Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-28

maba river, and for other purposes,
We re read third time. passed aid sent
10 the Senate for concurrence.
The bill authorizing the Secretary OF
State to issue patent to Thomas Ok.
ley was taken UP.
Mr.. Little moved to refer it t" a
committee of the whole. This motion
having been ncgatived, Mr.. Maliary
mo. cd to amrnd the bill by adding
thereto the following:
{. Prosided, that the said Thomas
Oxicy shall take no advantage OF this
act after the time limited by the laws
Of the L. States for the naturalization
Of foreigners, unless he becomes a citi-
zen of the United States.
The question heing taken on this
motion, it was negativcd and
The bill was ordered to a third read
ing.
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the commissioner OF the
General Land Office, transmitting the
reports numbered1O and ] Of the Land
Officers at Jackson Courthouse in Lou.
on claims ; which were referred to the
committee on Public Lands.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from the Treasurer of the Unit.
ed States, transmitting the annual
statementso his accounts which were
ordered to lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Southard, the
committee of the whole was discharged
from the further consideration of the
bill to continue in iorce the act for re-
gulating trade and intercourse with the
Indian tribes and, motion of Mr..
Tracy to lay the bill on the table hav-
ing been negatived, the bill was order
ed to be engrossed for third reading.
PUBLIC LAND DEBT.
The House then on motion of Mr..
Crowell, again resolved itself into
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Allen of
/ N. York, in the chair. on the bill for
the relief of purchasers Ct the public
lands prior to the first July, 1920.
Mr.. M'Cey had moved to strike out
so much Of the bill as permits condi
tional surrender TO the U. States oftbe
land purchased; so much as dispenses
with interest on the money due for
lands; and so much as makes q deduc-
ton, in certain cases, Of Is and s75 per
cent from the amount of the debt.
This motion gave rise to wide de-
bate on the merits of the bill, in the
course of which the principle of the
bill was supported and opposed by the
following gentlemen:
FOR THE BILL. AGAINST IT.
Mr.. Anderson Mr.. Hardin
Brush Culpepper
Hendricks Allen Of Ten.
Jones Mccoy.
Clay
The question being taken on Mr..
M'Coy's motion, it was negatived by
a large majority.
Mr.. Anderson moved to strike out
that clause Of the bill which proposes
to allow an absolute reduction Of thir-
ty-three per cent. on tie amount due
by the debtors, and SD tn amend the bill
a, to coniine the discount to those who
should make prompt payment of the
hole sum due.
This proposition brought on long
debate, in which Mesrrs. Beecher,
Jones, Cook, Hardin, Sergeant An
delson and Clay Joined.
The amendment was finally mega.
tived-ayes SIS. noess s..
MIR. Tucker of Va. moved to add the
following proviso to the first section OF
the bill
Provided also, That where any puJ.
chaser has purchased at the same time,
two or more quarter sections, he shall
not be permitted to relinquish less than
a quarter section.
This amendment was also neSati, 81. |
Mr.. Hardin then, for reasons which
he stated. moved the following add
tional proviso to the Sd section Of the
bill:
find prorided further, That the dis
count allowed ia this bill shall not be |
made where the debtor shall fail to pay |
any VI the said several instalments, a. |
the same shall become due and paya.
bic.
This amendment after some debate,
was also rejected.
The committee then rose and report.
ed the bill to the House without amend.