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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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On June 7, 1813, the U.S. House of Representatives handled several petitions and bills, including extensions for banks in the District of Columbia, turnpike road incorporations, relief for individuals, and a contested election from Tennessee. President Madison transmitted Pennsylvania legislative acts.
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MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1813.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Lewis presented the petition of the Farmer's Bank of Alexandria, praying an extension of their charter to the year 1824, for reasons stated, which was read and referred to the committee on the District of Columbia.
Mr. Burwell presented a petition of sundry citizens of the city of Washington, praying that a Bank may be incorporated to discount at a rate of interest less than 6 per cent—which was presented but not acted on at the last Session. Referred.
Mr. Archer from the committee of claims, made a report favorable to the petition of David Henley, accompanied by a bill for his relief, which was twice read and committed.
Mr. Dawson from the committee of the District of Columbia, reported a bill for the increase of the capital stock of the Bank of Washington; which was twice read and committed.
Mr. Dawson also reported a bill to incorporate a company for making turnpike roads in the county of Alexandria in the District of Columbia: which was twice read by its title.
Mr. Dawson also reported a bill to incorporate a company for making a turnpike road in the county of Washington in the District of Columbia.—Twice read and committed.
A bill was received from the Senate for the relief of Alexander Phoenix; which was twice read and referred to the committee of ways and means.
The house again resolved itself into a committee of the whole house, Mr. Lewis in the chair, on the report of the committee of Elections on the petition of William Kelly contesting the election of Thomas K. Harris, a sitting member from Tennessee.
The committee rose after two or three hours discussion, without having come to a decision.
The following message was received from the President through Mr. Graham:
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States.
I lay before Congress copies of certain legislative acts of Pennsylvania, transmitted for that purpose by the governor of that state.
JAMES MADISON.
Washington, June 5, 1813.
The papers communicated by the President, with the preceding message, were 'A supplement to an act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the river Delaware and the Chesapeake bay,' and extracts from the act mentioned in the above title.
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Washington
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June 7, 1813
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petitions referred to committees; bills read and committed; contested election discussed without decision; presidential message received transmitting pennsylvania acts.
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The House of Representatives considered petitions from the Farmer's Bank of Alexandria for charter extension, citizens of Washington for a new bank with lower interest, and reported bills for David Henley's relief, increasing Bank of Washington capital, incorporating turnpike companies in Alexandria and Washington counties, and Senate bill for Alexander Phoenix. Committee discussed William Kelly's election contest against Thomas K. Harris without resolution. President Madison sent Pennsylvania canal act supplement.