Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-25

9Th Of Jo- e. 1922; which was r.,t,.;
and committed 70. committee Of ,S bs
whole on The state OF The Uuiou. W.T.
FEBRUARY FL.
Dir. Newton, IRON The commm;,,.o
commerce, 10 which was Ielerred blu ~
tom me Senate 10 regulate the ip,erc, n.' "'
between The United States and csr,';t
British coionill ports, reported The .,m'
without amendment; and it was ,ba,
read and ordered to be laid on IN. t,I'.
Dir. v alworth. from he Committee ="
HiItsry Affairs, reported re.ou,,or w.. W
posing the annual increase or appron,.
ton ui GU OOO dollar. for the puTpos. g
srRIng and equipping tn whoIe BODY ',
militia of the United States, which nsO.n
ton was read a first and second time ~.
committed TO a committee OF The whsle %
the state Of the Union
Mr.. Johnston, of Louisiana. also mad,
an unsuccessful motion TO take up the -.
solution laid on the table two DAYS ago t-
him rns'ructlng the committee on mili,,r,
affairs 10 report bill for the erection =
two steam batteries on rhe Mississippi "
The speaker laid before the house e,.
ter IRON lbe Secretary OF State, lrsnsn,..
ting list OF newspapers maps. char,
looks, &C. taken m his UEice q, III. nnS
lie expense which letter AMI .ia,em,I.
v ere ordered TO lie on the table.
Mr. Hamilton made an unsuccessful mo-
ton TO take up the bill Tor lh. reilet Of Tho
mo,ner OF the late D X. Perry.
The House proceeded to he consider.
tios of the bill extending the time for ID.
eating Virginia military land variants "a
revolutionary soldiers
The house proceeded 10 ID. consider.
ton OF the unfinished basue,. Of We!,s..
day, being the bill approprla,ing % crD
dollars icr the repair OF the Cunberan,,
road,
Mr.. Golden moved to strike on, II,
word National" as applied IN IN. bill
to the road, Substituting therefor the word
"public -
Mr.. Jennings proposed TIE following as
an amendment 10 the bill
.4nd 5e I, further enaet,d, Tina; so much
of tie act entitled an act making aupn.
pria,ion. tor The supper, Of government
for the year 1873" as purports TO have
pledged the two per cent. fund OF h.
states CT Indiana and Illinois. for the re-.
payment OF moneys appropriated Ter II.
construction aud repairs OF the Cumber.
land road, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
The question was taken on ordering he
bill to be 'ead third time, aad decided
by the following vote-yeas 80, nays &c.
So the bill was ordered 10 be read
third time tomorrow.
The House adjourned.
From, tie Wa,hineton Gazette.
SENATE, FEB 22'
DR.. Kelly rose, and remarked that BE-
was not fully satisfied with he decision
which had yesterday taken place in The
Senate, on the bill relating 10 revolution.
a-y pensioners. He moved re-con;der.
alton of the vote, by which that bill va:
refused third reading
The question was then taken on recon.
.ideration by yeas and nays. and decided
in thu affirmative, 20 to Ia.
The vote OF yesterday, rejecting The bill!
"supplementary to the acts TO provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service OF the u. s. in the revolu.
tionary war" having been Ie-cOnSIdersd,
the further consideration of the same was,
on motion of Dir. Kelly, postponed to
Monday next
% motion Of AIR Barbour. The Senate
as 10 committee of the whole projected
20 consider the bill to extend ibe lunsdc'
ton OF the justices OF the peace in the dl''
trict of Columbis. air. B. explained The
objects Of the bill. Mr.. Sou,hard, With
leave. laid on The table rsmon,trance o!
a number Of inba bitants Of Alexandra, a.
Cans, its passage. Mr.. Smith, OF ). u
said he had remonsilance s'gnea W
Waller Jones ant many other Tespec'se'e
citizens, shelving The bad effects wh'cn
would result 10 the district from Inc oHh
If il passed-that he bad not expected II
would be called up to-day and therefore
had MOI brought the papers with MN 0u'
would lay them before The Senate Cd ho">
day. He then made some remarks ~
the details OF the bill. He was opposed !"
il, because he believed 1t contained vi.
constitutional provisions. An amendment
was then adopted on motion OF Mr. oooIn'
ard, e1empiing certain quantity oil Veus,
bedding. clothing, and one COW, 10 every -
debtor, from the operation Of the Hsrl "a,
cia.. DIR Johnson, OF Kentucky moved
an amendment, providing that no Per.o,
shall be subject, under ibis bill, 10 afrfn .
on me,ne process. This Amendment W" a.,
supported by The mover, and opposed y
Mr.. Barbour. Mr. Eaton made moUo'
TO lay the bill on the table, which mono"
was negaiived. On motion OF Dir. mljl',
who wished for further tire TO conslce'