The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-12-23

ShSS SVupahy Va hiSSftOliE, WHICH.
was twide cad and committed.
On motion oi MIR. .9le1cnder, the
committee en- pensions ueIa IL trur,ed
to inquire into the txrt cheney OF pM.
eng William Maxvc.l on the The pen-
siou list.
Some discussion took place on mo-
ion made by MIR Hardin, of XIV. to
p,Le tie committee oi CLAIMS with
power to call for the persons and papers,
nh view 10 oblaining from Wm.
O'Neale two papers, stated by Mr..
Hardin to be essential To a just view of
he merits of his claim against tbs, u
0ited States Tor q vessel DESTROYED.
which papers we're the property of the
House, but accidentally delivered 10
hin by the clerk with his own paper.
which he had leave 10 withdraw from
the files OF the House. 1t was sur-
gesled alter some conversation rather
than debate, that this object Could be
accomplished without difficulty, on
mere request from the cle,k TO Mr..
o'Nenie, and, in the eDd, MIR. Hardin's
motion was rejected
lie House, on motion of Mr. Pick.
ens, ri ". c. resolved itself INTO a com.
Ibiuee OF The whole on the State OF The
Union, to consider the amendment pro-
POSED ny him TO the CONSERVATION OF the
omtcd States, TO establish an uplo,m
mode OF eiecting representatives. and
Giect'rs Throughout The United States
- Mr. Smith OF Maryland in the chair
Ch this question a debate took Mace.
witch shall be shetched CT, probably
n or 1t.
A!ter spending an hour and a half,
cebatc en- the subject.
ihe committee rose, reported pro-
5'eSs, and obtained leave 10 sit again,
And The House adjourned
WeGneSday, December le.
THE COMPENSATION SUBJECT.
Mr. Johnson, OF KY. from the commit
tec appointed on the suDjecl, submitted
z report relative to Tie compensation of
'"e members OF Congress, Embracing
N elaborate and ample view of the Sub
Jec' accom- panied by d BIZ to rcpeai The
present compensation la,y, and IN lieu
tIertoi TO provide daily allowance of
dOillis, and Ia $ Tor evc>
ny twenty miles travelling ~ and from
the seat OF government. fIhe great
length Ut the report prevents its pub.
ncatIon to day--it shall be giyer as ear.
iy as practicable
The report and till having been read
MT 5oh"son, of KY moved, that the
bill be made The order OF the day lor the
second Monday in January. His rca-
son for moving, 50 distant day, Wusto
give time TO many members TO arrive,
"ho had not yet reached here, and 10
avoid having the subject discussed du-
ring The holidays, when The House vas
usually tRin from the absence allowed
TO members.
Mr.. H. Nelson, eft Va. objected to so
distant day, and moved thai the bill
De made the order for 10 morrow.
a short debaie arose on the propri-
ely OF :electing an early or distan, day.
Mt. Castor, conce,ving hat the hon
o. OF the house reqGired that they
should on lbe enc hand avoid unpeces.
sary delay. * on the othcEan unbecom.
ing recipltancy, moved that the bill be
mace the order tol The frat Monday of
January
The question cling Erst = ten on Mr..
lohnso"'s motion for the second Mon.
day, was carried BY large p iority.
TIE EFERVIER
MIR. 7aytyr of N. Y. offered 70
consloerasion The following resolution
ResOfOed, dhat the cImmil,ee on
NaVai 4 tfal.s BIZ instructed 20 enquire
nto the expedleMcy Of providing by Jaw
20: the settlement Of the accounts Of
ne iiicsrs and crew OF The U. States
1.is EPerVIeF, supposed to have been
ost 4. sea.
Mr.. Taylor remar ked, on this motion,
aaI all must Fecailoct -.-.:.t. pun
md anxiety The arrival Of this vessel
lad been expected aid hoped for, on
ler return with dispatches ttom the
Mediterranean. From the lapse of
-it"e ~iars that period, Inc last ray OF
noPs gilmmenag IN the bOsoms of the
'fie1ds OF The officers and crew CT that
vessel had become cx,inc, ard the per-
sons Ola eoard had been nov inno given
up ,or cost Among them Gere W"sa
young man Ct The naJGe OF Mhelsnc-
thon w. Bostwick, who was PuFssr on
board the vesscis o. The breaking out>
OF the late war, SAID MIR. z he Ie.t
to slgnalzc himself in The
service Of his county tie entered The
Naval service volunteer, and was
pfaceI nm hard inc F,i,.ate Rssov In