Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-23

.z,,owed, and stains ihe reasons oisu'n
ais,B0 mo,ion Of Mr.. Moore. of Alabama,
was That the Committee on the
4 sgsSss and Post Roads be instructed
r INTO The expediency OF establish
to Inaua road from knoxville, Ten. via
~ Enstoa, the Look Out Mountain
Valley, to Tuscaloosa; and also
wen ,he Big Spring, in franklin county,
70 ! u.s. yenson presented a Memorial OF
Mi, n;tizeps of Richmond, Va. pray ing
scnu'! neal of the restrictive system;
5pr WIS referred to the Committee on
e'9nB Steman laid the following resolu-
,.o on the tabIe
~ PP,,oEvsd, Fiat the Secretary Of the
els,sGry be directed 10 reportto this house
:, Dyopress has beer made in the settle
Nas Il the arrears in the accounts OF the
0t6ce establishment; and also what
.01i.s. if any. have intertered IN the
al fouidation thereof.
sp ~. orders OF the day were then taken
Id. ON motion oil Mr., Ball. the house
" ID itself into a committee OF the
=. on the report Of the Committee Of
ri,ims upon the petition OF William lien
.,'on-Mr. Harvey in the chair.
The report, &c. were read, from which
.anoared that the petitioner solicited re
e!ration for losses sustained by him
,Se burning OF his property by the .
nVD durinp tue late war, at Mondays
p,Iol on the Virginia shore OF the Ches-
.a.ste. which was occupied by the Ame-
~ troops commanded by the petitioner.
. ,nr,ber sum was also claimed tor the de-
!, rr,ion OF a house and store house about
miles from Mondays Point, which were
,lso burnt by the enemy. on account, as
was said, OF cartridges and military pre-
nar,lions being found therein.
; Mr. Ball moved to strike out the word
0rot" from the resolution which was APP
rsoded by the Committee Of Claims, so
a. 70 give II an affirmative character, and
grant the prayer of the petition
Mr.. Bal, - = very aule and eloquent
spescb, supported the claim OF the petl-
toner. lie examined the testimony That
had been adduced to support it-expres>-
ed his conviction OF the UNDERSTANDABLE
cb.r,cter of the witnesses by whom Tie
facts were proved; commented upon the
p~rnclpIes advanced IN the report OF the
Committee of Claims. with much humor
and lreedoa; adverted to other claims OF
les desert tina ( had been allowed; and
made a forcibIe appeal to the m%agnanlmi-
" AMI Justice of the house IN favor oil a
patriot and soldier.
The motion was also supported by
Ms,srs. VIM. Smith, Neale, Golden, EuI-
lis, and fright, and opposed ty messrs.
Williams and Mccoy, on the ground that
The destruction OF the property was a wan
ton act 90 the part OF the BRUSH, that 1t
was miustihable by the laws vi nations;
tina! tie petitioner was III the same s,tua
to0 with thousands OF Others who mad been
rded anu pluuaered ny the ia"IesS depre-
datons of the enemy-tS ndeAelty whom
would exhaust the treasury.
Mr. Randolph suggested, as a matte
Of TORN. that II would be more pariIaunen-
tay to put the question upon a concur
renee slth the report OF the Comuilies vi
Claus, instead OF deciding the posnI up
o. he efasurs OF the word not.
Mr. Ball did not consent 10 vary bis
motion.
The Speaker thought it e~xpedient that
such a practice should be introduced, ana
gave ms reasons in It's favor.
Mr. Edwards, of Conn. was also OPP
posed to having the question tut IN the
form it had been moved. A vote to
Grace the word not would be equivalent
tOa grant in full of the prayer OF the Pc
%titioner, whereas gentlemen might be-
disposed to indemnify the petitioner FOR
his losses sustained at Mondays Point,
who would not be willing to indemnify
hiG for the destruction of his property
i've milss III the interior.
Mr.. Bail finally acceded to the pro
position of changing the mode IN which
she question should be put.
The question was then taken wheth-
er the committee of the whole would
concur with the committee of Claims III
this ease, and it was decided IN the mega
tive. The committee then rose and re
ported.
IN the house, Mr.. Smith, of Md. NOV
&c to re-conmit the report to the eom-
mittee Of Claims, to which, at the sug-
sestiOn Of Mr. Metcaif, was s%ubjoined q
direction to report a bill for the reliet OF
the petitioner to the extent of 1906 dol,
iars' to indemnify him for his lssses
sustained at Mondays Point, which was
put antcarried.
Ar' Il Nelson moved, that when thla
mouse DO adjourn, it ad ourn until hon
asy next, which was carried.
And the bonsa a1iourDad