Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-26
JAMES MADISON.
February 1911, 1911.
MONDAY, February 10.

Mr.. Leb presented tn. memorial Of
Ralph Eddowes, stating that he has 4 con.
s,tlerable quantity " nero handiz= import.
ed in the ship George Washington. now IN.
der detention, as having arrived subsr-
auent to the revival of the Eon- injercour.e
law, and praying relief; which VII, read,
and on melton, by Mr.. Lrib, rsf,rr d to
the commit &c to whom was referred 50
much of the mr. ss.ge of ,hS President Of
the United States us concerns the relations
between the Uaited State, aud fcrsign ma.
tions.
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson, the bill
" for the relief Of David Porter, conmau.
der in the navy of the u. States,' was re.
committed 10 a select committee. Msss..
Anderson, Frank'ia and Gregg are the
committee.
TUESDAY, Fr6 10.
The S~nate resumed the consideration
Of 1.-THE bill mskiag ilr,her provisions f.,
the disposal OF tn SECTIONS OF Land hereto.
fore reserved cor The fu;urc disposition Of
Congress and Tor other purposes"
On motion 10 am NJ enc bill! BY striking
out the following words -" And that ths
ouhsf Of the purchase money shaR be raid
By tile purchaser, zv'thin three months from
the day Of sale, other.vise the sum dy9stei
shall be forte;tea, and The land reocrt 10 the
United STATES IN the same manner as IS pre-.
uided ny Lazv in case khe b,rtha Of pub.
lie land JasIto complete their first mstai.
meQt."
The question was decided as follows:
YEAS -Mrssrs. Anderson, BAyard,
Campbell, Coad,t Crawford, Cuts, Frank.
lin, Gailiard, CITES, Giloan, G., ,drcn
Gregg, Lib Ri. keriog, Rr"d, Smnn (Md)
Smith IN. " Tai.. Tayl T., Turner,
Whiteside & Worthington-22.
NAYS-Mrssrs. Bradley * I. am5rrt-2.
The bill was then passed 70 tA,rd reads
ing.
WEDNESDAY,, February go.
The following message from tie Press.
dent OF the Uui,ca States was read:
To the Senate and House ST
Representatives. Il tie United States
lay before Congress areturn 1T TIC nj
litia of the Uni,ed States as received by 'ae
Department Ut War from III. several sts,ss
and territories.
JAMES MADISON.
February 10, 1911.
The bill making further provisions tor
the disposal Of the sections of land hereto
fore reserved Cor the future disposition OF
Congress, and for other purposes, was read
third time and passed.
The bill for the relief of Richard Ter.
vim and others, and the bill providing f'
the sale OF a trac, of land lying in th= s's:i
OF tennessee, and a tract ia sehr iI1tAsa
territory, were read third time and pas
sed.
The bill authorising the Secretary OF
State to cause general index 70 the laws
OF the United States to b. made, prln'sd
aod distributed" was read third time
and, on MOTION of Mr.. Crawford, post
poned to the hsst Monday in d ce"os'
next.
The President com;nunic ated the reso'u'
ton OF the Legislature Of Knutsy az
proving the a!nend,nent proposed t. NV
constitution respecting titles OF Mobility,
IHUasDAY, Fsbruary2 II
BANK OF IHE.U. S rATto.
Ihc Senate resumed as IN CON ut:ee o.
the whole, the consideration Of the bill =
amend and continue in force an act en!i''''
An act to incorporate the slbscfb rs =
the Back Of the y aised States "--la's=A ~