Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-09


The Senate adjourned.
Wsdnssday, Ey. -, I
Mr.. Thomas from the committee ..
Pubic Lands, 10 whom Was refer,
the bill entitled Z" An act aulhnrigi,
the President Of the u. State 10 rrm., Il
the land Office in the District nf I.r L
renee county, in the territory of ArS.,
sas," and the bill confirming the l.
cation Of the seat of govcrnmrnt olI. |
Safe Of illinois, and for other np,,,
scs." reported them scseraIly with Il
amendment.
Mr.. Walker Of Georgia. hay;n, /
tanned leave. introduced Dill concar |
Ing the process oi execution is.bil, \
from the Sixth Circnit Court ng l..
United State, for the District Of Ge..
gia and the bill was read.
The bill from the House Of Rem,
scntatives. making appropriation, f.,
the public buildings was twice read
ard referred To the committee on fe [
public buildings.
The motion t. appoint joint cpw.
mittec to ascertain and report mod,
of examining the votes 70, President
Vice President of tho United States
and of notifying the persons elected Of
their election, was taken up and agree
to; and Mrssrs. Barbour and Macon
we're appointed committee on til. |
part of the Senate.
The motion of Mr.. Holmes nf Mis-
respecting certain grants Of the Cha.
taw Indians, wa, taken up and agreed
to-.
The Senate proceeded tn consider
again the bill for tie relief of purCAa.
sers Of public lands; and
Mr.. King of \. Y. moved further Is
amend the same by substituting for i
part of the bill the following new sec
tons
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, Th,,
the interest which shall have accrued beioe|
the - day of - upon any debt OF teI
United States, for public land, shall be, and
the same is hereby, RENTED and disctlI
ged.
Sec. 8. And be ii. further enacted, Thatoa
all debts to the United States, which nay
have arisen from the purchase otpublic land.
at price less than three dollars the acre. I.
discount, al the rate OF twenty five per cen.
shall be allowed and made; and that on all
such debts, which may have arisen from ih
purchase of public land at OF above the.
dollars the acre, a discount, at the rale
thir,y.thre and one third per cent. shall I'd
allowed and made; and the persons indeb:I
ed 10 the United States as aforesaid shall be-
divided into three classes; the first class %
include all such persons as shall have PAL.
10 the United States only one fourth part Of
the original price of the land by them re.
spectively purchased or held; The ,econi
class 10 include all such persons as shall
have paid 10 the United States onl one.
hall part OF such original price; and the third
class TO include all such persons as shall
have paid to the United States three fourth
parts of such original price; and the debt; q
the persons included in the first class sha
be paid in eight equal annual instaImen,:
the debts Ct the persons included in The SCI
cond class shall be paid in SIX equal annuaI
instruments; and the debts of the persons I''
Guided in the third class shall be pad {.
four equal annual instruments, the first d,
which instaln ents, in each OF the CLASSES 4
foresaid, shall be paid on the - day 4
-, and the whole Of The debt alOresd1
shall bear an annual interest al the rate 4
six per cent. Provided always, that he
same shall be RENTED upon each ard ever
OF the nstalments aforesaid, which hall Be
punctuaily paid when tie same shall beco1:
payable as aforesaid
Sec. a. And be ii further enacted, Ina
for failure to pay the several debts alore:st
in manner aforesaid, and for the term o..
three months after the day appointed tor ID:
payment OF the last instalment thereof u
each of the classes aforesaid, the lands
purchased, or held by the respective Pc,
sons indebted to the U. S. as aiore;at
shall, ipso facto, become forfeited and rewi
TO the L. States.
Sec. 5. ind be ii further enacted, } pa
no person shall be deemed 10 be INCLUDE.
within, or entitled to the benefit OF, any y