Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-11
From the National Mtetligencer.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Thursday, January 6.
Mr., Smith, of Maryland, from the COM
mittee Of Ways and Means, made an unfa-
vorable report on the petition OF Joshua Ne
will, which was read and concuredin
Mr.. Anderson, from the committee Oh the
public lands, made an unfavorable report on
the petition of sundry inhabitants OF the wes-
tern land district, in Ohio, for the removal
of the land Office from Piqua TO Troy which
report was twice read and committed
Mr. Campbell, from the committee on pri.
vate land claims, made On unlayorable re-
port on the petition OF Jacob Shafer which
was read and ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Williams, of North Carolina, from the
committee Of claims, made unfavorable re-
ports on the petitions of Stephen jerks and
son, of Joseph Wheaton, and of Jacob Por'
kill the two first of which were ordered to
lie on the table, and the last committed to
committee OF the whole house.
Mr.. Beecher, from the committee on the
judiciary, made an unfayorable report on the
petition ofJohn Burgin, which was read and
ordered to lie on the table
Mr.. Cobb, from the committee on the
Public Buildings, reported bill making ap-
preparations to supply the deficiency in the
appropriations heretofore made for the re-
pairs of the Capitol and new public Offices;
which was twice read ard committed.
the Speaker lald before the house let
ter from the Secretary of the Navy, trans
hitting statement of the expenditure and
application of moneys drawn from the trea-
surY on account of the navy. during the
year ending September 3oth and of the
unexpended balances of former appropria-
tiens remaining in the Treasury on the Isl of
October, 1919 which was ordered to lie on
the table
Dir. Darlington offered the following reso-
luton for adoption:
Where's, there appears 10 be considerable
dissatisfaction among the Inhabitants Of the
District of Columbia, who reside without
the limits Of the city of Washington, on &C
count Of the Inconvenience to which they
are subjected by the present mode Of govern
ment in said district and whereas, it is de-
sirable that Congress should, as far as prae-
ticable, be relieved from the duty of leglsa-
ting In cases " here it is at once burthensome
in itself, and unacceptable to the people
Therefore,
Resolved, That the committee for the Dis
trlct OF Columbia be instructed to enquire
into the expediency ofretroceding and res
torng to the states of Mary land and Virginia
respectively, all such portions of the terrific,
ry of said District, not included within the
limits Of the city of " ashington, as were de-
rived from those states.
Mr. Darlington said he submitted this re-
solution, from belief that an enquiry was
necessary and proper. This House had re-
fused to take measures towards organizing a
territorial government within the District.
1t had also rejected proposition TO ADMIT
delegate, to represent the people OF the Dis
trict in Congress and IT was pretty evident
that the inhabitants were not we'll satisfied
with the manner in which they were legisla-
ted for by Congress. He could see no good
reason for holding the people of this District
iii species of vassalage, contrary to their
wishes and as it was only proposition to
enquire, he hoped the resolution might be
adopted.
The question was put whether the house
wouldnow consider the resolution, and me-
gatived.
Mr.. Tucker, OF Virginia, after offering
some explanatory remarks, and some facts
10 shew the expediency of this object, SUBJ
mitted the following motion, which was "a
dopted
ResolDed, That the committee on the Ju-
dietary be instructed to enquire into the ex-
pediency of making further provisions by
law, for the custody of persons imprisoned
under the laws Of the United States.