Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-08

proyemehts; the petition Of James Hmm
praying confirmation of a Iaud clan !
and the petition of Edwin Lewis mn, I'm
tor a donation of tract If land ; in t
Mississippi territory. - We
Mr.. Newton from the Commute. :
commerce and manufactures. renerte1 .,
bill for the relief of John X oman cora
which was twice read anu conImitteJ
MIR. Robertson. from the committee =
public lands, reported bill for tba VI
lief of Martin Cole; which was tv;s
read r and ordered to be ensrossed for
third reading. vt
Mr.. Cannon, from the committee J.
whom the subject was referred. reno,tas
a bill to provide for the widows and ~
phans OF the officers, non. commisioDaa
officers, musicians and privates of the W.
lunteers and militia, who have been XIII
ed in battle, died service, or Of wounds
received whilst in the service of the r
States, during the tate war; which wac
twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Esston.
RESOLVED, That the committee on NM
lie lands be instructed to enquire mo
the expediency of providing b4 law f.r
the establishment of hand Office r.,
the sale OF the public laads, at the town
of Arkansas, and a land office. at tLe
town of Jackson, in the county Of &C.,
rardeau, in the Territory of Missouri
IHs Nrtmosr Tragedy.
Mr.. Peasants in offering the following
motion. remarked. that he had no wish
to produce any sensation in tie house,
nor to agitate at present any questionr.
lating to the unfortunate affair Of Dart
moor prison, but he was de>ircas to be
placed in possession Of an, ofieiaI docu.
ments in relation to it which NAV be in
tie hands. Of the executive department:
with that view he moved
$. That the Presidentoi the L. States
berequested to be laid before tbs house,
in his opinion it will net be inconsist.
ent with the public welfare. any commu.
nications which may have passed betneen
this government and tie government Of
g. Britain, 10 relation to the tran.ac-
tons at Dartmoor prison. in the month
Of ipril last. so far as tie prisoners al
war there confined were affected by
them
On the suggestion of sfr Jackson Of
Va. that there might be documents IN the
this siibRgR9to, Of II. TIE government elst'sl9
respoudenee with the British govern.
ment, The resolution was modified so as
to embrace such documents: and
Thus modified. the motian was agreed
to, and a committee ordered to be ap-
pointed to lay the same before the Pre-.
sident.
Settlers OH the Public Lends.
Mr.. Jenniag, after some preiatoryr-
marks submitted tie following rtsold-
ten, which was agreed TO by the Eeuse
Resotred, That the committee on the
Public Lands be instructed to enquire
into the expediency Of extending BY law
to all settlers on the Public Lands Of the
U. States VINO have settled thereon since
the LIST day Of January. 1903, tie same
privilege extended to such settlers lu@
to that da, hy the second section the
act of Congress passed March Sd. loW'
The bill from the Senate tor the re,
lief Of Joseph Anderson, was twice reau
and committed.
Uuiform Bankrupt 1a'r.
NJ. King. Mass. offered Tor conslde
ration the following resolutions
RESOLVED, That the situation Of TIE Dai
fortunate merchants and traders, redOr~
NV misfortunes and by circumstances DC.
vond their control, frem competence
want. now demands that Congress So'Ia
exercise the power We ted in them ol w
peopIe for the relief Of the unIof'u'@;s
debtor by the establishment o. an ur t
form system of bankruptcy Throughout
the Z. States. 4,
Resolred, That the committee Oh ~, j
Judiciary be instructed to prepares '
report a bill to establish an unIiofI" Y;
tam of bank uptcy throughout the o"'
ed States. c NJ
Ate. some observations from %
Wright. MIR. Troop. and Mr. layl.