Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-09
Eighteenth Congress.
IN SENATE. March 4.

a resolution of the Senate, passed in Do
cember last, reported bill "in add.
ton 10 the act respecting the election
of President aud Vice President" The
bill was read twice.
Mr.. Lloyd, Of Mass. sub United . re.
solution, requesting of tho President OF
the United States copies Of the instruc-
lions given to our several Ministers to
France, 10 relation to spoilations eom-
United by tho vessels of that patton
previous to the year 1900, and any IN,
formation which it may be proper to
communicate 10 relation to those spoil
atoms. The resolution was read and
laid over for consideration.
Mr.. Williams presented memorial
of tho Legislature of the state OF Mis-
sissippi, respecting the extinguishment
Of Indian titles to lands within that
state. Referred to the committee on
lndisu Affairs.
On motion Of Mr.. King. Of N York.
the Senate proceeded to the considers.
ton Of executive business, and, after
some time spent therein, the doors were
opened; when.
The report of tho committee of
claims, adverse tn the petition of Sarah
Easion and Dorothy Storer, was taken
up for confederation, Mr.. Smith in the
chair. These petitioners, daughters Of
the late Col. Robert II. Harrison. pray
that they may receive the Communication
for half pay, aud the bounty land, pro.
vided by Congress for the officers and
soldiers Of the Revolutionary army. to
which they think they are entitled in
virtue of the services rendered by their
father, as Aid de-camp and principal
Secretary to Gen. Washington, from
l775 to 1881 at which time Con. H. re-
tired from the army, on furlough, in
consequence of tho bad state of his
health, which no never afterwards re-
covered, and died in 1890. The com.
mittee report against the claim, on the
grounds that there 10 not sufficient evi.
dencs that General Harrison retired
from the army, on turlough; or that
his case could be brought within the
acts allowing the Communication and
bounty-fhat his accounts with the 60.
vernmsnt do not appear to have been
regularly settlsd--.hat It is not found
ths. he himself ever made any claim for
half pay, or bounty land, and that they
cannot perceive any good reason why
tho prayer Of the petitioners should be
granted.
Dir. Lloyd, of Maryland, opposed tho
report of the committee, and moved to
reverse il. Messrs. Barbour and John.
son, of Louisiana, advocated that mo.
ton, and Messrs. Bell, Chandler, Tay-
Ior, of Va. and Ruggles, opposed it.
Without taking the question,
The senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Gazlay, from the commit,ee to
whom was referred the memorial Of
Dr.. James Smith, on Vaccination, made
a report on that subject, accompanied
by bill Ito encourage Vaccination"
(which provides for the appointment,
by the President Of the U. States, Of
a Central Agent, with subordinate A.
gents 10 each state and territory, for
the conservation and distribution Of
vaccine matter; all distribution Of small
pox matter 10 made penal, all persons
applying for vaccine matter to be sup.
piled with packet, for one dollar, suf.
ficient to vaccinate five families; (which
was twice read and committed.
o. motion Of Mr.. Cooke, it was
Rssolssd. That q committee be ap.
pointed to inquire what number Of pub.
lie lots in the City Of Washington have
been sold by the agents of the United
States, when cold, by whom, to whom,
and for what price; what part Of the
purchase money has been paid; She a.
mount due; and wnen payable; wheth.
er the debts are well secured, l. wheth.
er all the money received has been sp.
piled to the objects authorised by any
existing law; how much thereof has
been paid into the Treasury; and what
disposition has been u.sde Of the money
placed in the hands of tho late Super.
intsndent of the City for Disbursement,
and that said committee have power to
send for persons and papers.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
The House then resolved itself into .
committee of the whole Oh the bill to a.
mend the several acts laying duties on
imports-the discussion Of which oceu-
pied tho House until the hour Of ad.
Journment.
IN SENATE....M March 8.
The resolution submitted yesterday
by Mr.. Lloyd, of Mass. was again read.