Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-15

sc. Recommending srefsrencs of the -.
tltlon 70 the COMMITTEES on the Jnd;a;
~, with : view to an examination on -
bearing Of the patent laws; which ~. s
agreed to.
Mr.. Smith Of Nd. from the Commit.
tee Of Ways and Means, reported uns'
vorably upon the petition Of Will;.~
Rice; which, on motion of Mr.. Willian
son, was ordered to lie on tho table
Mr.. Smith, from the same committ..
reported bill for the relief Of lam.
Miller and others, suretiss Of John n |
Alley; which was twice read and corr |
mitted.
MIR. Smith, from the same commits.
further reported bill supplementary !.
and to amend, An act ENTITLED "An ~
to regulate the collection of duties on i'm
ports and tonnage passed ed March
1899. and to repeal an act supplement-,
ry thereto, passed Goth April, 1918. ana
for ether purposes; which Was twics
read and committed
Mr.. Sergeant from the Comnittee on
the Judiciary, reported bill from n.
Senate, entitled IAN act to establish .
territorial government in Flsrid,s
without amendment; which, on mstio.
Of Mr. 8. was referred to eommitt..
Of the whole house on the state Of Ii.
Union.
Mr.. Kent, from tho COMMITTEES on th.
District ofColumbia reported = bill "a,
curing to mechanics and others paymsu.
for their labor and materials in erecting
any house or other building l.. tho citY
of w ashington. in the District of Co.
lumbia; which was twice read and com.
United.
Mr. Rankin from the Committee on
the Public Lands, reported the follow.
ing joint resolution;
ResolUed by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. eft United Statescf
.amsrica, in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary Of the Treasury DO and hs
is hereby authorized to deliver to tho
claimants, or their legal representative
or any person legally authorized by
them to receive the same, or to the per.
son who may have made the rehnquish.
msnt required or deposited the evidence
of claim, with tho commissioners ap.
psinted under the act Of congress of the
3lst of March, 1914, entitled IAN act
providing for the indemnifcation ofcer.
tain claimants of public lands in the
Mississippi territory" all deeds, cons
veyances. releases and other papers
which may have been been deposi.sd,
under the provisions of the aforesaid act
where any claim has been adjsdgsd in.
valid BY said commissioners, and on
which no scrip has issued to tho claim.
ant or claimants.
The resolve was read twice. and on
motion of Mr.. Gilmer, was ordered t.
lie on the table.
The resolution submitted yesterday
by Mr.. Cook, calling for information
frsm the Treasury Department. relative
to the receipt Of uncurrent notes Of the
Bank of Edwardsville, &c. was saksa
up, and agreed to.
Dir. Waworth laid on the table tho
following joint resolution.
RESOLVED by the Senate and Hoaw
| of Representatives. Of the u. State
Of america in congress Assembled
Two thirds of both houses concurrlpg
that the following amendment to the
constitution efthe United States be pro.
posed to tho legislatures of the several
states, which; when ratified by the LIZ.
| glslatures of three fourth, of the states,
shall be valid, to all intsnts and purpo'
SOS, as part Of the said constitution.
"That until Congress shall establish
uniform laws on the subject Of bank
$ ruptcy, throughoutths United States,
it shall be lawful for the several states
.sor any Of thsm, to enact bankruptOr
I" insolvent laws, in the same manner
!" and with the like effect, as they might
have done previous to the adoption Of
the Constitution ofthe United S ats',
On motion Of MIR Moore of Alabans.
| it was
ResoIued, That the COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs, be instructed to ln'
quire into the propriety of report'ngs
bill authorizing the payment for pro-
perty lost by the friendly Indians du'
ring the Greek war, in conformity |"
tho treaty Of Fort Jackson. in 1914
Leave of absence was asked and OBJ
tained by Mr.. Long, for Mr.. Crudup'
for the remainder of the session.
On motion Of Mr.. Sterling, Of n. j.
it was.