Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-30

Mr.. Van Buren, gave notice that
ON Monday next. he should ask
leave to introduce a joint resolution,
proposing All amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States. in re-
Iation to the election of President d
Vice President
On motion Of Mr.. Eaton, it was
Ordered, That, when the Senate
does adjourn, it will adjourn to Fri
day next; and ..,
The Senate then adjourned till
Friday next, at 10 O'Clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. M'Lane. from the Committee
Of Ways and Means, reported GA
bill for the reliefof certain distillers.
in the County of Berks, in the State
of Pennsylvania; :" which was twice
read, and Committed.
Mr.. M'Laue, frem the same COM
mittee, reported bill. making pro.
vision for a Private Secretary of the
President of the United States )"
which was twice read, and commit
ted.
Mr.. M'Lane, from the same COM
mittee. made al unfayorabie report
on the claim Of Harrison Allmand,
administrators of James z. Barnet ;
iD which the House concurred.
Mr.. Rankin, from the Committee
on Public Lands. tn whom was re-
ferred the bill making provision for
the correction Of errors in the entry
of lands at the Land Offices, report
cd the bill with an amendment, ny
which the whole of the former bill,
after the enactlng clause, was strick-
en- out, and new bill substituted.
The bill was read, as amended, &
referred.
MIR. Rankin, from the same COM
mittee, To whom was referred the me-
mortal Of the Territory Of Arkansas.
praying for land for the sites of GER
tain public buildings, reported a bill
granting to the Territory of Arkan.
sas the right Of presumption to certain
quarter sections of land: which was
twice read and committed.
Dir. Cook, Fl ON the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported bill cap
propriatiug a certain sum of money
to Benjamin huffman, of the State Of
Indiana :" which was read twice,
and committed.
Mr.. Williams, from the Commit
tee of Claims, reported bill for the
relief Of Samuel Wharton, (who had
been deputy to one of the Marsh ais
to take the census in South Carolina
which was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Hemphill. from the Commit
tee on Roads and Canals, reported a
bill to authorize the survey and ma
king of road from Memphis, in the
State Of Tennessee, to Little Rock,
in the Territory Of Arkansas which
was twice read aud committed.
Mr.. Hemphill. frum the same Con-
mittee, reported bill .. TO authorize
the laying out and opening of certain
public roads in the Territory of Flo
rida )" which was twice read and re-
ferred.
The Speaker laid before the House
a communication from the Postmas-
ter General, relative to the distribu-
ting Offices throughout the United
States; which was laid on the table.
Mr.. CoDk's resolution, proposing
the erection of a Board for the inves.
tigation of Land Claims of individu-
ais, against the United States, which
was yesterday discussed, was again
taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Rankin offered an amendment,
which strikes out all the original re.
solution after the word /" Resolv ed"
and substitutes the following words
THAT the committee on the public
lands be instructed TO inquire into the ex>
petiency of providing by law for the de-
cis.oD, by some tribunal. oil all clsius 10
lands in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabsma,
and Missouri. and in the1territory Of Ar
kansas which claims have been hereto.
fore presented to some Of the board ot
commissioners heretofore appointed 10 ex-
amine the titles sod claims TO land In said
states and territory, but which have not
been finally acted upon, because The guam