Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-23
Congressional Proceedings.
Hsmthe National inte!HgsseAs.
Esssday, March TO-
Msresry
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Agreeably to notice, Mr.. R. NJ. John
son of Kentucky having obtained leave,
introduced bill to establish on the
western waters . National Arnory;
which bill was twice read by general
consent, and referred to the COMMITTEES
on Military Affairs. THE bill was re-
| ported on the following day without a.
mendment
The following bills we're ssvsrally cen
sidsrsd and discussed in COMMITTEES Of
the whole, and were ordered respective
| " to be read third time. viz:
The bill authorisiag the payment ofa
sum of money to Jstn Gaoding and
James Williams,
The bill from tho House of Rsprsssn-
tativss to provide for the paymsAtto tho
state Of Missouri Of three per cent of the
nett proceeds arising from the sales of
public lands within the same;
The bill for the relief of Samuel Wal
ksr;
The bill for the relief Of VIM, Mott.
and Stephen Henderson, on behalf Of the
creditors of George #. Philips, lats of
the city of New Orleans;
The bill to authoriss the state Of Him
os to open canal through tho bubble
lands to connect the Illinois river and
Lake Michigan;
Tho bill granting to the city Of Mo.
bile certain lots Of ground in said city:
The joint resolution directing the elias
sifcation and printing of the returns Of
manufactures and manufacturing sstab.
lishments;
The bill for the relief of the heirs Of
Alexander Montgomery;
The bill for the relief Of Mathew Nc
Nair;
The bill for granting tract ofland to
William Conner and wife;
The bill for the relief of Samuel H.
VALLEY and Henry G.. Foster;
The bill from the other House autho.
rizing the rsconveyance Of piece Of
land to the city Of Now York; and
The bill fer the relief Of Jacob Bah.
bit.
Besides these bills several others were
partially considered and some of them
good deal discussed, but not fully matu.
red.
The report of the Committee on the
Public Lands, against the Petition of the
citizens of st. Augustine (praying de-
nation of certain contiguous lands) was
taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, submitted the
following resolution:
Rssolved,. That the committee oncem.
msrcs and Manufactures be instructed
to inquire into the expedisncy Of erect.
ing light house and ESTABLISHING buoys
at or near the south coast of Florida.
On motion Of Mr.. Lowrie, one thou.
sand copies Of the report made on Friday
by Mr.. King of New York, from the
Committee Of Foreign Relations, was
ordersred to be printed for the use Of the
Senate.
Unfavorabls reports were made
By Mr., Ruggles and Van Dyke, from
the Committee Of Claims, On the psti.
tons of John S. Larrabse, and of Fran.
CHS Larchs.
By Mr.. Noble, from the Committee
on Pensions or the petitions of Joseph
Redman, Of Charles Simpson, and Of
Wentworth Lord.
The resolution introduced by Mr..
Lowrie, ysstsrday, authorizing the pur
chase, fer the use Of the Senate. of Ave
copies of Tanners Atlas, was read tho
second time; and
The Senate adjourned.
wEBNEsDAY,MARc
The President laid before the Senate
arsport of the Secretary Of the Trs.su-
~ on the petition. which had been re-
fsrrsd to him, of Gen. Lefebrs Desne-
cites, and others, FrensA emigrants in
Alabama. engaged in tho cultivation Of
the vine and the olive, praying modi-
ficatioR of thsir grant; and the report
was read.
The bills yssterday srasrsa to be sa.