Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-24


and the ministers or government of Sweden
relative to seizures, sequestrat ions, or con.
list atlons OF the ships or other property of The
citizens of the United States, under the an.
thcrity of Sweden OF France, while tho
French were in possession of Pomerania .,
other territories Ole Sweden Or OF so much
OF SAID correspondence as may, in the Cpl.
MON of the President, be communicated with,
out Injury to the public interest.
Mr. Burrill would only remark, in expla.
nation of his motion, that it would be recok
lected he had, early in the session, present.
ed memorials from number of merchants
who had suffered depredations on their nro.
perry at the time that the French made an II.
ruption into the Swedish territory that when
the country was restored 10 Sweden. instead
OF restoring the vessels, &c which had been
seized by the French, to their owners the
King ordered the property to be sold. and
the proceeds placed In his Treasury. TIE
merchants, though they were greatly Injured
by the sale, yet asked not tul indemnify bn,
merely for the amount of the proceeds and
though the King of Sweden had never Geped
the equity Of their claim, he had never grant.
ed their petition. 1t was proper for Con.
gress to decide what steps, if any, were pro.
per to obtain justice for their fellow citizers
and with that view, he wished the inform.
ton requested in the resolution
The resolution was agreed to.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of
the rule proposed some days ago by Mr. King
OF New York, prescribing what persons shall
be admitted on the floor of the Senate. and
after some discussion oft, and of sundry a.
mendments offered the proposition was
postponed TO day beyond the session.
Mr.. Stokes laid on the table the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on the pub
lie buildings be instructed to enquire into the
expediency of enlarging the Senate chamber,
SO as to render them suitable for the comfort
able and convenient accommodation of such
persons as may think proper TO attend the de.
alterations of the Senate.
BANKRUPT ELL.
The Senate resumed, in committee of the
whole. Mr.. King, of Alabama, in the chair,
the consideration of this bill
Mr., Van Dyke, in pursuance of the inten.
ton which he minated yesterday, rose and
offered the following additional section TO the
bill:
find be it further enacted, That any per-
son residing within the United States, being
imprisoned by virtue of legal process. issued
by any court of record, without his own pro-
curement or consent, in any civil suit instI-
tuted for the recovery OF money due on con-
tract, to the amount of two hundred dollars,
or being indebted to any one creditor in the
sum of one thousand dollars, or to two or
more creditors whose debts together shall a.
noun, to fifteen hundred dollars, may become
a voluntary bankruptcy presenting petition
to either of the judges aforesaid, within the
district within which he is imprisoned, OF
within which he has resided for six months
next preceding, setting forth that be is desI-
rous of taking the benefit OF this act, and &C
knowIedging himself bankrupt; and upon
the hearing of the said petition il the saia
Judge shall be satisfied that the petitioner IS
or is indebted in the manner a.
then the said Judge shall a0-
Judge the petitioner TO be bankrupt, anu
shall thereupon appoint commissioners III '"'
case of such bankrupt in the same maHneA
and form az is by this act directed where
commission of bankruptcy has been issueu
and the like further proceedings shall De nHu
in relation to such voluntary bankrupt o"''
estate in all respects as are by this act P'0'
yided in relation to person against " D'1
a commission of bankruptcy has been ao''I
sarily prosecuted under this act--anu 'u w.
voluntary bankrupt, complying WI" w.
several provisions of this act, shall Dc '"~
fled TO and receive certificate of dIscnS'S'
from either of said judges, upon the s'"S
terms and in the same form, as cer'In'','
are granted to involuntary bankTupfs u"u'.
this act-and such certificate shall nave Wv
same force and effect, in all respects d -.
ti6cates granted to other persons " Wv"