrupted.
But, while the committee consider
the subject of the presidents mes
sage highly important. they regret
thatthe session Of congress is SO
near its close, that questions affecting
the foreign as we'll as the domestic