Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-04
CONGRESS of the United States.
uoJ5sE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. I
ERInAr. Sd January, 1911.

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MIR. Rhea, from the committee on post-oH-
4 res s post-roads, g whom was feAe''ea p
from several Christian Societies in the
western parts Of the U. S. relative to carrying
,l,e mail and opening post Offices on the
4 .,hb.,b tay, made an unEavorable report there
4 on which was agreed to by the house.
q MIR. Newton, from the committee OF COM
i merce and manufactures, reported bill au-
,horiisns the Secretary Of the Treasury, un-
4 der the direction Of the president Of the y. S.
ID purchase of WINSTON Lewis his patent
rvht 20 new and improved method OF hight
IN, lighthouses, and for other purposes. Re-
81 sarred to committee of the whole on We'd
nesday.
MIR. Rhea offered the following resolution,
~ which was agreed to Resolved, That the
committee Of claims be instructed to inquire
- whether any and what amendments are or may
be expedient 10 the laws providing rules and
regulations for substantiating claims to PEN
sions.
4 Mr.. Porter moved that tie committee OF the
4 whole be discharged from the further consi-
4 liberation of the bill for raising volunteer
u force of $4,000 men, in order that it might be
&recomn,ircd to the committee of foreign rsla-
lions, for the purpose Of amending it. 1t has
been some time before the house.
"a Mr. Smile opposed this motion with con-
,5siderabe warmth, in which he applied the
Sternl management as related to this bill. He
was called to order by the Speaker, no de-
cEred that such all expression was highly ex
8ceptionabie.
# Mr. Calhoun denied that there had been
ANY management in the business, further than
8 la conviction in the minds of some members
#of the committee of foreign relations, that the
bill was very defective, and required amend
ment.
"a Mr. Porter withdrew his motion, but Mr..
WILLIAMS renewed it, on the ground that the
bill was very defective, if not unconstitutional,
slni its present shape. The motion was agreed
n to.
# Mr.. Jennings offered the following resolu-
ssFtion, which was ordered to lie on the table
81 Resolved, That the President of the u. S.
#be requested to cause to be laid before this
house statement of the Indian agents and in
81 terpreters who now are or have been in office
within the limits of the Indiana and Illinois
#terntorles since the first of January, 1908,
"hen and by whom appointed also, state,
y ment OF the goods purchased for and furnish
&ed TO the Indians under the superintendent
oi Gov. Harrison, since that period from
E~hon purchased, and to what tribes of Indi-
ans they were furnished.
81 The engrossed bill for raising an additional
}}miitary force was road the third time, and
the question put, Shall the bill pass?
a Har. Shelly spoke against its passage.
"mle ne Offered from the majority in the
measures they We're about to pursue, he pre-
'ended not to impeach the purity of their mo-
lives; and he hoped the same liberaiity you'll
0c extended to himself. If they had deter
mined on war in a direct and unqualified
Scape, he Should hayc considered himself
pound to vote for furnishing all the means ne
eessary for carving it on, in order to bring it
\ speedy termination. But this direct
Ourse had 90 been ulsued.-Instead of pre-
sn'lng TO our view the objects OF a war, We
al heard nothing but high colored pictures
Grievances He did not deny that We had