Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-03


try. He thought. unless some change
was effected, more blood would be she'd
and rather than continue to shed blood,
it might be better to abapdon the west
ern settleme ute sltoge,ber.
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT..
Mr.. Floyed moved TO refer the fr.es'
81 90 Of the President of the Sd OF Janu.
ary last, relative to the Ordnance De-
par mept, to select committee. Hh's
report with ito volumnious documents,
had been laid before tho House at 90
late period of tho last session, that 1t
could not be sc,ed upon.
Mr.. Little moved to refer the sbbJect
to the Committee on the expenditures
of the War Department.
The question was then taken on MI.
Little's amend ment. Ayes, 67-Noes,
80.
The question Of reference to a select
committee was then put, and carried,
and the Comm ee was ordered to con
sist Of seven.
Ga motion o. Mr.. Hayden, it was
Resolved, That the committee on ju-
dietary be insnucte" to inquire 'ntoth
expediency OF explaining and ameud'ng
the third section of the act. entitled.
"An Act for providing compensation
for the marshals, clerks, attorneys, ju>
rors and witnesses, in the Courts OF The
United States, and to repeal certain
parts of the acts theron mentioned.
and for other purposes, SO far forth. as
the provisions thereof effect the com.
pen.ations of the clerks Of the Circuit
and District Courts of the U. States.
An act for the reliefof Jacob Babbltt,
was read third time, and passed.
An act for the relief of william
Bartlett and others, was read third
time, and passed.
An act to repea, in part an act, enti-
tied IAN act to lessen the compensation
Of Marshals, Clerks and Attornies, In
cases therein mentioned" WAS read
third time, and passed.
! An act concerning costs, in certain
cases, was read third time, and on the
question tnet u pass,
Mr.. Vance, of Ohio, made some OBJ
lection to the passage of the bill. Tie
thought this wasa law (if it should
ever become ons) TO aid individuals n
imposing upon the public, lie refer
red to an instance Of an imposter, who
went through the west, pretending to
hold rights, and extorting money from
weak individuals. who did not wish to
be dragged into court. The proposed
law would aid such men 40 those in their
impositfons. II was the true object Of
law to prevent litigation; but this bill
would have tendency to multiply it.
Mr.. Wright, of Ohio, also spoke n
gainst the bill in i.s present shape.
Matters Of COS, were matters of special
80 .dd;,;oosff 1900 ;nsna. ssttlad hy
this biz to patentees. He considered
that the tendency Of the bill was to ia.
crease suits, and this tendency was in
creased by the reduction Of the mini
mum from 100 to 80 dollars. lie saw
no goodreason FOR varying the existing
law on the subject. He corroborated
what his colleague had stated respcct-
ing the prsctice Of indivtduals who
swarmed in ohio, selling patent rights,
and pretended rights. He moved to
recommit thu bill, with instructions to
increase the minimum to 100 dollars.
The amend ment was adopted, & the
House ad joained.
IN SENATE. " Wednesday, Dec. 81 |
Mr. Van Bsuren, from the Commit.
tee on he Judiciary. reported the bill,
supplement Try to an act to relieve Ger.
tain person from prison. with the q.
nendment thereto, as adopted by the |
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. KnigH submitted q resolution,
instructing he Committee on the Post
Office and Pit Roads to inquire into
the expedieDy Of providing by law for
an additiona compensation to Post.
masters for q mping shipletters, which
was read, ard laid over for considera.
ton.
The bill frm the other House, for
the relief Of Thomas w. Bacot, Post.
master at Chrleston, S C.. was read
the third TIM and passed.
The resolto IONS proposed some days
since, by MI Eaton. respecting the e.
lection of Se officers Of the Senate,
were taken 4 for consideration. The
first resolutib. which provides for fill
ing. by ballepfths Senate, such of the
Office as mai hereafter become vacant
was agreed The second, which pro
vides for tbs biennial election of the
Secretary othe Senate, Sergeapt.at.
Arms, aud Ierkseper, Assistant Door.
keeper. togeker with the principal and
sngrossihg Nerks, gave rise 70 some