Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-03-05

memorable in the annals OF America, y
M. been source of aninrating consoia.
non TO are that I have never tailed to
svner;ence the liberal support OF gen
,l.meu in all quarte::s Of the house. II
il tine moment Of ardent debate, when
all have been struggling to maintain the
hest in,eresss.of our beloved country as
thew have appeared to US respectively
c.n,es OF Irritation have occurred, let
us copsien them to oblivion, and let
n, in the painful separation which is a.
bout to ensue, perhaps for ever, cherish
and cultivate recollection only of the
MANY agreeable hours we have spent
together. Allow me, gentlemen, to ex-
nress the fervent wish that one and all
Of you may enjoy all possible individual
happiness, and that in the return to your
several homes you may have pleasant
iournies,
Amessage was received from the Pre-
sident communicating a roll of officers
having place or employment under the
government OF the U. S.
Opposition having been made to the
printing of this document by Mr. Rhea
and others, the question was decided by
ayes and noes as iollow-Ycas 70, Nays
Is.
A bill from the Senate to encourage
the destruction of the armed vessels Ut
war of the enemy, passed through com
mittee of the whole house, and was or
dered to third reading-Yeas IS, Nays
SIS The bill was subsequently read a
third time and passed.
Amessage was received from the Pre-
sideat Of the y S in compliance with a
resolution of the house calling for infor-
nation in relation to the repeal Of the
French DEGREES Of Berlin and Milan, and
the relations of this country with the
French government, which was read &
ordered to be printed.
In the course of the correspondence,
1t is stated by the Duke of Bassano, that
the repeating decree of April, 1911, was
communicated to Mr.. Armstrong, our
then minister at Paris, and also sent to
Mr.. Serrurier the French minister in
this country. to be communicated to our
government immediately after it was
issued
On motion Of Mr.. Dawson, it was or
dered that committee be appointed
Jointly with a committee OF the senate,
to wait on the president, and inform him
that the two houses are about to adjourn,
and desire to know whether he has any
further com unication to lay before
them at the present session. e.
Mr.. Bigelow offered resolution cal
ling on the Secretary Of the Treasury
to lay before the next Congress state
ment of the amount and species OF tax
es levied on former occasion, in each
state-the manner in which the sane
had been paid. and generally every thing
which related 10 that subject.
The question on considering the re-
solution, was decided BY ayes and noes,
and carried.
Al animated debate arose on adopting
it, in which thase opposed 10 the passage
declared it was intended to be USED as
an electioneering engine. and for the
purpose Of iomenting distrns, snd DIS
cord between the Northern and Eastern,
and Southern and Western sections OF
this country 1t is pretty we'll under
stood that large amount OF the direct
and ether taxes remain 10 this day un-
paid by some Of the Sauthern and W:s-
tern States The advocates Ct the re-
solution. did it on the ground that 1t was
necessary article ofireormat'on which
the ncxt congress ought to possess t''r
their government in having the taxes
which il was admitted on all hands must
be imposed at the May session Far-
ous eff r.. were made to get rid OF 1t,
ard 1t wos fnallS lsid on the table.
For some time quorum was not
present.
Bills from the senate were waiting
a call OF the house was had, and II APP
pcared that 81 members only were pre-
sent.
After receiving from the president all
the bills which had passed, and beng
informed BY the comm ittes that he had
no further COMMUNICATIONS 10 make, the
house adjourned size die.
Washington, March 4fh, 1913.