Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-18

| sideration of the Executive business, and
so continued until past 3 o'clock; when
Tne Senate adjeurnsd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Rankin, from the Committee on
the Public Lands, to whom was refer
red bill from the Senate, for granting
to the Governor Of Louisiana two tracts
of land in the county of Point Coupss.
| in the state of Louisiana, reported the
same with an amendment to strike out
the first section ofthe bill, (which grants
the site of the old fort for the use of q
college. and, on motion Of MIR. r. the
report was ordered to lie on the table.
The resolution submitted yesterday
by Mr.. Gilmer, calling for information
from tho Department Of State, relative
! to the titles of certain lands in the Mis-
| sissippi territory, which remain in that
Department, was taken up and agreed to
Mr.. Walworth called for the csnsid
Grafton of a joint resolution, submitted
by him some days since, proposing an
amendment of the constitution ofthe u
| nited States, SO as to restore TO the re-.
| spectivs states the power of enacting
| bankrupt laws, until such time as the
Congress shall establish On uniform sys-
tom of bankruptcy.
The question of consideration was
carried, ayes Ga, noes al
Tho resolution was then read twice,
and committed to a committee Of the
whole house on the state of the Union.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, Of S. c..
it was
ResoEpsd, That the committee ofcom
merce do inquire into the sxpsdisncy Of
establishing beacons. or buoys, on the
bar Of the port Of Georgetown, S. G. +
ascertain the compensation for keeping
the same in repair.
Mr.. Whitman gave notice that he
should, on Monday next, move that the
House 20 into committee of the whole
on the state of the Union, upon resolu-
ton from the Senate, proposing an ,.
mendment to the Constitution lin rela-
ton to the choice of President and Vice
President of the United States, and Re
representatives. to Congress.
Mr.. Stewart of Pa. laid on the table
the following resolution:
Rssolved, That the Postmaster Gem
eral be instructed to communicate to this
house, any information he may possess
relative to the failures and delays of the
United States mail between Washing
ton City and Wheeling; the causes
which have produced them, and the
means of preventing them in future.
The Speaker laid before the house q
communication from the War Depart
ment. transmitting list of brevet Off
GERS, &c, az required by q resolution of
this house; which was ordered to lie on
tho table.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The unfinished business of yesterday,
in relation to the Rules and Orders Of
the House, was then taken up, and the
question REQUIRED upon the motion of
Mr.. Nelson of Virginia, yesterday, pro
posing to postpone tie operation of the
rule in respect to the receipt ofpetitions
and also the rule for restricting the time
| of hearing reports, &c. until the next
session of Congress-and, after some
further debate, the proposition on both
points was negatived.
Mr.. Mercer asked and obtained leave
of absence from yesterday to the close
of the session for bis colleague, Mr..
Floyd.
On motion Of Mr.. Nelson, of Va. it was
ordered that the rules and regulations
of tho house as amended be printed.
The House then went into commit.
tee of the whole, (Mr. Rich in the chair)
on sundry private bills.
A bill for the relief of Benjamin Free
land and Mr. John Jenkins, being under
consideration.
Mr.. Rankin moved to strike ont the
first and only enacting clause of the
bill.
Mr.. Taylor suggested it to the'mem.
Der from Mississippi, iMr. Rankin
as matter of form that it it would be
more p.rliaHeatary = neye ~ strike