American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-03-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MARCH, 29--NIr Baylics moved 10 reconsider the
vote taken yesterday upon the bill TO authorize the
Secretary to exchange stocks; it having been de.
cded when nearly SO members were absent After
some opposition the motion to reconsider prevailed
On motion of MIR Rich, it was postponed until
Tuesday.
MARCH, 25-Among The petitions this day pre-
sented was the following by Mr. Minor;
"James Bennett mathematician of the city Of
Philadelphia, to the honorable the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, respectfully sheweth ::
That your petitioner having invented machine
|by which a man can fly through the air-can soar
to any height--steer in any direction-can start
from any place, and alight without risk of injury
and whereas like machine has never been invented
in any country or age OF the world, to be APP
piled purposes OF practical utility, and as is
more than probable that artificial flying would not
for thousand years to come, be brought to the
same degree OF perfection had moi your petitioner,
under Providence, accomplished it and, as it must
be evident TO all that Letters Patent would be of
little use 10 the inventor in consequence of various
notifications or Improvements which might be
made, and which never would have been thought Of,
had not the way First been opened by your petitioner
lie therefore soclts special act OF the Congress
oil the United States to secure to him and his heirs
for the term of forty years, or for such other term
OF steering flying machines through that portion
Of earth's atmosphere which presses on the United
States, far as their jurisdiction may extend.
i BY granting your petitioners request the honor
of the invention shall be conferred on the United
IStates ]. BENNETT, A and M.
II Philadelphia, Feb. IS, 1899.
i Mr. Minor wished it referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary Mr. Sergeant opposed the refer
ence on the ground that the object above their
reach and that they had sufficient terrestrial en-
lployment Mr. Walworth moved to refer it to the
Il Committee on Roads & Canals On motion of MI
4 Little it was laid on The table should have been
under.
Il The bill TO authorize the state Of Illinois to oper
ia Canal through the public lands to connect the
waters oil Lake Michigan with the Illinois River
was read third time, passed, and sent to the Sc
mate,
i The House then resolved itselfinto committee
E ofthe whole MIR Tomlinson in the chair,) on the
fIb supplementary TO the act to provide for per-
sons engaged in the land and naval service OF the
: United States in the revolutionary war.
E The bill was ordered to be engrossed for thirt
e reading tomorrow and The House adjourned
Il MARCH, 26-Mr Nelson of Mass. from Commits
i tee on Public Buildings, made report, by which
lit appears that the expenditures the Buildings s
!, capitol square, in 1921, was 81l5,47S,84. The
: sums expended have kept within the bounds O
the appropriations.
! The bill to establish territorial government ir
Florida has been engrossed and ordered to third
readlng. A Message was received from the Pre-
lsident the subject of the Notifications on Dau
Iphine island and Mobile Point. 1t was referred to
the Committee on Military affairs and House adj
-ljourned.