Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-24
Congress Of the United States.


TREpoRTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
MIR. Gholson, from the committee of claims,
made an unfavorable report on the petition of
Joseph Wheaton, which was agreed to by the
house.
Mcssrs Goldsborough, Anderson and Da-
Wis obtained leave Of absence for few days;
and Mr.. Sawyer from the LIST of January until
the lst of February.
Mr.. Porter presented memorial from the
commissioners appointed by the Legislature of
New-York to supermtend the making of a
navigabe canal IRON the Great Lakes to Hud-
son river, praying the aid Of congress towards
accomplishing that object. The memorial
was referred 20 the committee to whom was
referred the memorial of the Pennsylvania ca
ma! company, and the number Of that commit
tee was ordered to be increased to l9.
A message was received;from the president,
inelosing law ofthe Legislature of n. York
relative to the above subject, which was re-
ferred to the committee just mentioned.
Mr.. Pitkin offered the following resolution !:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry be directed to lay before this house state
ment of .he several banks in which public mo
ney is deposited; the amount deposited in
each; the greatest amount deposited in any
one sincc the 4th of March, 1911: And also
the amount in each bank on the 3Oth Sept.
1911: And that he be further directed to
I inform this house ON what terms, under what
authority, and with what security such de-
posts are made.
Mr.. P. stated his object to be, to know
\ whether any further Legislative provision was
necessary for the security of the public mo
ney, which, he said, was certainly an impor-
tant point to be ascertained, especially In
case of war. The resolution was agreed to-
Mr.. Pitkin also offered three resolutions
F. in substance as follows:
|. Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury he directed to lay before this house
statement of the amount in value of the I'M
ports and exports of each state In each year
from the Attn of March, 1889, to the close OF
the year 1910, Distinguishing as far as Practl-
cable the value of domestic produce from that
Of foreign articles.
.. Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be directed to lay before the house
statement of the amount Of the district ton
mage ofeach state and territory in each year
from the 4th of March, 1899, to the close OF
the year 1910: Distinguishing, as far as prac-
tcable, the amount of tonnage employed IN
foreign trade, in the coasting trade, and IN
the fisheries; also the amount of foreign tom
nge employed during the same period.
:; Resolved That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to lay be'ore this house
statement Of the gross and nett amount OF
duties on Imports and tonnage in each state
and territory in each year from the 4th OF
March, 1889, 10 the close OF the year 1910
ngcther with the charges of collection, and
nc amount of drawbacks in each state Tor
each year
Mr.. Pitkin observed, that the information
here called for, would, if printed with the
Census taken in 1870, 1900 and 1910, form a
raluable manual, bv means of which birds
eye view might at any time be taken OF our
Progressive increase in wealth and popula-
Ton since the establishment of the govern
ment.
The first resolution WAS agreed to the re-
naming two were, on motion of Mr.. Black
edge, ordered 20 lie on the table