Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-28

we'd the following reioive.
Fetslved, That a committee be sp-
pointed 10 erqaire, ty what means, TIE
value or amount OF property taken from
citizens Of The United States by tie
French during the lase war 10 Europe,
can he heii aicertaioed, and the ieyeTsl
forts OF captures diitinguiihed and clafsd,
and report their opinon thereon TO this
Houie, to the end that inde.nnineatlcn
may be made.
MIR. Mitchellthen-sid, that he did not
prels an ialant deeiiop upon il bu; WITH
ed it TO lie day or two on the table tor
confederation.
Mi. Randolph from the committee OF
Ways and Means, reported it as their O
pinion thar no alterations are neceaary in
the att supplementary 10 the act laying
direct TAX.
The report is accompanied by letter
from the chairman OF the committee OF
WAYS and Means TO the Secretary OF the
Trcafury, and his an{wer.
Referred to a committee Of the whole
houfe on Monday next.
The committee to whom was referred
bill from the Senate, and iundry reioln'i-
ons respecting the erection Of monuments,
reported that it would not be expedlent
a, this tire TO make pToyiaon for the G
retiicn Of any other monuments betdes
thofe contemplated by reioiusions OF the
old Copgreis and accordingly reported
amendments, making proyihon for the e
rsaion OF monuments TO generals Warren,
Mercer, Nath, and De Cable, il addition
10 rhoic directed to be erected ii the OIL
received from the Senate.
Referred 10 committee Of the whole
houle on Ihrfiday.
Mr. S. Smith from, the committee on 10
much oFthe PreGdent's meiiage as relates
TO American ieaaen left abroad, reported
bill, which was read twice and referred
10 committee of the whole IOule on
Tburfday next.
The Houie took up the report Of the
committee of the whole on the report Of
the leIeci committee O.. the alterations ne
csdary to be made in the military efab-
liihsnent.
TIE Houfe concurred in the two fri
REGULATIONS, and non concurrcd in the
third.
RE, f6e rejalutios, Jce 4ltxand,ia Ad.uey-
fJsr yTae/day lef.
On agreeing TO the report of the com
mittee in their disagreement to the 4ih
relola1ion, reipetting the allowance OF
clerk hire.
Mr.. Lsib expected himielf sgaina con.
curing.
Mr.. Varnum was ALTO agsina concur
ring, as it was absolutely uecefary that
each officer, Aated in the refclution
Naould have one clerk. The payment
for clerk hire had heretofore been paid
out Of the contingent fund. But it was
ihought BET to make a provition BY law.
MIR. Varnum oblerved that il the houie
fnould non concur, he would then move
70 add TO the refolution the following
wor4s- 80 no, exceeding f1ln fufHcient
for the hire of one clerk for each Off.
cer."
The qpefion was then taken on con-
currence ard lot, Ayes e.
Mr.. Varnum then moved his amend
ment.
MIR. GEifwold oppoled the amendment,
and was for limiting the appropriation to
iome fpeci5c fun, as he had hitherto been
ufual with regard to other executive Of
hcers.
Mr. Varnum's amendment was loft.
Mr.. Leib moved TO amend The reiolu-
ton, 20 that fun not exceeding in the
whole 1000 dolls. ihould be allowed for
clerk hire.
Carried, Ayes, Al, Noes 2S.
The refolutions were then referred to q
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