Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-06
G Congressional Proceeding.
from tie National inselligeneer. =
FRIDAY, xAacnl.
IN SENATE.

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tion Of the senate Of the 18th ult. r.l.
tive tosthe application of the sum Of n
600 dollars; appropriated for the civil
cation Of the Indian tribes, the mama, q
the sgsnts employed, &c. and Ii. ma
sage was read.
A message was also received fra,
the President Of the United State, =.
commencing an additional appropri,
ton for holding treaties with the Crs.t
and Cherokee nations of Indian, e.
the extinguishment Of their title to hn1
in tho state of Gorgia-the former an
preparation having proved inadequ,t.
for completing the treaties with boil
nations. The message was read, and
on motion Of Mr.. Elliott, referred !.
the committee on Finance.
Mr.. Eaton from the committe on uuL
lie Lands, reported bill for ascertain.
ing the titles to land within the terri.
tories Of East and West Florida; which
was read.
Mr.. King, ofNew York, submitted
the following resolution, which wm
read the first time.
Rssolued, That tho President of Ii.
Senate and the Speaker of the Hou,.
Of Representatives do adjourn their re.
spsotivs Houses on the first Mondays
April next.
Mr.. Elliott submitted the followin,
resolution:
Resolved, That the committee II
Claims be instructed to inquire into til.
expectancy Of providing for the fn,l
settlement of the militia claims of the
state of Georgia, for services rendered
under the orders Of the President Of
hte United States, during the years
1893, 8, and :.
Mr.. johnson of Lou. submitted the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the committee on
Commerce and Manufactures be in.
ssructed to inquire iato the expediency
of providing by law for the erection Of
q marine hospital at or near the city Of
New Orleans, for the accommodation
Of sick and disabled seamen of the u.
nited States, and for the accommoda.
ton of sick and disabled boatmen whs
descend the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Barton. from the committee OF
reported bill for the relief Of
the sureties Of David Pettypool; which
was read.
Mr.. Lewrie laid before the Senate
certain resolutions ofths Legislature of
Psnnsylvania, having for their objsc.
Al alteration of the tive districts of tho
state, SO - to annex eight counties u
the western district which are now com.
prised in the satern district, which res.
olutions were read, and, on motion Of
Mr.. Lowrie, referred to the COMMITTEES
Oh the Judiciary,
Prohibition Of Foreign Spirits.
Mr.. Findlay laid the following rsso'
luton on tho table for consideration:
Resoiusd, That the committee On
Commerce and manufactures be I'M
structed to inquire into the expectancy
Of prohibiting the importation Of spi'
rits.
air. F. followed his motion with Z
speech Of some length to shsw thit'
prohibition Of the importation Of is'
reign spirits would operate very bsns'
fcially on the interests Of the whole
republic, particularly on those ofth:
grain states: chat it would be ATTENDED
with much of tho good and none oiths
evil of sumptuary law, 80 far "re'
CARDS the use OF ardent spirits, &c. .
full report of which we will give in .
day or two.) The resolution lies o.
the table one day.
Tho cngrossed bill supplement.ls
the act authorizing the laying out OF th:
road from the Ohio to the MississlPPl
river, (the continuation Of the Cumb'r
land road, was read the third time
passed, and sent to the house OF h"
for concurrence.
Lands for Education.
The senate then resumed. in commits
tee Of the whole, Mr.. Elliott in tho
chair, the consideration Of the resola'
ton relative to an appropriation of puD
lie land to the old states, for edue'
ton.
Mr.. Lloyd resumed the spesch whles
he commenced yesterday in support o.
the resolution, and occupied the tl0''
about an hour.
Mr.. Edwards, of Illinois, next ros',
and spoke nearly two hours against %,
resolution; when, after remarking tns,
he must conclude at some other time, y
at ali, what he had further to say "
the subject, he set down. a..