Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-27

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cd IN the service aforesaid: p.. E
always. and it is hereby rmtha. z
ed and declared, That no,hms < q
act contained, or that shall he d L. 8
pursuance thereof. shalI be decn,' q
construed to imply any obIicat;a'''
the part OF the United States. ia Sc
or TO deiray the expense of mak;,a
roads anu canals hereby au,hors",
DC examined. or laid out, nor Of ss'
them, nor Of any part of tlcm. ~!
SEC. .. find de it turHsr ,,..
That - thousand dollars Lc. . ."1
hereby, appropriated 10 drrray ,sa
pense'of laying oat the reads saS
nails aforesaid. D''
Mr.. Otis moved that the turtle. i
sideratipn Of the bill be hides,
postponed ; which motion was d.aj 5
in the negative.
fEAS-19. NAYs-aI /
The Senate adjourned.
-, Monday, apras
The bill and resolution which p.,,..
house of representatives on Saturday. \
received by the Senate, seyeralIy wi,.
and referred.
The following resolutions, submat.,
Mr.. Morril on the 2lst inst. were ,,L
for consideration.
Resotved, That The practice Of du.E.
lnhuman. immoral, and cen.urabh
Resolved, That the President Of tba r.,
States would be justifable in stritios y
me rolls OF the army and navy the ns 1
II persons thereon, who have been orS
alter may be, directly or indirectly ens,,
IN duel, OF who may have been, Or h.
alter may be, in any way or manner arr1
sary thereto. '''
The resolution having been read, NJ
Morril proceeded, in a speech of consde,
bic length, to support the principles Win
were laid down in the resolutions. WbenA
had concluded,
Mr.. Williams, ofTennessee, movedbk
the resolutions on the table, believing \
regard to the first resolution, that il VA,
waste of time to be arguing abstract prcs
sitions that in regard to the second the P
sident already had the power vested in h
by ia" to do what was proposed; and d
if he had neglected to execute the law, a
1t was intended TO take any step in Ieht
to it, ne ought to be approached in di
rent way, &c.
The motion prevailed, without dVisi
and the resolutions were ordered TO lie
the table accordingly.
The bills ordered on Friday 10 be engN
ed for third reading, were severally II
third time, passed, and sent to the of
House for concurrence.
The bill to authorize the heirs OF ". 4
Winter 10 file petition of right against
United States, was again taken up.
Mr.. Van Dyke moved to recomml 1
bill, 10 the judiciary committee, with
structions so to modify it as 10 provide
taking testimony and obtaining evidence
relation to the said claim, as well on
part Of the claimant as of the L. States
be laid before Congress.
The motion was opposed, and The
supported by Messrs. Johnson, OF Lou
Dana, and was supported by Messrs. NJ
riI and Walker, of Georgia the last
whom was averse to the bill itself.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes
noes Is, and the bill was recommHIea
cordingIy.
The bills from the other House, ID a.
ton to the acts for the establishment aud
gulation OF the Executive Departments
for the relief of John Steele, were sever
read the third time, passed, and reluIH''
the other House.
The bill to authorize the appoInlfneE'
commissioners for laying out road u
Wheeling to the Mississippi, by the ss''
government Of Ohio, Indiana, end iiin
(being continuation OF the CuInpei'
Road and for surveying and marking
the course of certain canals. between
Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, anu
Rariton, SC. was taken up in comiIll1"
the whole, Mr.. King, of Alabama "
chair. .,.,r
Mr.. Otis, with the view of avoldl0s
difficulty which might grow out OF :
,ence ofopinion between the Legislature
the executive as tc the constitutional "
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