The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-30

The Public Lands, to whom was referred
| a hill from the Senate for the relief OF
| the legal representatives OF John, Don
nelson and Thomas Carr and others, re-
norted the same without amendment;
which was referred to committee OF
| the whole.
| MIR. Hemphill. from the Committee
ON Roads and Canals, reported unfavor-
ably ON the claim of John Good; which
was concurred in.
Mr.. Rankin from the committee OF
Conference appointed on the disagree
ment of the two Houses in relation to
the bill for paying to the state of Mis-
souri, 5 per cent. on the nett proceeds
arising from the sales of the public
lands within the same, made report
thereon, comprising an amendment
| which the committee had agreed to re-
commend to the two houses respective
ly. and which, on motion of Mr.. r. was
| ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Sawyer gave notice that he should
| on tomorrow, move for the considera-
| ton Of resolution, heretofore submit
ted by him, convoking the next Con.
gress on the first Monday of November
! next.
Mr.. Alexander Smyth moved reso-
luton, the object of which was that,
from and after the commencement of
the next week, after sitting from 10 till
| 10 minutes after o'clock, there should
be recess of the House, on each day
from till half past o'clock; and that
a motion to adjourn should not then be
in order until o'clock.
! Mr.. Hardin remarked, that, as far as
his observation extended, the members.
were not likely, about the hour designa-
ted for re-assembling, to be in the best
possible condition for doing business.
The previous question of consideration
being required was taken, and decided
in the negative by large majority.
So the House refused to consider the
resolution.
Mr.. Cooke moved to discharge the
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
from the further consideration OF the, seve'
raj petitions referred TO them. That Com
mittee, he said, had reported general bill
upon the subject, which passed this house,
but has been rejected in the Senate, 1t
was impossible for the committee to act
specially upon all the petitions at this ses-
sion, and il was his object that they should
be laid on the table till the next session.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Smith, of Md. Mr..
Rhea. and Mr.. Campbell OF Ohio, the Com
mittee ofWays and Means, the Committee
ON Pensions and Revolutionary Claims,
and the Committee on Private Land
Claims, were respectively discharged also
from the petitions referred to them
Mr.. Hem phil rose and said, that so
much of the money OF the nation had been
expended on the Cumberland road, il would
not De prudent or provident TO suffer it now
to go to decay for want of repairs. he
therefore moved to discharge the commit
tee of the whole from the further consider
alton of the bill providing for the erection
of turnpike gates on the Cumberland road,
and that the same be laid on the table, that
be might have an opportunity OF asking the
house 10 act on 1t on future day.
The motion was agreed to.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary OF War,
stating that the information which The Pre-
sident of the United States is requested to
furnish by resolution OF the House, adop
ted on the 9Th of January last, cannot be
prepared in time TO be laid before the
house before the next session Of Congress;
which was read and ordered to lie on the
table.
! The Speaker also lard before the House
communication from the lst Comptroller
of the Treasury Department, containing a
list OF unsettled balances; which was or
dered to be laid on the table.
A message was received from the Sen
ate returning the bill which originated in
the House of Representatives, making ap-
preparations for the public buildings, with
an amendment 10 add 1850 dollars to era
duaie and improve the pubic grounds a.
round the Capitol.
Mr.. Cooke moved that the House disa!
gree to the amendment of the Senate.
The Motion was supported by Mr.. Van
Wyck and he mover, and opposed by Mr.,
Taylor.
Mr. Blackledge remarked, that the sum
which had been allowed to the person en-
ployed, iu that business, viz: $50 dollars,
would be probably sufficient.
| The Speaker suggested that il was ne'
cessary by the rule, that this question be
discussed in a committee OF the whole be-"
fore decision 90 l.; and thereupon
The house went into committee OF the
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