American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-30

votes the hrst time, shall be not less than ten nor
more than twenty, days from the day ixed for the
appointment Of the electors.
The Legislature Of each state shall have power 10
Appoint the places Of holding elections Tor the an
pointment OF electors, TO prescribe the manner of
voting and to provide for the appointment of prop
Ter persons to conduct such elections with authority
to declare, dchntively, the result thereof but the
Congress may, by law, make or alter such reeuia-
tons, and may also lay off into districts for appoin-
ting Electors, any State, the Legislature whereof
shall have failed to lay off the same as herein di
Irected."
The resolution was twice read and referredto a
Committee Of the Whole on the State of the u
lnioD.
Mr.. m Dgfie, from the same Committee, also
reported the following:
Resotred, &c. That the following amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States be proposed to
the Legislatures OF the several states which, when
rahedb by three.iourths thereof, shall be part Of
said Constitution:
For the purpose of electing representatives in
Congress, each state shall be divided, by the Leg
slature thereof, into many districts will equal
the number OF Representatives TO which such state
may be entitled in Congress, and each district shall
be composed OF contiguous contentious terrific
ry, and contain, as nearly as may be conveniently,
the number of persons which entities the state to
Representative in Congress, according to the appor-
tionment; which districts, when laid off, shall not
be altered until alter another shall be taken
Each OF the said districts shall elect one Represen-
taye 10 Congress, and the times, places, and man.
ner, of holding the elections in the said districts
shall be prescribed by the Legislatures OF the states
respectively; but the Congress may, at any time,
by law, make or alter such regulations"
This resolve was also twice read, and committed
| Mr.. Livingston, Of Louisiana offered the follow
ling, which lies one day OF course:
i Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to report what progress has been made in
lerecting light houses on the Dry Tortugas and at
Tor near Cape Florida and that he also report whether
1.-The security of the navigation Of the Gulf Stream
between Florida ard the Bahama Banks, does no,
Require the erection Of light houses or beacons, or
1.-THE placing oil buoys or floating lights on some
ii olher places on or near the coast OF Florida.
Resolred, That the President oil the United States
Ibe requested to negotiate with the Government Of
lGreat Britain, for ces.ion Of so much land on the
Island of Abaco, al or near the Hole in the Wall
and on such other place within the acknowledged
n dominion oil that town on the Islands, Keys, oil
u Shoals on the Bahama Banks, as may be necessary
for the erection and support OF Light Houses Bea'
cons Buoys, or Floating Lights, tor the security Of
navigation over and near the said Banks, and to be
used solely for such purposes.
. Resolved, That the Secretary OF State be direc
tied to ascertain, and report to this House, whether
The rocks called the Double Headed Shot Keys, oil
any other of the rocks or desert slets near the ia
4 hama Banks, but separated therefrom by deer
channel, and on which the security oil navigation o
the Gulf of Florida requires that Light Houses o.
i Beacons should be placed, are within the dominion
. of any, and what, foreign kingdom or state, O
whether they are not now subjec; to be approPTate'
:: lby the right OF occupancy.