The New Hampshire Gazette

EIGHTH CONGRESS.

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Mr. Thomas from the committee on the subject of the Post-Office and post-roads, reported a bill "further to alter and establish certain post roads and for other purposes," which was read a second time and made the order of the day for Thursday next.

The House took up Dr. Leib's motion for the appointment of a committee to bring in a bill to prohibit the appointment of Judges of the United States to all other offices, and agreed to it.--Ayes 67.

On motion of Mr. Nicholson, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Smith of N. Y. in the chair--on the report of the committee appointed to enquire into the expediency of amending the several acts providing for the sale of the public lands of the United States.

The following resolution was before the committee of the whole on a former day:

"Resolved, That the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General for the time being, be authorized to receive propositions of compromise and settlement from the several companies, or persons claiming public lands in the territory of the U. States, lying south of the state of Tennessee, and west of the state of Georgia; and finally to adjust and settle the same in such manner as in their opinion, will conduce to the interest of the United States." An amendment limiting the powers of the commissioners to the limits prescribed by the convention between the United States and Georgia, had been adopted in the committee of the whole.

This resolution occasioned a desultory debate, and a number of intermediate questions, but the house adjourned without a decision.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8.

Mr. John C. Smith from the committee of Claims, presented a bill for the relief of certain Military pensioners in the state of South Carolina--Referred to a committee of the whole on Friday.

A representation of Duncan M'Farland, accompanied with sundry documents complaining of the undue election of Samuel D. Purviance, was presented, and referred to the committee of Elections.

A message was received from the Senate stating that they had receded from their third amendment to the bill making military appropriations, which allowed a certain sum for the postage of letters sent from and received by certain officers of the War department--and they had resolved that the bill "for the better direction of the collectors of the respective ports of the United States in granting to seamen certificates of citizenship." should not pass.

The House resumed the consideration of the resolution reported by the committee of the whole, submitting to the final decision of commissioners the claims for lands ceded by Georgia to the United States ;--and after debate which occupied the whole day, adjourned without coming to any decision.

Thursday Feb. 9.

Mr. Thomas laid on the table the following resolution.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to join with such committee as the Senate may appoint on their part to consider and report, what business is necessary to be done by Congress in the present session, and when it may be expedient to close the same.

A message was received from the Senate informing the House that they had receded from their first amendment to the bill entitled an act giving effect to the laws of the United States within the territories ceded to the U. States by the treaty of the 30th of April 1803. between the United States and the French Republic ; and for other purposes, so far as to agree to the modification and amendment proposed by the joint committee of conference ; but that they disagree to the further amendment proposed by the House, extending the right of registering vessels to all the inhabitants of Louisiana on the 30th April last.

The House resumed the consideration of the resolves reported from the committee of the whole to whom was referred the report of a select committee appointed to enquire into the expediency of amending the several acts providing for the sale of the public lands of the United States.

The first resolution being read, a motion was made to amend it, but failed, and the house adjourned.

Friday, Feb. 10.

The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday.

On the resolution (above stated) a long and interesting debate ensued on the circumstances attending the Yazoo speculation, and the consequences likely to ensue from the entire disallowance or compromise of the claims of individuals for compensation for lands purchased under the several acts of Georgia, and ceded to the United States ; when about six o'clock the question was taken by yeas and nays on the following resolution, and carried in the affirmative--Yeas 69--Nays 56.

Resolved, That the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General for the time being, be authorized to receive propositions of compromise and settlement from the several companies or persons claiming public lands in the territory of the United States lying south of the state of Tennessee, and west of the state of Georgia ; and finally to adjust and settle the same in such manner, as in their opinion, will conduce to the interests of the United States : Provided, that in such settlement, the said commissioners shall not exceed the limits prescribed by the convention with the state of Georgia.

After motions to adjourn and postpone the subject, were made and lost ; and the proposition of an amendment of Mr. J. Randolph, so to modify the resolution as to inhibit all compensation for lands purchased under the act of Georgia of 1795, was declared not in order, the following resolution was carried :

Resolved, That the time limited by law for filing claims in the office of the Secretary of State, ought to be extended to the first day of May next.

A motion was then made to refer the two resolutions to a select committee to bring in a bill, which was superseded by an adjournment until Monday.