Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-21
IN SENATE.
Thursday. January II.

1hursday. January IL.
Among the petitions presented TO day,
va. one by Mr.. Midnight from sundu
merchants and manufacturers of the State
Of Rhode lsIaad, praying that Congress
will pass 4 law establishing an Uniform
system Of bankruptcy.
The bill confirming the title OF the Mar.
quis de Maison Rouge to'a tract Of land,
&c (being the bill for the relief of DIV.
Coke )--ihe bill providing for the paymen!
TO We state of Mississippi oil per cent.
of the nett proceeds OF the sales Of public
lands within the same /; the bill supple.
mental to the act to authorize the appoint.
OF Commissioners to lay out road from
Wheeling to The Mississippi river, were
read second time, the two FIRST being re.
ferred to a committee Of the whole, and
the last to the Committee OF Roads and
Canals.
The Order Of the Day being then an.
nounced on the resolution tor amending
the Constitution in that part which pro.
yides the mode of electIng Electors ana
Representatives to Congress, so as to- make
the same uniform throughout the Uni'sa
States.
Mr.. Smith rose and said, that be was
accidentally absent yesterday when lnls
subject was discussed the Senate, anu
be could not at once and distinctly lecal'e
mind the cogent arguments by which Inc
gentleman from New Jersey had supported
this amendment, some two or three year
ago. He believed, however, be cou,a
have the advantage of the gentleman
argument of yesterday through the ssnO'
graphersreport of it. But, ogIve Olm.
sell time to prepare himself to vote upon
the proposition, and to discuss u, ne m'.
ed to postpone the further considerable"
the subject to this day week
Which motion was agreed 10.
The bill from the House of Represent
tives for authorizing the Secretary Oh %.
Treasury to cause to be paid TO the sua
of Missouri, three per cent OF the neil P'v
ceeds OF the public lands within the san ~
state, was taken up. On motion Of Ml.
King Of N. Y. however, the bill was t T.
committed to the committee on Puu".
lands, with view OF incorporating III
similar provisions respecting the slas ave."
Mississippi aud Alabama, that have p;IIs
proposed to be enacted in separate ons,
which originated in this house. Inc W.
iect of the recommitment was to Teuu.s
into one bill what was uow divided INV
three bills, as Mr.. K. thought upnseeS
rily. u.l.a
The bill for the relief Of Peggy meme"
ard the Joint resolution for Distributors ,I
of the copies OF the Fourth Census, O0,. .
from the House OF Representatives. "ets
severally considered, and ordered " "
read . third time. ,..d
Mr.. Oti. according TO notice, lntroou '.ia
a bill to authorize the transfer o. GGn;,sd
certificates of funded debt OF the o"i"N
States; which was read first time. an.
Mr. Holmes bill respecting the eon'p ps,t
sation of officers of the customs "ss
taken up, having been made Inc o!o Nv.
the day for this day. Dir. King OF .'. N.
York, said, he was in hopes to ha's NH.
aimed some information on this su "
ject, which he had not receivsso 60 nos,:t
should be CAD If the bill coulo This hi mo.
poned until he could obtain It. I'm Maine
ton wa. opposed BY Mr.. Holmes .o,.sIioa.
who feared that the effect Of pro- :. ~ de.
ton. however intended, wo9'o III were
feat the bill, The contents o! III ~ Isst .es,
we, understood, it having 81 'ne d reouir.
sion, passed this body &c-a'IM M. otis ]
ing no further poslponenen.' ,hs bill, but
discIaimed any wish to delay q! ine ,s v',
moved to postpone the b'I i ~ :. aiken up
not having expected !! wcu'o lime 10 exs-