Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-21

,,oried 4 bill for thereIief Of Casper.
C.. Shut; which was twice read and
MIR. Newton also, from the same
committee. made unfayorablc reports
on the petitions of Jacob Ritter, jr.
and Francis David which were
read and concuTred III.
Mr.. Robertson, ffom the commit
tee on public lands; made an uafa
yorahle report on the petition of
Sylyanus Mottas; which was con-
Cured in,
MIR. Lowndes, from the commit
tee OF ways and Means. reported a
bill supplementary 30 the bill laying
i direct tan; and Bill for the dis
|trihuiion.nf one hundred thousand
dollars among the captors Of the Al
|gerine vessels, which were captured
and restored to the DEFY of Aigiers;
which Bill were seyeraily twice read
and committed.
MIR. Gilappell, from tie commit
tie on pensions, made unfayorable
reports on the petitions of Thomas
Goodrua, and Catherine Robertson /:
Yhich were scserally censugfed in
by the house.
MIR, Nelson, from tue committee
|on the judiciary, reported, without
amendment, the bill from the Sc
maize. providing for the publication of
the decisions Of the Supreme Court
of the United States /; which was
to a committee Of The
whole House.
On motion of Mr.. baltimore, the
on Pensions were instruct.
ed to enquire into the expedieney of
placing on the pension list. Robert
Lowry, lieutenant 10 the Amite troop!
and Charles Jordon and Levi Har-
els, privates in the Jefferson trsop OF
Mississippi dragons.
On motion Of M. GoEdsborough.1
The committee Of Commerce and
Manufactures we're instructed to en-
quire into the expediency OF esta
5ijsliug port OF entry either at
Princess Ann or White Haven. liz
the county Of Somerset, Maryland.
The House then again resolved IT.
selfinto committee Of tho whole
Mr. Moor in the chair, on the bill
for quoting aad adjusting certain
claims to lands ID the Mississippi
territory.
After some time spent il discus
sing various amendments offered to
The details, and, incidentally, The
principle OF the bill, the committee
rose and reported il to the House.
The debate was resumed in the
House, as well on the object Of the
bill as its details, in which Messrs.
Calhoun, Jackson, Ross and StearnS
spoke in opposition. and Messrs Ro
bertson, johnson Of Ky. baltimore,
sI'Kee and Easton in favor Of it.
Ia the course Of the debate, on,
motion Of MIR. Jackson, an amend
ment was adopted, to confine the
certificates, in case the titles oil the
claimants be established, to the pur-]
chase oriands in the Mississippi ter
ritory, in other words TO exclude tie
claimants from purchasing, with
their certificates, pablo lands in any
oijscr tran the Mississippi territory
The question was then taken on
encrossiag the bill for THIRD read
inc, & decided ia the negative, by
yeas and nays as follows:
For engrossing 4s
Against it 81
So the bill was rejected.
The Hoase thea, on motloo OF
Mr.. Lowndes, resolved Itself mto q
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Sreck
enridse in the chair, on the bill TO
the existing dpties ON spirits
distilled within the T.. States, anti to
Law other duties ON distillation in
lien thereof.
The bill proposes to change the
duty from a tax on the product to a
tax on the capacity of the still. and