Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-27
House Of Representatives.
WEDNESDAYS, Jan. "a.

WEDNESDAY,, Jan. "a.
After the presentation of petitions
Mr.. Taylor of n. York, from the com.
lnittee Of elections, made report on the
credentials of the members of this house.
Declaring them sufficient, &c. which
Twas read.
| Mr.. ThrooP, from the select commit
tee to whom vas referred the petition
Iof Abraham Markle and Gideon Frisbie,
land their associates, reported bill for
Ithe relief of certain Canadian refugees,
who joined the American army during
tine late war with Great Britain; which
lgas twice read and committed.
OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
AIR. Robertson offered fer considera.
Ition resolution to this effect:
Resolved, That the President Of tho
United States be requested to lay before
this house such information as he may
possess, which lie may not t.nnk imprO-
|per to communicate, relative to the de-
|maads said to have been made by the
government of spain for tae cesslon Ola
part of Louisiana.
Mr.. r. said, he felt it his duty to
make this motion, in consequence OF
1.-THE reports with which the papers, ia
various parts of the nation, teemed IN
respect to this subject. If it was to.
pic highly interesting to the people Of
Iihe United States generally, it was Far-
|heularly so to- the people Of the state
which he Observation-Disclosures. they
lad been sufficiently ANNOYED and veI-
Jed for the last Is years, by frequent
changes and rumors of changes oil their
form of government ; and whether this
report were true or not, it was proper
|filat the minds OF his constituents should
be quoted in regard to it. The immense
distance at which they were situated
from the seat Of government would make
them more anxiuas to knew the truth On
this head and he should feel that he
their interests il I've tailed 10
make the effort which he bad done 10
remove all doubts from their mild' Oh
THE subject.
The motion was agreed to without ae'
bate, and without division; & MessIs'
Robertson and Clayton apgointeca con.'
mittee to lay the same before the PreSi'
dent.
The bill from the senate, authorizing
the sale of a lot belonging to the onlisa
States IN Knoxvillee Tenn. was t"ss
read, and referred to the committee "
public lands,
THE REVENUE.
The engrossed bill to continue iilO,.t
the acts therein mentioned, me ~
laying duty on bank notes anu pD 't,
discounted, and the bill laying - owl
on sugar refined within the NH" T.5s
statesl was read a third tire. LIN. INC
question on the passage Of TIE m' t., wa.
decided as follows, Alr. Randolph Na' n
required the yeas ana nays tieyeu"' !.
order, as he said, s,coid as wv"
gainst it: 200
For the bill va
Against it ~, of
On motion Of Mr.. Condit, tie i've ,.
the bill was SO amended as ;l0fe ''''
y to indicate its contents. ), ass
The engrossed bill to red@re t'e or ,s,d
on postage to their old rates, "S' '''
"a third time and passed. Z, t.elf
The house then again resosea ~.
into a committee of the wlc'ei .r #
Nelson in the chair, "a the rem I,t ~ and
the report Of the comaiittee Of way
Means. the
The question before the house. . OF rs
last adjournment, and which now y ls ssike
was. on a motion of Nj. Cay w r%s j,
out three millions, the amount o. ,"s
rect tax proposed to be LEVIED ann"
ON the U. States. .;s;op Of
= Mr.. Clay considering the dee Is : pro-,
the house yesterday, ia resaru ,nourt;.
pc.ed increase OF the duties on was
as decisive against his obles:, VIZ