Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-01
Congress of the q. States
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

4 800
Ibis seat.
4 The Speaker laid before the house Q
letter from the Secretary of war, trans,
Uniting documents containing the infor.
Imation required by a resolution submit
tied by MIR. Wright on the 22d inst. rela
Tive to the execution of the act hiking
1.-The Military Peace Establishment, which
Twas read and referred to the committee
lon military affairs.
I MONDAY, Jan. 90.
1 The following petitions were present
led and referred to committees, viz.
By MFR. King of Mass. the petition oil
'lJahez Mowry and others, citizens of the
IN. States, stating that upon the captpft
of Eastport by the British forces during
the late war, number of bonds given by
them to the =. States to secure the du-
ties on Imported merchandise. fell into
: the hands of the British authorities, that
suits have been commenced against some
of them by the British government in
Halifax. and judgment decreed, that the
leases areenow pending before the higher
courts in &, Britain, &c. and that suits
have also been commenced against them
fhy the authorities OF the U. States, and
lpraying relief from these double prose
lcutIons.
BY Mr.. WendOver, the petition of the
|weighers for the customs in and for the
Iport of N. York. praying for an-increase
lof compensation.
| By MIR. Sargeaat, the petition of the
merchants and traders in the City OF
Philadelphia. praying that the present
state OF duties may continue for such
length of time as shall produce equal jus
!. tice TO all. or that new tariff of duties
may be established to 60 into operation
when the existing rate OF duties shall
cease.
BY Mr.. Iagham, the petition OF sundry
manufacturers of WOODEN goods in the
states of y. Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Delaware, praying that the existing du-
| ties upon all WOODEN articles of foreign
manufacture imported into the U. States
may be continued.
By Mr. Cannon, the petition of VIM.
7. Lawrence, praying compensation for
a uesgo slave, the property of the pc
lttioner, who died of a disease contract
ed whilst attending detachment of sick
land disabled soldiers of the army of the
u. States.
Mr.. fancey, from the committee of
claims, made an unfayorabIe report on
the petition OF Zach Shoemaker. pay
master IN the army, who prayed to be
Iallowed Tor q certain sum OF public mo-
Iaey stolen frcm him The rersrt lays
down the principle. that paynasters ought
III ali cases, to be made responsible OF
losses OF money, actually received in
their possession. The report was read
aud referred to committee of the whole.
Mr.. fancey, from the same commit
tee, made report on the petition of
Daniel Gould aud others, of Randolph
'couuty, praying to be allowed certain
|molleS stolen from capt. ]. w. VANS
ley at Richmond, which he had received
at Norfolk Oh their account and tot theirl
use, III payment for militia services. On
the principle that the government ought
to bear the risk Of traDmssien until It'll
was paid into the hands OF those TO whom
it was actually due. the cC,nmit.ee re-
port bill for their relief. The bill was
twice read and committed.
MIR. Lowndes, from the committee of
ways and means, reported a bill making
appropriations for ordnance and ord
nance store for the year 1916. The bill
was twice read.
MIR. Inghnm from the committee on
post Offices and post roads, made the fol-
lowing report:
The committee of the post Office and
post roads, to whom was referred a letter
addressed to the Speaker by the Post
master Gen. requesting an investigation
Of the fiscal concerns of this department,
report. that they have had conferences,
with the Postmaster General on the sub
;ect Of his letter, who states that a ru-
NOR is in circulation with respect to the
conduct of certain persons in his de-
parmeut, which he considered was of
such a nature as to require an investiga-
ton by committee OF the house of re-
representatives.. Your committee have as :
certained that the rumor has proceeded
from Clerks in the General Post-0fice,
and that it purports to indicate suspi-
ciou that some persons in that depart
meat have been in the practice of selling
drafts upon Deputy Pestmasters for pre-
miums which have not been passed to