Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-08

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Y and Thomas against any such provision
atthis time. The amendment was finally
negaiived by the Senate.
Mr. King, of New York, maidstone gen
era remarks on the advantages whichswould
result to The interest of the United States, in
the publicsands alone from laying out and
marking this road. without touching on the.
great considerations OF connecting more
closely the different parts of the Union, OF
public security, and OF honor to the nation,
should such an object be ultimately accom-
plished as the erection of great road from
the Atlantic waters to the Mississippi, &c
a debate arose on the general merits of the
bill, in which it Has opposed by Mr. Eaton
and by Mr.. Smith, at considerable length.
and was advocated repeatedly and much at
large by Mr.. Trimble, and was supported
also by Mr.. Edwards.
Mr.. Smith concluded his remarks by mo-
wing to postpone the bill until the first Of
April next Ito destroy it) which motion was
decided by yeas and nays, in the negative,
as follows:
Yeas II
Nays 81
Mr.. Smith moved to amend the bill by
making the appropriation for defraying the
expense of surveying the road, payable out
of the three per cent. fund reserved for roads
rxF Of Ia tIr.,
err states. instead of defraying it, as propo-
sed by the bill, out Of any money in the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. =
This motion was mega lived !; and
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read a thlrd.time.
Mr.. Dickerson from the committee of COM
merce and manufactures TO which had been
referred the bill from the House of Repre-
sentatives to regulate the duties on imports,
reported the same with sundry amendments.
The senate took up the resolution fixing
period of adjournment as amended by the
other house, and after some discussion, in
which Messrs. Johnson of Kentucky. Bar
bour, Otis, and Morril, advocated the imme-
diate decision ofthe question, and agreement
on the day proposed by the other house; and
in which Messrs. Roberts and Burrll, were
opposed to acting instanter and fixing a day
now which could not be easily changed, al
though matters of great Importance might
transpire in the mean time. and were in favor
of postponing decision until to morrow.
The question was taken on agreeing 10
the amendment of the other house, and de-
cided in the atfirmatiDe without division
so that the 18th day of the present month is
fixed by both houses for the adjournment of
the session.
The bill for the relief of the heirs OF Hen
ry Willis was read the third time, passed,
and returned 10 the other house.
The engrossed bill to revive the powers Of
the commissioners appointed to settle and
ADJUST the titles TO land in the district, of
DetrotGc. was read the third time, passed,
and sent tothe other house for concurrence.
The Senate took up the resolution from
the other house, providing for distributing to
such members of lie convention as may be
living, each, copy of the journal of the con-
venilon, and it was ordered third reading.
lhe Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning invalid pensioners, and
the bill was, without further debate, on the
motion of Mr., Roberts, postponed indefinite
~, and OF course rejected.
The bill from the other House. to grant
to the Columbian Institute the use of a Dor
ton OF the public grounds in the city of
Washington, during the pleasure of Con-
gress, was taken up.
Mr.. Trimble proposed substitute to the
bill. authorising lease of the ground for
-- years.
lhlspotIon was opposed by NIessrs. Ifor-
ssey, Brown, and Dana, who preferred the
bill as it came from the other House; and
The amendment was negatiyed.
The bill was then ordered to third read
ing.
The bills from the other House, for the re-
lief of Beck & Harvey for the relief of
John u. Garter; for the relief of Stephen
Baxter; for the relief of Daniel Converse
and George Miller and tor tie relief OF Da-
mel Buckley and Catharine Clark, were sue
cessively considered in committee Of the
whole, and seyerally ordered Ia be read a