The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-12-16

be divided, by its Legislature, into
number OF districts, equal To the num-
Der ct Electors TO which the State may
entitled. Each district shall contain,
as nearly as may be- equal numbers /.
which shall be determined by adding ~
she whole number of free persons, l.
Guiding those bound to serve Tor tern
OF years, and excluding Indians not tax
81, three fiiths of all other person L.
each district, the persons qualified =,
vote for Representatives IN the co
gress Of the United States, shall choosc
one Eleclor, the Legislature Of each
State shall have power 10 regulate til,
manner of holding elections, and max
ing returns of the Electors chosen. /
case all the Electors shall not moe' =,
the time and place appointed Tor giyIIs
their votes, majority OF the Elector
met shall have power, and forthwi'h
shall proceed to supply the vacancy
a division Of the States into dist iCis,
for choosing Representatives in the
Congress OF the United States, and In.
80 districts for choosing Electors OF
President and Vice. President of the
United States, shall take place, as soon
as conveniently NAY be, aitcr each emu
meration and appointment of Repre-
personalities shall be made, which dis.
tricis shall remain unaltered, unit after
the succeeding enumeration and appoE =
tiopment of Representative
The resolution was read first and
second time, and referred 10 commit
tee of the whoIs House OF tic state OF
she Onion.
Mr.. Hugh Nelson of Va. moved a
resolution IN the following words:
Resolved, That the military commit
tee be instructed TO enquire int the
expedicncy of making p. DIVISION for the
widows and orphans Of those milius
wac, after their return home tr thei,
place of residence. may have died OF
diseases contracted whilst in the SCI
vice of the United States.
The necessity of this motion being
questioned by Mr. Condict on the ground
Of the law Of the last session embrac
ing such cases
1t was supported by Messrs. Hugh
Nelson, p. p. Barbour and Burweli OF
\,
session embraced the cases OF those d, :
ing Oh the road home, but did not in
Clude the cases OF those who reached
their own doors before they fell sacri
fee to disease.
The motion was then agreed TO, nen.
con. Adjourned.
7hursday, Dec IL.
Mr.. Moore from South Carolina {;
Mc. Willougkby, from New-York AID
MIR. Randolph from Vmginis, appeared
10 day.
Mr.. Wright of Md. from the com
mittce TO whom the subject was referr-
ed, reported a bill ''to authorize the
settlement and payment of certain
claims for the services of militia I"
This bill requires the accounting off
GERS OF the treasury to credit aud settle
all accounts for services Of any de-
tachments of militia called iato service
under the authority of the states for
the defence Of any part of the United
States against the invasion of the ere
my during the late war, in the same
manner and on the same princi-
pies as accounts Tor the services
OF militia called OCT uhder the autho.i.
fy o. the United Sta,es-oaymenl
therefor to be made in six per cen,
stock, TO be created for the purpose.
provided III states interested shalt ac.
cept The same as satisfaction Of their
claims The bill was twice read and
committed.
NJ Johnson Of X. from the nili
fary committee, repnsted bill 1. IS
tabiish '1rcc additional ..jiitsry acade-
mics one in this district. one a.,
Mount Dearborn, South Carolina. and
one IN the vicinity Of Newport, Ken
at the, c"ntiuence of Ohio ard Licking
RlverS) The bill received the usuaI
readlr$S and was committed 10 the
same COMMITTEES tn whom was commit.
ted the bill for the establishment of a
corps o. iOvalids.
On motion of Mr.. TN. Nelson of Va.
Reso!Ued That the committee OF
military affairs, be instructed TO en-
qnlre into the expedi5rcy Of mekipg
provision for the piymcnt Of SUI, n
rearages Of military Clothing as may be
dac TO soldiers discharged from the
terDy of the u States.
NJ innet, offered for confederation
the to- wing resolution:
RI b!Ued, That the committee of
ways nd means be Instructed to Gu
quiz into the expcdiency OF repeating