The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-05-02
Congressional Proceedings.
From tie National IntelAgencer
SATURDAY, APRIL u.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. Newton, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill to provide tor
the appointment of Deputy Collectors OF
the Customs; which was twice read, and
after few observations from Mr.. N. or
dered to be engrossed for third reading
Mr.. Eusts, from the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, to whom was referred bill
from the Senate to repeal the 18th section
OF an act to reduce and fix the military
peace establishment, passed March 2,lS2l,
reported the same without amendment
and the bill was ordered to third reading.
Presidential Districts Proposed.
Mr.. Montgomery submitted the follow
ing joint resolution for consideration:
RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Rep.
resentutaves ofthe United States Of yamerica
IN Congress assembled, That the following
propositions shall be submitted to the le-
gislatures of the several states, as amend
ments to the national constitution, which,
if ratified by three fourths of the said legis-
latures, shall Immediately thereafterb be va
lid, to all intents and purposes, as part of
the said constitution
1. The United States shall be divided
into four sections, 10 be styled Presiden.
tal Sections, in the following manner, viz:
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island Connecticut, Vermont, and
New Y ork, shall constitute one-New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
and Virginia, shall constitute another
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Ten
nessee, shall constitute another-and Ken
lucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Nilsson
ri, shall constitute another.
9. That Immediately after the next cleo
ton of a President of the United States,
the said sections shall be designated by
numbers in the following manner, viz: the
residence OF the person recently elected as
President, shall be determined by the Joint
vote of the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives OF the United States, and the sec
ton within which he resides az citizen,
shall be styled the First Presidential sec
ton. and the number of each of the other
sections shall be determined by lottery
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
in the presence of the members of the two
Houses; in the Hall of the Representatives
and thereafter each section shall be de-
signated by its number so drawn.
3. That forever after the sections are so
designated, President ofthe United States
shall be elected from the sections respec-
lively in rotation, the first being citizen
of the second section-the second election
to be ola citizen OF the third, and so on as
before mentioned in regular rotation.
4. That any State hereafter admitted in.
to the Union, shall be considered as part
OF that section on which it binds by the
greatest extent of ITS boundary.
5. That whenever It is ascertained by
the census of the United States that any
section contains double the represented
numbers OF the section containing the low.
est representednumbers such section shall
be divided by Congress, and the numbers
OF each determined by lottery as before d.
rected, the one section taking the former
number and the other higher number
This resolution having been read
Mr.. M. said he did not expect to call up
this proposition for consideration until the
next session Of Congress. He submitted ii
now to bring it to the view ofthe House and