Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-02

.conIuit,e6of Ways aud Msaus'
'o '',,,a l,.'' Hi % fix the compensation
J, - !; ;a ! re tho responsibility Of tue
aa,,.sto,s Of the Direct Tax and In
.s,na, r1nsies, and Fer other parpo-
ses eannsct.:a with the coliec''on
hereof i having been reported lres'
-, .,s so,arittee by Mr.. Fisk ossN. y.
80 f;,ct,,er discussed, amended, and
o !. ia 4 third reading.
Mn. Troup, from the committee
70 cealerenee on the disagresing
yoses of the two houses in regard to
the resolution OF Congress expressive
&c their sense of Gen. Jacison's
Great achievement, made report,
recommending modification there
Of which was.agreed to on the part
OF this hmise.
Mr. Fisk of ". Y. /. ON the com.
m;ttee to whom was referred Mr..
Calneoer's metien for a thanksgiving
lsy. reported the same with amend.
men,s which having been agreed to,
the resolution as amended WAS order.
ed to third reading.
Relations roth .alsiers.
The following report. yesterday
transmitted to the House by the Pre-
sident Of the U. s. was read:
a.rhe acting Secretary oil state.
to whom was referred the resolution
Of the House of representatives OF
the 18th inst. requesting the Presi-
dent at the u. States to cause to be
lad before that House such informal
lion as he shall deem necessary to be
communicated, touching the state OF
relations existing between the u.
States and tue Bsrbary Powers. has
the honor to state, that according to
the lates accounts from Morocco,
'runis and Tripoli, our relations with
those powers remained upon their
former footing. nor is there any par
.;e.lar reason to believe that any
change has since taken place.
II will appear by the documents
accompanying the message OF The
President to Congress on the t7th
Noyemher. 1912, that the Dcy OF
Aleiers had. yiolentiy. and without
lust cause. obliged the Consul Of tho
q. s. and all American citizens then
in Alsiers, to leave that place, in a
manner highly offensive to their
country and Injurious to themselves,
and ia violation of the treaty then
subsisting between the two nations.
II aupcars, moreover, that ae exact
ed frem the Consul, under F,'n OF
;.,mediate imprisonment. large
.am Of money, to which he had 40
cIaIm hat what originated In his own
injustice.
These acts Of violence and outrage
have been followed by the capture
of. at least, one American vessel.
and nv the seizure Of an American
citizen on hoard neutral vessel
The unfortunate persons. thus cap.
tured, arr vet held 10 captivity. with
the exception of two of them, who
have been ransomed. Every effort
to obtain the release OF tho others
has peoYed abortise and there is
some reason to believe that they are
held by the DEFY as means by W!,lch
he calculates TO extort from the Y
8. a degrading Treaty.
JAS. MONROE.
Department Of State,
Feb. 90. 1915 }
The bill to continue in force the
acts for raising companies of mount
ed rangers. having been returned
FROM the Senate with an amendment.
the object Of which is to repeal all
the acts in force on the subject, was
ordered 10 lie on the table.
The following bills from the Sc
nate were read twice and referred 20
committees of the whole: a bill sup
Elementary to The set for the settle
ment of the Yazoo claims a bill to
provide Library Room. and for
transporting the Library lately pur-
chased; aud a bill 10 repeal certain
acts concerning the ilotilla service,
and fer other purposes.
The bill from the Senate to abo-
fish the discriminating duties on TO