Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-12
Congressional Proceedings.
From tie National inslAgsnssf. :
Friday. March 8.
" IN SENATE.

l WIltSn WoI0 CTUoi on w w PsfASOus
Resolved, That tho President Of the
Unitad States be requested to commune
| cato to the Soma. the expensssof build
ing each vessel Of war at each Navy
Yard in the United States authorized
by an act of the ed January, 1878, TO
increase the Navy Of the United States,
and the act supplementary thereto. Dis
tnguishihg in each vssssl so built the
EXPENSE Of timber, iron, copper, cor
dage, hemp, sc. cloth, and other ma
tsrial.--the amount paid to agents or
supsrintsndents, specifying theirsnames
tho amount paid for labor, particular
izing carpenters, mast makers. boat
builders, block makers, blacksmiths, ar
mourers. caulkers, gun carrags.maksrs,
sawyere. riggers, and other laboursrs.
Resolued, That the President be re-
quested to communicate to the Senate
! he names, and number Of officers, and
men belonging to the navy. employed
in, or attached to. each navy yard in.ii,e
| United States, with the service Zach has
performed, and the compensation each
has received in pay, rations, and other
emolumsnts during the two last years,
ending on the lst of Jan. last.
Several bills heretofore referred to
| different committees, were reported
without amendment.
| On motion of Mr. Smith, the commit
tee en- the Judiciary were discharged
from the further consideration Of the in.
qniry which were Instructed, by the 70.
! solution of February LIST. to make Into
the sxpediency of providing by law
| mode of referring disputed pecuniary
| claims OF individuals, either of legal
or equitable nature, against the United
States, to.the Federal Judiciary, within
the states and territories, for ascertain.
| ment and decision
MIR. Johnson Of Lou. agrseably to no
tice given, and having obtained leave,
introduced bill for the better organi.
zatien of the Federal District Courts in
Louisiana aud the bill WAS read.
Mr. r: NJ johnson of Ken. submitted
the following resolution.
RssolUed, That the committee on In
dian Affairs be instructed to inquire in
to the sxpedisncy Of authorising the
President of the United States to take
such measures as he may deem proper
to prevent wars among the Aborigines
within our jurisdictional limits.
amendment Of the Constitution.
The Senate, agrssably to the order
of the Day, took up in committee Of
the whole. the resolution proposing an
amendment to tho constitution of the
United States, as it respects the election
OF Electors of President and Vice Pros
idsnt of the United States, and of Re
personalities in Congress, together with
the following amendment proposed to
the resolution by the select Committee,
to which it had been referred, viz:
And, at the same time, the two ad
ditional electors to which each state is
entitled shall be chosen by the persons
SO qualified to vote, in such manner as
the Legislature of the Stale shall d.
rect'
MIR Dickerson briefly explained the
operation of this amendment, which was
reported by the committee to conform
the resolution 20 the wishes Of somo
gentlemen who considered such provi.
sion essential.
On taking the question, this amend
msnt was rejected in committee of the
whole, by small majority; but.
On reporting the resolution to tho
Senate
The same amendment was moved
again, audit was agreed to-ayes Is.
Tho question was thsn taken on en-
crossing the resolution as amended, and
reading i'll third time, and was decided
in the affirmative, by yeas and nays, as
follows:
Fer the resolution n
Againstit l2
The Senate then resumed tho CON.
sideration of the bill supplementary to
the several acts for adjusting claims TO
land, and establishing land Offices in the
districts east Of the island of New Or.
leans.
The details of this bill again gave
rise to much discussion, and several a.
me-idments were de thereto; finally
thsbill was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time
The engrossed bills, to establish al
territorial government for Florida, and |
concerning the commerce and naviga-
ton of Florida, were read third time,