Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-30

Mr.. Brasil From tLr ron,'ri!tce an
The public lands. rep"rleG I'LL grant
ING certain islands in IL" tennessee"
ri, CT to the state at Ala"atna, Which,
wss twice read and committed.
Mr.. Mercer. fron the committee on
tie District of Columbia, WIN were IN
structed to inquire into and report to
the huusc the inlmbrr "r lnifcrirs " hiCh
have been instituted in !hr lii.trirt by
virtue of an act Mhir b passed 18Th Ma,,
1890. "tp Incorporate Il e inhabitants
Of the Cit, of Washington. ami Ia re-
peal all acts heretofore passed r"r that
purpose" tic nhj'cts for which the mo-
news are to be raised. thc amount OF
each scheme, and the total nominal va
lac Of the tickets Offered fur sal the
rate Of redu' ton proposed L" br made
from the prizes. and the gross amount
of the proceeds of the sai! lotteries
which will come into the hands Of The
managers: and. alsa. whether the con
dtinn of tue said act Of Incorporation
has been complied with. S" lar as IL re-
speCts the authority to raise money by
Observation-Disclosures in report c"ncl i'd
ing with the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is inrx!rdient for
the House of Representatives 10 express
any opiniun OIL the question. whether
the condition Of the act Of incorpora-
ton Of the City Of " ashingt"E has been
complied with, by the corporation. so
far as regards the authority to raise
money by lott ~.
The report was read and referred TO
the committee or the judiciary.
Mr.. Sergeant, from the committee
on the judiciary reported the follo~l"s
bill.
he it enacted &c. That, in all suits q
actions in any district Court OF the u
nied States. in which it shall appear
that the judge ofsucl court is any ways
concerned in interest, or has been Ut
counse! for either party, or is SO rflat
cd to, or connected with, either party,
as 10 render it improper for him in his
opinion To sit on the trial of such suit
or action, it shall be the duty of such
Judge on application of either party,
to canse the fact to be entered on the
records of the court, and alsg, All order
that an authenticated copy thereof,
with all the proceedings in such suit or
action. shall be forthwith certified 10
the next circuit court Of the district. &
if there be no circuit in such district,
to the next circuit CUurI Of the state, q
ii there be no circuit court in such
state, to The most cOm enient circuit
court In an ada ens state. which CIR
cult court shall. upon such record being
filed with the clerk thereof, lake cog
nizance thereof in the like manner as
ii such suit or action had been origi.
nally commenced in that Court, and
shall proceed to hear and determine the
same accordingly. And the jurisdic-
ton of such circuit Court shall extend
to all such cases so removed, as we're
Cognizablu in the district court from
which The same Vas removed
The said bill Vas read first and
second lime, and ordered to lie ON the
table.
he Speaker laid before the House
a letter from the Secretary Of the trea-
'ur!, transmitting. the information re-
luitrd by resolution of the House Of
uf the 9;h instant. i'm
relation to the agency Of the Treasurer
81 the l. States. for the War and Navy
and whether the same
may not be discontinued without dstri.
mcnt Ia The public service.
The said letter was referred To the
Oil the Treasury exrendi-
ures.
MIR. Clay Informed the house that
he should defer his motion to take up
Inc Missouri subject to Monday nex'.
The House continued occupied, until
a late hour. in the consideration of a
variety of Business uf private nature,
al er which,
The House adjourned to Monday.
Monday, January 20.
Neither house sat on Saturday.
The following we're The concluding pro-