Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday, January 26.

Mr. Smith, from the committee of commerce and manufactures reported a bill for the relief of S. W. Cox and others respecting the exportation of salted provisions. committed to the committee of the whole and ordered to be printed, together with the report of the committee.

Mr. Heister presented petitions from hatters in Washington and Frederick county in Maryland.

Mr. Plumer presented a similar petition from the hatters in George-Town, both referred to committee of commerce and manufactures.

Mr. Sprigg, from the committee appointed for the purpose, reported a bill for the government of the Territory of Columbia.

The bill proposes to establish a legislature to be composed of a house of representatives, to consist for the present of 25 members, 7 to be chosen by that part of the county of Washington lying on the East of Rock Creek, 7 from that part of said county West of Rock Creek, and 11 by the county of Alexandria. The numbers to vary according to the population of the Territory. There is to be a governor to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. A census to be made every four years. The legislature to be paid out of the treasury of the Territory. The salary of the governor to be paid out of the treasury of the United States. The judges to hold their offices during life, unless removed by the President on the application of two successive legislatures The qualification of voters to be--a male white person, a citizen of the United States, and a resident one year in the territory, and having paid a tax. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole, made the order of the day for Tuesday, and to be printed.

Mr. Brent presented a memorial and remonstrance signed by a number of inhabitants of Alexandria, against having a legislature and governor for this Territory. Referred as the bill, and to be printed.

Mr. Giles presented a petition from the proprietors of coal pits, praying a duty may be laid on imported coal. Referred to the committee of ways and means.

Mr. Fearing presented a petition respecting lands in the N. W. Territory, praying an extension of the time for complying with the law of last session.

The bill on the subject of foreign coin, was read a third time and passed. The house then went into committee, on the act passed by the legislature of the N. W. Territory, for altering the boundary lines of the three states, laid out of the Ohio, by ordinance of Congress of 1787.

Mr. Fearing proposed the following resolution. Resolved, that the Congress of the United States act, with the consent of the legislature of the Territory N. W. of the Ohio, alter the boundaries, of the states to be established in said Territory.

Mr. F. Wished the constitutionality of the measure to be decided. If the house should be of opinion that it was unconstitutional, there would be an end to the application.

Mr. Davis hoped the resolution would be rejected, in that case he would offer one as to the expediency of the measure.

Mr. Giles opposed the resolution, he thought congress had not the right to pass a law similar to the one sent from the legislature of the N. W. Territory. - Mr. G. gave his reasons at length on the subject. Mr. Fearing and Mr, Macon spoke on the subject, it was then moved for the committee to rise, to give members an opportunity of examining the map of that country, and the manner in which it was proposed to alter the lines. The committee rose and had leave to sit again.

The bill for the relief of Samuel Dexter was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow.

Mr. Mitchell reported a bill revising and amending the laws respecting naturalization. Made the order for Monday.

Mr. S. Smith moved the order of the day on the report of the committee of commerce and manufactures, on the petition of T. K. Jones of Boston. The report proposed to allow drawback of ten pipes of Malaga wine re-exported. After considerable debate, the committee of the whole disagreed to the report of the committee of commerce and manufactures, rose and reported their disagreement to the house.-- It was moved to take it up in the house, but an adjournment was carried before a decision took place.

Wednesday, January 27.

A bill for the relief of Philip Sloan, was read twice and made the order for tomorrow.

Mr. J. C. Smith, from the committee of claims made a report on the petition of John Carr, which adopted the report of a committee of claims, made at a former session, and that the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted. On motion for taking it up Mr. D. Heister, and Mr. Nicholson opposed it. It was referred to the committee of the whole and made the order for tomorrow, to be printed.

The bill to provide for the payment of the expences of Samuel Dexter, which have or may occur in consequence of the suit commenced by Joseph Hodgson, was read a third time. Some debate took place. Messrs. Allison and Smilie opposed the bill.-- Messrs. Griswold and Bayard supported the propriety of it, as it was only to provide for paying Mr. Dexter's expences, in defending a suit which arose in consequence of an official act as Secretary at War. Mr. Giles wished farther time to consider the subject and it was postponed until Monday.

The house went into committee, on the unfinished business of yesterday.

The resolution offered by Mr. Fearing occasioned a long debate, it was opposed by Messrs Davis, Giles and Bayard, and advocated by Messrs. Fearing and Griswold. The resolution was not carried.

Mr. Giles then moved a resolution :

Resolved, that the act of the legislature of the Territory North West of the Ohio, for altering the lines of states as heretofore established. ought not to be agreed to by this house which after some debate was agreed to.

The committee rose and it was taken up in the house where the question was taken by ayes and nays, ayes, 51, nays, 5.

A message was received from the President of the United States, containing an account of the Indian trading houses and recommending an extension of the plan, and that some measures should be taken, to prevent spirituous liquors from being sent among the Indians.

Also recommending the substitution of military executions, instead of hanging, when Indians committed murders, on the whites, as they are particularly opposed to the latter mode of putting to death, it makes them more averse to deliver up criminals.

In the Senate of the United States,

Tuesday, January 26, the Bill to repeal the judiciary act of the last session, was taken up and amended.

When Mr. Dayton moved in substance, that the bill be referred to a select committee, to consider what alterations it may be expedient to make in the judiciary system of the United States. and to make provision for the judges appointed under the act of last session, in case said act be repealed.

On this motion the question was taken without debate, by yeas and nays. yeas 14...nays 16.

Mr. Calhoun voted in the negative; and Messrs. Ross, and Ogden, voted in the affirmative. The votes were otherwise the same as on the resolution on which the bill was founded.

It was then moved, that the bill be engrossed for a third reading. The question was taken by yeas and nays without debate ; and were yeas 15---nays 15, viz.

Yeas. Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Breckenridge, Brown, Cocke, Elmer, Th. Foster, Franklin, Jackson, Logan, S. T. Mason, Nicholas, Stone, Sumter, Wright,

Nays. Messrs. Calhoun, Chipman, Dayton, D. Foster, Hillhouse, Howard, J. Mason Morris, Ogden, Olcott, Ross. Sheaf, Tracy, Wells, White.

Whereupon the Vice President decided, that the bill should go to a third reading.

Alexandria Advertiser.

Thursday, January 28.