Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-08

plaintiff in error.
From the National Itelligencer.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
Thursday. March 4.
Mr.. James Woodson Bates, the Delegate
from the territory OF Arkansas, appeared
this day and took bis seat.
Mr.. Pinckney, from the select committee
appointed on the subject, reported bill to
restore to all the states which have, in Ces-
sions omittedto retain the same, the jursdic-
lion of the territory ceded to the United
States, for forts, arsenals, dock yards, and
barracks, SO far as respects the execution OF
their state laws for the prevention and pu.
nishment OF crimes, and recovery of debts (;
which was twice read and committed.
The House, on the motion of Mr.. Ander-
son, proceeded TO consider the bill to au-
thorise the appointment of a Register and a
Receiver of Public Monies for the district
OF Lawrence county, in Arkansas territory !;
and having been amended, the bill was or
dsred to be engrossed for third reading.
Onmotion of Mr.. Rhea, the committee on
Pensions and Revolutionary Claims were in
structed to enquire into the expediency Of
reviving and continuing in force the Revo
lutionary Pension act of April 10, 1906,
which was revived in 1912, and continued
six years.
On motion Of Mr. Bateman it was
Resolved, That the committee on the Ju-
dietary be instructed TO enquire into the ex-
pedency Of requiring by law, the .uarshals
of the several Districts, in selling rel es-
tate by virtue of execution, to hold such sale
in the city or county in which such real es-
tate shall be situate.
On motion of Mr. Baldwin, it was
Resolved, That the Secretary ofs he Trea-
sury be required to communicate to this
House, the state Of the Bank Of the United
States, on the first day OF March. June. and
December last.
A committee was appointed, on the mo-
ton of MIR. Hooks, to enquire into the pro-
priety of providing for an equitable settle
ment of the accounts Of Andrew NJ intire,
late Collector of Internal Duties in North
Carolina.
The following message was received from
the President of the United States, by the
hands of his private secretary
To the House OF Representatives of the
United States.
In compliance with a resolution of the
House of Representatives, of the 4th OF Feb.
last, requesting TO be informed what pro-
gress has been made iu surveying certain
parts of the coast of North Carolina, and in
asceItaining the latitude and longitude OF
the extreme points of Cape Hatteras, Cape
Look Out. and Cape Fear, according to
resolution of the 18th of January, 1919, |
have to state, that it is intended TO carry the
resolution of the 18th OF March into effect IN
the present year. The cooperation OF the
Board of Engineers, with Naval Commis-
sioners, being necessary in executing that
duty, and the Board having been engaged
last year in surveying the eastern coast OF
our Union, it would have interfered with
previous arrangements, and been attended
with increased expence, had they been with
drawn from it. The Board will however.
be employed, during the present summer,
in the regular execution Of its duties, in the
survey of the coast of North Carolina, wh.n
instructions will be given it to afford the
necessary aid to carry the resolution OF the
10Th OF January of the last year into effect.
JAMES MONROE.
Washington, March !, 1920.
The Message was laid on the table.
Mr.. Strother made an unsuccessful motion
to take up the joint resolution now lying on
the table to authorize the publication of
the Secret Journal of the old Congress