Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-08

fed In his commission from the Pre-;
dent ofthe United States, bearing d,,.
7th February, 1920. be discharged from
the further consideration thereof. ana
that the said DR.. J. Morse have leave 4
withdraw the same, and also the A..
companying documents.
The resolution was concurred in.
Mr.. Hemphill, from the committees
Roads and Canals, reported or the ne.
tition ofsundry inhabitants Of the ,ta,.
of Maine, for the laying out and con
structing road from Bangor to Ro.
binstown, recommending that nothip.
special be done in this case, becau,.ss
survey, &c. would come within the ,coo.
of the general bill on that subject nsw
before the House; which report wa, or.
dered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Hemphill further reported FAM.
rably on the petition Of sundry inhs,,i
tants Of Gloucester, in the common.
wealth of Massachusetts,, which report
though favorable to the object. wa, to
the same effect as in the preceding c,A.
The report was ordered to lie On Il.
table.
Mr. Hemph,ll further reported up.a
the petition of Isaac Baker. that it i,
inexpedient to grant the prayer Of the
petition, the evidence furnished no. bo
ing satisfactory as to the practicabiitr
and utility ofsuch mode ofconveyanca
and that the petitioner have leave I,
withdraw his petition which was con,
Cured in.
Mr.. Hemphill further reported IN.
favorably upon the petitions Of John
Adams, praying an allowance in add-
ton to his stipulated compensation BY
contract for making part of the Cur.
berland road, which report was, on mo
ton, ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. J. s. Smith, from the committee
to whom was referred resolution on
the subject, reported bill to abolish
imprisonment for debt; which wastwies
read and committed. 3
The House then proceeded to the con.
sideration Of the resolution proposed
yesterday by Mr.. Williams, of C. ~
curing information of what authority
is invested with the military command
in Florida: and the same was agreed to.
Mr.. Mercer submitted tho following
resolution.
Resolved, That the committee or
Public Buildings be instructed to inqujn
whether such an alteration can be Of.
fected Of the Hall now occupied by tho
House, as will fit for the purposes ofs
deIibera.ive assembly, and, if this be
deemed impracticable, whether sui:a.
BILE apartment can be provided in the
centre building of the capitol, forfhe &C.
commodation of the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
Mr.. Wood proposed to amend the re<
solution by inserting, after the word
"Resolued," the following:
"That the committee on Public Bulb
ings be instructed to inquire into the
sxpediency Of changing the position I'll
the Speakers chair, and Of placing it H|
front of the present entra nee into tha|
Hall; and, also, OF arranging the sss!a|
of the members parallel with the diane.
ter Of the Hall, SO as to front the chair
in its new position"
On this motion for amendment, some
debate took place; in which the pro.
perties of sound, the disadvantage Of
the present arrangement Of the Hall for
hearing, the benefits likely to result
from change of it, were discussed Oy'
CIR. Wood.
The amendment was objected to by|
Mr.. Mercer as going to narrow the field
of inquiry, and as Unnecessary wthal.
because itself included within the scope
of the general inquiry. Mr.. NJ. dwslt
much and strongly on the importance Of
the object proposed by his motion, on
which he considered the character OF
this body materially to depend. Mr.
Wright also engaged in the debate Mr.
Cooke, to put an end to debate whlca'
he considered out of place at this tlme''
moved to lay the subject on the table
This motion was negarived At length
The question was taken on Mr.. Wood'
amendment and decided in the negative;
and
The resolve, asmoved by Mr.. h'''
Ger, was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Williams it was ,,
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES u
Ways and Means, be instructed to COW
slider the expediency Of extending; 'o 'ts
further time, or making perpstuH' VIZ
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