Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-05
Congress of the U. States.
House Of Representatives..
THURSDAY, DEC. 81.

The following petitions (not heretofore
notlced) were presented and referred,
according to their contents, to various
mmittees
By Mr.. Porter, the petition of Abraham
Mafkle and others, stating that at the
commencement of the late WARMTH u
Britain, they were inhabitants of Upper
Canada, where they had emigrated frem
the U. States /; that upon the invasion
OF Canada they joined the American
Army, by which they lost all their pro-
perty-and praying some remuneration
by grants of land in he Indiana terrific
ry. !.
By Mr.. Comstock, the petition Of
Thos. Ritter, praying release from the
payment of a sum of public money, the
receipt for which was lost in consequences
efhis being subsequently captured.
BY Mr.. Herbert, the petition of the
Washington Bridge Company, praying
Naturalization for loss sustained in con-
sequence of the destruction of part OF
the bridge in August 1914, by authority
OF the U, States.
By Mr.. Wendover, petitions from the
silver smith, saddlers, and hatters, in the
city and county of New York, praying
for repeal of the duties on their respec.
tive manufactures.
By Mr.. Sergeant. the petition of Ed
ward HalIowell, stating the iuadequacy
to the object of the bill passed at the last
session for. his relief, and praying that
another act fer that purpose may be pas
sed.
By Mr.. Jennings, the petition of the
Legislature of Indiana, praying that
certain manufacturers in said territory
may not be subjected to penalties for the
violation of the law laying duties on their
labors, inasmuch as their remoteness
from the seat of government deprived
them of all knowledge of said law.
By Mr.. Motif, the petition of the
cotton manufacturers in Rensselaer, cOun-
ty, N. Y. praying that the importation
Of cotton goods from beyond the Cape of
Good Hope, may be prohibited. & that
the duties on importations from other
places may be increas ID.
BY MIR. Southland, the petition of Ca
Ieb Putney, and by MIR. Stuart, the pc
tition of Emanuel Ebb, praying pen
si0ns.
BY Mr.. Culpeper, the petition of sun
dry inhabitants of Cumberland and Ro-
bosom counties, North Carolina, remor-
strating against the transportation and
opening of the mails on the Sabbath.
By Mr.. Love, the petition of sundry
Inhabitants of Salisbury. n. c. Of the
same import.
By Mr.. Johnson of KY. the petition
of Gabriel Winter, respecting claim to
sundry tracts of public land in LouiSla-
ma
By Mr.. Jennings, The petition of the
Legislature of Indiana territory, pray
ing to be admitted as state into the u
Mon, on an equal footing with the ORR
ginal states.
TUESDAY, Jan. g.
A multitude of petitions were pre-
scented and referred to various commit
tees
Mr.. Robertson, from the committee OF
public lands, made unfavorable reports
on the petition of the municipal authori'
ty of the town of Mobile, and on the Pc
tition Of Joseph and Joshua Horn which
were read and concurred in.
Mr.. Bradbury, from a select commit
tee, reported bill to author ize the dis
charge of james Jewett Cor the district
Of Maine) from his imprisonment; which
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Wright, from a select committee
on the subject, reported bill to autho-
rise the settlement and payment for GER
tain services of the Militia, called out
under state authority, &C., This bill
was twice read and committed.
Mr. Ross, from the select committee
appointed to enquire into the progress
of the printing of the edition of the laws
to which Congress have subscribed, hand
ed in letter from the Secretary ofState
on the subject. from which ii appears