Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-02

the settlement ofiand claims at 81. Helena Count
House, IN Louisiana, with amendment.
Mr. Lloyd, of Maryland, presented the petition Of
Benjamin w. Bassett, praying compensation for
work done for the accommodation of the Court
Referred to the Committee the District of Coiuu,
bia.
The bill from the other House, making appropria-
ftofs for the year 1924, twice read and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
The bill from the other House, sancfoni,g and
confirming certain acts Of the territorial lee stature
Of Florida; was read, and passed to a second read.
, ing.
| The unfinished business Of yesterday, being the
consideration of the Report of the Judiciary Com.
mttee, adverse to the petition of Ebcnezer Oliver
and others, of Boston, was taken up and postponed
till Thursday next.
MIR. Noble, from the Committee on Pensions.
moved that the Committee be discharged from the fur
Their consideration of the petition of Cornelius Hew-
lson mis- petitioner prays the allowance of PEN
sion IN consequence of wounds received by fall on
the ice, while engaged in the TRANSFORMATION of TO-
rage for the United States troops by whics as he
states, he has been disabled from labourng for his
support. The Committee was accordingly discha-c-
| ed
| MIR. King, of Alabama, from the Committee or
Public Lands, submitted report on the petition OF
the heirs of Don Harpin De la Gautrais, accompa-
MED by a bill for their relief The bill was read,
| aud passed to Il second reading.
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr.. Bar
ton requesting information from the President Of
the United States, in relation to the measures that
have been taken to lay before the Senate the orig
nails or copies of contracts for surveying public lands
i'll Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas, was again read
and agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Van Buren, the Senate proceed-
cd, as IN committee of the whole, MIR. Gaillard in
the chair, to consider the bill authorizing letters Pc
tent TO De issued TO Samuel Broun This bill cane
from the other House, and was reported by the Jul
dietary Committee of the Senate, without amend
ment. 1t authorizes patent to be issued to Samu-
Ell Brown, for certain valuable invention in which
several Americans are ntere> ted withhim but which
cannot be patented, except by special act in con-
sequence of the inventor not having resided in this
country the requisite number of years. Mr.. Vau
Buren, stated the grounds upon which the bill was
founded. 1t was then reported TO the Senate with
| out amendment, and passed to a third reading.
| On motion of Mr.. Noble, the Senate then pro.
ceeded to the consideration of Executive business
and, after the doors were opened.
The bill suppiementaryto i" I'm act TO perfect GER
tam locations and sales Of the public land in Mis,ou-
RI passed April 26, 1922 and the bill 10 repecl in
part an act entitled" An act TO lessen the con,pe.,-
sdtion for aTstals, clerks and attorneys IL, e co.
ses therein mentioned" were severally taken up i'll
committee of the whole reported the Senate, aud
passed to third reading.
| The Senate then resumed the consideration of the
bill TO abolish Imprisonment for debt. After some
remarks on the subject from Messrs, Lloyd of Mas
sachusetts, Barbour, and Johnson, of Kentucky the
further consideration of it ,.as postponed till tor
morrow
| The Senate adjourned till Tomorrow.