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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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U.S. Senate proceedings on June 12-13: Motion for committee to consider remitting penalties on slave importation for French expelled from Cuba; committee appointed; bills on commercial intercourse with Britain/France and gunboat sales postponed; reports from surveyor Latrobe referred; request for information on U.S.-Britain relations.
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June 12.
On motion by Mr. Giles, resolved, that a committee be appointed to enquire whether it be expedient and proper at this time to make any provision by law for remitting the penalties and forfeitures incurred by the violations of some of the provisions of the act, entitled "An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the U. States from and after the 1st of January 1808." so far only as relates to the introduction of slaves into certain parts of the U. States, who were lately forcibly expelled from the Island of Cuba, with the French inhabitants thereof.
Messrs. Giles, Bradley, Anderson, Crawford and Franklin were appointed the committee.
After considering the bill to amend and continue in force the act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the U. S. and G. Britain and France, &c. it was on motion of Mr. Giles, postponed till tomorrow.
The same course was then pursued with the bill to direct the sale of gun-boats.
June 13.
The President communicated two reports from B. H. Latrobe, surveyor of the public buildings. Referred to Messrs. Brent, Gregg and Leib.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to amend and continue in force the act entitled "An act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the U. States and G. Britain and France and their dependencies."
On motion of Mr. Anderson the bill was postponed until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. Lloyd, resolved, that the President of the U.S. be requested to cause to be laid before the Senate such information, in relation to our concerns with G. Britain, as may be in possession of the department of state, and as he may think it expedient so submit to the Senate.
The senate resumed the consideration of the bill to direct the sale of gun-boats.
Mr. Bradley moved to postpone its further consideration until the first Monday in January next.
This motion was negatived.
When, on motion of Mr. Anderson, the further consideration of the bill was postponed until to morrow.
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June 12 13
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On June 12, Senate resolved on motion by Mr. Giles to appoint a committee to inquire into remitting penalties for slave importation violations related to French expelled from Cuba; committee: Giles, Bradley, Anderson, Crawford, Franklin. Bill to amend act interdicting commercial intercourse with G. Britain and France postponed till tomorrow on Giles' motion. Bill to direct sale of gun-boats similarly postponed. On June 13, President communicated two reports from B. H. Latrobe, referred to Brent, Gregg, Leib. Senate resumed and postponed commercial intercourse bill till tomorrow on Anderson's motion. On Lloyd's motion, resolved to request President for information on U.S. concerns with G. Britain from State Department. Resumed gun-boats bill; Bradley's motion to postpone to first Monday in January negatived; further consideration postponed till tomorrow on Anderson's motion.