Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
Mr.. Williams of N. Carolina from II.
committee ON claims, reported uniayora.
bly, on the petition OF Cornelius Gat.s
which was concurred iu.
Mr. w. also reported unfavorably On
the petition of Nathaniel Childers. which
on motion of Mr.. w. was laid on the tabs.
and afterwards taken up, ordered TO h.
printed. and committed 10 dcommiltes Of
the whole.
Mr.. Smith of Md. from the committee .,
ways and means, reported bill Tor lbe 70.
lief Of James Crawford, and others. IN.
Castine case, which was twice read and
committed.
Mr.. Smith also reported without! amend.
meDt the bill from the Senate to sstbrls
the transfer of certain certificates Of Toe
funded debt of the u. States; which va,
laid on the table.
Mr.. Campbell Of Ohio, from the.eon.
mittee on private land claims. reported,
bill from the Senate for the relief Of Rich.
ard Matson, without amendment, which
was referred to committee of the whole.
Mr.Sergeant, from thu committee on ID.
judiciary. reported bill TO provide for rbs
sales of lands conveyed to the u: Sisies,
and for sales under executions al the suit
of the United States; which was twice
read and committed, and ordered to b.
printed. ~
Mr. Sergeant also reported bill to
limit the compensation OF marshsls 10
certain cases. and for other purpose:
which was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Eustis from the committee on Di-
tary affairs. reported unfavorably ca h
petition of John Dodge; which report WIS
laid Oh the table.
Mr. Eusiis, from the same commiitet
reported bill tor the relief OF keube
Hickman. and Fielding Hickman ubIt
was twice read and committed.
The resolution laid on the table yes'n
day by Mr.. Cooke, calling for iniorms'G
on the subject OF extra compensation to lie
Attorney General, was called up and CO..
sidered.
After some observations suggestedF
Mr.. Cooke, the resolution wac thsH
upon laid on the table.
motion of MIR. Bassett, he was e.
cused from serving on the Mil ary Coz
mi.tee, and another member ordered
be appointed in his stead. II
Mr.. Golden laid on the table the isf
lowing resolution
Resotusd, That the Secretary Of va
be requested to report to this hou1
any proceeding ola Court Martial WIKI
may be in his department, or which
may have in his power, relative to
fine imposed on John Dodge TOR %
serving in the Militia of the St'ae
New 7 ork.
On motion of Mr.. BnsseyefX",
Resolued, That the Conshitteeonp
Post Office and Post Roads be iDst'H
ed to inquire into the expediencye
altering the post route from Harti0N
New London in Connecticut, thai
mail shall be transported by the ~
byterian Meeting House in theFira
ciety in the town of Hebron, nv"
necticut.
On motion of Mr.. Hill, it was
Resolved, That the ComnIt'@
Military Affairs be instructed 0 dsi,s
into the propriety Of allowing to 0D"
Swift, a private in the late wall
bounty land. ,.,
The Speaker laid before the b's.
communication from the Navy Dsp
ment, transmitting statement o. en-. ~
neys drawn by that department '.1 an
the Treasury from the LIST OS"s;lE
1920, to the 3Oth September last Ttvu,,,U
was referred to the committee A." "jE
and Means, and ordered to be pfl"t Z
The Speaker also laid before n| 4
house a communication from the mo,II e
sury Department, transmitting a' s.,s|
ing to resolution Of the House. 49,"
ment of payments to weighers' 'n ."RpH
tors. sc. for several years past, W
was laid on the table and ordered :"
printed. .,,ed y
The Speaker further present., rs,p
other communication from the I'~ ,,,
~ Denartmept, transmitting a s..
ment OF payments from 'hs' , NEE
account of miscellaneous e4pe. .bs III
aeu.s.o,s mode &c &c. during INC Iii
year: which was committed 70 Wv
mittee of Commerce. ;,tes 81
The report of the c ,'.ian 81
Claims. adverse to the petition .ersf
bert N. Elliot, was taken up an0 %
The bill from the Senate .nlUs.sp
establish b ys' tbs comp snsation Of oHs''