The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-27

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names and places of residences, together
with the names and places Of residence
of their securities, if any; whether the
said leases, promises, agreements, or en-
gagements, if any, are in force; If now
an force, whether such leases, promises,
or engagements have been made with,
or without public notice, and by whom
on the part of the United States, and
with whom on the part of the lessees, &
sheir securities, if any, and also a copy
CT the regulations and instructions, II a.
nv, has been made for carrying into ct
feet any law, authorizing the leasing OF
lead mines.
Mr.. Butler submitted for consldera-
tion the following resolution:
Resotoed, That committee Do ap-
pointed to inquire into the contract be-
tween the War Department of the Uni
ted States, and Elijah Mix. ofthe 25th
July. 1918, to report whether the same
was made in pursuance of law, and whe-
sher the said Mix has performed his CO.
venant, and such other facts as they
may deem proper, relative to said con"
tract.
After some observations by different
gentlemen, an amendment being propo.
eed by Mr.. Metcalf. and acceded to by
the mover. authorizing the sending for
persons and papers, the resolution was
adopted.
MIR. Breckenridge endeavored 70 OBJ
tain a hearing of the bill for removing
the District Court of Kentucky to Lou
isville, by moving to discharge the Com
mittee of the whole from the further
consideration of it, in order to bring it
directly before the House. But the mo-
ton was opposed by Mr.. J. II. johnson.
on the ground that that dill involved
something like an affirmation OF the pro-
priety of giving TO the Courts of the u.
nited States jurisdiction over interior
waters. navigable by boats only. Mr..
B. denied that this question was at all
embraced in it; but Mr.. johnson per.
sisted in his opposition-and finally mo-
we'd to discharge the committee of the
whole from the bill from the Senate re-
specting admiralty jurisdiction, as we'll
as that moved by MIR. Breckenridge.
And the question being putin that shape
was decided in the negative. SO the
House refused to enter into the consid.
Grafton of either Of said bills.
Mr.. Rich called for the consideration
of resolution by him submitted on a
former day, proposing to alter the rules
of the House; but, the question being
put, the motion was negatived.
Mr.. Burton called for the considera-
.ion ofthe bill to repeal the existing law
for the encouragement of Vaccination,
and the motion to take it up was agreed
to.
Mr. Bateman moved to commit the
bill to a committee of the whole, which
;mo.ion was opposed by Mr.. Burton, and
negatived: when the bill was ordered to
be engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. Woodcock called for the consid-
Grafton of the bill to extend the jurisdic-
ton of justices of the peace in the Dis.
srict of Columbia; which was agreed to
be taken up-ayes 81.
The bill on motion of Mr.. Woodcock,
was then recommitted to the committee
on the District of Columbia, with d.
rections to report bill thereon, pursu-
ant to an amendment that had been a.
dopted by the House.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Department of
State, transmitting the annual state
ment especting passenger ships and yes
sells; which on motion of Mr.. Tomlin-
son, was ordered to lie on the table.
The Speaker announced message
from the Senate, informing the House
shat they insist upon their amendment
TO the bill for paying to the state of Mis-
souri, three per cent. ofthe nett proceeds
of the sales of public lands in that state.
WhereuPon, the House determined to
insist on its disagreement, and COM
mittee Of conference was ordered to be
appointed on the part of this House.
MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS.
The House then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole on the state OF
the Union, (Mr. Condict in the chair
on the bill making further appropria-
tions for the support of the military es-
Establishment of the United States, for
the year 1922.
The committee of the whole were en-
gagged for some time in discussing vari-
GUS propositions to fill blanks and a.
mendments, and then rose reported pro-
gress, and had leave to sit again, and
then the House ad iourned.