Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-11
Gongrs5 ofDs 1lniten states.
HOUSE OF sepRgssSTa7rss,,
Taetday Dseensrr s.
Various C. Committees chcIen

Committss 81 El.aiaz,.
MeRrs. Mil'ege, .Tenney, con,..:t, Den
MS, Hanna, Stanley, Ta!iase,o.
com.siree Of revyai and aajsayged tgf.
- usks.
MsG,s. Davenport, Craig and Alton,
Commifte TO prepare rules asa 0naers fo'
TIE Hoxts.
Meffrs. Coten, Smith. Gregg, Holmes,
Mat,oon, J.. Smith n. " Platter,
Moore.
com4iiHss Of Commerce ard Mazsfae-
Meffs. Sam. Smith, EaFis, Dana,
Mitchell, jones, Newton, Lownd~s.
Reiolved, lha, a. iisnding committee be
appointed, Whole daty il lhall be to take
into confederation all fuch Reports of the
Treafury Department, and all fuch propo-
!!sious relative TO the revenue as may be
referred to them by the houfe;, to enquire
into the fate OF the public deos; Of the
Eeven1. and the expenditures; ana 10 Re-
port from time to time their opinions
thereon.
Mr.. Randolph, Grifuold, Ifrac. Smith,
Baya;d, Smile, Read, Nichollon, Van
Ra&:llsar, ard D;ckion.
The credentials of Mr.. Hunter, men,
Ger from he Midiilippi Territory, were
referred 70 the committee Of elections as
ALTO to examine his title to feat in tbs
houfe.
The petition of john M'Donald, fat
Ing hat he had been at great expenie In
furniih:ng a library fof the Ut, OF Con
grefs, SC. and praying to DC appointed H.
brarian with fuch falary as might be tho's
proper, was referred to a committee ap-
pointed to confer with committee of the
Senate on the fabject of Books, Maps,
&c.
Apeti,ion was prelented by Mr.. d.
Wis, from fandry perfons in Kentucky,
praying for compensation for loaes fM.
tanned 10 the purchaie of certain lands,
Sc. Referred.
A aeGage was received fromthe Senate
informing tie hoaie that they had come 70
a refolution relative to the choice of two
Chaplains, of different denominations -
the one to be chofen by them, the other by
the houie, to change duties weekly. The
houft ccncurred.
MIR. Nicholfon offered a refolution, the
purpor: Of which was, to requelt the Sc
cre,sry Of the Trc2fury to lay before the
houle Gvt2ment Of the accounts o! limo
thS Pickering, Efq. late Secretary Of S.ne
M. Nichslion ohferyed that he COM
ceiyed this mesfure nece Garyj on account
of the clamor that had been raiied, the
publications ofvarious newspapers and the
agitation Of the public. He confdered it
as duty due to his conltituents to give
them conpleat fatisfattion on this fubjeet.
MIR. Nichoifon was one Of the committee
appointed to examine the accounts Of the
Treafurer, the laa leiion. He did not
think that committee authorized to attend
to any other thant he 1'realarer's accounts,
and the, mode Of keeping them. He hoped
for the reaians before mentioned, and for
the entire asisfattion of all, that rhe re-
folasicn would be adopted.
Mr.. Grifyold roie. He obterved that
he alto was a member OF that committee
that he differed much from the gentleman
la!t up, relative to the powers Of that CON-
mi,see: he believed that committee were
authorized to examine ell the accounts OF
the treaiury: that Mr.. Pickering's ac-
counts were examined, and that the vouch-
ers were alto examined, a certain bundle OF
papers excepted, which the committee
were informed were vouchers on particu-
lar account, bu. which the committee thot
i, TOO tedious to critically ;iuvefigate as
they were knowing to she appropriations.
MIR. Grifwold thought lthe argumen;
Of prei>nt alarm or pubic agitation futile,
as that Glamour had exiited previous to ths
inve!siga,:on Of the Icommit,ee a year
hnUe: that il was needieis to inyestigate
,hole accounts again and again! it wold
ctap!oy their whole tige. But he wiihed
particularly TO know the gen,leman's ed-
j;sa: isue,hiag appeared 70 be In view
which he could not underasa he Witiaet;
the gentleman fully to SF,ssid isis f.
i.r..G. conceived that it cid not 1coms
w;thia the precinct Of the duties of the