Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-23

MT. Nien fresenIedtE.
Jnstus BellaHy !; sl.ieh 9 's'esg
red 70 the coMmilie. eg 4 'sia
The Speaker laid before s'sa'
the memorial Of Jaues sshas
Charleston, praying lemis,; aa
forfeiture incurred BY him , = q
quenee OF innocent oileues : !. e''s
law by the use Of a Bri,;.,, s 'sss
on board one Of his vessels IL iIssas
red 20 the COMMITTEES 81 Atls.
means. H
Mr.. Kilbourn presented /. =,
from sundry persons who ba psa'la
tied by permission Of tl,e n, - =.
lhority, on tue lands asttos;,',,a
the present session to be laid ICY IS
sold, near Lover saadu.ky, a y =
that theirimpso, e,nents tl, ~ p'9s
Dc saeuIea BY an act era,,i,s 4 !
the rightcf prremplisa-peI,s,.'als''
the cemn'i''ee Of public lssd, ''''
Mr.. Wright presea;sd tie s.,,.
of YIN. Thornton, praying e., gsu'' y
compeasatioa rs SaperiattDdss,'', 'a !,
the Patent Office may be ene, ,.'
50 as 10 be more adequate 70 4. y
tent and importance Of biz t,,ia..s
and that letters TO and from H. i.' ss'
may be freed OF pastase.-RsIs,,,s'a'
to the committee Of claim.
Mr.. Brown. from lbe onna,..
on pensions and revolution ~ eI.n' '
reported bill (embraciia;; ys,i1.,
cIai.ns Of that character) essc,rpi, s
Invalid pensioners; and sIr. las.s
soil, from the committee on II. n !.
dietary, reported . bill suppenspt,.
~ to the act for the better ORGAN.
zrtion ofihe Courts Of the L sIal.,
within the state Of n. York (fsv tie
appointment OF a Marshal and Al.
tornes Tor the distriet)-whish bIh
pass d their two first readings. and
the fyst Of them was ordered 10 m
cngrossed fora third reading.
The bill from the Senate to III.
tLorise the settlement and pa,mfs
OF claims for certain service. Of lhs
Militia, was twice read ami referred
to the committee of Waysa Mas
Mr.. Newton, from the committee
appointed to lay before the Prsi.
dent a resolution requiring certain
intor.Bation respecting the existn,
relations with the Barbary powers,
reported, that they had performed
the duty, and had received fSF au.
s@er that the President would give
due attention thereto.
Military and Creek Lands,
MIR. Harris moved the adoption Of
The fnn--..s rtrsvsu,ivU.
Res0irsd, That the committee Oh
the Public Lands be INSTRUCTED 10
report a bill with provisions forIsv.
ing The boundary lines ofthe lapds
ceded to the United States by ihe
Greek Treaty recent, sfiftd rua
End msrked, AID having Tue saHle
laid of into sections aud quarter
sections, preparatory to the sale
thereof, and Tor makiDg an appro'
psiation for d,frayins the eSpenee'
ineiden; thereto.
MIR. Humphreys remarked, 'Da'
here was alread. 10 existence e.
neral las auihorisins the laflrg OIL
Of lands, &c. and that 50 maeh OIL
this resolve as embraced thai oDpet
was not necessary; an appropriation
Of money OIL, was Necessary i'tO',
Bile the President 10 carry lDs l''
into effect.
Mr.. Harris said that. although
there might be sncb a IA" "' n'
colleague had described, II Vasp Wv
per that the land in question s'eI.
be Immediately laid OF; anu u'te :,
aumber of arguments TO sheH ' ,'I
the people Of Tennessee, Sse y" r
conquered these lands Tor ''' III.
States, should as sron as pes ~.
have access to the waters Of ',v ~ :
which could Only be obtainea " :. :.
sale and settlement OF tho iaDO''
Gently acquired. &c. 80, q,
MIR. M.Kee said, that as sou . :.
he treaty with the indians s Y s.1I;,
.lained, the con- ..ittce o. p.' a
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