The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-11

tee OIL w avs aBd means. TepoT'eu piH
to carry into effect an Indian treaty
concluded at Chicago, suO treaty nede
at Edwardsville; which was twice lad,
and ordeted TO be laid on the table.
| Dir. Cook, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported q billior the re
lief OF William Biggs; which was twice
read and committed
| MIR Cook, from the same committee,
reported bill confirming the title to
tract of land to Aizira Dibrien and So-
phia Hancock; which was twice read,
and ordered to be laid on the table,.
On motion of Nlr. Sterling, Of News
York, it was
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the
Public Lands be instructed to inquire
into the expectancy of reducing the COM
pensation allowed to the surveyors Of
the public lanos, and to make further
provisions to prevent fraud and mistakes
IN the surveying of tho same.
The Speaker laid before the house
communication from the Treasury De-
partment, transmitting copies Of this
statements of the several banks in the
District of Columbia. exhibiting their
condition at the commencement OF the
present year; which was ordered to be
laid on the table.
The bill from the Senate. entitled San
act supplementary to an act to alter the
time of holding the district court'in A.
labama," was read third time and
passed.
Mr.. Wright gave notice, that he
should, sn Monday next. ask leave to
Introduce bill TO erect a monument
to the memory OF the late Baron de
KaIb; in the city Of Annapolis.
An engrossed bill to revive and con-
tinus in force certain acts concerning
the allowance of pensions upon re-
linquishment Of bounty lands, was read
third time and passed.
A bill from the Senate to designate
the boundaries of a land district, and
for the establishment Of land office in
the state Of Indiana; q bill for the es>
Enlistment of an additional land Of.
| fee in the state of Illinois; and bill
to perfect certain locations ard sales Vt
public lands in the state of Missouri
were twice read and severally commit
| ted to the committee on the Public
Lands,
The bill from the Senate for the re-
lief of Daniel Carroll, of Duddingfon,
and others, was twice read, and relsr-
| red to the committee on Claims.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The house then resolved itself into a
committee of tho whole on the unfn-
fshed business of yesterday. (the gen.
eral appropriation BILL Mr.. Tomlnson
in tbs chair.
Mr.. Cooke moved to strike out tho
provision 'sfor the additional compen.
sation to the clerks in the Office OF the
Superintendent Of Indian Trade, as al.
lowed by the act of the Goth of April,
1875" The motion was supported By
the mover, and Mir. Williams, of n. c.
and carried by large majority.
| MIR. Cooke moved TO strike out the
clause ''for the payment Of balances due
to officers Of the old internal revenue
and direct tax" but, after some expla-
nation by MIR. Smith of Md. the mo-
ton was withdrawn.
The clause providing for the salaries
Of foreign ministers being under con.
sideration-
Mir. Mallary suggested that he was
not satisfied that it was necessary to
send minister to Lisbon. and that q
Charge d. Affaires would perhaps be
sufficient. lie therefore called for In
formation on the subjec, from the
chairu an of the committee OF Ways
and Means
Mr.. Smith, Of Md in reply to the in
quiries of Mr.. Niallary, reviewed a, con.
siderable length the political and COM
mercial relations, which, for hong Pc
Rod. have subsisted between this coun-
try and Portugal. We had long ex-
ported. he said, vast quantities of -four
to that country; but al length the GO
vsrnment laid duty Of 50 per barrel
on all the -four imported into that king
dom, from this country, and gavo
privileges, and held out induce.
men,s to the nobility to erect mills,
which was done. and they were in
great measure supplied with wheat
from Poland Our people exported no
wheat. They manufactured it them.
selves; but the duty which was intended
as prohibition, was severely felt, and
our government sent a minister to that
court to obtainasrepeal of the duty