Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-09
Congress Of the U. States !
House IF Representatives.
ERrpAY, Jan. 5.

Ev nr. Wheaton. the pet'tlou Vi d
committee of sundry manufacturers Of
cotton goods in Bristol county, Mass.
nrayine that all cotton goods (nankeens
excepted aiynpo, ted from places beyoDd
tho Cape OF Good Hope, may be prohai
hited and that additional duties may be
imposed on goods Of that description ian
ported from otl.er countries.
BY Mr.. Souttard, a similar petition
from the manufacturers Of cotton goods
in Somerset courty, III.
BY Mr.. Sergeant. Tie petition OF tlie
|mabufae turers Of alum and copperas-
on the river Magotby, in the state o.
Maryland. praying that duty Of tws
dollars per cWt. may be imposed On 10
reign impoitatians IN that article.
| By Mr.. Marsh, the petition OF sundr
.inlatitans OF Windsor. Vt. and by M
;MacIay, tie petition Of sundry inAabl.
itapts of Franklin county, Pa. Prayil'
that tns mail may hot By opened
transported On SUNDAYS.
By Mr.. Ri d.all, tie petition Of lht.
mas 'Siuith PRAYING tobe pliced on Il
repsiog list Of the 8. states. hayisg bee
wounded on t.c 9th Of April last at Dal'
moor prison. &c.
By Mr.. Porter, tie petition of Dayi
Beard. praying cn,ppensationfor quaf
itity of gun-powdcr, which fell into th'
ihapds of the enemy on the surrender o.
| detroit. and TO be paid for quantity
.cf merchandise which was enormously
seized by tie revenue officers of the Z.
states.
BY Mr.. Sergeant. a petition fron, PHI
lladelpiia for the repeal Of the duties on
manufactures.
/ BY Mr.. Sarge ut. the petition of the
gold smiths, siIvcr-s,niths ard jewellers
Iof t e city of Philadelphia, Fra,ing that
the duties OH their manufactures may Re
repeated.
i BY Mr.. Sharp. a petition from Barren
Icounty. Ky. praying that the duties o.:
domestic manufactures, and on distilia
Ition, nlay be repealed.
BY Mr.. Robertson, the petition Of tht
sugar planters. in the state of Louisiana
lprayiI < that the daties laid during tht
Hate uar with Great Britain on fareigE
.egar. PUN and molasses, nay be made
ce.1aGept.
BY w. Crawford, the petition Of Da
ne. Span9ler, or behalf Of the heirs anC
Representatives Of George Nebinger.
| Bv Mr.. Archer, the petition OF Vim
lSitcnce, asinsy foi II eu>ion-
| ~ Ar. Roane. the teiifiOo Of VIM
| Vale, caiiectc for The rott and districr
>! 'faprahannack. &c. playing camfen
a;i+n for house occupied by him a, tse
coilector 5 Office; together v it sundry ar
;icles OF pri'utc property therein con
I,aioeo, which house was destroyed b,
Ii BY tic late enemy because OF its be
,ng in the pubic service.
~ NJ. >:iddlaton, the petition O
levi, !3rineier, praying thata law ma
De passed @iviag him and other citizen
lot the u. tatcs, right of pre-emptio'
10 any lands be"ngin,, 10 the q. $. il
Iwh!ch they may discover mines of th
,geci9u> mcta.s, and that they may b
ermltted to work such mines, whel
Ii'uand IN tain conditions.
! i;y Air. baltimore, the petition of Hen
Is Ienuengen, praying confirmation o
sja title - a tract OF land in the Missis
IsipW territory a d the petition of Jane
alier, praying the prescription right Il
"A tract OF land in SAID territory.
Mr.. Pickering, from select commit
tee. on that subject, reported a joint re
: luton, requiring the Secretary ofntat'
20 cause 70 be complied and PRINTED
Ionce IN ever, two years, a register OF al
tde officers and agents. civil, mill ar,
and naval, in the sc,tice Of tie Unltet
States; which was twice read and com
united.
! S,r. Yancey, from the committee o
Iclaims, made an unfavorabie report OF
the petitIon Of VIM. O'Nea!e and Iober
lTaylor, of the city of Washington
which was read and cancurred in.
| MIR. Yancey, from e same commit
Itee. made favorable loport on the Pc
Itit,on of the executors of John Ross, pro
Inr;etor of Point Petre in Georgia, pray
limo indemniication for the loss o.. the usj
|of his plantation BY Its occupation by the
troops OF the United states, and also TO
1propelty destroyed by the SAID troop
and by the eRetny on his invasion las
winter. The report was accompanies
Iby bill for the relief Of Charles Ross
AID Samuel Breck, surviving executors