The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-20
Congressional Proceedings.
Fromthe National istelEgencsr.
MONDAY, APRIL Is.
IN SENATE.

| Mr.. Elliott from the Committee Of
] Military Affairs, to which the subjec
had been referred, made detailed re-
port on the claim ofthe state of Georgia
for Militia services rendered to the u.
Mon, in the years 1892, 8, and 4; which
report concludes with recommending
the adoption Of q resolution instructiDe
| the military committee to report . bill
to appropriate l29,37s dollars 66 cents
in full discharge of the militia claims Of
Georgia; and the report was, on motion
of Mr. E. ordered to be printed.
The three resolutions submitted by
Mr.. Stokes on Friday last were taken up
and adopted. ~
The resolution offered by Mr.. King,
of New York, on Friday, was also taken
up and agreed to, and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. -
The report made by Mr.. Van Dyke,
on Friday last, from select committee,
unfavorable to the petition of Thomas
Robinson, and others, heirs of the late
Gen. T. Robinson, was taken up and a.
greed to. &
A message was received from the
President of the United States, trans.
hitting, in compliance with resolution
Of the Senate, report of the Secretary
Of War, relative to the information in
his possession, touching the most eIigi.
BILE site on the western waters for the ..
rection of national arsenal; which mes
sage was read.
The Senate resumed the considera.
ton of the bill to authorize the build.
ing of light house at Stonington Point,
and Gas it had been amended on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Macon, one also, at or near
the port Of Ocracoke, in North Carroll
ma.
Severa! other amendments were made
to the bill, providing piers, &c.. in diff
ferent positions, and some propositions
were rejected. Among the unsuccess-
full motions to amend the bill was one
by Mr.. R. N. johnson. of KY. who pro-
posed to add an appropriation Of 10000
dollars for removing obstructions at the
falls of the Ohio river; which motion
was rejected without a division; and the
bill was ordered to be engrossed for q
third reading.
The Senate then, according to the or
der of the day, proceeded to the consid.
Grafton of the bill introduced by Mr..
Dickerson some weeks ago prescribing
the mode of commencing, prosecuting,
and deciding controversies between
states. 1.-THE first section Of the bill
provides that in all cases where any mat.
ter of controversy now exists, or HEREAFTER
may exist, between states, in relation to
jurisdiction, territory, or boundaries, or
any other matter which may be the pro-
per subject of judicial decision, it shall
be lawful for the state desming ltselfag-
grieved, to institute against the state of
which it complains suit, or suits, in the
supreme court Of the United States. by
bill in the nature ola bill in equity, lsta-
ting all the facts, and exhibiting and re-
ferring to all papers and documents dec
med necessary to substantiate the COM
plant. The remaining IA sections en-
brace the details for effecting the object
Of the first section
Mr.. Southland delivered an argument
of considerable length in support of this
bill; adverting to, for the purpose of
showing the expsdiency Of the measure
and entering good deal into the me-
rits of, an existing and long standing
controversy between the states of New
York and New Jersey, relative to their
boundary and the extent oftheir respec
tive jurisdictions-the state of New
York claiming jurisdiction over all the
waters between the two states, UP to
high water mark on the Jersey shore;
the latter state resisting this claim, and
asserting her own right to exercise
jurisdiction over the dividing waters, as
far out as the middle thereof.
Mr.. Van Buren, also entered much at
large into the merits of the dispute be-
tween the states, controverting some of
the positions taken by Mr.. Southland, and
arguing that there was NO necessity for
adopting this bill, inasmuch as the ques-
ton between the two states could with.
out any such law, be brought up to the
Supreme Court in case between two
individuals, being citizens of different
states, &c.
The bill was then laid over and made
theerder of the day for o.morrow, on
the motion of Mr.. Dickerson.
The eAgrossed billto repeal the l4th
section of the act Of last session, to re-
duce the Military establishment, was
rso ~ third f;pna Dooead anl .onh -