Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Friday, May l2-Euenins sitting concluded.
The bill for the relief Of Margaret Hall,
late Margaret M'Kenzie, passed through a
committee of the whole, and was ordered to
lie on the table.
The bill designating the ports within
which only foreign armed vessels shall be
permitted TO enter the bill to increase the
number of clerks in the War Department !;
the bill for the relief of Richard 5. Hackley !;
severalIy passed through committees OF the
whole, and were ordered to be engrossed tor
third reading.
The bill making appropriations for carry
ing into effect the treaty lately concluded
with the Chippewa nation of Indians the
bill to extend the jurisdiction of Justices of
the Peace in the recovery of debts in the
District Of Columbia : respectively passed
through committees of the whole. and were
ordered TO be engrossed for third reading,
except the last, which was ordered TO lie on
the table.
The bill Tor the relief of Ebenezer Stevens
and Austin l.. Sands, legal representatives
oil Richardson Sands, passed through COM
mttee of the whole.
Mr. Rhea moved that the said bill be post
poned indefinitely but before this question
was decided,
The House adjourned.
Saturday, May 10.
Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina. from the
committe ofaccounts, to whom was referred
the report of the Speaker, and his account,
with the vouchers in support thereof, respect
ing the expenditure for furnishing the Hall
and Offices of the House of Representatives,
made report, which was read, and the re-
solution appended thereto was agreed to as
follows:
Resolved, That the House dot: approve of
the said expenditure, amounting to the sum
of twenty four thousand nine hundred and
seven dollars thirty seven and half cents,
and that it be certified to the Treasury ac-
cordingiy.
Mr.. Storrs, from the committee on Roads
and Canals, TO which was referred the bill
from the Senate, entitled can act for the
appointment of Commissioners to lay out a
Canal in the state of Ohio" reported the
same without amendment and It was refer
red to the committee of the whole, to which
is committed the bill providing tor the pre-
servation and repairof the Cumberland hoad.
The bill from the Senate, granting to the
state of Ohio the right OF -emption to GER
tain quarter sections of land; the bill from
the Senate for the relief of the inhabitants of
the village of Peoria, in the state of Illinois,
were severaIly read third time, passed and
returned to the Senate
The bill fom the Senate to provide re-
lief for sick and disabled seamen was read a
third time, as amended, and passed. [The
bill. asst stands, contains provisions for the
erection of hospital at New Orleans, and
of another at Savannah
The engrossed bill to authorize the Presi-
dent oil the United States to borrow three
millions of dollars, was read third time !;
and, on the question shall the bill pass 2"
The question was decided as follows-yeas
rs, nays 80.
So the bill was passed and sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
The bills which were, in the session of
last evening, ordered 10 be engrossed for a
third reading, were read a third time, passed,
and sent to the Senate for concurrence.
The bill for the relief of Margaret Hall
late M 'Kenz:c, was taken up, ordered to a
third reading. and subsequently read third
time and passed.
The bill for the relief of Joshua Newsum,
Peter Crooks and James Rabp the bill for
the relief Of Conrad Laub ; the bill to autho-
rise the governor of thestate of Illinois to Oh
tain certain abstracts of land from certain
public Offices !; the bill providing for the eS-
pense of surveying certain parts OF the coast
of North Car.iina severally passed through
committees of the whole, were ordered to be
engr ossed for third reading, and were SUBJ