Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-04

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Hightower;
A bill TO continue 10 force the act 70
gulating the currency within the United
states, of the gcld coins of Great Bri.
tain, France Portugal, and Spain, and
the crowns Of France, and tive.lrans
pieces.
a bill making the gold coins of Great
! Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain
receivable in payment Oh account of
public iards.
! a resolution requiring from the Gee.
rotary of the Senate and clerk of thu
House Of Representatives, an annual
, statement OF the contingent expenses
Of the two houses. This was sub,e.
quebtly read third time and passed
A bill to amend an act further to re-.
gulate the entry OF merchandise i'm.
ported into the United States from adj.
jacent territories
A bill to transfer to the state Of Viz.
gina certain militia fines,
A bill makiog appropriations for
the year 1873.
A bill ma ing appropriations for the
support OF Government for the year
1928
The bill further to proloDg for FIVE
years, the continuance o. Ire Mint ak
Philadel phia, was taken up.
After some debate, the mation 70 a.
mend the bill was negativec and the
bill was ordered TOR third reading.
The President laid ne ore the Senate
report from the sec retary of the Trea-
sury, relative to loans or deposits made
by he Treasury to banks from he
year 1889, 10 the preseht time, render
ed III obedience to resolution of the,
Senate; which report was, on motion
Of Mr. Ea'on, orde, ed to he prin'ed
About 5 O'clock the Sena.e adjourn.
ed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Scott from the committee on
the public lands, to which was referred
a bill from tbs Senate, Ito establish
an additional land flee in the stare Of
Missouri" reported the same with an
amendment and the amendment ha.
wing been read, it was concurreG in by
the house.
The question being on ordering the
bill to third reading, MIR. Ba.sel; and
Cooke opposed the passage of the bill,
and Dir. Scott supported II.
The question was then taken on or.
A. H.. l., a. -
agreed to.
MIR. Fuller moved the following Zee
solution:
Resolped, That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate to this
House, as far as the public interest Will permit,
what measures have been taken to remove or
annul the illegal and pretended blockade otthe
ports ofthe Spanish Main to obtain I.stitu-
ton ofvessels of the United States captursdby
privateers fitted out in Porto Rico and other
Spanish Islands, under prcteXt Of breach Of
the said blockade and to prevent such Illegal
and un warrantable captures hereafter.
The resolution lies on the table one
day,
Mr.. Condict offered the following re-
solution, which, being Of character
with the preceding one, must lie on the
table one DAY:
Res0iUed, That the Post Master Generalbe
instructed to report, at an early period Of the
next session Of Congress, what further mea-
sures are necessary to provide for a more equi-
table compensation to deputy Post Naterss
according to the duties aud services rendered
by them.
SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE.
MIR. Mercer pre.aceda motion to sske
up the following resolution, with some
remarks on the propriety aid necessI-
ty Of efieciing the great and important
national object contemplated by the q.
dOption OF this measure &c.
Resotred, That the President OF the United
States be requested TO enter upon and TO pro-
secute, from time to time, such negotiations
with the several mar atime powers OF Europe
and America, as he may deem expecent Tor
the efiectual abolition Of the African save
trade, and its ultimate denunciaion, a. piracy,
under the law Of nations, BY the consent OF the
civiliz ed world.
MIR. MERGERS motion Of consideration
was then taken, and decided IN Tie al.
frmative-syes Us.
After Mr.. Mercer had delivered his
sentiments at some length, with ener-
gy and feeling, upon the genera sub
ject of suppressing the Slave Trade
and on the policy OF investing the Pre''"
dent Of the U, S. with the power pro-
posed to be given to him by the resolu-
ton.
MIR. Woodson moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table.
On this motion. Mr.. Mercer called
for the Yeas and Nsys; and this call was
sustained.
VIZ. Woodson, then, at the sugges.
ton Of gentleman sitting near him.