The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. Metcalf, from the committee on In.
dian affairs, TO whom was referred Dill
from the Senate to abolish the United
States trading establishments with Indian
tribes, reported lie same without amend
ment, which, on motion OF MIR. M. was
ordered to be laid on he table
On motion Of Mr.. Bassett, the house a
greed to consider he resolutions by him
submitted on former day, to prevent ad'
yancements of money to persons who may
furnish public supplies, DC. and on motion
of Mr.. b. the same were referred to
committee of the whole.
An engrossed bill making appropriations
for the support of the Navy OF the United
States for the year 1929;
An engrossed bill making appropriations
for the public buildings;
An engrossed bill making appropriations
to detray the expense of missions to the
independent nations on the American
continent, were respectively read a third
time and passed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The House then resolved itself into
committee Of the whole. Mr.. Lathrop in
the chair, on the bill to extend the juris-
diction OF Justices of the peace, in tine re-
covery of Debts, in the District OF Column
bia.
Mr.. Nelson Of Virginia, proposed an a.
mendment, the purport OF which was to
con6ne the operation of the law to future
contracts.
The motion was supported BY the mover
and opposed by Mi. Neale, and lost.
Mr.. Woodcock moved to amend the bill
by introducing as second section, pro-
vision, the object of which was to secure
to defendants, in actions where the amount
shall exceed the sum OF twenty dollars, the
privilege of demanding trial by jury.
The motion was advocated by MI.
Woodcock, Mr.. Walworth, and Mr.. Mel
son of Md. and opposed by MIR Wright of
Md. and Mr.. Neale, when the question
was taken thereon and decided in the
atfirmative-ayes 56; noes Sc.
Mr.. Woodcock then moved that the COM
mittee rise and report, with a view to re-
commit the bill, in order that the residue
of the same might be made to correspond
with the amendment which had been just
adopted-but the motion was negatived.
After remonstrance of sundry inha BIZ
tan.s of Alexandria had been read4
Mr.. Rochester renewed the motion to
rise and report progress; which was car
ried; and
In the House, leave was refused TO the
committee of the whole to sit again and
thereupon, Mr.. Woodcock moved that the
bill be recommItted to the committee
which reported the same, with instructions
to make it correspond with the principle
that had been introduced and adopted, in
the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Neale proposed to lay the bill on
the table, and announced his intention to
move the further consideration thereof in
the house. This motion, which took pre-
Cedence of the former. was put and carried
and the bill was ordered to be laid on the
table.
The House then went into committee
of the whole, (Mr. Edwards Of N. G. in
the chair, on bill for the relief of sundry
citizens of Baltimore; bill for the relief
of certain di.tillers in the 9th collection
district of Pennsy and a bill for the
relief Of B. H. Rand.
The first named bill was for indemnity
Tor damages sustained by the sinking OF |
vessels in the harbor of Baltimore, for the
protection OF that city, during the late |
war.
Mr.: Smith of Md moved to amend the |
bill in such manner as to have the payment
OF damages commenced from the day OH
which the vessels were respectively sunk, |
instead of the day on which the peace was
concluded, as the committee had report !
sd.