Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Among the subjects this morning presented
| an6 referred, was a memorial handed in by
Mr.. Garnett, from the Virginia Society tor
promoting agriculture" in opposition to the
numerous pe titlons which have been present.
ed al the present session FOR additional duties
on foreign goods, with the view of protect
ing the domestic manufacturing interest
Numerous petitions have from time to time
been presented from citizens of the CONNER
cial towns, praying the imposition OF duties
on auction sales.
Mr.. Rhea, from the committee on pensl.
ons and revolutionary claims, made an unta.
vorable report on the petition of Robert
Campbell which was read and concurred in.
Mr.. Campbell, from the committee on pri-
vate land claims, to whom was referred the
| bill from the Senate for the reliefof Anthony
| Cavalier and Peter Petit, confirming their
| claim to a certain tract of land made a de-
tailed report thereon, recommending the pas
sage of the bill; {. the bill was ordered to be
read a third time.
Mr.. Williams, OF North Carolina, from
the committee of claims, made unfavorable
reports on the petitions Of Ephraim Gilman
and James Douglass, Of Josiah Winant, and
of Levi Chapman, which were severally or
dered TO lie on the table.
Mr.. w. from the same committee, made a
report on the petition Of the Stockbrige IN
dams of n Y. accompanied by a bill allow
ing them compensation for military services
during the late war which was twice read
and committed.
Mr.. Smith, Of Virginia. from the commit.
tee on military affairs. made unfayorable re-
ports on the petitions of sundry inhabitants
Of Annapolis in behalf of Mary Wells, and
on the petitions of William Cogswell, and OF
Aaron J Booge, which reports were severally
read and agreed to, with the exception OF
the last named, which was committed to a
committee of the whole House.
Mr.. S. from the same committee, made a
report on the petition Of Bergman Green.
accompanied by a bill for his relief, which
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Cook submitted the following resolu
ton
ResolDed, That The committee on the pub
lie lands be instructed to reports bill allow
ing to each Of the officers and privates, or
their legal representatives, Of the Illinois re-
giment, organized by the state of Virginia,
tor the reduction of the British posts north
west Of the liver Ohio. during the Revolu-
tionary war, who have received no share OF
the land set apart by that state for that regi-
ment, aquantity OF land equal to the amount
already received by a par Of that regiment,
and according to the principles upon which
that allowance was regulated by the laws Of
Virginia.
Some conversation took place between
Messrs. Cook and Campbell, on this reso!u-
ton. in which the latter proposed, and the
former agreed, TO modify the mStion, so as to
direct the committee to enquire into the ex"
pediency of the object, instead OF instruct
ing them to report a bill.
The resolution was then, on the motion OF
Mr.. M'Coy, ordered TO lie on the table.
Mr.. Meigs, of New-York, moved for the
consideration Of a proposition submitted by
him, a few days ago, for making a certain
appropriation Of the Public Lands, (for the
gradual abolition Of Slavery y and was pro-
ceeding to assign reasons why he thought
such a proposition ought to be adopted, when
the Speaker suggested to him that, in mo-
wing for the consideration of any proposition
laying on the table, it was not in order to de-
bate it. From this decision Mr.. Meigs APP
pealed to the House and the question be-
ing put, the decision of the Speaker was af-
armed by large majority. The question
was then taken, on Mr.. Meigs's motion, to
proceed to consider his proposition, and de-
cided in the negative, without division.
MISSOURI BILL.
The House then again resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr.. Baldwin in the
chair, on this bill.
Mr. Lowndes, of South Carolina, rose and
addressed the committee. in a speech OF more
than three hours, against the right and sxps-
1;oo<-of tho prop,ee1 rectrictiOp-