Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-24

'ai'' ~ ''., u@.eu % inquire INTO the eN,,ri
ency OF continuing TO the widow and chl -
the late capt. James Lawrence, of tn. y
Navy, the pensions heretofore allowed to H., -
On motion OF Dir. Mercer, the repo,, :
the Committee of claims, on the peli,i
OF Andrew. Bartle, was recomiDtted "a
that committee.
On motion of Mr.. Cannon. The hin :,
provide for disciplining the militia Of ,bo
, United States, now lying on the lsbIa
was referred to committee OF The VIII
house on the state of the Union. "'''
The House then proceeded TO The Pou
of the Orders OF the day. The FIRST s nu''
ject was The bill "to abolish imn,; soo'
ment for debt :" which vas reconm iIv.',
TO select committee.
The bill for making a road frcn ,bo ~.
ami OF Lake Erie 10 The Connecticut r.
serve, was Tor some time in committee e
the whole, Mr.. Little in the chair b ~.
was deferred 10 another Cay until the T =,
! port accompanying The bill could be prr,
ed, F''~''
I The bill securing to mechanic. and a.
theirs in the District Of Columbia nav
ment for materials and labor en- ploysd =
building, passed through committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Dwight in the char: ,NS NJ;
was amended. on molten of Mr.. Latbrnr
so as to require the contract, coEsIimlms
the lien on the property, to be in wriIir@
and recorded in the Clerks Office Of ,Ioo
Circuit Court before the completion Of tho
building. Thus amended, the bill wsso,-
dered to Se engrossed and read third
time on Monday next, by vote of 60 Ia
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Several bills were passed over wi,bou,
any one calling them up, among which
was the bill to enable the people Of lbe
District Of Columbia 10 form a frame ~
, government, &c.
| ADDITIONAL JUDGE OF MICHIGAN,
The House then, Oh motion OF Dir. Sin.
ley, resolved itself into committee Of he
whole. Mr.. Wood in the chair, on the bII
to provide for al additional Judge in the
territory of Michigan.
On the details OF the bill, (the general
necessity for which was fully explained
by Mr.. Sibley,) some debate arose be.
tween Mr. Sibley and Mr. Cook.
Mr.. Cook moved 10 strike Ou proviso
in the bill, which is in the following
words:
THAT nothing in this act contained shall
be construed to give cOgnlzance to the court
hereby established, cf cases Of admiralty and
maritime jurisdiction, nor of cases wherein the
United States shall be plaintiffs"
The motion to strike out this provisO
was decided in the negative.
After some small amendment,
The committee rose and reported The
/ bill TO the HOUSE; and the question being
on ordering the bill 10 thlEo reaoing-
Mr.. Ronklh stated bis objections to The
hilI, which were, fri, that the other jud>
ges Of the Territory, now three in number,
ought to be compelled TO discharge the
! duties proposed now to be conferred on
this fourth Judge !; and that the powers Of
! this Judge were 10 be different from those
OF the other Judges Il the territory.
Mr.. Mccoy vas not satisfied that this
! bill ought 10 pass If it passed at all, be
was OF opinion with Nix. Cook. that officers
should be appointed 10 constitute com,
piete court. For the present he moved
| that the bill do lie on the table.
This motion he withdrew, to allow Of a
motion for recommilment of the bill TO be
: made,
, On this motion debate took place, in
I which the vecommitment was advocated
by Mr.. Little, and opposed by M,ssT:.
! Sibley, Williams, OF n c. Golden Plum
er, Of n. H and S. Johnston.
The recommitment was supported on
the ground # a necessity for further III
ouiry, and also on the objection 70 unne'
cessarily multiplying public Offices.
The recomnitment was opposed on IDe
ground that the case in contemplation 81
{ the bill was one which impeTiousIy TequL'
red rernedy-the people Of The country
now suffering from the want OF court,
, had at present TO travel some one :hoLSSLu
! miles, sore 600, some 400, &c. TO pe'
troIt, where the Supreme Court now hoes
! its sessions, which was such denial as 10
amount TO a refusal OF justice, DC.
! The I'LL was not TeCommited, bu' va
finally ordered to be eDgTossed ana reau
third time tomorrow, IN.
On motion Of Mr.. McLane, the Ol.'
concerning the collection OF The revenue
SC. passed over this morning. we've rem,
stated in their place in the Orders Gi 'os
Day. :, :.,o
The House then resolved itself IhiO
committee OF the whole on that Su"je'''
Mr. Edwards in the chair. %
No debate or objection being mace ,S i"
the bill TO make perpetual The ac' oil ,o'
! Sd March, 1915, for regulating the .lIs e..
ton Of the duties on imports, II was -
ported TO the House, and ordered TO De Gu.
crossed and read third time to'moHo"
Aud the House adjourned.
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