Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-12-22
Thursday, Dec. 10.

house statement Of the progress that has
been made under an act OF Congress oil
Sd Of March, 1917, entitled, An act to
set apart, and dispose of certain public
lands, for the encouragement of the vine
and Olives" whether four townships, Of
six miles square each, have been laid off
and reserved for the purpose aforesaid;
and whether any agent or agents, acting
for the French emigrants, have contracted
for said lands, and on what terms; and
whether such agent or agents are now re-
siding on said land; together with the
number of French emigrants that have
made settlements on said reservation, and
the progress that has been made in the
culture of the vine and the olive.
On motion Of Mr.. Storrs 1t was
Resolved, That the President of the
United States, be requested to lay before
this House copies of any correspondence
between the Governor of the state of Geor-
gia and Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, rela-
tive to the arrest or other proceedings
against Capt. Obed Wright, which may
have been transmitted to any of the Ex-
ecutiye Departments Of the U. States.
On motion Of Mr.. Campbell, il was
Resolved, That select committee be
appointed TO report a bill for taking the
fourth census or enumerations of the it,
habitants of the United States.
The House resumed the consideration
of the resolution submitted by Mr.. Sim
kins on the 9TH inst which was amended
TO read as follows, aud adopted:
| Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be requested TO lay before this
House, statement of the sales, public
and private, Of public lands northwest OF
the river Ohio, the purchase money oil
which has not been fully paid; the respect
i've years in which sdch sales have taken
place the credits given on such sales !;
the sums which have been paid thereon !;
those which are now due, and The periods
at which they become so; whether any in
stalments are yet TO fall due, and to what
amount also what descriptions of paper
have been received; and what is now re-
ceivable in payment for said lands.
| The engrossed bill concerning widows
and orphans Of the militia, was read the
third time; and, after motion by Mr.
Desha, to recommit the bill, which was
negatived, ayes 81, noes n, the bill was
passed and sent to the Senate for concur
renee.
Friday, Dec. IL.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, of Con-
necticut, the committee Oh Pensions and
Revolutionary Claims we're instructed 10
enquire into the expediency of providing
by law for the payment of pensions, when
the pensioner, by reason Of insanity OF
other cause is legally incapable of per-
forming the acts necessary TO entitie him
to receive the same.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
Mr.. Williams, of North Carolina, after
recalling the recollection of the House to
the fact, that, at the session before the
last, he had proposed a resolution for the
reduction of the army, announced his in
fention to renew that proposition. He
yet thought the measure necessary. He
had waited in the hope that some gentle
man better qualified to sustain it should
make the motion: in that hope, he had so
far waited at the present session. No one
having undertaken what he now conceived
his duty, he moved,
That the committee on military affairs
be instructed to enquire into the expe
diency of reducing the army Of the u.
States"
Mr.. W. not wishing to hurry the mo-
ton, it was, at his request, ordered to lie
on the table.
Monday, Dec. Ia.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent of the United States, by Mr. ]. j.
Monroe, mis- Secretary, transmitting, in
compliance with resolution Of this House,
report Of the Secretary of War, en-
bracing the correspondence which took
place between the Governor of Georgia,
and Major General Andrew jackson, re-
speeding the arrest, &c. of Obed Wright
which was referred to the military COM
mittee.
An engrossed bill for granting sum Of
money to the representatives Of Commo-
dore Edward Preble, was read third
time and passed.
Tuesday, Dec. Is.
A report was read from the Secretary of
War, in obedience to resolution of the
House, relative to reduction Of the army
of the mode of issuing the rations; and a
system for the establishment of commits
sariat for the army.
A resolution was laid on the table, re-
quiring of the President the correspond
ence, If any, between the government and
hat of Great Britain, relative to the exc
cution Of Arbuthnot and Ambrister.
The engrossed bill authorisiDg the ex-