Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-13
HotJsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Wsdassday, May iO..,

e,iIect. introduced billlo NIX the sihe fioi
the nert meeting Of Congress, viz. the snd
Monday in November next; instead % 'pe
FIRST Monday in December.
n assigning the reasons Of the comm'l1ee
for reporting Ills bill, Mr.. Z. stated me
number Of bills now pending ~ tnIs house
the consideration Of nearly the whole OF
which would be necessarily deferred TO the
mar session Of Congress. Of bills Original
ting - the house there are now pending, OF
J public nature. SO; Of private nature. To-.
OF bills which originated 10 the Senate there
are, Of public nature. q Of a private ma
tire. 3l-making total number Of bills
pending, log.
The hill was twice read and, after some
little debate, the question was taken on or
deriog the bill to be engrossed for a third
reading. and decided in the Affirmative by
the following vote:
Yeas, %
Nays, %
The bill was subsequently, read a third
time, passed, and sent to the senate for con-
currence.
On motion Of Mr.. Taylor. it was
Re.olysd, That committee be appointed.
Jointly with such committee as may be ap..
pointed by the senate. to enquire and reperI
what subjects before the two houses are pro-
per to be acted on during the present session
of Congress.
Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Williams, Of N. Q. Dir.
Smith Of Maryland, Mr. Sergeant, and Mr..
Lowndes, were appointed a committee ac-
cordingly, on the part Of this house.
Mr.. Strong, Of New York, submitted the
following resolution for consideration:
Resolyed. That a committee be appointed.
10 ascertain, and report 10 the next session OF
Congress- the amount of claims upon the u
n;ted States in favor Of American citizens,
nrow;ng out Of the last war with Great Bril-
tain the. Creek war, and the Seminole war.
Jss i the names of the claimants, and
The ann or sums which, IN their opinion. shall
he eouitably and fairly due to each and all
CO as 10 the expediency of providing tor the !
navment of the same, by an issue OF stock,
bearing an interest of - per cent per an
num. redeemable at the pleasure OF the Unl-
ted States, out of the proceeds Of the sales OF
public lands. !
This resolution was ordered to lie on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson, of Virginia, it
was
Re,olvsd, That the committee OF accounts
| 4 I'D To ma 10 no
allowance for extra services, to each person
serving this house, as was granted at the emo !
Of the last session.
The bill from the Senate supplementary
TO the several acts for the adjustment OF land
claims in the state of Louisiana, /" was read !
the third time and passed.
The engrossed resolution 10 suspend tor
limited time the act in addition 10 the act
/" to provide for certain persons engaged IN
the land and naval service CT the Y. States,
in the Revolutionary war;" was read the
third time.
A short debate took place on the question !
of its passage, in which Messrs simklns'
Williams Of N C. Culpepper, Alexander,
Warfeld. and Pindall, took part.
On motion of Mr.. Holmes. the previous
question was required and taken being de-
cided in the affirmative.
The question on the passage OF the resolve
was decided afirmatively, by yeas and nays,
rs to SO; and it was sent to the Senate tor
concurrence.
SOUTH AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
The Hou:e then resolved itself into COM !
mittee of the whole, on the state of the y
Mon, Mr. Taylor in the chair: and the fol-
lowing resolves were taken into eonsidera- !
ton:
Rssolved, That it is expedient to provide
by law suitable outfit and salary for such .
minister OF ministers as the president, by
and with the advice and consent OF the sem
ate, may send to any of the governments OF
South America. which have established, and
are maintaining neutrality-suspicious. on Spain.
RESOLVED, That provision ought to be made
for requesting the president OF the v. States
to cause to be presented to the general the
most worthy and distinguished, in his OPT
Mon, in the service OF any of the indepen-
dent governments of South America, the
sword which was given by the Vice Ror Of
Lima to Capt. Biddlc, OF the Ontario, du-
ring her late cruize in the Pacific ,and which
is now in the office of the Department Of
state, with the expression Of the wish OF the
Congress of the United States that it may be
employed in the support and preservation OF
the liberties and independence Of his coun-