Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-21
Congressional Proceedings.
From The National Intslligeacer.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Continuation ofthe proceedings Of
Congress Of
Wednesday, January Is.

ed was a memorial from sundry NOR
chants of the city of N. York, praying
for the imposition Of such further duties
as may restrain sales at auction, which
was referred to the committee ofways
and means.
Mr.. Kent, from the committee on the
District of Columbia, reported a bill to
extend the jurisdiction of Justices Of
the Peace in the District of Columbia;
which was twice read and committed
Mr.. Smith, of Maryland, from the
committee of ways and means, made =
report adverse to the expediency of in
creasing the annual appropriation for
armirg the militia: which was read and
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Williams of North Carolina, from
the committee of Claims, reported un-
favorably upon the petition Of Christina
and Samuel S. Hamilton; which was
read and concurred in.
Mr.. Floyd laid upon thu table the fol-
lowing resolution:
ReSolued. That the President of the
United States be requested to cause to
be laid before this house all the cores
pondence which led to the Treaty of
Client, which has not yet been made
public. and which, in his opinion, it may
not be improper to disclose.
Mr.. John S. Smith, of Kentucky, sub
mitted the following resolution:
n tao ha ~
pointed to take into consideration he
report and resolution afthe Legislature
of Kentucky, recommending an appro-
priation of portion of the public lands
of the United States, as fund for the
promotion of education in the several
states of the Union, and that said com
mittee have leave to report by bill or
otherwise.
Mr.. Rankin considered this PROPOSE
ton the same, substantially as that of
fered by Mr. Nelson, Of Maryland, and
referred TO committee of the whole
house. He could see no use in referring
the same subject to select committee,
and. therefore, moved that the resolu-
zion DE lalO on Ln0 taDle.
Mr.. Smith replied that this was a
proposition from a different state, and
was entitled to aseparate consideration.
1t would be nothing more than an act of
common courtesy to refer proposition
from such source to committee 1t
was proper also to e.ucidate subject
so important by every possible extent Of
inquiry; and while the committee of the
whole house were discussing the general
question, the special committee could
be considering and arranging the de-
tails. The two inquiries were not in.
compatible. he thought, and, ifthe com
mitteeof the wholesh uld decide against
the principle, the select committee would
of course prosecute the subject no fur
Their.
Mr. Rankin still thought the adop-
ton of the resolution would involve the
house IN the absurdity of considering
two propositions of the same kind at the
same time; but he would vary his mo-
ton to one for committing the resolu-
ton to the same committee of the whole
as were committed the resolutions on the
same subject introduced by Mr. Nelson,
of Maryland. This motion prevailed,
and
The resolution was committed accor-
dinghy.
On molten of Mr.. Scott, the house a.
greed to consider the resolution sub
United by him on yesterday; which was
thereupon adopted.
Mr.. Moore communicated to the
house sundry resolutions adopted by the
Legislature of Alabama, instructing the
Senator's and Representative from that
State to endeavor to procure the pas.
sage of a law by which such parts of the
census of that State as have been, or
may be, received subsequent to the time
allowed by law, may be received and
made part of the population of the
State, SO as to entitle it to representa-
ton In Congress; whic h resolutions we're
read; and, after some conversation on
the expediency of referring them, and
the COMMITTEES proper for their refer
ence, the resolutions were referred to
the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Tomlinson laid before the hou,e
certain resolutions of the Legislature of
Connecticut, approving the proposition
to grant to the old states portion of
public land, corresponding with the APP
thereof to the new states. |
tor the purposes Of education: which
were, on motion of Mr.. T. referred to |
the committee of the whole to which the |
resolutions of Mr. Nslaan ae Ma