The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-11
Congressional Proceedings
From the National MteMgencer.
Friday, Apris S.
IN SENATE.

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Several bills heretofore received from
the other House, and referred to com-
mittees, were reported without amend
ment.
The Senate again took up the resolu.
tions submitted by MIR. Holmes. of Ma.
on the Cd. inst. and having modified the
same, they were adopted, in the follow
ing form:
Resoyued, That the President of the
United States be requested to commu-
nicate to the Senate the expenses of
building each vessel of war built at each
navy yard or other place in the United
States. authorized by the act of the cd
January, 1918, and the acts supplement
tary thereto; Distinguishing in each ves-
sci so built, the expenses oftimber, iron,
copper, cordags, hemp, cloth, ana other
materials; the appoint paid to agents or
superintendent, specifying their names;
the amount paid for labor, particulars.
zing the sums paid to carpenters, mast
makrs, boat builders, blockmakers, arr
mourers. caulkers, gun carriage makers
sailmakers, and ringers, and other labor.
ers.
Rssotued, That the President of the
United States be requested to cemmu-
nicate to the Senate the names, number
and grade of the officers, and the num-
Der of men belonging to the navy, eni.
ployed in, and attached to each navy
yard and each naval station in the Uni
ted States, with the services each has
performed; and the compensation each
. has received, in pay. rations, and other
amoluments, during the two last years,
ending on the Is. of Jan last; including
the value of the benefit to any officer,
for the use or improvement OF any pub
lie property.
The Senate according to the order of
the day took up the bill supplementary to
the act Of last session, ''for the relief OF
the purchasers of public lands" Ito sx-
tend the time to September, 1922, in
which purchasers may avail themselves
of the provisions Of that act.)
Mr.. Thomas explained the reasons
which induced the land committee to re-
port this bill, and the considerations
which rendered it's passage reasonable
and proper.
Mr.. Chandler offered few remarks
adverse to the policy of legis!ating any
further on this subject.
Messrs. Brown Of Ohio, johnson of
Kent. Barton and Walker, severally adj
vocated the justice and expsdiency of
this bill. urging che shortness of the
time allowed, after the passage of the
late act, for the purchasers to make the
necessary application to the land Offices,
the injustice of excluding great por.
ton of them, who were actually unable
to make application in time, after the
necessary instructions and forms reach
ed the different land offices, in prepa-
ring and forwarding which much of the
time allowed by the act was consumed,
and leaving very little for compliance
with the law. by those for whose relief
it was intended sc.
The engrossed bills for the relief of
the sureties of Joseph PettipooI, and for
the relief of Joseph c. Boyd; were seve
rally read the third time, passed, and
sent to the House of Representatives
The Senate then resumed the consid
GRAFTON of the bill to enable the holders
Of incomplete French & Spanish titles
in the state of Missouri, to institute pro-
ceedings to try the validity thereof. and
to obtain complete titles for the same
when found valid.
Several amendments had been made
TO this bill when in committee Of the
whole, which now presented the mselves
for the concurrence of the Senate.
Some of those amendments and modifi-
cations proposed to them. gave rise TO
a good deal of debate, in the course of
which toe merits of The bill were incl
dentally discussed. Those gentlemen
who engaged in the debate and were
most active in settling its provisions,
were Messrs. Barton, Eaton, Benton,
Talbot, Brown, of Lou. Barbour, Lew
RE, Lanman Williams Of Miss. Van Bu-
rem, Van Dyke, Edwards, King ofN. Y.
and Thomas The amendments were
ultimately got through with, and the
bill was ordered to be engroased and
read third time without opposition.
The Senate then spent some time in
the consideration Of Executive business,
and then adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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