Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-20
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES.
"wednesday, April 8.

naval affairs. male an unfayorable re-
MORT on the petition of John M'Cauley,
Iprize agent of the officers and crew OF
line brig Vixen during the late war Wi'h
| Tripoli; which was concarred IN. ).
Mr.. Peasants rom the same commit
lice. reported bill appropriating 25oo
dollars to captain Stewart and crew OF
the Syren. for a capture during the war
with Tripoli also the bill authorizing
he payment of sum of money to John
Rodgers and also abill authorizing the
|paylaent of a sum OF money OF Joseph
Stewart and others
Mr.. Johnson Of KY. from the military
committee, reported bill providing fol
lost military land warrants & discharges
for faithful services.
The above bills were severally twice
read and committed.
The military committee we're On mo-
ton discharged from the further conside-
ration Of the petitions Of Jas. Nixon 4
samuel Reayes.
MIR. Nelson Of Va. from the judiciary
committee, made a report on the subject
af the enquiry into the official conduct OF
Judge Tallmadge, of New York, stating
Their reason to believe that evidence Of
importance in the enquiry could be oh.
tained from the state of New York, but
which from the late period OF the session
it would be impossible to send Tor, and
recommended resolution to suspend all
further enquiry into the matter until
next session OF congress /; which report
and resolution we're laid on the table.
On motion ofMr. Stephenson the com,
.nittee on public lands were Instructed
20 enquire into the expediency of estab.
l;sbin1 an Office for the sale of the pub
lie lands, in the town of Edwardsvl!le, II
linois territory. :.
On motion of Mr.. Easton, q resolution
was adopted, requesting the secretary Of
the treasury to procure all the intorma-
ton he may be enabled to obtain IN re :,
Iation to the lead mines of the United
States in the counties of Washington and
81 Greneyieye, in Missouri territory,
and report the same at the next ses-
sion. ),
The following message was received
from the president Of the .. States'
To the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the o"s'ea
States.
I Say before congress copies of . con-
yention concluded between the UnneG
States and the Cherokee Indians, on the
2d Of March last, as the sane has beet
duIy ratified and proclaimed and | re
commend that such provisions be made
by congress as the sripulatlons ehereif
contained may require.
JAMES MADISON.
April 6, 1916.
The message was referred to the con
mittee of foreign relations.
The bill under discussion yesterday
when the house adjourned, to authorize
the survey of tive millions OF acres OF pub
lid land in lieu Of that guastity ordered
to be survey ed in Michigan territory
was. on molten, laid on the table.
The several bills yesterday ordered to
a third reading this day, were according
ly read third time and passed.
Tie bills containing field officers of
the militia: and the bin for the relief Of
David Coffin, David and William Rod
man, and Samuel kodman, jun. passed
through committees of the whole house,
and were ordered to third reading.
The bill authorising the Potomac Com
pany to acquire certain lands by pur-
chase and to dispose of water rights, was
indefinitely postponed.
The house resolved itself into a com.
mittee OF the whole, MIR. M'kee in the
chair, on the bill to allow the crew of the
priyateer Roger the legal bounty on 81
prisoners captured in British vessel,
after the treaty was ratified but within
the time allowed for the continuance OF
hostilities in latitude where. the capture
was made.
A motion made by Mr.. Smith of Md,
to make the provisions Of the bill gener-
al, and embrace all similar captures,
produced SEINE debate, and was finally
bill was reported to the
house and ordered to third reading.
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
The house then resolved itself into a
lcommiitee of the whole, MIR. Nielsen OF
Va in the chair, on the. bill providing for
fha collection of debts due to the govern