The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-05-14

dent of The United States in relation to the
cad mines Of Missouri, which, on motion
, of Mr. Scott, was ordered to DE lalo on the
/ table and printed.
The following bills passed through a
committee of the whole Mr.. Alexa. omytf
in the chair, viz :,
A bill for the relief of Matthew McNair,
and
A bill tor the relief OF Samuel Walker.
The House then went into committee
of the whole (Mr. Baldwin in the chalr)
| on bill from the Senate 10 try the the va
lidity of the title of tine Marquis de Mason
| Rouge ;,
A bill for the relief OF Josiah Hook, Jun.
and bill sor the relief OF John Hoilnes.
| Some discussion ensued upon the nrst
mentioned bill, in which Mr.. Cooke
moved to strike out The enactlng clause
| on the ground that the House was thin
| and the claim important, and OF such
| description as ought not to be hurried thro'
| At this late period OF the session. After
! some discussion in which Messrs. Rankin,
Cooke, J. S. johnson. and Sergeant, took
part, the motion was withdrawn; and the
! committee rose and reported the bills to
the House. The report of the committee
OF the whole in the case of John Holmes
was concurred in, and that for the relief
of Josiah Hook, Jun. on motion OF Mr..
Rich. was ordered to be laid on the table.
further discussion ensued upon the pas
sage OF the bill TO authorize a mode OF try
ing the validity of the title of the Marquis
de Mason Rouge. The bill was opposed
by Mr.. Hardin, and supported by Mr.. F.
Jones. when Mr.. Cooke moved that the
bill be laid on the table, which was agreed
to-ayes co. noes 80
The following bills were read a third
time and passed: ~
A bill for the relief OF joan Holmes;
A bill for the relief OF Samuel Walker;
A bill for the relief of Matthew McNaIr.
The following bills passed through a
committee ofthe whole iMr. Cushman in
the chair) viz bill granting right OF
pre-emptien 10 Noble Osborne and Will
liam Doake; bill for the relief of the
President, and Directors of the Plan
tiers Bank OF New Orleans; and bill
authorizing the payment OF sum OF mo-
ney to John Gooding and James Will
lIams, which were ordered 10 be engross-
ed for third reading.
The folIown bills passed through
committee of the whole, (Mr. Mccoy in
the chair, viz
A bill for the relief Of Jacob Rabbit.
A bill for the relief of James II. Clark.
A bill for the relief OF Samuel H. Wal
ley and Henry d Foster; and
A bill Tor the relief OF Andrew Mitchell;
all which were reported 10 the House.
The bill for the relief of Samuel II.
Valley and Henry d Foster was ordered
| to be laid on the table; and that Tor the re-
| lief of James H.Clark was concu'red in for
| a third reading, The question of CONCUR
renee in the case Of Andrew Mitchell be-
ing under consideration Mr.. McSherry
| moved that the house again go into COM
nittee of the whole thereon, for the pur
| pose of granting similar relief to Natha-
| MEL White. The motion prevailed, and
IN committee of the whole, lMr Cook in
the char,) Mr.. McSherry proposed the
SAID amendment, but Il was negatived, and
| the committee rose and again reported the
bill for the reliefof the original petitioners
only On the question of ordering the said
bill to third reading, some debate ensu-
ed in which Mr. Mccoy, Mr.. Sergeant,
Mr.. Williams OF N G. Mr. A. Smith, took
part; but before any decision thereon the
| house, on motion of Mr.. WoodCock, order
ed recess until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Rhea gave notice, that at 10 o'clock
tomorrow, he would move for call OF the
house.
The question before the house at the
time of the recess was upon laying the
bill for the relief OF Andrew Mitchell on
the table.
A quorum having appeared, the motion
10 lay it on the able was put and negatived,
and the question then required upon or
dering the said bill to be engrossed tor
bird reading; which was advocated by
Messrs, Farrelly, Woodcock. Cannon and
S. Smith, and opposed by Messrs. Viii
iams ST n G. Wright, MaIlary, Mccoy,
Cooke, Rhea and Hill, who moved that
the bill lie laid on the table, which was
carred-ayes 81, noes 40
The remainder OF the evening was en-
ployed in finishing off business, of which
If any thing shall be material, an account
shall be given IN our next.
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CONTINUATION FFOREIGN NEWS.
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