Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-13
Mr.. Lloyd, of Maryland, presepssd

the petition of - Davis. Referred
10 the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Johnson, Of Louisiana, called up.
the petition of Francis Earche, free
man ofcolor, which was,on Mr.. Us mo
ton, referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr.. Barton, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported unfavorably on
the petition of George De Passu; which
report was read.
a communication from the War De-
partment, accompanied by copies Of the
Army Register for the year 1924, was
received and read.
Tho reso LUTON submitted on Tuesday
last, by Mr.. johnson of Kentucky. in.
structing an inquiry "into the expedi-
ency Of providing, by law, for the dis
'tribution of the Public Documents,
Journals, Reports, and Laws Of Con.
gress, annually, to .he several incorpo.
rated Libraries within the United
States" was again read for considers.
tion.
After some suggestions ob the sub.
ject, from MIR. Lloyd, Of Massachusetts.
Nj. Lowrie, and Mr.. Holmes, of Me.
Mr.. johnson consented to modify his
proposition, 60 as to make general in.
quiry into the expedienoy of further
distribution of public documents; and,
in this shape it was agreed to.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. johnson, Of Louisiana, directing an
inquiry into the expediency of revising
aud amending the act of Congress, cd.
titled An act further to establish the
compensation Of officers Of the GUS
toms, and to alter certain collection
districts, and for other purposes" pass.
ed 9TH May, 1922, was again read for
consideration,
The resolution was agreed to.
The following resolution, offered yes
terday by MIR. Barbour, was again read
for consideration.
Resolved, That the President Of the
United States be requested to lay be-
fore tho Senate, (if, in his opinion. it
can be done without injury to the pub.
lie interest,) such Information as will
shew the state of the relations between
Spain and the United States, from the
ratification of the Florida treaty, up to
tho present time, and the effect produ-
ced on those relations, by the United
States having established diplomatic
intercourse with the governments OF
| South and North America"
Mr.. Barbour stated, in few words,
the reasons that induced him to offer
this resolution; and it was then agreed
TO.
The bill from the other House, for
the relief of William Bartlett, John
Stearns, and others, was read the third
time, and passed.
Mr.. Benton, from the Select Com
mittee to whom was referred the seve.
raj resolutions proposing amendments
to the Constitution, in regard to the Q.
lection of President and Vice President
reported. the. 6at ia, xsISa ordered to be
I printed.
"Resolvsd, &c. That the following
amendment to the Constitution of tho
U. States be proposed to the Legisla.
lures ofthe several States; which, whom
ratified by three-fourths Of the States,
shall be part of the said Constitution:
"For the purpose Of choosing Repre-
sentatives in the Congress of the Uni.
ted States, each State shall, by its LIE.
| gislature, be divided into number of
districts, equal to the number of Re-
prese ntatives to which such state may
be entitled. These districts shall be
formed of contiguous territory and
contain, as nearly as may be, All equal
number of persons entitled by the Con,
stitulion 20 be represented ia each of
these districts, the persons qualified to
vote for tho most numerous branch of
the state legislature, shall choose one
representative.
"For the purpose of choosing cleo.
tors of President and Vice President Of
the United States, each state shall, by
it's legislature, be divided into mum.
Der Of districts, equal to the whole num-
Der of Senators and Representatives to
which such state may be entitled IN the
Congress Of the United States; which
districts shall be formed Of contiguous
territory, and contain, as nearly as t. ay
be, an equal number Of persona entitled
by the Constitution to be represented.
| The persons qualified to vote for the
mott numerous branch Of the state L..
gisfature, in each of these districts,
shall choose one elector.
'The electors, when convened on the
day and at the place prescribed by law,
for the purpose of voting for President