Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-13

Post Office and Post RSsds be instruct.
to inquire Into the expediehcy OF establish.
ing . post road from .Jaeksborouph N
the state VI Tennessee, by the way Ci Beal
ty 3 sali works, TO Monticello, in Kenlucay
I Mr.. Whitman, Of Maine, moved the I'll
loving resolutions:
Res0tved, That the Secretary Of stale h.
directed to lay before this House copie, ii
any communica lions received at bis Office
having relation to any Observation-Disclosures
which may have existed between Audre,Y
Jackson, as governor of the Floridas. and
ElDius Fromentin, a. judge Of the Court
therein.
find, also, in relation 10 sny DELAY, Or
omission, sn the part OF the officers under
bis Catholic Majesty 10 surr.nde, to d.
officers and commissioners OF the United
States, duly authorized to receive The sam.
any Of the archives and documents which
relate directly to the property aud on.
reignty in over the said FlorIdas.
lind, also. in relation TO the means a.
dopted by The officers and commissioners
on the part OF the United States to otlsm
possession of sush archives.
These resolutions. according to the
rules of the house, lie on the table ous
day ofcourse.
Mr.. Nelson, Of Nd. submitted the fol.
lowing resoIu ton:
Resolved, That a special committee be
ID tN
to the expediency Of appropriatlng the
proceeds of the public lands to the crea.
ton OF permanent fund tor the purposes
Of education and internal Improvements
throughout the United States.
DIR. Hardin, Of KY. proposed to amend
the resolution. so as to refer the subject 10
the committee on the Public Lands, in.
stead Of "a select committee.
A discussion ensued on Mr. HIS motion,
which was supported BY the mover, and
hes.rs. Floyd, Of Va. Rankin, and Bald.
win, and opposed by Messrs. Nelson, Of
Nd. and Sergeant, Of Penn; when
Mr.. Woodson. Of Ky. moved to amend
the amendment by substituting, after the
word Resolved. in the original proposi-
ton, the following, viz: -.
g That committee be appointed to en-.
quire into the expediency Of making such
an appropriation of the public lands to
the purposes Of education in those states
to which no grants have yet been made, as
will correspond, in . just proportion, with
the appropriations heretofore made in "a.
vor Of other states; and that said commit.
tee have leave 10 report BY bill or other
WISE"
Mr.. Cook moved tina: the amendment
last proposed lie on the table. 10 the end
that the whole subject be postponed Until
further intormationb be obtained relative to
the disposition of the people IN regard to
the subject, as expressed BY their respec.
tive legislatures, now in session, before
whom it is known 10 be agitated.
The motion 10 lay The subject on The
table Was opposed at some length by
Messrs. MaIlary, WoodsoD, Wright, and
war6eld; but, by consent Of The original
mover (Mr. N the same was ultimately
ordered to liz on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Farrelly, It was
Rcsolved, That the resolution of The
Legislature of Pennsylvania " requesting
their Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress to use their exertions in procuring
the passage of a law providing for The re-
nova OF the distractions in the entrance
OF the barber at Erie, on Lake Erie; and
pledging the co-operaliono Of that State
with the United States in tbe accomplish
ment of that object" and which was re-
fesred on the I2th Feb. 1911, to the Com
mittee on Commerce, be again referred to
the same committee.
On motion Of Nj. Hemphill, il was
RESOLVED. That the subject Of roads and
canals be referred 10 select committee.
The order Of the day was then taken
up, on the appointment of an assistant
doorkeeper.
Mr.. Little moved that the subject be in
definitely postponed; which motion, after
some discussion thereof, in which the mo-
YER and Mr. Wood and Mr. Wright took
part, was negatived.
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