Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-18
Congresso of the u. States
House Of Representatives,.
Saf,,rdau. JaaalarY Is.

TIE following petitions were presented
land referred tOvarious committees, viz.
by Mr.. Wepdoyer,p petitions ofsundry
inhabitants of the United States, praying
Congress to take into consideration the
present situation Of the cotton Inanufac-
lures Of the country, and emf Ct such laws
and regulations as nav be deemed ex-I
lpedient for the interest Of those concern
ed therein, as we'll for the interest OF the
public in general.
Bv MIR. Porter, the petition of Ralph
NJ. Pomeroy, of Buffalo, N. Y. praying
compensation for damages done to his
house and furniture by troops Of the U.
Estates.
BY Mr.. Porter. also, the petition Of
John TizdaIe, attorney for VISA. Hugh
land and others, inhabitants of n. York,
praying compensation for certain arti-
| les furnished, aid for services rendered
by them to the United States, during the
late war with q. Britain.
By Mr.. Porter, the petition Of Peter
P. Schuyler, late Colonel OF the 18th re-
glment Of infantry in the army o: the u
nited States, praying to be allowed, in the
settlement Of his account, credit OF
T 1900. which sum he forwarded, by mail,
to a recruiting officer. and the letter II,
which it vas incosed miscarried.\
! BY Mr.. Pos ter, the petition Of sundry
inhabitants of the county of NIAGARA. in
the state of n. York, PRAYING conrrensa.
ton for losses occAsioncd by the inva.
sion OF that frontier by the British forces
daring the late war, in which invasion
the villages of Buffalo, Black Rock.
Manchester and Lewiston, we're totally
destroyed.
BY Mr. Savae". the petition of Tho.
mas Williams, lately one OF the chiefs Of
the IroQuois tribe of Indians in the do
millions of Great Britain, bot now re
sideDt Of the state of n. York, prayir.
remuneration for losses sustained by hin
in consequence of his abandoning thu
British domlnions and joining the Anne
rican forces during the late war with G
Britain.
! BY Mr.. M'Lean Of Ohio, the petitisl
Of Andrew Maarve, distiIler, prayin;
that the dpt. OF 20 cents Ter gallon OF
domestic distilled spirits may De remit
ted to him.
BY Mr.. baltimore, the petition c
, WIN. Danie', aud the petition of Joiir
McGrew. &c. respecting land claims.
BY Mr.. Jennings, the petition Of the
Legislature of the territory Of Indiana.
relative to salt spring.
:. Mr.. Yancey made report from the
committee of claims, on the petition of
John 6. Camp, accompanied by bill ior
his relief, winch was t.,ice read and com
rnittod-
! MIR. fngham, from the committee o.
ways and mea S. reported a bill to "a
mend the act 6 for the relief Of Edward
HaI,oweII." which was twice read and
icommitted.
! Mr.. Law. from select committee, re-
ported bill for the relief of iona. Ro-
gers, jr. Of Waterford, Connecticut
which was twice read and committed.
On motion of MIR. Porter,
Resolved, That the committee on pen
sions and revolutionary claims, be H.
structed to enquire into the expediercy
of placing the following officers and pri-
vate soldiers of the New-York militia.
on the pension list, On the ground @!
wounds and disabilities received whl!s
lin the service of the United states-
namely, capt. John HUE, sergeant John
,!axon; privates. Ptolemy Sheldon. john
| 3. Williams, Erastus Disbrow, Jabez
fisk. and Jonathan ID. Carrier.
On motion of MIR. Desha, it was Or
ed that Peter Sharer have leave t.
ithdraw his petition and papers.
The Commercial Treaty.
The following were the yeas and nays
IN the question Of the passage OF The bill
to regulate commerce in conformity to
| the convention Of commerce with Great
Britain.
YEAs-Messrs. Adgate, Alexander.
Baker, Barbour. Bassett, Bateman, Bird
sail, Birdseye, Blount, Brooks, Bryan
Burnside, Burwel, Caldwell. Cannon.
Clarke, n. G. Cicudcnnen. Clopton,
|Comstock, Coudit, Conner. Crawford.
Creighton, Cuthbert, Darlington, Desha.
Forsythe, Griffin, Hahn, Hall, Hammond.
HAYES, Hester, Henderson, Hunger
ford, ingham, jackson, Johnson, Va.
Johnson, XIV. Kerr, Va. King, Mass.
|Lowndes, Lumpkin, Lyle, A.actay, MAY
rant, M'Coy, N'Lesn, Ky. M'Lean, q.
Middleton, Murfee, Nelson, Va. New
ID. Eonr Dlnncnntr