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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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U.S. House of Representatives proceedings: On Feb. 18, adjourned without deciding on relief bill for Lieut. Simeon Knight. On Feb. 19, rejected resolution to inquire into U.S. Bank law; approved unfavorable report on Patterson petition; received presidential message with foreign affairs letters showing no changes, referred and printed; Pitkin offered resolution for French originals, debate followed.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
[Taken for the Alexandria Gazette.]
Monday, Feb. 18.
The committee of the whole rose, but the House adjourned without coming to any decision on the bill for the relief of Lieut. Simeon Knight.
Tuesday, February 19.
Mr. Love offered a resolution for the appointment of a committee to enquire into the propriety of altering or continuing certain parts of the law establishing the bank of the U. S. in case the charter should not be renewed. The house refused to consider the resolution, 41 to 30.
Mr. Newton, from the committee of commerce and manufactures, made a report unfavorable to the petition of Wm. Patterson and Sons. The question of agreeing to the report of the committee of commerce and manufactures occupied the house till half past two, when they decided to agree, 68 in favor.
A message was received from the president.
The message gave nothing of any intelligence or instructions through Monsieur Serurier. It consists of letters from Mr. Russell to Mr. Pinckney, from Mr. Russell to Mr. Smith, from Mr. Pinckney to Wellesley, Wellesley to Pinckney and Pinckney to Smith. It gives no change to the aspect of our foreign affairs. It was referred to the committee on foreign affairs and three thousand copies ordered to be printed.
Mr. Pitkin offered a resolution requesting the original French copies of several of the letters. A debate ensued.
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Monday, Feb. 18; Tuesday, February 19
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adjourned without decision on knight relief bill; refused love's resolution 41-30; agreed to unfavorable report on patterson petition 68 in favor; presidential message referred to committee, 3000 copies printed; debate on pitkin's resolution
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House proceedings included rising of committee of the whole and adjournment on Feb. 18; on Feb. 19, resolution offered for bank law inquiry but refused; unfavorable report on petition agreed to after debate; message from president with foreign correspondence received and referred; resolution for French originals offered, debate ensued.