The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-05-07
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY z, 1922.
Congressional Proceedings.
H'omthe National inteligencer.
"WEDNESDAY, MAY !.
IN SENATE.

regulating trade anu intercourse VIII
the Indians; the amendment Of MIR.
Lowrie being under consideration.
Messrs. Benton, Edwards, and Lam
man supported this amendment, at con-
siderable length, and Mr. johnson, of
Lou. opposed it after which re amend
ment was agreed to, and the bill was
ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
The bill from the House Of Repre-
sentatives to repeal the act concerning
vaccination was next resumed.
Mr.. Lloyd laid before the Senate an
explanatory letter from the late Vac-
cine agent, Or. smith,) ana moved
that the bill with the letter be recon.
mitted; but, after some debate, this mo.
ton was lost.
1t was then moved to postpone the
bill indefinitely; and a debate of con-
siderable duration followed, in which
Messrs. Morrill,, Macon, Lloyd, Dick
erson, Holmes of Me. Eaton, and oth-
ers, took part. This motion was also
lost; and then
The bill was ordered to third read.
ing, by the following vote;
YEAS 29.
NAYS 6.
The bill vesting in the respective
states the right of the United States to
all fines assessed for the non-perfor-
nance of militia duty during the late
war, was taken up in committee Of the
whole. The bill was amended, on mo
ton of Mr.. Findlay, SO as to limit it to
the state of Pennsylvanla, end after a
short discussion, the bill was ordered
to be engrossed for third reading.
The bill from the other house pro-
viding payment for horses. &c, lost in
the Seminole War, was read a third time
passed, and returned to the house Of
representatives.
Mr.. Edwards, Mr.. Southard, and
Mr.. Van Dyke. who were not in their
seats when the vote was taken on the
appropriation for Ministers to South
America, obtained leave to record their
names in favor of the recognition of the
South American States.
The bill in addition to the acts COM
corning navigation, (having been previ-
ously read second time, was taken
up in committee Of the whole.
Mr.. King of N. Y. moved the add.
ton Of the following section:
Sec. 9. and be 1T further enacted,
That, in the event of the signature of
any treaty or convention concerning tho
navigation or commerce between the
United States and France, the Presi-
dent of the United States be, and he is
hereby authorized, should he deem the
same expedient, by proclamation, to
suspend, until the end of the next ses-
sion of Congress, the operation of the
act, entitled can act to impose new
tonnage duty on French ships and ves-
sells. and for other purposes and also to
suspend, as aforesaid, all other duties on
French vessels, of the goods imported
in the same, which may exceed the du-
ties on American vessels, and on simi-
lar goods imported in the same.
Mr. King remarked, that this section
was intended to enable the President of
the United States to meet France, in
case that government should, before
the next session of Congress, remove
the existing commercial difficulties be-
tween the two countries. by repeating
what was usually termed her eighteen
dollar act" He did not say what prob
ability there was of a removal of those
difficulties; he could only say there was
a hope. an anxious hope, entertained
for their removal-and, should that
vent happily occur. the section now
proposed would enable the President to
meet promptly any steps which France
might take towards so desirable an
end.
The amendment was adopted without
objection, and the bill was ordered to
be engrossed for q third reading.
The following message was received
from the president of the United States,
which was read and referred to the
committe on Military Affairs:
TO the Senate Of the United States.
In compliance with q resolution Of
tie Senate, requesting the President Of
the United States to cause to be laid be-
fore the Senate certain information re-
speeding the practical operation of the
system Of subsisting the army under
the provisions of the act passed the l4th
ofApril, 1918. &c. l herewith trans
NIT report from the Secretary Of War