Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-04
ALEXANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, December 4.
HTo sHEW
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TINE
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE
Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, Sd December, 1911.
TREpoRTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.

TUESDAY, Sd December, 1871
TREpoRTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr.. Dawson, from the committee appointed
on tie subject, reported bill for the reliet OF
infirn, disabled, and superanuated officers &
soldiers Of the late and present army of the U.
States THE object of this bill is to establish
Corps of Invalids Referred to commit
tee of the whole on Monday next.
Mr.. Randolph observed, that he was IN
structed by the committee appointed to inquire
into the expenditure of public money, to ask
that the said committee be cloathed 10y the
house, with power to send for persons and
papers, in order to aid them in the investlga-
ton of the subject referred to them. The
motion Ito grant the power was agreed to.
Mr.. Newton offered the following resolution:
Resolved, that the committee of commerce &
manufactures be instructed to inquire whe-
Their any, and, if any, what alterations and "a
mepdments are necessary to be made to the
several acts of Congress establishing ports of
entry and delivery.
Mr.. Basset wished to know the object of
the resolution, before it was agreed to. He
suspected that it was blow aimed at all the
small colectorshiPs the U. States.
Mr. Newton said it was merely resolution
to inquire. 1t was certain that there were
many ports of entry supported at an enormous
expense but the principal object ofthe reso-
luton was, the correction of abuses In the
collection of the revenue, if any such existed.
Mr. Bassett observed, that as the revenue
wa. already under the guardianship Of the
committee of commerce and manufactures, it
was very easy for them to inquire of the Secre-
tarv of the Treasury whether any such abuses
existed; and if there did, the committee
could report the fact to the house, who would
then ha,e something to act upon.
The resolution was agreed %, without fur
Their debate.
The engrossed bill allowing further time
for the payment of lands purchased by right
of presumption in the Mississippi Territory,
was read third time and passed.
The bill authorizing the laying out of GER
tain roads in the state of Ohio, agreeably to
the treaty OF Brownstown ; the bill making
further appropriations for the support of Ii
brary; and the bill for the relief of John
Burnham,-were all agreed to in committee
of the whole, and ordered to be engrossed for
third reading.
The house then went into committee of the
| whole on the bill making provision for tempo
rary government of the Louisiana Territory
TIT will be rccolIectcd that when this bill was
formerly under consideration, considerable
discussion took place on motion made to
strike out that part of which requires free
! hold qualification in voters for the territorial
legislature.
Mr.. Rhea again opposed that motion.
Mr. MsKee moved that the committee rise,
with the view that the further consideration
of the subject be postponed until the first Of
March. He saw no necessity of altering the
form of government of the Louisiana Terrific
ry.
On the question for granting the committee
of the whole leave to sit again, some debate
arose. 1t was carried in the affirmative, yeas
40. THE house was very thin, about eighty
members present.
At half past one, motion was made to ad :
iourn dlost. 1t was Immediately renewed,
and carried,