Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-31

IN January %.
When the Senate came to order the
Vice President stated that . melancholy
event which had occurred sines--the
session yesterday, (the death Of . rela.
tive Of his family,) would prevent his
attendance this day--and Mr. Gail.ard
was called to the chair.
MIR. Noble presented the petition OF.
George Sutton, and others, foreigners,
stating their intention to,bscome c'ti'
zens Of the United States, and praying,
for certain reasons, thst their naturai.
~ization may be accelleratsd--Re erred
to the Committee on the Judiei."y.
Mr., Parrot presented the petition
of the President and directors of
the Washington and Alexandris Turn
pike Company, praying an altera'
ton in their act of iDcorporation-Re-
-ferred TO tho Committee On the District
of Columbia.
Mr.. Findlay presented. the petition
of sundry persons, praying an increase
Of duties on certain imported articles,
Of which they are manufacturers-Re.
ferred to the COMMITTEE on Commerce
and Manufacturer.
The bill, introduced on leave granted
Yesterday, ior tho gradual supply OF
osonon, bombs, g. how,tzers, for the for.
tTfcations, was read the second time,
and referred to tho Committee on Mi-
litary Affair.".
The bill Cor the relief of Hanson Kel.
", was taken up, Is in committee OF the
whole, reported to the Senate with a.
mendment. and passed to DO engrossed
and read tho third time.
The Senate then proceeded, a. In
Com ,nittes of the Whole, to consider
the bill the better to secure the accooa-
liability Of public officers. Mr.. Holms:
of Maine, stated the object Of tho bill,
in detail--and, on motion of Mr.. Par
rot, it was postponed, and made the Or
der Of tho day for Monday next.
The bill for the final adjustment OF
land claims in the State Of Missouri,
and Territory Of Arkansas, derived
from the governments Of France and
Spain, had its third reading. On the
question Of passing the bill, Mr.. LOVE-
rio called for the Yeas and Nays, which
were AZ follows: Yeas 2l--Nays IL.
So the bill passed, and was Q u to
tho other House.
The bill to authorize tho President
g o. m SnS 991' FsSSad from Fort St. Philip.
on the River Mississippi to the English
Turn, AZ an auxiliary to the defence Ut
New Orleans, was taken up for consi.
deratiou. A considerable debate took
place. in which Messrs. Chandler, Jack.
son, Johnson. Of Lou. King, Of n York.
Holmes, Of Maine, Smith, Mile, Ma
Jon, Benton, and Brown, engagsd.-
The bill was supported, on the ground
that the road contemplated ID absolute-
ly necessary to render Fort st. Philip
useful. % q means Of defence. that for
LITIGATION being at present, accessible
oply by water, which mode Of commu.
nicstion 10 found extremely ineonveni.
ont for tho transportation ofcannon aud
other munitions Of war, and renders
the garrison peculiarly defencslsss il
time OF war. 1t was also commended
that this bill, proposing the construc-
ton Of road for purposes purely and
solely military, does not come within
the purvisw Of constitutional power, on
the part Of Congress, to construct roads
and canals. On the other hand, it was
argued that, if the road were indeed for
military purposes exclusively, 1t should
be constructed by troops Of the United
States, or from the proceeds of tho pub.
Ito lands contiguous to it. without call.
ing for appropriations from the Trsa.
sury. The bill was objected to as i'm.
nediately involving the question upon
tho power Of Congress to make roads
-, in ito course, it was contem plated
to pass, for q considerable distance,
through lands belonging to individual
citizens of the State Of Louisiana; and
i. was thought best by some members
that the consideration OF it should be
postponed until the question OF consti.
tutional power should, in some shspe,
be decided. The bill was finally laid
upon the table. .
The bill for the relief Of the Merchants
Bank Of Newport, X. l.; the bill To- con.
firm the title Of Nicholas Baudin and Jo-
seph Chastang to a certain tract Of land;
and the bill for the reliet Of Samuel Whar-
ton; were severally taken UP IN commits
tee of the whole, reported 10 the Senate
without amendment. and passed to a third
reading. The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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