Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-23

Tailed report on the petition OF 30
bert Portertieid, contesting the
lection of VIM. NJ COY, nleinbeilt
lof this ilouae. from the stateof Viz I
ginia concluding with resolution !
10 confirm the sitting member in the
riehtto his seat. 1,he res,ort was
referred to committee OF the whole
IhOuse.
Mr.. Hugcr made an Intellectual
motion to take up resolution sub
mitttd by him some days ago, re
speeting an e'qniry into the man
Iner Of keeping the public accounts!
;l&c.
MIR Pleasants from the committee
lon naval affairs. reported a bill iofI
1.-The relief Of those citizens who were
wounded in the prison Of Dartmoor,
.Iin Engiand: sise, bill for the re.
.Iliei. 81 John T. Courtney aud sa muel
Harrison which were seyeraiis
twice pead and committed.
;. Mr. Forsyth. irons The managers
IIsppOint d to confer with the mana
gers on the part Of the senate, ON the
J disaereeing votes Of tie two Houses
prospecting the bill for carryins into
: effect the convention OF commerce
with G. Britain, made detailed re
!. port on that subject. embracing the
q views advanced by either party, the
points Of compromise attempted /; q
oIthe agreement Of the conterees
oIthereon. The report was laid on
!. the table and ordered to be printed.
: The speaker laid before the House
l. letter from the Secretary OF War
J. enclosing a report on the petition Of
: Taylor and M'Neall, referred to hin
d by this house; which was ordered to
;-llie on tbs table.
The Speaker likewise laid before
Etbe House letter from the Seeretar,
.lof the Treasury in pursuance OF :
= resolution Of this House Of the 4ti
,.Iiast. respecting the duties paid on to-
tonnage Of British vessels enteriDs
!, the ports Of the United States witt
'elcareoes, from the British West In
= dies /; Which was read and ordered e
ellie on the table.
On motion Of Mr.: Webster,
DaeoIred That a committee ba Sp
"a pointed to enquire into the state o
/. the incorporated Banks WITHIN Ia
4 District Of Columbia. 50 far as 1t
consistent With the privileges either
a respective charters and also {
enuuirs into the number Of unincor
!, porated Banks within sand district
10 and the rules ard principles of theI
! associations. II to ascertain as near a
- NAV be the amount Of bills by thea
issued. their ability to redeem tn
: same; and to make report by bill o
The HOUSE Than .ua..f hnia c0mnis
IN tee Of the whole, Mr.. Condit in tn
in chair, on the orders Of the day--th
e bill to relieve certain Canadian vo
E. luntcers in the late war. being unde
consideration.
r. Mr.. Johnson of Ky. moved to a
!, mend the bill. so as to include in it.
dI provisions those refugees only wht
had been citizens of the U. States
" previously TO the late war which
! motion was carried without a diyj
: sion.
nj Mr.. RobertscB then moved new
d section to the bill. embracing for re-
lief or remuneration all our own ci
; Itizens, whether on the maritime OF
Territorial frontier, wbe suffered los
|,es by the enemy during the late war
: Mr.. Hopkinson moved to amend
s the amendment. by Incorporating the
eases of those citizens who sustain
ted loss by the British In the revolu-
tionary war.
= Both the preceding motions, at
tier a short discussion between the
Irrespective movers, were successive
lily rejected: after which,
Mr.. Barbour proposed. by way
fiof amendment, an entire substitute
to the bill, the object of which was.
ITO allow to the volunteers in gues-
!, Itiou, a bounty in land, in proportion