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

| To be free white taXdole males. lhHdui'dn'' ~
said District, above the age ct tweniy-one
wears. who shall be chosen by ballot Wy ine
free white taxable males, inhabitants OF sara
District, above the age oftwenty-one years
on the - day of -n next, under the ST.
perintendance OF such Judges. atsuch pace
in each of the said towns, and subject 70 such
other directions as the President OK the Uni
ted States may prescribe.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That
the persons so chosen shall convene in the
civ Of Washington, at such place as shall
be fixed by the President OF the United
States. on the - day of -, and shall
organize themselves by the appointment oil
presiding officer, and such other officers as
may be me- cssary: A majority of the mem
proceedings shall be communicated to the
President of United States, to be by him
laid before Congress at their next session.
The bill was twice read and committed.
The several bills, six in number, which
yesterday passed the Senate, were this day
received, twice read and referred to various
committees.
Mr.. Jones, of Va submitted he following
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Trea-
sury be requested to communicate TO this
House, his opinion respecting the probable
effects which will be produced upon the re
venue, should the bill to regulate duties on
imports, and for other purposes, now pend
ing before this House, he enacted into
law.
This motion. and the proceedings on it,
gave rise to considerable debate.
Mr.. Brush moved an amendment, but sub
sequenlly withdrawn)o Instructive Secreta-
ry of the Treasury, TO report to the House
when, in his opinion, Congress might be
able to terminate the present session.
In the discussion of this motion, some
warmth was displayed. In the end
Mr.. Williams, of North Carolina moved to
lay the resolve on the table; and the motion
was agreed to !; yeas II. nays 81.
PUBLIC LANDS.
In the further debate which took place on
this bill, the main object of the bill Ito re-
duce the price of public lands from the pre-
sent price to one dollar andmentyfve cents
per acre, and to abolish credits thereon) was
supported and opposed by the following gen.
tlemen
AFFIRMATIVE. NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Anderson, Messrs. Clay,
Barbour, Brown,
Hardin, Butler, Lou.
Sloan, Cook,
Sto:rs, Hendricks,
Jones, Ten
MCLEAN, Ken
Some other gentlemen incidentally enga-
ged in the discussions on amendments, &c.
After the bill had been reported by the
committee of the whole, a variety of propo
sitions were made to amend it, among which
were the following.
The question was taken by yeas and nays,
on concurring with the committee OF the
whole in refusing to strike out the second.
third. fourth. fifth, and sixth sections of the
bill, being that part OF the bill which requires
the whole payment. on the purchase OF a
tract of land. TO be paid in cash; and the
result was as follows-ayes 1856. noes 10.
Mr.. Hendricks then moved to amend the
said bill by adding 10 the fourth section the
following proviso:
"And provided further, that The actual set
tier OF the soil shall be entitled to the privi- |
lege of making payment for his land, if the
same shall not exceed one hundred and six
ty acres, in instalments. agreeably to the
present credit system, as to time OF pay
ment and forfeiture, which settlement shall
be ascertained and determined agreeably &c
such rules and regulations as the Secretary
Of the Treasury shall prescribe.
And the question being taken thereon, it
was decided in the negative.
Mr.. Mclean, of Kentucky, moved to a
mend the bill by inserting, in a part of the
second section, where it properly occurs.
the following provision:
"Unless he shall produce satisfactory
proof to the Register of the public lands that
he is an actual and bona fide settler, with his
family, on the lands proposed 10 be entered
and shall also make oath that he has not pre-
yiously entered any other lands belonging
to the United States: then the said person
shall be entitled to enter one quarter section,
including his said settlement, upon credit,
as heretofore.
And the question having been taken on this
motion, it was decided in the negative.
Mr. Cook then moved to amend the said
bill by striking out the second section OF the
bill, and inserting in lieu thereof the follow