Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-24
T,rsjIay, December IL.

.,,.,r;., and manufactures, preiented a bii,
r.,,,ire to duty On drawbacks, Sc. was
,yi.. read and made the order OF the day
r. I.2ary 1. The uiusi ncnosr 70 be
r:in,el.
! Dill FOR granting to TIE rnem',sr land
,a.c.: memo,rs} from the Mlhdippi
rr.rory, the privilege OF iranking; and
.. crsniing the a!aal pay as a member OF
gongrels, travelling expences, &c.
he houle reioived is!e.t into com
,,;,,se of the whole on the tate OF the
.a.on.
Gen. S. Smith offered the following re-
i,,u:;on: Refolved that it is expedien;
70 fix the peace establishment of the U.
States.
Mr.. Randolph wifhed the refolution
Dotp ned till documents ihould be reces.-
"a from the Secretary at War.
Doa. Euttis wiihed to know the pre-
fsnr tate of the efabl;ihmsnt.
Mr. Davis wiihed the report of the
secretary of War, before the iubjett was
asted on.
Mr.. Gr.iwolI tho't the refolu,ion idle,
Qnlels referred 70 telett committee. Hc
w!Asd TO defer the matter ill they
.aoa!d Zee the documents that accomPani
Cd ,he Preddent's mefiase.
Mr.. Gregg hoped the committee would
not rife. lie held in his hand three re
solutions, which he wi!hed TO offer. Tht
irf relative to the militia, the fscond, re
la.;ye 10 milirary itcres, the third 10 tt.
Qualifications of harsors, sc.
Gen. Smith hoI ed the committee wouli
70; -ile the iooncr ,h-ie lubJetts wers
.ettlcd, the better would the committee
OF WAYS and means be anle to complete
their bill making appropriations tor ths
year 1902.
Committee retuied to rife.
MIR. Gregg's refcluGons under conf
dcration.
The frh refolution went to dividing
the Militia into two d,ttinSt claiIes.
Mr.. Davis objected TO tina, part Of thc
yelolution relative 10 dittind cianes.
Mr.. Bayard agreed with the gentle
ran from Kentucky; he did not thinA
The minds of the committee prepared for a
d.lcuiIon it was a fubjett OF which he
knew but lutte; he ,ho't it would be
better TO refer it to ieiett COMMITTEES
compo.td Of military characters.
The propofed amendment of frikina
CUT that part of the reioiurion relative e
the dividing the militia into d,itlntl olaf
lcs, was agreed to: and che main relolpti
on adopted.
The fecond refclution, to enquire whe.
Their any and what additions are neeehaz,
10 the military torres, wa. carried.
The third reiolc,icn, TO enquire whe.
Their any and what amendments are ne.
cenIa,y in the laws relative to fortihcati.
cns of harhors Sc. was carriei.
The committee of the whole the:
roie.
The houfe took up the reiolutions O
the committee OF tie wacle. The t..
was carried.
Mr.. Grifxold thought it would be.
difrefpetiful and improper, to act on ali
feccnd refolution, before the pubhcatio:
OF the Preiident's documents on the ino
jea.
Pofponed till Monday.
MIR. Griiwold tho, the third reiolution
in the fame ti,uation with the !econd. Al.
70 poitnoned Till Monday.
Mr.. Randolph offered restitution, d;.
re>tms the iecretary Of war to lay besoI.
the houis Ss,encn, OF the ti.uation o
thc poits, garrifons, DC. and Of the NET
r,laitite. Referred to ieleet commit.
zee.
The b;.lenti,'irg the delegate from, b:
a.,::-i..isE;pPi territory TO the Priviledsc,oI
ia s:ag. &c. was read third t!.ae
I'D forwarded to the icnate for conca5-
renee. -
\ mea.se was received from the Sen.
&C, CONTAINING !crdry documents she
u 5m,nr> wsie relsage TO the Bar5arv
: : IS, tie Genius ef 1ennsI c, .ette,
iram II 'HImFasies, dated Oc; ser. Sc,
i c;'es tyom she secretary OF The Navy
20 commodore Dale, it,ser from ccrs.o
-s,e Due aad iias,tei5sa; Sierre, TO til,
ls,a,a.y OF sas Navy, ie,,er frun Il.