The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-03-06
CONGRESS.
from the National IntelIigencer.1
IN THE SENATE. MARCH

ragement manufactures, praying re
VISION and correction Of the present tariff
OF duties, and generally the adoption %
suoh measures as will more effectuall,
promote the wealth, power, and resour
ces Of the republic.
Inc Senate took up the resolution Of
Tered by Mr.. King, of N. York, on Fri
day, proposing an adjournment of the
present session, on the first MONDAY o
April when after considerable debate
the resolution was adopted.
The senate then took up the bill n
establish government for the territory
OF Florida, and spent the remainder 81
the sitting in discussing and maturing its
numerous provisions in the course Of
which, Mr.. Walker offered an amend
ment containing provisions for annexine
part Of West Florida 20 the state Of A.
labama. This amendment was ordered
TO be printed-the bill was laid on the
table and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MARCH 2 ,J...
MIR. Sergeant from the committee OF,
the judiciary reported bill to enable the
proprietors Of lands held by titles d,
rived from the United States, 10 ob,ai,,
copies Of papers from the proper depa,
mept, and to declare the effect Of such
Sopies; which was twice read and com
mitted.
MIR. McLane, from the committee o.,
naval affairs, reported, in part, pursuat,i
to certain resolutions submitted to then.
respecting the piracies committed in tbs
Guifof Mexico and the contiguous seas
setting forth the measures that had beer
resolved to TO suppress them, and the
views OF the committee in relation to fur
Their measures that were necessary for
that purpose. the report concludes
with the following resolution: That il is
expedient forthwith to fit out, and put in
service, the corvettes Cyane and John
Adams, and the sloops of war Peacock
and Erie, for the protection of commerce
and the suppression of piracy, in tht,
West india seas and the Gulf of Mexico.
and, also, to employ the frigate Constei-
lation, should the president of the Unteu
States deem the employment of frigate
necessary for the purposes aforesaid.
The report and resolution, CD motion OF
Mr.. McLane, were laid on the table and
ordered to be printed. II
The resolution submitted yesterday b,
Mr.. ]. Speed Smith, on the subject OF
committing the pay. &c. of the cadets a,
West Point, was taken up; when
Mr.. Cannon offered, as an addition or
modification thereof, the following: Sand
also the number of cadets in his opinion
necessary to be educated for the arm, y
The modification was accepted by tie
mover. and, astersome debate on the pro.
Driety of calling on the secretary Of wa.
for an otiin,on, the resolution was laid u.
the table, in order that it might be called
up on Monday.
Mr.. Randolph, agreeabIy to notice
heretofore given, introduced Joint resp
luton for the double purpose OF raising 4
committee to select and arrange such bu.
siness as might be deemed indispensable,
necessary to be acted on al this ,essisol,
and also to fix an early day for adj.
iournment.
A motion was made to lay the resou.
ton on the table, but it was negatived.
A motion was then made that the house
do now proceed to the orders of the day
(Which question supersedes all new bu
siness)-and it was determined in the ar
frmative. So the house passed on to the
orders of the day.
A bill entitled an act supplemental IL
an act, entitled san act to authorize The
appointment Of commissioners to lay GU
the road therein mentioned, the Cumbor
land road,) was read first and secont
time, and referred to the committee oil
roads and canals.
The next subject in the orders of tn
day, was the report Of the committee o.
military affairs on the petitions Of tn
Spanish officers confined in Penracola
which report recommended that the mi
litary committee be discharged fiom tn
further consideration thereof The me
ton depending when this subject was la:
under consideration, was, to lay 1t on tn
table-which would be in effect to pr
aside the subject. And
The question was taken on laying tn
same on the table; and decided IN the a
hrmative, without division.
The next business in order was the COZ
sideration of the report Of the committe
oil the whole on the bill making certal
appropriations for the support OF the IN
litary establishment.
The question which was under cons
deralion, when this subject was last u
al, \ fr,t