Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-23

N"i', 'p"''" "''' ior me foGet Of
Joseph Forrest. which was read:
Mar. Lowrie presented pc,i,io,
from the Chamher OF C commerce Of ~.
city OF Philadelphia. praying an an
preparation for the formation Of bresi.
water at the mouth of the Delawars
which was referred 70 the COMMITTEES CO.
commerce snd manufactures.
Also, meu'ofisl from the SO me soures
on the subjec, Of Piracy; which WA,
referred +" The committee on toreisn
Relations.
Nr. Johnson. Of kentucky, present.
ed the memorial from the Assistant
Quarterrnastsr Of the army, praying
that an appropriation might be made
for the forage of the horses used By
them in the performance Of their off.
cial duties.
alr. Johnston, Of Louisiana, present.
ed the following resolutions for cousi.
derstion:
Resolved. That the committee on com.
merce and manufactures inquire into tie
expediency OF erecting a dwelling house
for the boarding officer, anu guard house
al me Balize.
Resol0ed. That the Secretary ofthe Trea.
sury be instructed to report what contracts
have been made tor erecting light house:
and buoys on The Coast of Florida aud
Gulf Of Mexico, under the several appro.
prlatons, g. what progress has been made
in those works.
GENERAL LA FAYETTE.
Mr. Hayne, from the committee to
whom was referred the subject Of max.
ing provision for Gen. La Fsyests, re.
ported ;he following bill:
A BILL making provision for Gen, La Fayea,
Be ilenacted &c. That the sum OF Two
Hundred thousand Dollars be, and III.
same is hereby, granted TO Major General
La Fayette, in compensation for bis i'm.
portant services and expenditures during
the American Revolution, and that for
this purpose, stock to hat amount be is.
sued 10 bis favor, dated 4th July, 1924,
bearing an annual Inlerest OF SIX per cent.
payable quarter yearly, and redeeMabs
on the Bis December, 1884.
Sec 2 And be 1t further enacted, That
one complete and entire Township OF
Land br, and the same is hereby granted
to the said Major General La F eystte and:
that the President of the Unred Stale, be
authorised to cause the said Township TO
be located on any of he Public LANDS,
which iemai0 unsold, acj that Patents be
issued to General La Fsyette tor roe same.
The bill was twice read. by general
consent, and MIR, HayDe gave notice
that he should move lie third reading
tomorrow.
Tho resolutions offered by MIR Rug
giles, on Thursday, were taken up and
adopted.
The bill to regulate the jurisdic,iOn
ef he Supreme Court received lis soc'
ond reading. and ~as referred TO tho
COMMITTEES CD the Judiciary.
Mr.. Macon presented the following
resolutIon for consideration:
Resolped, That the Committee on Mill
tsry Affairs be instructed TO inquire into
the expediency OF limiting the number Of
cadets at the Military Academy at West
POINT, 10 the nun Der Of Members in The
House OF Representatives. and that The
number to be admitted from each State and
Territory, respectively shall be The same
as that of the Representatives TO which
such State or Territory shall be entitled.
and that the bro her OF no person eduCai"G
at the Academy shall be admitted, 50 long
as there be other applicants, and that pre-
vision be made for admitting from The OIS'
trlct OF Columbia.
The bill from the House of Repre-
senta,i, &c, TO relssse 10 the State OF Cs
hlo the power of selling certain secs
tions of land containing salt sPr'Dg'l
was taken up. aud after the grounds OF
the bill were explained by ,lr Bates.
(substsntially the same as the reasons
assigned aud reported in the House OF
Representatives, - hen the bill vas be-
fore that House,) the bill was ordered
TO third reading; and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Petitions were presented which were
severally referred.
The Speaker laid before the house
communication from the Post Othce De'
partment. transmitting list OF The name,
of the clerks employed in that department
with the compensation allowed to eacp'
which was land on the table a.,
The resolution yesterday offered By nI'
Cambreieng, calling for the coTrespQD
deDce with the Spanish Government rsa'
tive 10 the pirac,es of tbr Island OF CuOa'
was taken up
On motion OF Mr. TrImble so to arneOu
II &C Ia include the cuyIespOndence as ~