Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-06

was feIerreu the Dill from tlie Otudte loI thV
sreiiefof Rosalie P. Deslonde, made re-
rort, recommending that the same be inde-
Gnitely postponed !; which report and bill
were ordered TO lie on the table.
Mr.. Smith Of N. c. from the committee Of
accounts, reported in favor of paying out
Of the contingent fund TO Thomas Constan-
tine, two hundred anI fifty dollars, which
was concurred in.
Mr.. A. Smith from the committee on mill
tary affairs, who were instructed to enquire
into the expediency ofproyiding for the pay
nent for gun and gun carriage, taken by
the enemy atthe battle of North Point, on
the 18th September, 1914, made an unfavo-
rable report thereon; which was read and
ordered to lie OH the table.
The amendments proposed by the Senate
TO the Military appropriation bill for the cur
rent year were read and referred to a COM
mittee of the whole house.
The bill from the Senate for the relief
of certain sufferers by fire at Savannah in
Georgia" was read the first and second time
and referred TO the committee of Ways and
Means.
The bill from the Senate for the relief OF
the heirs and representatives OF Nicholas
Vreeland, deceased, was read the third time,
and The question having been put on its pas
sage.
Mr.. Randolph moved that the bill do lie on
the table which motion was negatived.
The question was then taken, shall il pass
and decided in the affirmative. So the bill
has passed both houses.
Mr., Randolph then rose, and, after a.
speech of some length, to enforce the pro-
priety of respectful observance fthis day,
GOOD Friday and of the duties connect
ed with it--moved, that when the House adj
journed, it adjourn TO meet on Monday next
with an intimation that if the motion should
prevail, he would forthwith fellow it with
motion tor adjournment.
The motion to adjourn over to Monday was
negatyed.
Mr.. Randolph then moved, that the House
do now adjourn.
This motion was also negatived-about
twenty rising in favor of it.
The bill for the relief of De!isle, Dudley,
and Van Cleef. being read a third time, and
the question stated on its passage.
Mr.. Cooke moved that the bill be indefl-
nitely postponed.
This is case in which forfeiture has
been incurred by the importation OF SIX do
mestic servants (slayes] by a captain of
vessel from foreign port, he being officially
assured, by the Consul OF the United States,
resident there, in writing, ha;there was no.
thing in the laws OF the United States tor
bidding the Importation OF family slaves, by
a person importing himself into the United
States. The bill proposes remission OF
the forfeiture thus incurred without any in
tent 10 violate the iaw.]
The motion to postpone brought on de-
bate OF considerable extent ON the merits OF
the bill--in hich Messrs Slocumb, Foot,
Settle, NJ Lane, Smith, Of Md. Brush, Tom
linson, Whitman, Storrs, Triulble, Rhea,
Fuller, Taylor, andLiyernore took part.
The question on the indefinite postpone
ment, was at length decided in the negative,
S9to 81.
A doubt was then suggested by Mr.. Bar
bour, whether Congress possessed the power
to remit that portion of the forfeiture which
by law accrues to the nformers or prosecu-
tors of the alledged offence, and whether the
bill therefore did not in this respect require
a limitation to that portion OF the penalty
which accrued to the United States.
Hereupon further debate took place; and
motion was made by Mr Pindsa 10 recon-
nit The bill, with instructions SO to amend il
as to remit only that portion OF the forlei-
lure which has accrued to the use OF the u
nited States Which motion was decided
afhrmatively, by vote of 64 TO SO.
Bills from the Senate, Of the following IL
ties, VIZ:
A bill for the relief Of Jennings O'Bannon.
A bill for the relief Of John A. Dix.
A bill aulhorising paymentto be made fer
certain muskets impressed into the service
of the United States.
A bill for the relief of the legal represen-
tatives of John O'Conner, deceased