The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-28
CONGRESS OF nae L. s
From me National I,ssel1.ssneer.
IN THE SENATE. FEB. 26.

tives, supplementary to the acts provid,
ing pensions for revolutionary services,
Trhis bill provides, principally that the
secretary of war shall restore to the lise
of pensioners the name Of any perso,,
who may have been, or hereafter shall oe
stricken therefrom, in pursuance of The.
act of congress OF the first day Of NV
1890, if such person, SO stricken from,
the lis, ofpensioners, has heretofore fur
nished, or hereafter shall furnish, evi.
dence. in pursuance Of the provisions oe.
said act, 10 satisfy the secretary of war
that he is in such INDECENT circumstances
as to he unable to support himself with
out the assistance Oh his country. Tho
Sd section provides that provisions grant
ed upon other and different schedules
than those heretofore exhibited by tho
same applicants, shall commence from
the time such schedules shall be flied in
court In addIuoD TO these provisions, a
clause has been adopted in the senate.
reducing 90 per cont all pensions which
have heretofore, or may hereafter be all
lowed.
On motion Of Mr.. Kelly,the Sd sec.
ton was stricken out, and a substitute a..
doPted, providing that no pension here,
after allowed under this act on claim.
heretofore filed, shall commence prior
to the passage of this act /; and that all
other pensions hereafter allowed shah
commence from the time of completing.
the proof
The question bsing taken oh ordering
the bills as amended, to be read the Sd
o, -,
The engrossed bill to enable the hold.
ers Of French, British, and Spanish land
titles in Louisiana, not heretofore recog-.
nized by The government of the U.States,
to institute proceedings to Try the yaiIdi-
ty Of the same and the engrossed bill to
establish a national armory On the wes-
tern waters, were seversiiy read the Sd
time, passed, and sent TO the house Of
representatives for concurrence
Agreeably to the notice which he gave
Yesterday, Mr.. Holmes, of Me. moved
that tine senate now proceed 10 the cleo
ton of a printer, for the senate, for the
next congress.
Tne senate accordingly proceeded TO
ballot, and the following was the result.
For Gales q Seaton 40 votes, for other
persons 8 votes.
she senate took up such of their a.
mendments 10 the bill extending the m-
risdiction of Justices of the peace in TIM
district of Columbia as had been disa.
greed to DO the house of representatives.
After some discussion, the senate in.
sisted on so much oftheir amendment an
exempts all womeHs and all men over
20 years, from imprisonment under tbis
act, and receded from SO much of the
said amendments as exemp,s other pers
sons from imprisonment for sums not eY-
cesding 90 dollars. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENFATI vEs.
Mr.. Plumepof New Hampshire, frons
he judiciary committee, reported biiS
respecting piracy The object of this
bill is to extend to the district courts Of
the U. 3. where there are no circuit
courts, the jurisdiction and authority as
IS given to the circuit courts under the
act OF congress, passed in the year 1907
The bill was twice read and ordered TO
be engrossed and read third time.
The house resumed the considerations
of the amendments Of the senate to the
bill for extending the Jurisdiction of ius-
tees OF the peace fer the district of o.
lumbia. The first amendment was thai
which is included in the following words
Provided, also, That, in no case arising
under this act, whether before a iustice
OF the peace or upon an appeal, shall
any person be arrested upon mesne pro.
cess, or upon execution against the body :
after judgment, where the amount doe
not exceed the sum of $50, exclusive
costs: And provided further, That -
female, in any case whatever, and
male above the age of seventy years, 80,
DC liable TO be arrested or imprisoneyR Ia i.
any debt authorized to be sued fofed for
recovered by this act. ~ and
Mr.. Neale was of opinion ~
principle of this amendment weRnst The
much importance to be 'discusSss OF too
late hour of the session, .aDEeo at this
thought it better to disagree therefore
Mr.. J. T. Johnson, Of Kr 10 1t
amend this amendment, b On moved to
to the following, which ADDING there
would make the amer. he presumed
ceptabIe to the hour 'dment more ac-
further, That, in aD'. And provided
this act, whether cases arising under =
peace, or upon s, "si9re justice OF the q
in controversy does M, "nere the amoung
of $40, exclusive exceed the SUM