Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-08
From the National IntelIigencer.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN SENATE.


grants, engaged in cultivating the vine and
olive, in the state of Alabama, reported a
bill, supplementary to the act to SET apart
and dispose Of certain public lands in Ala
bama, for the encouragement OF the cultiva-
ton of the vine and olive.
Agreeably TO notice, Mr. Johnson, of Lou
| isiana. asked and obtained leave to introduce
bill to regulate the fees of the marshal and
clerk Of the District Court Of Louisiana.
/ Agrceably t. notice, Mr.. Edwards asked
and obtained leave, and introduced bill to
establish a land district in Illinois, north of
| the district of Shawneetown.
| Several bills heretofore referred were re-
ported without amendment.
The Senate proceeded TO the consideration
| Of the amendments reported by the commit
tee offnance to the bill making approrria-
tions for the support Of government for the
year 1920.
! These amendments were principally as
| follows:
| For the purchase Of books, maps, and
charts, Tor the Library of Congress, two thou
sand dollars.
! For compensation to two additional clerks
! in the Office of the Treasurer. during the
present year, one thousand two hundred
dollars.
| For the salary of the clerk of the Attorney
General, expunge the words eight hum
dred dollars" and insert the words one thuu-
sand dollars
For the payment OF balances due to GER
tain collectors Of The old internal revenue,
fifteen thousand dollars.
For an agen; appointed under the filth ar
ticle ofthe Treaty OF Client, 4,444 dollars
Al cents.
For the purpose of negotiating treaty OF
treaties with the Indians in the state OF Mis-
sisslppi. for the extingushment of theirtitIe
| TO lands in that state, twenty Thousand dol.
| lars.
That amendment proposing to strike out
soc, and insert 1000 dollars, Qhe sum ORR
ginally.. annexed to the office by the law Gre.
ating il, and always since given) as the sa-
l.lary to be allowed 10 the clerk 10 the Attor-
| ney General being reached some debate a.
rose. The discussion turned on the nature
and extent of the duties requiring the assis-
lance OF a clerk, and whether such assistance
ought to be provided by the government, ra-
Their than ON the question between the two
sums named. The amendment was support
ed by Messrs. Sanford, Dana, Macon, and
Ruggles and was opposed by Messrs. Smith
and Logan; and was finally adopted-ayes
Is, noes IA.
The other amendments were successfully
agreed to-but not without m UGH inyestiga-
ton and discussion.
Mr.. johnson Of Kentucky, made an un-
successful motion to amend the bill, by in
serting an appropriation of BOO dollars, for
the contingent expences of the attorney ge-
neral's Office, for a messenger, &c. hereto
fore for sometime allowed, but omitted this
year by the house OF representatives.
MIR. ROBBERS moved to add to the sppro-
priation of agencies abroad, for distressed
American seaman, the sum of two thousand
dollars, with the view of establishing an a.
gency at Hamburg, in addition to those at
London and Paris.
Mr. R, followed his motion with some re-
marks to shew the necessity Of such an a.
gency in the north of Europe, arising from
the great extent Of our trade to that quarter
of the world, and the number of seamen
which were. consequently, from their ha-
bits, and other causes, lett destitute, unable
to get home, and without the means of tenn
porary subsistence; 8. arguing that an sgen.
cy in the north of Europe was more neces-
sary even than one in Paris. -
Mr.. King, of Alabama, was opposed to
the motion, unless some information was
offered to shew that the trade to Hamburg
was Of sufficient magnitude to require the
establishment ofsuch an agency there. lfit
were necessary, he presumed, that it would
have been recommended by the proper de-
partment. twas, moreover, the duty Of
our consuls abroad to take care OF destitute
seamen, and provide them with the means
OF returning home.
Mr.. King. of N. 7, was not aware that it
was fhe duty af conspls tn take caro- of die