Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-15

u,. Moore spoke briefly in support
his melton on the ground that 1t
Id cause soae land to be sold which
q .ssrvise never would, and would ena
=. honest but poor men to become pro-
i The resolution was decidedly oppo-
q ibv Mr.. Cooke. Mr.. Floyd, and Mr.
ri, M on the ground that the go
On .n'msnt had been already SUI
s'.atly liberal to purchasers of the
Mi. lands; that, if persons were al
S.a to take out 30 acres, including
y. sorings wherever found, the re
';oder of the land would be IF no use
y, 10 the owners of the springs, ano
w. lid be purchased by them at their
p"s.aieuce; that, if the lands spoken
e., the gentleman were now unsafe
viz VIZ in larger quantities, it did by no
..os follow that they never would
3 bs sc.
40, on the table; which motion was
n.ssatiSsd'
,ss original motion, and decided Ia the
..sstiye. SO Mr.. Mo0rs's proposition
Va, rejected.
Mr.. Moore of Alabama, then sub
nitted the following resolution for COM
ideration:
RESOLVED, That the committee on
pnbhc lands be instructed to inquire
INTO the expedisncy of granting pre-
.aotion rights to settlers on public
bod,, prior to the day of -
Nls.
/ The question to agree to the resolve
Vas decided in the negative by deci.
led vote.
The Joint resolution from the Senate
u,ouosing an amendment of the con
.hution of the United States, in rela-
toutv the choice of President and Vice
prssidsnt of the United States and Re
ursisntatives to Congress, was twice
read, and, after some conversation on
bsublect of proper disposition there
A. the same was committed to com
pttee of the whole on the state OF the
Union.
4 Ablll from the senate entitled an act
supplementary to the act to amend ths
G concerning titles to lands In the
II,nd of New Orleans, sc. was twice
rad and referred to the committee on
public lands.
Il BANKRUPT BILL.
The house then again resolved itself
gmto committee of the whole on the
blNto establish an uniform system of
Bankruptcy throughout the U. States
l Biz Taylor IN the chair
4 TheS9th section was read withou,
&my proposition of amendment.
4 The 40th section having been read
II Mr.. Rhea moved to strike out the
sords good reason aad to insert In
lieu thereof he words "probable cause.
the 18th line Of the said section,
which, the question being put, was neg
&shved. No further amendment being
Apoposed that to section, the same, witt.
46s subsequent sections of the bill, to
36slSth inclusive, were read without
arher proposition of amendment.
The 18th section having been read
Mr. Rhea moved to strike out the same
ehassthsr, which motion was put and
ht, without division.
- SnkL 20 ha
fVsy we're then successfully read with
Hut any proposition of amendment.
Mr.. Sergeant proposed to introduce
letwsen the esd and 64.h sections the
alOwing.
SEC 50. And Be 1t further enacted That
shall De the u'g of the Commissioners,
#IpOmted under the authority OF this act;
snes 10 every year 10 make report. aud
i'lsmll the same to the secretary Ut State,
Mhng the number of persons who shall
ASe been declared bankrupt, the number
st amount OF debts proved, the ain runt
Poperty surrendered and of dividends
o'cared, notas IN each case any such par
lcuIar circumstances as may have affected
@e amount of the surrender Or the divl-
sends together with the costs which have
accrued under each Commission, with
arn general Ks upon the operation
lhe law, and proposals tor its amend
1ent, a. may seem TO them material.
Ihe Proposition was agreed TO
ihe 64th section, beng the last section
ne DILL, was then read without proposl
wa OF amendment.
ar, Sergeant submitted the following
he added a the END of the 4th section :