Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-20

OF the Oe0fgia ctaItfoi u'aoe
report thereupon, Recommending an
a appropriation Gn blank.) tor The
purpose of extinguishipg the lnd'.
an title to territory within the limits OF
Georgia. The report was read
Mr.. F. moved to refer the report to
a committee Of the whole on the state
of the Union.
To this reference, Mr.. Allen. Of Mas.
objected, as giving to this SUBJECT an
undue preference over other bust.
ness earlier introduced into the House.
In rep.y to this objection, Mr.. For.
syth said, among other things, that, II
gentlemen had exsmined tie documents
connected with this report, they would
have seen that state of irritation ex.
lists, which requires TO be allayeo. or It
would require something stronger than
resolutions Of this House 10 allay II.
l.r. Little supported the reference
to q mmittee OF The whole on the slate
of The Union, as being most proper for
a sublec which might be considered as
Of naiionaI magnitude, &c.
Mr.. Allen said his reason for object.
ing to this reference was, that he was
unwilling that the elaine Of individuais,
which have been long pending 10 this
House and were now in an advanced
sta. e, shonI0 be postponed n order TO
take up u claim when has been bat re.
Gently introduced into the House. aud
on which, until this morning report
hau not been made. The presen, SEES.
zion he thought, wa now too far ad.
sanced to 60 into an investigation Of this
new matter.
The question was tbeD taken Oh MIR.
Forsyth's motion for reference, and
decided in the ffirmatiGe-62 votes to
to IS.
Mr.. Floyd, Of Virginia, from the com
mi.,ee appointed to inquire into the ex.
pediency Of occupying the mouth OF the
Columbia River, made . further report
on that subject, which was ordered to
lie on the table.
The resolution yesterday offered by
Mr.. Floyd. respecting transportation
of private property in national vessels.
purchases OF naval stores abroad, SC.
was taken up and agreed to mem. con.
90 ion of Mr.. Call it Was
RsSolued, That the committee Of
way. and meaus be instructed to in
quire into the expediency of allowing
compensation to Joseph NJ. White and
William Davidson, of Florida, for ser.
! vices rendered the United States in the
capacity of District Attorney and Mar.
shall Of the District of West Florida.
Mr.. Allen, of Msss. then called for
the consideration OF tho resolution pro
posed by him, for fixing day for the
adjournment of Congress; and, on hts
motion, the question of considsra alton
of this proposition was taken by yeas
and nays. The vote srood az follows:
For considering il 100
Against considering it 100
The House being equally divided on
the question, the Speaker voted there.
upon, in the negative.
SO the House refused now to consi-
der the said resolutions.
The Speaker laid before the House
. Letter from the Secretary Of the Ma
W, of the number of nor. con- missioned
officers and privates of the Marine
Corps, and where stationed, also, . re-
port of tho amount paid the 1t. Col. of
said corps for the past year, his month.
ly pay and emolumeDts Of Office, which
was read and ordered to lie on the ia.
Bile
Mr.. Randolph moved-aud there was
no occasion, he presumed, for him to
Indicate the grounds Of that motion.
that, when the II ouse adjourns, it shalI
adjourn to meet on Saturday next. On
this question Mr.. Tod asksd for the
Yeas and Nays. but the House refused
to order them The question WAS then
taken on Dir. RsndoIph's motion, and
decided in the negative, without di,i-
sion.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
The engrossed bill to amend the se-
versl acts for imposing duties on ion.
ports and tonnage, was then read
third time; and ,hequestion being stat.
ed-'ShaH this bill passs'
Mr.. Randolph, OF Virginia, rose, and
delivered speech Of nearly three hours.
in decided oppoaitioh to the bill. which
he concluded by a motion to postpone
indefinitely the further consideration
Of the bill
Mr.. Holcombe, of New jersey, fol.
lowed MIR. r on the opposite side of
the question, in a speech Of about an
hour.
And then the House adjourned.
IN SENATE. April l6.