Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-23
ALEXANDRIA,:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1918.
FROM QUA CORRESPONDENT AT WASHING.


was created in the house of representatives
yesterday, by petition which the speaker
presented from Mathew Lyon, of the state
of Kentucky The prayer Of this petition
is to lie allowed some remuneration tor the
Imprisonment sustained, and the fine exact
ed from him, under the sedition law, while
he was a representative in congress Tor the
state OF Vermont, and which the condition
OF bis pecuniary circumstances, reduced
very low by misfortune, induce him to ask
from congress. Mr.. Williams, OF N. Ca
rolina, moved to refer the petition 10 the
judiciary committee-but Mr.. Edwards, Of
n. Carolina, was of opinion that, as the
petition contained a claim, il would be
more advisable to refer il to the committee
Of clsims.-To this Mr.. Williams replied
that, though there was claim it was one
arising out Of the operation OF law which
the petitioner considered as unconsttu-
tionaI, and was therefore subject appro-
pirate TO the Judiciary committee. The Pc
tition was then read on the requisilion OF
Mr.. Spencer, and seemed TO excite some
feeling and some merriment by the strong
terms in which The sedition law and its adj
vocates were censured, and the opponents
of that unpopular law were praised and al
most apotbeolized.-in The end the petit
ton was referred TO the committee on the
judiciary.
A resolution was reported declaring the
admission of the Illinois, as state, INTO the
union. 1t was read twice, and ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading on Mon
day.
A resolution passed, on motion Of MIR.
Rhea, 10 refer that part Of the presidents
message which recommends the conhrma-
ton of the grant Of lands by the friendly
Greek Indians to general jackson and CO.
lionel Hawkins, to the committee on pri-
vate land claims.
A resolution was also passed, on motion Of
Mr.. Poindexter, directing the committee on
public lands TO enquire into the expedien-
cy of prohibiting the emigration and settle
ment of the Choctaw Indiarson the lands Of
the U. States west Of the Mississippi, until
they shall have acquired that right by treaty
with the U. States, founded on cession Of
lands on the East side by said Indians.
An inquiry into the expediency of ADO
fishing the salt tax was also resolved upon,
on motion of Mr.. Williams Of N. Carolina.
The House adjourned to Monday.
The following gentlemen were announ-
eed as having been appointed to compose
the several committees established on We'd
nesday last, viz:
Committee on Foreign .afairs.-Messrs.
Forsyth, Holmes, Barbour Of Va. Spencer.
Baldwin, Allen of VT. and Hopkinson.
On Military .9fdirs.-Messrs. johnson Of
KY. Reed, T. NJ. Nelson, Huntingdon,
Gage, Stewart Of N. c. and Peter.
On Naval .afdirs.-Messrs. Pleasants,
Silsbee, Parrott, Sawyer, Schuyler, Rogers
and Bateman.
On the subject Of indian .afairs.-Messrs.
Southland, Williams of N. York, Murray,
Walker OF N. C. Richards, Butler Of N. II.
and Pogram.
On he illicit introduction Of Sares.--
Messrs Middleton, Upham, Lawyer, Floyd,
Mumford, Lincoln and Linn.
On The Militia. -Messrs. Harrison, Smyth
DIVA. Quarles, Moreton, Jones, Savage and
Owen.
On Roads and Canals. --Messrs. Tucker,
Stors, Lewis, Sergeant, Porter, Crafts and
Marchand.
On Public Buildings.-Messrs. Bassett,
Bellinger, Adams, Clagett, Folger, Bayly
and Rice.
On Revolutionary Pensions.--Messrs.
Bloomfield, Burwell, Ogle, Drake, Wal
lace, Herkimer and Wilson Of Mass.
Library Committee on the part Of this
House.-Messrs. Seybert, Mason Of Mass.
and Irving.
[The name Of Mr.. Mercer, one Of the
committee of Public Lands, was accidental
ly omitted in the list Of that committee, gi-
ven on Friday.l
A letter to the editors, from Milledge-
vile, of the 18th instA announces the cleo
ton of John Forsyth (now Of the house Of
Representatives. as Senator in Congress
from the state of Georpia. for the remain.