Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-04

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Friday, Dec. 81.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

Friday, Dec. 81.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Rhea, from the committee on Pensions
and Revolutionary Claims, made uniayora-
Bile reports on the petitions of James Nourse
and OF James Dufhe, which were read and
concurred in.
Mr.. Morton, from the committee on he
yisal and unfinished business, made detail
ed report on that subject, which was order
ed to lie on the table.
Mr.. Kent, from the committee on the Dis
,ricl Of Columbia, reported bill to renew
the charter of the city of Washington, which
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Williams, of ~ c. from the commit
tee ofClaims made unfavorable reports on
the petition Of Basil Shaw. of Thomas High
tower. of John r. Moore, and of Robert
Bay. James Clark, Christian Deardof, Chris
tian Espich, Jacob Espich, and George Rum
mel, which were severally read, the two
first concurred in, and the two last laid on
the table.
Mr.. Williams, from the same committee,
made report favorable 10 the petition OF
Fielding Jones, accompanied by bill Tor
his relief, which was twice read and COM
mitted.
Mr.. Campbell, from the committee on
Private Land Claims, reported bill for the
reliefof persons holding confirmed unloca-
ted claims for lands in The state of Illinois,
which was twice read and committed.
On motion Of Dir. Cannon, il was
Resolved, That the committee on the Mi
litia be instructed to enquire into the expe-
diency of furnishing the militia with clothing
when they are called into the service Of the
United States, or the amount in money, in
lieu thereof, in all cases wherein they fur
nish themselves.
On motion Of Mr.. Whitman. it was also
Rssoiped, That the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury be directed tolay before this House CO.
pies Of such communications as he may have
received since 1916, and such information
as lac may possess, in relation to the illicit
introduction of slaves into the United States,
with statement of the measures adopted 10
prevent the same.
On motion of Mr.. Whitman, il was also
Resolved, That Secretary of the Navy
be directed TO lay before this House copies
OF such communications as he may have re
eetyed since 1916, and such INFORMATION as
he may possess, in relation to The Illicit in
PRODUCTION of slaves into the United States,
with statement of the measures adopted
to prevent the same.
On motion OF Mr.. Cock, the report OF the
Secretary of Var, Of the 2Sth inst, relative
to a communication between lake Michigan
and the river Illinois, was referred to the
COZ mittee on roads and canals.
The engrossed bill for the relief of Sarah
Allen was read the third time and passed.
STATE OF MAINE.
The house then proceeded to the order of
toe day, and again resolved itself into com
mitiee Of the whole, Mr. Mark LanSdon Hill
IN the chair, on the bill providing for the al
mission Of the District OF Maine into the
Union as an independent state.
And no further debate arising
The committee rose and reported the bill
and amendments to the house.
After much debate on the questions arising
outof the representation of Massachusetts
and of Maine in Congress, and the best mode
of arranging it, if Congress interposes at all
respecting it, the amendment made in COM
mittee OF the whole, to strike out of the bill
So much as relates TO this subject. was a.
greed to.
Various other amendments were proposed