Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-20


having been robbed fome days before by
an American fchooner. The officers of
the Enterprise Immediately fearched the
whole veflel and crew, for the articles
mentioned and after Rrif examination
three of the men at length confefed the
fat. They were infantly put in irons
and are now on board the Bottom, TO be
tried. Thus you fee thar both ,Capt.
Sterret and Lieut.. Heath, 70 far from be-
ing in the leaf culpable made every excr-
ton TO detect and bring thefe villains to
the punilhment they 70 richly defsrse."
IN ADDRESS on The JagsR eft6e /" Re
portsf'a committee i tbe Hu/e Of Re-
5nientati1e,, BY Oliver WorcorT,
late Jeerstaygf the ts9/uy."
CONTINUED.
Sd. The expenses of the officers and
clerks, attached TO the feat Of government
for the removal of themfslves ana families
from philadelphia to Warrington, and "a
mounting, as is fated, to the fun OF
32,372 dolls. 81 cents, the committee are
of opinion " was drawn from the trealury
ana expended wilhous any legal authori-
~"
The al aaablilhing the temporary and
permanent feat of the government of the
United States, was paH.d Oh the 10Th OF
July, 1898, at which time congref, and
tie public officers were convened IT. N.
Y. The act directed that prior to the hrf
Monday in December, 1890, all ,he Of
ices ihoald be removed to Philadelphia,
7v6ere they. qvsre .djreded to remaiu mil
the fri Mandy in December, 1850. No
pr0suijfou zvas made far dsfraying any es-
pence, mcidsnf 10 the rsmoVal from Nezv-
York IL PHILADELPHIA.
The fiction directing the removal from
Philadelphia to Warrington, and upon
which the committee have founded their
opinion, is expscf:l in the following
words
{" That on the iaid frf- Monday in
December, III the year 1900, the feat of
government of the United States, fhall,
by virtue of this ad, be transferred TO the
d!alia and place aforelaid and all off.
ces, attached to the Ja,d feat e( g0Ve,u.
meuf, ihall accordingly be removed thereto,
by t6ei, rgpszive bidders, and lhall after
the fad day, ceafe TO be exercifed elle-
where; and that the aecs0ay expeste q
Jueb rem5val, fhall be d5rayed out of the
duties on inpots and tonnage, OF which
a JuEceut Jun is bereby appropriated.
IaMarch 1891, AFTER the removal from
New. York to Philadelphia, congrefs, by
fpecial {" law, directed that there be
allowed 70 the clerks, employed in the
leeeral Offices, attached to the feat Of 60
vernalent, in addition to their REFLECTIVE
falaries, their reafonable aud neceaary
expences, incurred by the removal of con-
grels, from the city of New York to the
city of Philaielph ia.'
During the fame feGons, a temporary
addition was made to the ialarles OF the
attorney general, comptroller, afifant ie.
cressry OF the treafury, auditor and regif-
ter, which was fnficient to cover the ex-
pences of the removal.
On the 18th Of April, 1900, congrels
by law, authorized the preGdeat to direct
the various Offices TO be removed to Wah-
ington, at any time after The end T The
then /eJFoa, and before the time appoint
ed, jor /ueb removaA, By The az Of 5uh
9th, 1890.
By the fame act of April, 1900, fun
not exceeding fifteen thoufand dollars,
was appropriated for providing furniture
for the houie allotted for the PRECEDENT Of
the United States fun not exceeding
nine thouiand dollars for furniture for the
Capitol, and for the removal of the records
and pap-rs of the two Houfes Of Cougrefs;
= fun GOT exceeding ten thou(and dollars
for making foot ways, for the greater
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