Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-25

Mr. AnucfSnW au'
- On motion of Dir. Woodbridge. the
ILL va, ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Anderson from the committee
~ nubl;c lands. to whom was referred
,Se hin to establish land Offices in tie
i state of Alabama, rep9.ted the same,
with amendments embracing the esta-
4 il;shment of a land Office in Indiana.
\ And the bill and amendments were re-
rorred TO committee of the whole.
MIR. Brush moved for the considcra-
tion of a resolution, some time ago
moved by him, having, regard to the
entertainment of the northern bounda-,
~ Of the state of Ohio. But the house
refused to consider the same.
MIR. Cobb moved to proceed to the
consideration of the Senate's bill to
continde and amend the Charter of the
City of Washington; which the house
also refused tn take up.
Mr.. Smith of N. c.. then moved to
proceed to the consideration of the pro-
POSITION from the Senate TO amend the
constitution, so as to establish an uni
form mode of Election of Representa-
tiyes to Congress and Presidential E.
lectors; and, OH the question of conside-
ration, demanded the Yeas and Nays.
A sufficient number of Members did
net rise to sustain the call. And the
motion of Mr.. Smith was also mega
tivcd, So TO So.
Mr.. Baldwin gave notice that he
should, on to morrow, move to postpone
all the other Orders of the Day, in or
der to take up the bill for altering the
Tariff of Duties on Imports.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The bill from the Senate, for chang
ing the mode of disposing Of the Public
/ Lands, was then read third time, and
On the question, s. Shall the bill pass Z"
The yofe was as follows
For the passage of the bill 1873
Against it %
So the bill was passed, and returned
totbo Senate, requiring only the sig
nature Of the President to make it
law.
The bill for regulating the manner
Of settling the accounts of the several
deputy Surveyors in the Missouri and
Arkansas territories, passed through a
committee of the whole, and was order
e. to beengrossed for third reading.
The bill to provide fer clothing the
militia when called into the service of
the U. States; the bill to establish an
uniform mode OF discipline aud field ex-
eicise fer the militia OF the u. States !;
and the bill from the Senate, to pro
Vide for lothing the army of the U.
States in Domestic manufactures" pas
sed thro' committee Of the whole, MIR.
Foot in the chair, and were reported to
the house.
The first Of these bills being taken
up
Mr.. Mercer moved TO amend it by
striking cut that part nf the first sec
ton which provides that the Militia
who may hereafter. be called into the
service of the United States. :. shall in
addition 70 the pay and emnluments
heretsfore allowed by law, be entitled
to, and receive, the value of full suit
'Oftloihiug, in all cases where they
shall perform six months tour Of
duty aud furnish themselves with
clothing Sufficient for said term Of
service and in all cases where they
'shaI he called OH fora shorter period.
'ot shall be discharged from the SER
wee before the exp ration of the time
tor which TINY had been required they
shall be entitled to receive such pro-
portion OF the value of suit Of cloth
ms, as may be equal to the time they
may have been in service )" and, in
lieu thereof. TO insert precision that
any one who takes the field fora tour
OF daty Of not less than six months.
SIAN, in addition tn the pay and emolu
mPnts heretofore allowed by law, be
entitled to, and receive. each. full
sa'' OF uniform, including blanket,
&C. &c.
ibis amendment was, together will
The bill, ordered to lie on the table.
The amendments reported by the
committee Of the whole, to the bill to
establish an Uniform mode of disci-
Pine and field exercise for the Militia,
was taken up; when,
MIR. Foot moved to amend the bill by