Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-12

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ted States, money for certain purposes, py
way Of lottery. This amendment was ads
yocated by Messrs. King, Of New York and
|Burril, and opposed BY Messrs. Horsey and
Roberts, and was disagreed to- 10 TO lo,9
and committee ofconferencesp poiated on
the part Of the Senate, on the subject.
The Senate took up the amendments Of
the other house to the bill TO establish addi-
Itional land Offices in the state Of Alabama
{proposing to establish additional Offices also
| in Illinois and Indiana.) The first amend
.ment respecting Illinois having been disa,
greed to heretofore 1.-The question was taken
after some discussion. ON agreeing to the Sc
Fcond amendment respecting Indiana, and was
negatiyed, by yeas and nays, as sollows
| For agreeing,
Against agreeing, u
! The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the resolution from the otherhouse, declaring
the consent Of Congress to compact be-
tween the states of Tennessee and Kentucky
l. III :
for the settlement of their dividing line,
Mr.. Eaton moved to amend the resolution
! so as to extend the appreciation of Congress
not only TO this compact, but to suchcom-
pact as may be agreed on between the said
states
! This amendment was opposed by Mr. Lo-
gan, and was advocated by Messrs. Eaton
and Williams, of Tenn. on the ground that
| the settlement recommended by the COM
missioners had not yet been acted on by the
Legislature of Tennessee, though it had been
| by that of Kentucky that it was not certain
| that it would be ratified by the legislature
ofthe former state, and they wished to pro-
vide for any agreement which might be Fl,
nally concluded between the two states.--
The amendment was negatived; when
Mr.. Williams, of Tenn. moved the indef-
mite postponement OF the resolution /; bat af-
lsterwards Varied his motion to postpone
ment until tomorrow which was agreed
to.
The following bills from the other house.
SUCCESSFULLY underwent examination and dis
cussion in committees ofthe whole. and were
severally ordered to be read third time,
viz:
The bill for the relief of General James
wilkinson;
The bill to alter the times of holding the
courts OF the District of Columbia, with an
amendment making the bill to take effect
from and after the first of January next;)
The bill extending the time for the re-
dempiion ofland sold for direct taxes, in Ger.
tain cases;
The bill for the relief of Samuel Brook
BeaIl
The bill for the relief of Martha Flood; and
The bill authorising the sale OF thirteen
sections oflsnd wing within the land district
OF Canton, in Ohio.
The Senate resumed, in committee of the
whole, Mr.. Morril in the chair, the conside-
ration of the bill to authorise the appoint
ment OF commissioners to examine the route
of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal, as
already laid out, and the route of the propo.
sed canal from the waters of the Delaware
to those ct The Rariton.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Macon opposed the
bill on principle, and at considerable length.
The bill, its constitutionality, and expedi-
ency, were supported at large by Messrs.
King, ofN. Y. Dickerson, and Van Dyke.
Mr.. Smith moved its pos.ponement 10 the
next session; which motion was negatiyed-
ayes IL, noes Is.
Mr. Burrill moved to insert clause pro-
yiding also for survey of g the best route
for canal from Naragansett bay to Massa-
chusetts bay This amendment. Mr.. B.
remarked, was not offered to defeat the bill,
but the object was as essential as any other
/ to preserve the line of inland navigation it
had been often thought Of, and would abridge
the sea voyage as much, if not more, than
any other Improvement on the coast, as i.
would sayethe long voyage around the great
promontory Of Cape Cod
MIR. Van Dyke said this amendment would
present directly the constitutional difficulty,
as it involved the question which the exec
utiye bad expressed his opinion on, it going
to provide for an object to which the con.
sent ofthe states had not been given, and
had not been taken up by company, &c.