The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-02
HobE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Allowing gentlemen compose the
select cdnmitlee, to whom was referred
the petitp of James Bennett, inventor OF
a mschin( for erial ascension: uessrs Mil
nor, ColdS, Stevenson, Fuller, and Poin-
sett.
Mr.. SINH. OF Maryland, from the Com.
mittee Of Ways and Means, moved to be
discharged tom the further consideration
OF the petlti6 Of John A Wilson, OF Tenn.
and that the PETITIONER have leave to with
draw his petition; which was agreed to.
MIR. Smith rom the same committee, re-
ported bill tr the relief of Benjamin De-
soby; which sSs twice read and committed.
Mr.. Sergeant from the COMMITTEES on
The judiciary, , whom was referred re-
solution OF this eouse, requiring that COM
mlttee 10 inquireinto the expediency of re
peaing. or modiking the law of 1878, on
the subject of VACCINATION, moved that the
said committee bsdischarged from the fur.
Their consideration thereof.
MIR. Burton afteaa few remarks, in which
he deprecated thel dea of our fellow citi
zens being suffered, under the authority of
our laws, to be Slaughtered by hundreds
with Indifference, Ad asserted bis belief
that he should bs'aHe to establish the fact
that the vaccine agetcy is a mere nuisance
and OF the most dangerous kind, too, and
ought therefore to be tbolished or essential.
ly changed in its details, moved that the
subject should be retehed for examination
70 select committed
The Judiciary Committee was dischar.
ged from the further Consideration of the
subject as moved, and twas referred to
select committee, as m@ed by Mr.. Bur-
ION.
Mr. Campbell, Of Ohio, from the Com
mittee on Private Land Claims, reported
bill for the relief Samuel Ewing, which
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Sterling of " Y. ftm the Commit
tee on the Public Lands, reported bill d.
rectipg the sale of certain Aacts of land ia
the state OF Ohio, which tad heretofore
been reserved 90 account Of Salt Springs;
which was twice read and Committed.
SOUTH AMERICAN oovERgMtNTs.
The House then resolved itself into
committee of the whole on tn State OF the
Union, (Mr. Sergeant in ttt chair, on
the report of the Committee onF oreign Re-
lations, recommending the Recognition
of the independence of the South Ameri.
can Provinces, and proposing apappropri-
alton to carry the same into effect.
The resolutions with which he repor.
concludes, are as follows:
Resotued. That the House of Rpresen-
tatives concur in the opinion exphssed by
the President in his message OF the 9th of
March, 1929. that the American pfovinces
OF Spain, which have declared then indie
pendence, and are in the enjoyment Of it,
ought to be recognized by the United
States as independent nations.
RESOLVED. That the Committee of Ways
and Means be instructed to report bill ap-
propriating sum not exceeding one bum
dred thousand dollars, to enable the Pre-
sident of the United States to give dusefA
tect to shch recognition.
Messrs. Trimbe, Poinsett, Rhea, Ml-
son, of Va. in succession, delivered thsir
sentiments, the two first at considerable
length, generally IN favor OF the propos-
tons before the House.
These speeches being Of greater length
than could be published to day, arelneces-
sariy deferred.
The committee then rose, reported to
the House their agreement to these resolu-
tons.
The question being about to be put on
agreeing to the first resolution
Mr.. Tucker, of Va. objected 10 the
phraseology OF the resolution, and propo.
sed to substitute the word nations ioI
provinces - where it occurs.
Some other member mentioned the word
governments" as proper, and Mr.. Tuck
er 80 varied his motion.
Mr.. Russell had no particular Partially
he said, for the phraseology of the Tesolu,
ton, but he objected to The word govern-
assnts, because, according to our system,
the word government is different in mean
ing from the word nation He would mol
himself acknowledge any nation TO have q
free and independent government which
is not goyernmengt OF the people, q
The question was then taken by Yeas
and Nays, on agreeing 10 the said FIRST re.