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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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In the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, Feb. 27, committees discussed a pension petition for Wm. M'Hatton and a bill for remitting duties on damaged goods from the wrecked ship Columbia near Plymouth, Massachusetts. The first was referred to a select committee for pension law review; the second bill was discharged. A call of the House was scheduled for the next day at noon.
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House of Representatives.
Thursday, Feb. 27.
In committee of the whole on the report of the Secretary of War on the petition of Wm. M'Hatton—this report is in favor of the petitioner, who prays to be placed on the pension list, and return his commutation money. After a variety of observations, the committee rose without coming to a vote, and the report was referred to a select committee, with instructions to report whether any, and what alterations ought to take place in the pension law.
In committee of the whole on the bill for the remission of certain duties paid by Eliphalet Ladd, on Goods damaged on board the ship Columbia, wrecked near Plymouth, Massachusetts.—Mr. Bourne in the chair. After some discussion of this bill, the committee rose, and were discharged from any further proceeding on the same.
On motion of Mr. Fitzsimons, it was voted that there should be a call of the House to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
(To be Continued.)
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Thursday, Feb. 27.
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committee on m'hatton petition rose without vote and referred to select committee for pension law review; committee on ladd bill discharged; house voted for call tomorrow at 12 o'clock.
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House of Representatives in committee of the whole discussed Secretary of War's report favoring pension for Wm. M'Hatton and return of commutation money; after observations, no vote, referred to select committee on pension law alterations. Also discussed bill remitting duties paid by Eliphalet Ladd on goods damaged on wrecked ship Columbia near Plymouth, Massachusetts, with Mr. Bourne chairing; after discussion, committee discharged. Mr. Fitzsimons motioned for House call tomorrow at noon, which passed.