Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-05


reason, that it was a document out OF
WHICH no legislation could be expected
TO grow that the Senate had no more
to do with the report or the case I"
which related, than any other lfgl~-
lative proceedings OK the state {: that 1t
came not from any branch of the &C.
neral government, but was IN the ma
ture merely of private paper. which
hoaever curious members migh be to
peruse, the Senate in its public capaci-
ty had nothing to do with il, &c. MIR.
Eaton moved, however, that 1t be refer
red % the committee Of Finance, to see
il it was of a nalnre TO make the print
ing of it necessary, it being so long
that it had not been read in the Senate.
The motion to print vas supported
by Messrs. Rugg!es. Talbot, and Bar
b"ur, on the ground generally. that
the report was transmitted directly
from the government Ut the state ct D.
h'o to the Senate, ard that respect for
that state required that the document
should be- treated in the usual way and
be printed ; that it was document "i
all important character, relating to a
subject of great national interest. one
concerning which severe anlmadver-
sions on the state of Ohio had been
made throughout the Union; that it
was a most able and ingenious argu-
mcnt of great constitutional questions
deeply involving state rights as we'll as
the interest of the general govern
ment.
The letter and report were finally
referred to the committee on FINANCE
and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Horsey from the committee on
the District of Columbia, to Which Lad
been referred petitions OF the several
banks of the District of Columbia, re-
ported bill tn ,Xtrnd the charters vi
certain banks, which was read.
Mr.. Johnson of Louisiana, submit
ted the following resolution
Resolved, That the committee on
Commerce and Manufactures be in
structed to inquire into the expedicncy
of providing by law for the erection of
marine hospital, at or near to the Ci-
ty of New Orleans, for the admission
of sick and disabled seamen of he Uni
ted States, and for the accommodation
of sick and disabled buatmen who may
descend the Mississippi river:
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Chandler was taken up and agreed
to.
The report Of the committee of Fl.
nance unfayorahle to the petitions of
Paul Lanusse, and of F. Bailly Blan-
chard. of New Orleans, (praying to be
allowed certain drawbacks,) was taken
up. /
Mr.. Johnson, of Louisiana, moved
to reverse the report. and TO instruct
the committee on finance to bring in
bill! conformable to the prayer Of the
petitioners.
This motion was negatived, 8 votes
tn Is.
Mr.. Johnson then moved To separate
the two Cases. by instructing tho COM
mittee of finance to report a bill for the
relief Of +. Baby Blanchard only.
After considerable debate, in which
The molten Was supported by MeSsrs.
Brown. Johnson, of Lou. and Mills, Il
was opposed by Messrs. Lanman and
~ al
gatiyed-I9 to l6-and the report Of
the committee was ConCurred in.
The four bills passed by the house Of
representatives this day were brought
Up far concurrence and received their
first reading.
THE RELIEF BILL.
The Senate again went into a COM
mit,ee of the whole. Mr.. Macon in the
chair, on the bill for the relief Of tie
purchasers Of public lands. the following
additional section offered yesterday by
Mr.. Eaton being still under considera-
ton:
find be it further enacted, That any pur-
chaser OF public land who, previous to the
- day OF - last, had actually ade a
settlement on the same, shall be allowed a
remission of all interest and twenty-five
per cent discount on the amount yet I'M
paid, and shall pay for the residue in in
staiments of one, two years, without
interest Provided, That the settlement
of any one quarter section or legal subdivl--
sion of fractional section. shall be deemed
and held settlement CT all contiguous and
adjoining quarter sections or legal subdivi-
sion of fractional section, so by him, in his
own riphi held and nossessed not eX-