Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-14

MI. SlfOtnc., Obtained leave OF abse. q
from next Monday, for the renal,
of the session.
Mr.. Anderson, from the t.,mm;,
on the public lands, reported a him.
annex certain lands to the Distris, d!
Detroit, which was twice read and Il
dered to be engrosseiI .,r third =. N
ing on Monday next.
Mr.. Anderson. also, reported ~
for the reliefol Margaret Perry. uE E
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Smith, from The military %. q
mittee, who were instructed to Inv
into the expediency ofproviding ma B
effectual remedy against ducllinc in h
Army and Navy rand in the DisIr;et
Columbia, made a report, in which tI,'B
state, "lhit they consider the exist;
raw as amply sufficient, if executed
repress duelling in the Army. ~
they therefore ask to be dischare
from further enquiry Oh the subisg
( lie report was adopted by the Huns
Mr.. Smyth also made a report on h
memorial of Nathaniel Hall Lori,,5 i
Thomas Ragland. Charles RutIedsN
Holmes, Charles r. Yining, and MI
son Nj. G.. Fairfax; which was read,%k
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Sergeant from select Commit
tee, made a report on the petition Il
Richard s. Hackley, accompanied b, 4
bill for his relief; which was twice rail
and committed.
Mr.. r. Moore, from select commit
tee, reported a bill for the reliet of Jon|
Webster, which was twice read and
committed.
The House took up the bill from iii.
Senate to continue in force the act nj
the goth April 1918, supplementary n
AN act to regulate the collection Of du.|
ties on imports and tonnage, passed Il,
2nd of March, 1899, amended it by ad.
ding a section, extending the time f,
completing the entries, and for takip|
oath required in cases of exporlaliG|
for benefit of drawback to twenty dsu|
from the date of the clearance of th|
vessel, provided that all other regusl
tions and formalities heretofore eta.
blished shall be complied with. TAb|
amendment was ordered to be engrcs.
sed, and the bill to be read third time
to morrow.
The engrossed bill to alter the times
of holding the courts in the District Of
Columbia, was read third time, PASS.
ed, and sent to the Senate for concur.
renee.
The rest of the day was occupied in
committees of the whole, ia which the
following mentioned bills were taken
ur and ordered to be engrossed for
third readings to morrow, viz:
A bill for the relief of Stephen Bax.
ter;
"A bill authorisinS the sale of a part
Of the Glebe and lock creek church;
A bill for the reliefof John M'Grew,
Richard Crayat Hardy Perry, and
BeIey Cheney;
A bill Tor the relief Of the represen.
tatives Of Henry Willis;
A bill for the relief Of Angus O.
Fraser and others;
A bill giving the right of pre- emption
to James Shi, Ids;
A bill for the relief of Joseph Bruce;
A bill for the relief of Ann Mcln
tire, Adm'x. of Andrew McIntire;
A bill for the relief of the heirs o.
Abijah Hunt and William u. Forman;
A bill for the relief of Thomas
A bill for the relief of the Columbi.
IN institute;
A bIl. for the relief Of Daniel Con.
verse q George Miller;
A bill Tor the relief of the widow OIL
Johu Heaps, de- ID
A bill for the relief of Daniel Bick.
ley and Catharine Clark;
A bill for issuing letters patent TO
Henry Blu. d /;
The following mentioned bills also
passed through committees of the whole
and Were subsequently ordered to lie on
the taole in the House, viz:
A bill for the relief of Margare'
Hall, late Margaret M'Kensie;
A bill for the relief OF the Adm'rs
Of Samuel Kerby decd.
A bill for the relief of Gen. james
Mr.. Cooke, from the managers al