Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-08
Congressional Proceedings.
Front tie National intelAgencer.
Tuesday, MARCH 5.
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
The President communicated let
ter from the.Secretary OF State, trans
hitting list of American Seamen re-
Clustered in the several ports of the U.
States for the year 1921.
The President also communicated a
letter from the Secretary OF the Frea-
sury transmitting, in obedience to re-
solution of the Senate of the 22d ult. q
copy of patent issued under the act Of
Congress of June, 1896, conveying to
the United Brethren for propagating the
Gospel among the Heather, three tracts
of land of 4 900 acres each, in the State
of Ohio, in trust for the sole use Of the
Christian Indians formerly settled
there" & the communication was read.
Agreeably to notice given, Mr.. Viii.
liams, of Tennessee, having obtained
leave, introduced bill to amend the
laws now in force, as to the issuing Of
original writs and final process in the
circuit courts of the u. States, within
the State ofTennessee; and the bill was
read.
Mr.. Ruggles, from the committee Of
Claims, reported a bill for the relief OF
Joseph C. Boyd, Of Portland, in Maine,
Mr.. Barton, from the committee of
claims, made an unfavorable report on
the petition of Samuel Monet.
The Senate took up the resolution of
fered by Mr. Elliot on Friday last, re-
lative to the claims of Georgia for mi
ltia services rendered in 1899, 3. and
q, and, after some remarks by MIR. Is.
explanatory of the subject, the resolu-
ton was agreed to.
The resolution submitted by Mr..
Findlay on Friday last, relative to the
prohibition offorsign spirits, was taken
up and agreed to.
The resolution offered by Mr. John.
son, of Louisiana, on Friday last, rela
tive TO the establishment of a marine
hospital at New Orleans, was also TAX
an up and agreed to.
GOVERNMENT OF FLORIDA.
The Senate then resumed the con
sideration of the bill to establish gov
eminent for the Territory Of Florida
the question being on the motion made
yesterday by Mr.. Walker, to introduce
the following amendment into the bill:
'Thst in case the General Assembly
of the state of Alabama shall consent
thereto, all that tract of country COM
pretended within the following bounds,
to wit: Beginning at the mouth of the
Perdido river; thence, up the same, to
the thirty first degree of north latitude:
thence. along the said degree oflatitude,
to the middle of the Cha,ahouchie river;
themes, along the middle of the said
river Chatahouchie or Apalachieola, to
the Gulf of Mexico. thence. westwardly,
including all adjacent islands Deepen
dent on the late province of w Florida,
to the place of beginning, shall become
and form part Of the state ofAlabama,
and be subject to the constitution and
laws thereof, in the same manner, and
for all intents and purposes, as if it had
been included in the original boundaries
of the said state;' and another section
providing for the representation of the
same in the Legislature Of Alabama, &c.
On this roposition debate followed,
which continues I'll past 4 o'clock.
TIE amendment was advocated by Mes
srs. Walker. King of Alabama, Smith,
King of n. York, Mills, and Morrill,; &,
it was opposed by Messrs. Holmes of
Maine Barbour, Otis, Van Buren,, Will
liams Of Tenn. Van Dyke, Benton, and
Chandler. 1t was opposed, not on the
ground of its inexpediency in principle,
but, generally, that the annexation
would, for various reasons, be prema-
ture at this time. The question being
taken on the amendment, it was decid.
ed, by yeas and nays, in the negative,
as follows: Yeas, l9, Nays, S.
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF RI,PRESEyNTAT ITES.