Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-16
IN SENATE. =. March IL.

Mr.. Johnson, OF Louisiana, submit.
ted the following resolutiun, which was
read, and laid over for cons derstion:
"RsSolued, That the Committee on
oAval affairs De instructed to inquire
into the expediency Of establishing a
naval depot q, Pensacola, or at such
place, as would, in their opinion, be
most advantageous 20 the U. States"
The bill regulating the Transports
ton of gold and silver bullion, specie,
aud Jewels, and carrying Of Passengers,
and to proh;bn the receipt OF merchan.
disc, in the public vessels ofthe United
States "the bill ito define the 0ouDda.
nv lines between the Edwsrdsvile and
Springfield Land Districts, in the state
OF Illinois /" the bill ''for the benefit of
Alfred Moore, and Sterling Orgain; "
and the bill ''for the relief Of Sarah We
nable, and Jane Morgan" were sever.
ally read The third time, and passed.
Mr. Brown, from the select commits
tee on roads and canals, reported the
bill from the House OF Representatives,
'for making the necessary surveys for
roads and canals, without amendment.
Mr.. Van Buren,, from the committee
on the judiciary, to whom was referred
two resolu,ions upon the expectancy Of
amending The Judiciary system Of the
States, reported two bills on the sub
iect; one Of which provides, that no law
oi aoy OF the States shall DO rendered
lnyald, without the concurrence of at
least FIVE Judges of the Supreme
Court: their opinions to be separately
expressed. The other bill provides.
that there shall be two terms OF the
Supreme Court. held, annually, in the
City of Washington; that the United
States shall be divided into ten Circuit
Districts; the Judges OF Inc Sopreme
Court to be relieved from the DUTY Of
attending the Circdit Cour,s. those
Courts to be held BY the present DIE
trio, Judges. These bills were sever
ally read, ssd passed to a second read
Ing,
Mr.. Holmes, Of Maine, submitted for
consideration, = resolution, instructInS
the committee on the judiciary to in
auire into the expectancy of providing,
by law, for the commencement OF the
next session OF Congress, at an earlier
day than the first Monday of December
next. The resolution was read and
laid over for consideration.
The Senate mir. Johnson, Of Louisi.
ana, in the chsir,) then resumed the
consideration of the bill repUrted by
the committee on pensions "for the re.
lief Of Dean Weymouth In storming
n battery at the battle of Bridgewater.
this petitioner, then under tho com.
rnand of Col. Miller, of the 2lst regt.
of Infantry, received several severe
wounds, which disabled him from pro-
curing his subsistence by manual labor;
and ore OF which, being through his
right knee, required that his leg should
be amputated. He il poor, and has a
wife and child. lie now receives q PEN
sion OF eight dollars . u,onth from the
United states. and prays that it may be
increased to fifteen dollars per month.
The bill proposes thus to increase his
pension.
Nc. Chandler said, that, in order to
prevent all future misunderstanding, in
case the bill Should pass, Of the seasons
for granting this pension, he wished to
amend the bill by inserting in it the
words-''in consideration Of his nume.
rous aud severe wounds, received at tho
battle Of Bridgewates." This amend.
ment was agreed to. The bill was then
reported to the Senate, and passed to
be engrosssd and read the third time
Yeas FL, Nays l6.
The bill reported by tho committee
on public lands, "to provide for the ex-
tinguishment Of the debt due to the u
nited States, by the purchasers of pub.
lie lands," was then taken up for con.
sideration, in committee of the whole.
Mr.. King. Of Alabama, explained the
views which induced the committee to
report this bill--Messrs. Ruggles and
King of New York, made some o0ser.
Vations in relation to it: and, on the
motion of the latter gentleman, IL was
ordered to lie OH the table.
The Senate then adjourned.