Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-01

pediency of providing by law for the allow
ance OF bounty land o-all soldiers who en-
listed in the late war with Great Britain,
and who procured substitutes, in proportion
to the time ofservice performed by them and
their substitutes respectively /; and also all
others who enlisted and remained in service
during the war, and were regularly discharg.
ed. not already provided for by law.
On motion of Mr.. Pindall, it was
Resolred, That the Secretary Of State be
requested 10 lay before this house list otthe
newspapers in which the laws, resolutions.
and orders of Congress are published, and
have been published during the sessions OF
the I4th and 18th congresses, designating the
state, district, or territory in which each
newspaper was published, with an estimate
of the expense of such publication.
On motion of Mr. Crafts, it was.
Resolved, That the committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads be instructed to en-
quire into the exped iency of disseminating
the post road from Lynden TO Wheelock, in
the county of Caledonia, and state Of Yer
mont, and to establish post road from said
Lynden, through Sutton, TO Barton, in the
county Of Orleans.
On motion Of Mr.. M'Coy, it was,
RESOLVED, That the committee on the post
Office and post roads be instructed to enquire
into the txpediency OF establishing r post
route from Bath Court house, in Va. by An
thongs creek and Frankfort, 10 Lewishurg.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, it was
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Trea-
sury be instructed to inform this house when
the accounts Of the post office department
were last audited, and the amount of the ba-
lance. If any, then due also statement OF
the quarterly amount Of receipts and ex-
penditures OF that department, FROM the
first appointment Of the present postmaster
general, to the Ist day of December, 1919,
inclusive.
Mr. Brush made an unsuccessful motion
that the bill for the relief of VIM. King
should be taken from the committee Of the
whole house. and ordered TO third reading,
On motion of Mr. Nelson, OF Va. the re-
port of tie committee of claims unfayorable
to the petition Of Jas. Wheaton, was referred
to tue attorney general Tor his opinion there
on.
MISSOURI BILL.
The house then again went into commit.
tee on this subject. Mr.. Baldwin in the chair.
Mr. Holmes, of Massachusetts,, resumed
the floor, and occupied about two hours in
concluding the argument which he COM
menced yesterday, against the proposed
restriction
Mr.. Smyth, OF Va followed on the same
side, but had not proceeded far in his argu-
ment, when he gave way fora motion tor
the committee to rise.
The committee rose accordingly, and OBJ
tanned leave to sit again and
The House adjourned to Monday.
A friend has politely furnished US
with the first number of the Arkansas
Gazette, printed at the Village of Ar
kansas, from which VIC extract the fol
lowing description:
BAH. Frd. Rep.
ARKANSAS.
AS YOU have attempted the establish
mcnt Of press at the post of Arkansas,
a place hitherto almost unknown thro'-
out the y States, Shall cndcavor,
through the medium Of your paper. to
give the public short sketch Of our
,illagc and its vicinity.
The Village ol Arkansas stands on
he north side Of the Arkansas river,
in n. latitude 33 deg. So min. 8 sec,
about SIS or 60 by water above the con-
flurucc of said river with the Missis-
sippi, near 30 miles from the MISSISSIPPI
pi by way Of the cut off and White river.
and about Is miles by land to the mouth
of the latter ri, CT, which is passable at
low water.
The village of Arkansas is French
establishment, settled as early AS the
American revolution. Two places on
the river, below, were attempted for
tho establishment OF Spanish garrisons,
but were drowned out by the high wa
ter. The present village is entirely
free from inundation it is situated on
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