Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-14


sentatives ia Cong rsss. WAS read : third.
time, and Oh The pasisrs 81 which, The
YEAS-Ales.rs. Barton, Benton, Brow1.
Of Louisiana, Brown Of Ohio. Chandler,
D'Wolf. Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards,
Holmes Of Maine, HoImessot Miss. Jode =
son OF Louisiana, Knight Lloyd, Macon.
Morril, Noble, Otis, Palmer, Parrot. Sey-
mour, Southard, Stokes, Talbot, Taylor,
Thomas, Van Dyke, Williams of Miss.
Williams of Tennessee-99.
| NAYS-Messrs Barbour, Boardnan,
Findley, Gaillard, Lowrie Mills, Plea
sants, Ruggles. Smith, Walker, Wareylis
| Two thirds Of the votes being in favor
Of the resolution. it passed, and was sent TO
the House Of Representatives tor concur
renee
On motion Of Mr.. Ruggles the committee
Of claims were discharged from the iur
Their consideration OF the petition OF Ma
thanieI Frye, jr Chief Clerk in the Office
lof the Paymaster General, who prays to-
be allowed Tor extra services, which he
rendered in performing The duties OF the
Paymaster-G General, during the sickness
and after the death of the late Mr.. Brent.
The resolution introduced by Mr. Lam
man some days ago, authorizing the erec-
| ton of tombstone over the grave OF the
late Mr.. BurriII, formerly Senator from
Rhode Island. was taken up; and being a
mended to read as follows:
Resolued, That the expence OF erecting
plain monuments, with suitable lnscrip-
tons. over The graves of such members OF
the Senate as are inferred at the city OF
Washingtoo, be paid out OF the contingent
tund-provded the expense OF erecting
! the same shall not, in each case, exceed
| the sum of ITO dollars.
The resolution was ordered to be engros-
| sed and read third time.
SOUTH AMERICAN 3TATEs.
A Message was received from the Presi-
dent of the United States, similar to that
transmitted to the House OF Representa-.
F., tivss on Friday, recommending the formal
recognition of the Independence of the late
Spanish Colonies on this continent, south
Of the United States; and the message was
read and referred to the committee on Fo-
reign Relations.
The engrossed bill supplementary 70 the
several acts for adjusting claims to land. e.
establishing land Offices in the Districts
east Of the Island OF New Orleans, MAS
read the third time, passed, and sent TO the
other house for concurrence.
The Senate teek up the bill from the
House OF Representatives, making appro-
priations for the military service for 1879,
and towards the service OF 1928, which had
been referred TO the committee on finance,
and reported without amendment.
~ ,rik a n M 90
which appropriates $4,000 tor the pur-
| chase OF woolens for the army for the year
1923. The motion was opposed BY Mr.,
Holmes of Maine, and was supported by
the mover; AMI on taking the question,
The motion was lost-ayes 8, noes g.
No other amendment being offered to the
bill it was ordered 10 a third reading; and
on motion of Mr.. Lowrie. it was forthwith
read third time, by general consent. pass.
ed; and returned to the House OF Repre-
sentatives.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
The Senate then, according to the order
of the day, took up the resolution introdu-
ced by MIR. Barbour on the 18th of Dec.
proposing an amendment to the constitu.
| ton, to prevent the number OF members OF
the House of Representatives from exceed.
| ing two hundred
Mr.. B rose and submitted, in speech
which will be given in day or two, bis
reasons for introducing this proposition, &
tor considering it, in principle, correct and
expedient. He concluded by expungiEg
that part of the resolution which proposed
the number of eco, that the Senate might
| first vote on the naked question OF the ex-
pediency Of limiting the number at ALL
| leaving the number blank.
Mr.. Holmes, Of Maine, suggested that
the sense of the Senate would perhaps be
best obtained by taking it on motion to
postpone the resolution indefinitely. This
course being assented TO by Mr.. Barbour.
The question was taken on pOstponing
the resolution indefinitely, and decided in
the affirmative as follows:
Noes Noes, ii
GO the resolution was rejected.
The bill to amend the laws now in force
as to the issuing of writs and final process
in the courts OF the United States, within
the state OF Tennessee, was taken up IN
committee Of the whole, and having been
explained, by Mr. Williams, OF Tennes-
see, the bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read third time. The Senate nett
took up the bill to amend the charter OF the
bank of the United States. and after spsn-
ding sometime thereon, the bill mas laid
on, the table; and
The Senate adjumned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..