American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Resolved by The Senate and House of Rebresc,,,,,. .
ne United States Of 4nerica, in Congress- asg7LipI Ih
the following propositions shall be submitted IN H.
legislatures OF the several states as Amendments n,
the national constitution which il ratified bv tbrss
iourths OF the said legislatures, shall ipmeda,,
thereafter be valid, TO all nlents and Durnoees -
part OF the said constitution.
The United States shall be divided in,o E,,
sections, to be styled Presidential Sections, in n.
following manner, viz: Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Rhode.Island, Connecticut. Vernon,
and New York, all constitute one; New Jersey
; Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and V,ror.
shall constitute another; N rth Carolina, Soutb
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Loui.,,n,
and Tennessee, shall constitute another; and Ken
lucky Ohio Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. shall
constitute another
:! 2. That Immediately after the next election Of a
President OF the United States the said sections sb,
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 Representatives OF the
United States, and the section within which he "a.
sides as citizen, shall be styled the Frs Preslen.
tial section and the number OF each of the Other
sections shall be determined by lottery drawn BY
the President Of the Senate and Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives. in the presence of the
Members OF the two Houses in the Hall of the Re.
representatives. and thereafter each section shall b.
designated by its number 81 drawn.
8. That forever, alter the sections are 80 desiena.
ted President OF the United States shall be elected
from the sections respectively, in rotation the frs,
being citizen Of the second section; the second
election to be OF citizen OF the third, and so on 10
the highest number; and then OF the first and so on
as aforementioned, in regular rotation
q. hat any State hereafter admitted into the
b..r nal 49,
on which il binds by the greatest extent OF its boun
Diary.
S. That whenever it is asccrtained by The Census
oil the United States that any section contains dou-
Die the represented numbers OF the section contain
ing the lowest represented numbers, such section
Shall be divided by Congress, and the numbers Of
each determined by lottery as before directed the
one section taking the former number, and the other
la higher number.
This resolution having been read
Mr. M SAID he did not expect to call up this
proposition Tor consideration until the next session
oil Congress. He submitted it now to bring it
to the view of the House and of the Nation: and
however laughable it might appear to some gem
'lemen, he considered 1t very serious matter he
did not say how he should himself vote upon it; but
ne considered 1t an affair of great moment, well
worthy OF being considered, as we'll by the mem
bers OF this House as by the People generally-S,
unless an entire change should be made in his views
oil the subject he should call it up at the next ses-
sion.
The resolution was ordered to lie on the table
accordir gly.
APRIL SO--Mr Smyth of Md. from the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means, to whom referred
SO much of the Presidents message as relates 10
the fiscal concerns oil the government, made report
thereon.
he report shall be speedily published in exten'
so II estimates that the revenue for the present
year VIII be adequate to the necessary expenditures,
and VIII leave in the Treasury at the end cf the year.
surplus OF 7l5548 dollars
Mr. Reid, of Maryland, submitted the following
resolutions
Resolved, That the Secretaries of the State, Urea
sury, War, and Navy Departments. and the Post
master General be, and they are hereby directed to
lay before this House, within ten DAYS after the
commencement OF the next session of Congress,
report, shewlnS The time when was made the lasI
s'aleWeht' upon which a balance was found 10 be
que, OF the accounts OF the officers or agents. foreign
or domestic, collecting or disbursing the public
moneys, under the authority of their respective De-
pa'lmeh's who have held their several appointments
or he last three years. how such balance was suffer-
Gu W accrue what steps have been taken recover
y .,'e 'u'rlciency OF the principal and securitlesa
whether any and who, OF such agents or officers
nave been continued in the public service after such
o"iahce was stated to be due by them.
heSofoed, hat the Cd Sd 4th and 5th Auditors
oe and they are hereby directed to lay before this
house. within ten days after the commencement OF
.he next session OF Congress, an account, shelving
.ne amount of moneys unauded at the period when
'nen several ohtes were established; the amounF
annually appropriated by Congress since the esta'
o"S"'iiehi OF Their respective offices, which it was
their duty to have audited; and what amount has
peen actually audited by them annually carrying the
oaahce OF one year to the account of the succeeding
year.
heaofoea, That it is hereby made the duty Of the
several Auditors OF the Treasury to render to the