The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-09
Congressional Proceedings.
Fr0m the National intetkgencT.
Wednesday, dprst 3,
in SENAl T..

Mr.. Smith. from the Commlttee on
the JUDICIARY, made an unfavssabls re-
| port on the petition of Samuel Busl,
which was read.
MIR. Thomas, from the Committee on
Public Lands, made an unfavorable re-
port ON the petition Of James W Files,
which was read.
The Senate took up the resolutions
submitted yesterday by Dir. Benton, pro-
posing to request the President Of the
United States to collect and furnish Ger
tain information relative TO tho Indians
detached from their tribes, and residing
in the United States and their terrific;
ries; and, after some objections by seve
raj members, on the ground OF the I'm
probe bility that Congress would carry
into effect the object avowed by the mo
yer, VIE. the granting of donations OF
lsn to those Indians; and, moreover the
difficulty OF obtaining the information
called for; the resolution was ordered to
lie on the table
MIR. Barbour, from the Committee on
the District OF Columbia, reported bill
to enable the corporation of Warrington
City to drain the low grounds on and
near the public reservations, and to i'm
prove and ornament cer'aln parts OF such
reservations; and the bill was twice read
by general consent.
The Senate then took up in commit
tee Of the whole, the bill to p rfect GER
tain locations and sales of p..s'lic lands
in Missouri; and. having amended the
same, it was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time.
The bill to authorize judicial deci-
sion of the title of the Marquis de Mai
son Rouge, to tract of land, was read
the third time passed, by yeas and nays
81 to IA, and sent to the other house for
concurrence.
The Senate resumed the considsra-
ton of the amendments of the House of
Representatives to the bill providing tor
pa wing to the states Of Missouri, Missis
sippi, and Alabama, three per cent OF
The nett proceeds Of the sales of pubic
lands within the Same. The Commit.
mendment had been referred, recon-
mend that the Senate disagree thereto.
The bills which yesterday passed the
House of Representatives, and were this
day brought up for concurrence, were
severally twice read by general consent
and referred.
The bill for the relief Of Daniel Car
roll. and others, proprietors of build
ing recently occupied by Congress, pas
sed through committee of the whole,
in which it was examined and discussed.
and was ordered to be engrossed for
third reading.
The bill to authorize land district
to be laid off, snd an additional land of.
fee established in the state of illinois,
pa.ssd through committee ofthe whole
in which it was explained and supported
by Messrs. Edwards, and Thomas and
amended; AM was then ordered to be on
crossed for third reading.
The Senate then took up in commit
tee of the whole, the bill to authorize
the designation of new land district,
and the establishment of another land
Office in the state of Indiana; and ha.
wing got through the same.
The bill was reported to the Senate
and was ordered to be sngrossed for a
third reading.
MIR. Williams of Tenn, from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, reported
bill for the relief of the legal represen.
tatives of Greenberry H. Murphy;
which was read.
The following resolutions. submitted
by MIR. Holmes, of Ma yesterday, were
taken up. viz:
RESOLVED, That the President Of the
United States be requested to furnish
the residue Of the information required
by the resolution Of the It'll of March,
1922, az soon az convenient.
Resolved, That the President be 70.
questsd to communicate to the Senate
the number of the officers and men be.
longing to the navy, attached to each ma
val station in the United States, with
the duties they respectively perform,
and the compensation each has received
in pay and rations, and other smolu.
ments, for two years, ending on the first
day OF January last.
Mr.. II. explained the object he had in
view in calling for the information. and
the necessity of having it before the So
nate. After some discussion Of the
form Of tho resolutions, the extent and
nature of the information proper to be
required, &c in which Messrs. Holmes,