Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday. December 70.

! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Thursday. December IL.
Mr.. Moore, ftM South Carolina, MIR.
bWilloaghbv, from New York, and MIR.
Randolph, from Virginia, appeared to-
Iday.
Mr.. Wright, of Md. from the, commit
Zee to whom the subject was referred re-
ported bill g to authorse the settlement
land payment of certain claims for the
ervices of militia This bill requires
Ethe accounting officer of the treasury to
lcredit and settle all accounts tor services
| of any attachments OF sf,ililia called into
,ervice under the authority OF the states
| for the defence Of any part OF tho United
Estates against the INVASION OF the enemy
liuring TIE late war, In the same manner
land OK tlIe same principles as accounts
tor the services Of militia called ont un-
der the authority of the United States
payment therefor to be made IN six PEP
icent. stock, to be created for the purpose,
provided the states interested shall &C
lcept the same as foil satisfaction Ter their
Iclaims. The bill was twice read and
lc0mHitted.
Mr.. Johnson of Ky. from TIE military
lcommitlee, reported bill to establish
three additional military academies. one
in this district, one at Mount Dearborn,
South Carolina, and one in the vicinity
Iof Newport, Ken. at the confluence OF
EOhio and Licking rivers. The bid re-
iceived the usual readings, and was COM
United to the same committee 10 whom
Twas committed the bilIfor the establish.
I,nent of corps ofinyalids.
| Mr.. Condiet, of ". J. from a se'sct
lcommittee, reported a bill supplement
hary to the act heretofore passed $ Tor
1.-THE encouragement of Vaccination."-
Tread, S'c.
! Mr.. Wilde Of Geo. offered for consi-
de. alton the following resolution, under
the impulse digestive information of its
necessity to prevent frauds committed
Iby the sales of vessels abroad, and dis
charging the sesmen without payment Of
their wages, &c.
" Resolved, That the committee on
IEForeign Relations be instructed to en-
Iduire what alterations are necessary in
1.-The several acts for the government and
Regulation of seamen in the merchant ser
vice, and for the relief of sick and disa-
lb!cd seamen, or of those discharged a.
broad after the sale of,their vessels.
!, After some observations from Mr.. |
Smith of Md. respecting existing laws
|and usages on this subject and by Mr.. ,
wilde, the resolution was agreed to.
The engrossed bill for the relief Of Ma |,
Ithaniel " iIiams, was read third time,
jpasscd, anttsent TO the Senate.
| On motion Of MIR. M'Lean of Ky. the
committee to whom was referred the
Iacting secy of wars letter on the same
subject, resolutions were introduced toer
Iquire into the expediency of opening a
Iygad from Reynodsboreush in the statel
lot Tennessee, to interSect tie Natchez
road, as viewed and marked by the
commissioners appointed for that pur-
Ip0sc.
Or motion Of 2,r, I. NJ Nelson of
Va.
Resolved, that the committee on mi
Ilitia affairs. be instructed to enquire into
the expediency of making provision for
the payment of such arrearages OF militia
lrv clothing as nay be due to soldiers
DISCHARGED from the army Of the United
States.
Mr.. Renhctt offered for consideration
the following resolution
Resolved, That the committee of ways
and means be instructed to enquire into
the expediency OF repeaIing or modifying
the actlaying duties on retailers of wines
spirituous liquors, and foreign meschaD-
'lizc.
Mr.. Lowndes of s. c. remarked that
las member Of the committee OF ways
and means he observation-disclosures no OBJ
!jectionre any enquiry which the House
might direct but in his opinion, there
never had been a moment when there
was lessinducement to repeal this tax
than now-and stronger reasons mdghtT
perhaps be adduced for increasing than
for reducing 1.-THE had risen only to say,
that he did not wish those who, with
him would vote for enquiry, because re.
quested bya member, to be considered
as at all pledged to cooperate in the
ultimate object of the mover,
The resolve was agreed to'
On motion of Mr.. Wendover OF n. 7.
the house proceeded to the consideration
of his motion to appoint a committee t"
enquire into the expediency OF altering
the flag of the United States:
The motion of Mr. WendoVcr was
greed 70 and q committee ordered to be