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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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On March 7, 1814, the U.S. House of Representatives reported a bill on interstate controversies, advanced an appropriations bill for 1814 with a 69-52 vote on $50,000 contingent expenses, and approved a relief bill for Joshua Sands, former New York port collector.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, March 7.
Mr. Ingersoll from the committee on the Judiciary, reported a bill for appointing the manner in which controversies between two or more states, should be commenced, prosecuted and decided, which was committed to a committee of the whole house, and made the order of the day for Monday next. On motion of Mr. Eppes, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill making appropriations for the support of government for the year 1814--the blanks being filled, the committee rose and reported the bill with the amendments. On agreeing to that part which appropriates $50,000 for the contingent expenses of the government--Mr. Bigelow called the yeas and nays which were taken, and were Yeas 69--Nays 52. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Newton, chairman of the committee of commerce and manufactures, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Desha in the chair, on the bill for the relief of Joshua Sands, late collector of the port of N. York, The committee rose and reported the bill. The House concurred, and ordered the bill to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.
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Monday, March 7.
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bill on interstate controversies committed to committee; appropriations bill for 1814 reported with amendments, passed 69-52 on $50,000 contingent expenses, ordered engrossed; relief bill for joshua sands concurred and ordered engrossed.
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The House reported a Judiciary Committee bill on handling controversies between states, committed it to a committee of the whole for next Monday. Resolved into committee on 1814 government appropriations bill, filled blanks, reported with amendments, and agreed to $50,000 for contingent expenses by yeas 69-nays 52, ordering engrossment for third reading tomorrow. Resolved into committee on bill relieving Joshua Sands, reported it, concurred, and ordered engrossment for third reading tomorrow.