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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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U.S. Senate session on February 16: Committee appointed on extending land privileges to settlers since Jan. 1808; insisted on disagreement to commerce bill amendments and set conference with King, Barbour, Bibb; passed resolution indemnifying Rodgers' sureties 22-5; petitions referred, bills advanced.
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IN SENATE-February 16,
On motion of Mr. Barry, a committee was appointed to enquire into the expediency of extending by law to all settlers on the public lands of the United States, who have settled thereon since the first day of Jan. 1808, the same privilege extended to each prior to that act, by the second section of the act of March, 1807.
On motion of Mr. Bibb, the Senate resolved to insist on their disagreement to the amendments to the bill concerning the convention of commerce with Great-Britain, and agreed to the conference, to which they appointed Messrs. King, Barbour and Bibb on their part.
The joint resolution to indemnify the sureties of com. Rodgers, was read the third time and passed, by yeas and nays -22 to 5.
Several petitions were in the course of the day presented and referred: and some bills from the House passed to the second reading, in which stage no opposition or discussion ever occurs.
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February 16
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joint resolution to indemnify the sureties of com. rodgers passed by yeas and nays 22 to 5; senate insisted on disagreement to amendments to the bill concerning the convention of commerce with great-britain and agreed to conference
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On motion of Mr. Barry, a committee was appointed to enquire into the expediency of extending by law to all settlers on the public lands of the United States, who have settled thereon since the first day of Jan. 1808, the same privilege extended to each prior to that act, by the second section of the act of March, 1807. On motion of Mr. Bibb, the Senate resolved to insist on their disagreement to the amendments to the bill concerning the convention of commerce with Great-Britain, and agreed to the conference, appointing Messrs. King, Barbour and Bibb. The joint resolution to indemnify the sureties of com. Rodgers was read the third time and passed. Several petitions were presented and referred; some bills from the House passed to the second reading.