Mr. Fearing, wishing that half the proceeds of the Western lands should be laid out on roads within the Territory, made a motion to that effect; lost—yeas 25.
The report of the select committee, without further amendment, was then agreed to, and a bill ordered in conformity thereto.
Wednesday, April 7.
An engrossed bill for the relief of Thomas K. Jones was read the third time, and passed.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of State, accompanying his report on the memorial of Fulwar Skipwith, referred to him by order of the House on the nineteenth of January last; which were read, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House on Friday next.
Mr. John C. Smith, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was recommitted, on the fifteenth ultimo, their report on the memorial of Paul Coulon, a French citizen, made a supplementary report thereon; which was read, and ordered to be referred to a Committee of the whole House to-day.
On motion it was Resolved, That a committee be appointed to examine and report the state of the office of the Clerk of this House.
Ordered, That Mr. Clay, Mr. Huger, and Mr. Southard, be appointed a committee pursuant to the said resolution.
Mr. Mitchill, from the committee to whom were referred, on the fifth instant, the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act for revising and amending the acts concerning naturalization," reported that the committee had had the said amendments under consideration, and directed him to report to the House their agreement to the same.