Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-08
Proceedings Of Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIpAY. Dece mber S.

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FRIDAy. December S.
After the presentation OF VARIES petit
lions Of sprivase and local natare.,he or
der Of the day was called on the bl TO sus.
peud the non.,mporsa,ion acs Committee.
Of the whole: Mr.. Tenny in the hair.
Mr.. r. Randolph. While re select
committee were celebrating onthis bill,
two periods were mentioned wishwh'ch 70
ELL the blank X the first Of Juno. add some.
4 time next session. It will be zen trom
I the message of the president rat two no
tives orge the passage OF this OF, conclli,
alton and our own enience 7nelthee OF
these objects will be obtained isny ap2re.
hension, If the &C, be suspeudh tor toa
short duration, snd such washe 0piaion
of majority of the Commute, two OF
whom IN particular, coming ron, large
commercial cities, urged the ,roprie'y OF
t,ling the blank with some da,sot the ne : Z
session; am indiferent mvsd as TO the
exact time, bur, TO cry the s4se OF the
committee, will move to 4 the blank
with the 3lst of December, 1D7.
Mr.. Smile am in favorbf the bill,
bur wish more time TO conIder of the
proper period for the duratiopf this sus
pension. see 20 necessity d hN,ag the
blank till the third reading Of he bill.
Mr.. Findley made similar rmarks
For filing the blank Dec. 8, 1907, 4s.
Against ii 81.
Mr.. Nelsoo. a part Of ,e &C, of las,
session allows the informer par. o! she
penalty For infringing Thsecond sec
tion Of this bill RENTS ALL 70 eitu,es and
penalties bat congress has pright 20 re-
mi, that part which may belos to inform
eTs.
Mr.. Clay. The secretary the treasu.
Try is authorised 10 remit BIO, tshat would
go 10 the .United States aud 10 le infor mer
The informer can have 20 riaf if the Sc.
cretasy remi,s surely then wen congress
RENTS, no right eau accrue him In
the few cases that have hap1ned during
the shorsopesa,ion of the acithe owners
have been The informers. Ltthe. section
remain as tits, for il VII be Ia worse for
'mending.
Mr.. Smile wished The cleric read the
clause respecting the secrefarls power O!
,1emi,sing forfeilures he did 81; and found
that secretary had that pwer. where
no evidence of fraud or wilfuheglecs ap.
peared-
Mr.. Bidwell. IF the secrary mas this
right, undoubtedly congress Is it,
Mr.. Campbell Ten Weave right
to pass law on the subject law has pass
granting informers s,cez,ain re OF the pc
nal,ies; can we pass anotheiaw, aud say
they shall not have it., aodhus violate a
contract? There is no neceJty for great
haste IN this bill; am no prepared SO
fully as wish. to vote on as subject. /
move the committee to rise
Mr.. j. Randolph, Bsfoi,he commit.
tee rise, would observe, lat If the bill
IS to pass at all, il ought ctainly to pas.
immediately. ii you in,rnd shall have a.
ny good effect; if delayedIh spring, ard
then the suspension be bu, II short time,
no good can result, from il.
Mr.. Nelson. am oppIed to the com.
mlttees rising let as sc now; time is
not required for considers on.
Mr.. Campbell. The 1ncipalqnes,ion
In this bill is the durariospf the suspen.
sion; we wish tlne to mt up our minds
on this subject. sill sintan tina, we
haven right to pr-ven5formers receiv.
mg their emoluments, Nat we have an.
'horised an officer of i government "a
DO. we cannot do osrsely congress. cam,
hacg man.
For the continuance olhe suspension.