Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-07

i providing that nothing IN the act should
I be construed q to take away or impair
i any right or remedy which the Eunlte nice
/ States now have By law for the recove-
.Iry of taxes, debts, or demands"
Mr.. Barbour's amendment was a.
greed to--ayes 22. 4,
The bill, as amended, was reported
] ia the Senate, and all the amendments
successfully concnrred rnI:hut 8,
1 The vote on Mr.. Barbour's amend
n,enf was subsequently re considered,
the amendment ordered to be priated'
and the bill postponed until TO NOR
row.
Mr.. Johnson of Lou. obtained leave,
and agreeably to notice, introduced a
/ bin to appropriate apartments 10 inc
] new custom house at New Orleans. 70
4 the use Of the district court for the stare
of Louisiana which bill was READ ana
passed to second reading.
The Senate took up the resolution
submitted by Mr.. Johnson of Ky. on
the e9th ult. to enquire into the eSpe-
diency of giving to the District OF Co.
lumbia Delegate on the floor or Con
gress.
Mr.. johnson added a few remarks to
what he had said in support of his ma
ton when first submitted.
| Mr.. King of New York, briefly sta
ted his objections to the motion, found
ed principally on the opinion that this
was an enquiry which it was proper,
from motives Of delicacy, to leave to the
other House, as the delegate. if autho
rized, would take his seat there that
Che people Of the District bad not ask
ed of Congress this privilege; that it
had been given tn territories only which
looked forward become independent
members of the Union, and might sane
ton or give color to an impression that
Congress contemplated a similar result
at some time, in this instance.
Mr.. johnson replied, to obviate the
objections of Mr.. 4. and enforce his
reasons heretofore fully reported) III
favor of the motion after which,
The resolution was agreed to-ayes
Is, noes Id.
Mr.. Peasants from the committee
on naval affairs. communicated to the
Senate document, containing plan
(by Lieut.. Ramage, of the Navy Tor
the defence of the commerce and the
protection of the revenue of the United
States in the Gulf Of Mexico, near the
river Mississippi which was read ana
ordered to be printed.
The Senate resumed, as in committee
of the whole, the bill more efetctuaIiy
to provide fol- the punishment of>crImes
against the United States, and for other
purposes. Ito revise and embody IN one
act various penal laws of the United
States.
The bill-consisting of thirty three
printed folio pages, and embracing
great mass of detail--was rea' through,
and some progress made in the consl,
deration of its provisions: when
The Senate adjourned.
Tuesday, .apru 4.
The Senate were occupied almost The
whole sitting, and until a late hour, on the
amendments reported to the civil appropr'a-
ton bill, by the committee of Finance, and
those offered to it by others detail OF the
principal proceedings will be reported to-
morrow. The bill has been ordered to q
third reading az amended.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Smith of Maryland, from the commit
tee of ways and means. to which was yes
terday re committed, with instructions, the
bill from the Senate : for the relief ct GER
tain persons who have paid duties on goods
imported into Castine," reported the same
with amendments which, with the bill,