Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-10

had not filed the yacant office, It ~.
fair to presume that he deemed it ~
necessary, &c.
Gin the course-of the discussion, mam,
'pinions were expressed on the subject d.
orally, and severally, aud several facts IN.
toned, not. connected with, or bearing Y
the immediate question: IN opinion IA
strongly expressed byseveral gentlementbs
the time and expense already consume &
were both much greater than was expecslE
by the public that the expense was II
enormous as eyento rouse the. attention Il
the English government; that a mode N
survey of heupper line had been adopted
altogether unaccountable, inasmuch as gn,
pains and much time had been taken 10 an
veying the shores of the lakes, &c. to ase. (
tain their exact middle line, which, afte, n
was ascertained, there was no possibility !,
marking, &c That there was great die, {
ence Of opinion, as to the true line on a.k
north. east-the American surveyors maxim
it approach within twenty miles Of The s
Lawrence, and belief that it would BY n I
conditions OF the treaty, reach point On. &
degree north of Quebec, thus almost cutip
off the communication between the Bii,I
provinces Of Canada and New BrunsWkI
That the difference would have. accordinsh
the treaty stipulation, to be referred to d. +
arbitration of third power. &c. ThatS.
great importance Of the line on the north
east, rendered an agent necessary lheu
though not on the upperline, &tc.]
Mr.. Johnson's amendment was disa.
greed to-ayes z.
The amendments were then ordered
to be engrossed and
The Senate adjourned.
Wednesday, Apri!5 5. |
Mr.. Stokes from the committee on /
the post Office and post roads, made /, |
report unfavorable to the petition of 10.
seph Undertake, postmaster at Freds
ricksburg, Va. (praying an increase d
compensation,) which was read.
Several bills were reported from dill I
ferent committees, without amendment
and several bills received a second /
reading and were referred.
Among the petitions this day present.
ed was one by Mr.. King of N. Y. FROM
Nathaniel Cutting, praying further
allowance of compensation as Secreta.
ry of Legation to the Barbary powers.
Mr.. Leake from the committee on
Indian affairs, to whom the enquiry was
referred, made report adverse to the
expediency Of abolishing the system Of
Indian trade, as established by the Law
of March 2, 1871.
The bill for the reIiefof the heirs ef
Teneh Francis was considered, and or.
dered to be engrossed for a third read.
ing.
Mr.. Smith from the Judiciary com.
mittee, to whom the claim of John h.
Piatt had been referred, made detail.
ed report of the facts of the case.
The bill from the other House max !
ing appropriations for the centre build
ing of the Capitol, was taken up III
committee of the whole, and being a.
mended by inserting an appropriation
of e4Oo, dollars for alterations in the
Senate Chamber, was ordered to a Third
reading; subsequently read third
time, passed, and returned to the other
House.
The Senate took up the bill more ef
fectuaIly to provide for the punishment
of certain crimes against the United
States, consolidating the penal acts
of the Union !; when,
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, made on
the ground that there was not at this
session time enough to spare for proper
ly considering the numerous provisions
of this long bill, it was postponed to s
day beyond the session, without Obje'
ton.
The Senate then resumed the consF
deration Of tic bill for the better orss
niSation of the Treasury Departmelb
(pfovlding summary process for ts
recovery Of debts due by defaulters, a.
Mr.. Barbour's amendment, heretof0's
stated at large, being still under COZ
sideration-
Considerable discussion of this !
mendment again took place; and Nv