Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-12
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE. March A.


Ito whom was referred the proposed
amendment 10 the constitution re-
lspeistiBg the mode Of election ot Q
lIeetors and representatives. 70 con
Igress. reported tho same with 9
lmseutIments which were read;
Mir. Roberts, from . select COM
lmittee reported bill for the ipeeR'
Eporasion Of che Washington Orphan
which was read.
The bill for further extending the
Time for Issuing and locating militia I.
Iry land warrants, was read q second
time and committed.
The resolution oaneRd the con
|stitntisn, so as to make the judges
Removable from Office, was read q
|secend time.
The bill to amend the act Tor re,
the Post Office Establish
Fment, prospecting the compensation
|of Post masters, and to allow the
members of congress the privilege
of fraHking during the recess was
read second time. and. on motion
|of Mr.. Wilson. referred to select
committee Messrs. Wilson, Roberts,
Morrow, Chacc, ThOmpson are tao
committee.
The bill to authorize and require
the Secretary Of State to issue let
tiers patent to Andrew Hurts, WAS
read second time and referred to-
select committee, consisting OF Mes
|srs. Roberts, Wilson & Brown.
The engr0ssed bill in addition to
The act establishing the Navy Pen
sion Fund, WAS read third time,
|psssed and sent to the other house,
The senate t'ien proceeded to the
of q bill to provide a
law library for the use Of the Judges
|Of the Supreme Court.
This bill proposes the appropria-
ton of five thousand dollars, for the
purchase of law books TO compose a
library for the use or tho Supreme
Court, &c.l
After some desultory debate on the
modification Of the details Of this
hill. between Messrs. Talbot. San
ford, Mason ofN. Ell. and Wilson, the
bill was postponed 10 Monday.
Several other bills were also post.
|poned to different days.
The Senate took up the bill, re-
|ported BY select committee. for the
relief of John Thompson. This bill
proposes to allow to col Thompson
Interest on claim for revolutionary
services, the principal Of which was
GRANTED TO him by an act of Congress
ia 1919.
Some investigation took place on
the merit of the claim. which was
by Mr.. Roberts and Mr..
Fromenlin, and was opposed by Mr.
yarnum, Mr.. Turner, Mr. Daggett,
Mr.. Maeoa, Mr.. King, Mr.. Mason,
of N. III. Mr.. Tsyler.
If the claim was just, as Congress
had heretofore decided, it was said,
il ought to be allowed in fall and
such, ii MAS argued, was the inten
ton of the congress, but not tire con
struction at the treasury, in the acs
which did pass. On the other hand
it was said, that an allowance by
ny congress to any claimant, ought
to be considered as in fill, and con
elusive of what was justly due and
in this caseit was moreover said, that
the claim itself had been of q doubt
full character, having been rejested
more than once bef0re itat last sue
To which it was replied.
besides defending the justice OF the
claim, that the former decision OF
congress in its favor preeluded that
lquestion.
The custom was taken, after much
debate, on ordering the bill to be
Iengrossed for a third reading. and
decided in the negative. Yeas 8.
Nays AZ. So the bill was reject
cd.
The Senate resumed the conside-
ration of the bill supplementary TO
the act for the indie a. Gcation OF GER,