Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-20

/ The bill for the relief of Nimrod Far.
row and Richard Hsrris. had its second
reading, and was referred to the CON.
mittes on claims.
MI. LLOYD of Mass. gave notice that,
I he should ask leave to intr oduce bill
nc provide tor the punishment Of Ger.
tain crimes, when committed in any Ma.
| w YARD, fort, arsenal, magazine, dock,
lighthouse, tract of land, or other
place belonging to the United Sta,es.,
The bill IN addition to the act rela.
tive 10 the Election Of q President and
Vice President OF the United Ststes,'
was again taken up for consideration in
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Gaiilard in
the char. Several verbal amendments
we're made to the bill, Oh motion Of Mr.
Van Buren, The bill wa. then report
F.! ed TO he Senate Some further amend.
meDts were sd., III It's details 1T the
suggestion OF Messrs. Eaton, Mills, Van
Boren, anu Smi.h. Upon fixing tho
time of delivery OF the votes at che seat
Of government, some debate took place
between Aiess,s. Mills, biscun. Van
Barren, Lowrie, W 'iiiams, and King, Of
Alabama. The first W, dnesday Of ia.
nusry was eventually hxeo as the time.
The several amendments were then ~
greed 20, by the Sensse. Mr.. Macon
objected to the general principles of
the bill, on the ground hat IT was NOT
necessary, and would, ss he thought,
have tendency to create the very diff
fcultiss 1t proposed to rsmedy-he
thought, too. tha, Congress had no pow.
er to legislste on the subject. Messrs.
Holmes. OF Maine, END Van Buren,, re.
Piled to the objections advanced by Mr..
Macon. The bill IVES then passed to
be eDgrossed and read the third time.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of Executive business
and, Immediately sffer adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The Speaker laid before the Hsuse
q memorial of John Ross. George Low.
roy. Major Ridge. and Elijah Hicks,
Delegates from the Cherokee Nation
OF Indians, representing the unwilling.
ness Of the Cherokees 10 abandon the
territory upon which they reside, de.
claring their determination to pursue,
pesceably, agriculture, manufactures,
and tho mechanic arts, and praying
that the General Government will pro.
tect their rights; which was received.
and ordered to be printed.
The Speaker also laid before The
House memorial signed BY Thomas
Law, Walter Jones, and Elias B Cald-
we'll, a committee appointed at pub.
lie meeting Of the citizens Of Washing
ton, praying the attention Of Congress
10 tbe pecuDiary embarrassment Of the
country and the establishment of M.
tionai paper currency, as best cslcula..
ted to remedy the evil; which was,
on motion of Mr.. TrimbIe. referred
to the Committee Of ways and means,
and ordered to be p,in,ed.
On motion of Mr.. G.:rley, il was
ReyoiUee, That the committee on
tho puohc lands be instructed to iDaoire
into the expediency OF reiinquishing to
the parish Of West Baton Rouge, in
Louisians, the title of the L. States to
g tract Of land containing about eight
acres fronting on The Mississippi, for the
purpose Of making spo keeping in re.
pair levee OH said LAND.
Several bills from the Senate receiv.
ed their FIRST and second readings, and
and were committed 10 committees Of
the whole
THE VICE PRESIDENTS AcCouNra a
The report of the committee OF wsvs
and means on the claim OF Daniel ID.
Tompkins, which, on motion of Mr..
Cooke, was laid on the table day or
iwo ago, was sken up.
Mr.. T.. then moved 10 recommit the re.
port TO The Committee oil Ways and Means
with instructions TO report bill. This
motion he grounded on the fact, that to a.
gree to the repor! OF tn committee would
only leave the matter where il was be-
tore. he then proceeded 10 examine, in
detail, the report OF The committee, in
part OF which he said he cordially sc>
guessed. being willing TO make every
just, and even liberal allowance TO ibis in
dividuai and in other particulars OF which
be was OF opinion the government was not
bound 10 make 10 Gov. rompkins any IN
identification whatever. He specified the
sort Of allowances which be was disposed
10 make, and those 10 which be objected.
He concluded his observations by moving
the instructions to the committee of Ways
and Means, TO report a bill, viz:
LIST. TO authorize an allowance Of in
terest on all moneys advanced by Daniel
D. Tompkin: on account of the United
States, from the time Of making the ad.