Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Mr.. Campbell, from the Committee
on Private Land Claims, to whom was
referred the bill from the Senate for the
relief of Celestin Moreau, Of Ohio, re-
ported the bill, without amendment;
and it was referred to committee Of
the whole.
Mr.. Campbell, from the same com.
mittee, to whom was referred bill
from the Senate confirming the claims
! Of the heirs of Nicholas Baudin. and
the heirs Of Joseph Chastang, to cer-
tain tracts of land, made report ad.
verse to the passage Of the bill which
was laid on the table.
Mr Cook. from the Committee on the
Public Lands, reported bill to define
the boundary line between the Edwards.
vile and Springfield Land Districts, in
the state of Illinois; which was twice
read and committed.
Mr.. Kent, from the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, made report
unfavorable to the petition of Johanna
Collins, praying for divorce, in which
the House concurred.
On motion of Mr.. Brent, it was
RssoIued That the Committee on the
Public Lands be instructed TO inquire
into the expediency of making provi.
sion, by law, for the confirmation Of
the land claims recommended for
confirmation by the report Of the Com.
missioners for the Western Land Dis.
trict of Louisiana, made upon the 3Oth
Dece mber, 1914, in virtue Of the seve>
raj acts Of Congress, passed upon the
10th March; 1912, eth February, 1918,
and the leth April. 1914; also,
Rssolvsd, That tho Committee
on the Public Lands be instructed to
inquire into the expediency Of empow-
ering the Register Of the Land Office at
Opslsusas, Louisiana, to make and
complete the report of certain land
claims which were entered under the
act Of 18th May, 1890, and which the
late Register had neglected to do, and
that reasonable compensation be al
lowed to the present Resigter for doing
Mr.. Rankin offered the following,
which lies one day, by q Rule OF the
House.
"ResoIosd, That the President Of the
United States be requested to inform
this House if tie line intended to con.
s,ituts the Western Boundary of the
Territory Of Arkansas, has been run in
conformity with, the provisions Of the
third section ofthe' act Of Congressl Of
Sd March, 1898. entitled. An act making
further appropriations for tho military
service Of the United States for the
year 1928, and for other purposes; and
If said line has not been run. that he
inform this House what instructions
have been gwen, or measures adopted,
in relation to the execution Of that pro-
vision Of the law, aud what causes have
prevented said limo from being rum"
On motioa of Mr.. Wickliffe, it was
Rssoloed, That the Message of the
President, of the ED January, 1928,
with tho accompanying documents, re.
fativs to the navigation Of the rivers O.
hio and Mississippi, be referred to a
select committee, with leave to report
by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Owen offered the following,
which lies onthe table one day of our Sc:
"ResOtvsd, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be directed state to this
Housa what practical construction has
been given by tho several Registers
and Receivers respectively, on the act
Of 1870, for the relief Of the purchaser
Of public lands, and the instructions
given them relative to said act, with
regard to fees OF compensation. and
whether, in his opioiop,. by q correct
construction, the fees or compensation
was adequate to the service, and wheth.
or, by the construction given 10 any
case, the compensation was greater than
was contemplated by law, and more
than, adequate to the service perform.
cd.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Georgia, gave no.
tice that, tomorrow, he should move
for leave to introduce bill on the sub.
jecs Of tho Georgia MllitiaClaims.
4 On motion of Mr.. JOS. johnson of Va.
it was
| ResolUsd, That the Committee on the
Post Office and Post roads be instruct.
cd to inquire into the expediency of es.
tablishIng post route from Hazen's
Store, ia the County Of Preston, in Vir.
GINA, to Smithfeld, on the Cumber-
land Road-and, also, Of disseminating
the present route from the abovemen.
toned store to Morgantown, 10 the
County of Monongslia.