Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-05
CONGRESS.
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,
Friday, March 4.

After the presentation and rete-
renee of sundry petitions:
Mr.. Yancey from the committee
lof claims, made an uufavorable re-
port on the petition of Il Ransom
and G. MI. Webb; which was con
Cured in by the house and bill
for the relief of Thomas Farrar,
VIM. Young and Vim. Mosely, which
was twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Smith Of Md.
Resolved, That the Secretary OF
War be directed to lay before this
Ihouse, an estimate Of the damage
Sustained by the vessels sunk in the
cntrauee of the port Of Baltimore.
10y order Of the commanding gene
raj to preveat the enemy from pass
ing Fort M'Henry.
On motion Of Mr.. GoIdsbrough
Resolved, That the committee on
the District Of Columbia. be Instruct
led to enquire by what authority and
flor what object the digging Of The
|ground on the Capitol square has
i|been commenced, and into the pro.
Epriety OF putting stop to it
TMr. G. had reference in his reso-
Hutton to some operations cOmmenc-
Jed on the public square for making
bricks.
After some remarks to shew the
Igrest evils resulting to the cOmmu
Unity from the influx of unauthorized
notes purportins to be issued 10y banks
(which no Oae knew, and which iu
some cases were Palpable frauds,
unsupported by any ability to pay
|them-Mr. GoIdsborough moved the
following resolution, which was a.
Igreed to:
! Resolved, That the COMMITTEES ap.
Ipointed TO enquire into the state OF
THE several b nks in the District OF
Columbia be instructed to enquire in
to the expedicncy Of prohibiting,
within the said district, the oircula-
ltion OF notes issued by any private
thanking association, whether exist.
ling within tho district or elsewhere,
and Of restraining the formation OF
such private banking associations in
future.
/ Mr.. Randolph moved the subjoin.
led resolution. the necessity ofwhieh
land OF providing a remedy for q
Ipractice SO beinous and abeminable
| (making the district a depot for the
slave trade OF the ne;ghb0ring states
land medium for eyading the laws
in force, BY collusive sases) he i'm.
Ipressed by a variety Of remarks and
concluded by declaring that if the
business was declined by the House,
[be would undertake it himself, and
ferret out of their holes and corners
the Williams who carried it on.
| Alter sone opposition by Mr.
Wright. and support by Mr.. Colds
thorough, and being varied at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Hopkiuson. SO as
to refer the subject to select com
Imittee, instead of the committee or
1.-THE district, the resolution passed as
follows
| Resolved, That a committee bt
appointed to enquire into the exis
|tence Of an inhuman and illegal trail
lie In slaves carried on in and thro
1.-The District of Columbia and t'
report whether any, and what mea
lsures are necessary for putting
stop to the sames
NATIONAL BANK.
| The house then again resolved IT.
|self into a committee of the whole
IMr. Nelson Of Va. in the chair, CT
1.-The National Bank bil-The mo-
ton to strike out so much Of the first
sectioo as allows government to sub
scribe fos seventy thousand shares OF
the stock, being still uadef eonside.
[Tstion:
Mr. WRIGHT opposed theamend
Iment at some leng'h-He was sorry
ito see plan which promised such
lgreat benefit to the country in the
present deranged state OF its curren
Icy, endangered by the present mo