Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political

CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Reported for the Alexandria Gazette.
Monday, June 14.
Mr. C. King presented the petition of David Sewall, Judge of the District Court in the District of Maine, praying an augmentation of his salary. Referred to the committee of claims.
Mr. Grosvenor presented the petition of Henry Malcom, Collector of Hudson, praying a law may be passed allowing him a sum of money which he transmitted by order of the Secretary of the Treasury by mail, and was lost. Referred to a select committee of three.
Mr. Dawson presented the petition of the President and Directors of the Mechanics' Bank of Alexandria, praying an extension of their charter. Referred to the committee of the whole house to whom was referred the Report of the committee of the District of Columbia, on the petition of the Farmers' Bank for a similar extension.
Mr. Clark presented the petition of James Taylor, quarter-master-general of the north-western army, praying to be allowed credit for four thousand dollars taken by the British at the surrender of Detroit. Referred to the committee of claims.
Mr. M'Kee from the committee on the public lands, made a report on the petition of John James Defour and his associates, and reported a bill for the relief of John James Defour and his associates, which was twice read and referred to a committee of the whole house for this day.
Mr. Troup from the committee on military affairs reported a bill, to provide for the widows and orphans of militia and for militia in the army of the U. States, which was twice read and referred to a committee of the whole house for Friday next.
Mr. Law had leave of absence from to-morrow to the end of the session.
Mr. Hempstead offered the following: Resolved, that the committee on military affairs be instructed to enquire into the expediency of continuing in force the act authorising the President of the United States to raise certain companies of rangers for the defence of the frontiers of the United States, passed the 2d of January 1812, and also the act supplementary thereto passed in July 1812, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise. Adopted.
Mr. C. King offered three resolutions. The first of which instructed the committee of elections to enquire into the expediency of reviving a law relative to the mode of taking evidence in the case of contested elections, &c. and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
The 2d alters the rules and orders of the house so as to make it necessary that the committee of elections be designated by ballot, &c.
The 3d appointing a committee to revise and report the decisions already had by the committee of elections in the cases submitted to them, &c.
The first resolution was adopted.
The 2nd was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Findley the 3d resolution was postponed till Friday next and ordered to be printed.
An engrossed bill for making a certain turnpike road in the county of Washington in the District of Columbia was read a third time and passed.
An engrossed bill, for making a certain turnpike road in the county of Alexandria, was read a third time and passed.
The House in committee of the Whole, Mr. Breckenridge in the chair, again resumed the consideration of the report of the Committee of Elections on the petition of John Talliaferro contesting the election of John P. Hungerford.
A debate ensued which lasted till half past three, when the committee rose reported progress and had leave to sit again.
Adjourned.