Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-25

ed for many purposes BY tha f s.o.
Q this argument Mr.. Ticker rsni;as '
hat, being under the conviction : a ~
loubt majority Of the house ws ny
nat lotteries were species of gamhl;n.
|'i the most extravagant and iniur;oas
kind, he could not consent to do ,vSas
ne considered a positive evil to prodnss
"A pesible good--and therefore did me-
consider the argument as of any force -
5ainst the report, &c.
The report was cOncurred in witho0.
a division. '
MIR. fucker reported, from, the sam.
committee, bill to authorize the pres;;
dent and directors Of the Potomac Com
,any to acquire certain lands BY mr.
Ichase, and to dispose Of water rioHt,
which was twice read and committed
Mr.. Lowndes laid befo-e the House /.
letter from the Secretary of the Treass:
lry,to the committee of ways and means
containing an estimate the whole -
mount of duties on merchandise in the
year 1915; which Was ordered to h.
printed
MIR. Yaneey from the committee d
claims. made report Oh the petition os
John L. David, late a p,ymaster in the
army, together with bill autkerising tie
accounting officers Of the treasury to ad.
| just and settle his account in an equitable
manner his vouchers having been de-.
Istroyed.
Mr.. Yancey also made report on The
petition of Joseph Wheaton, of Washing.
ton City, accompanied by bill for his
EreIief.
These bills were twice read and CON.
United.
'Fhe following letter, received on Ss.
turday by the speaker, was now laid By
Iaim before the House:
General Post CBce, Goth, Jan. 1916.
The Hon. Henry Clay,
Speaker of the House ,of Representa-.
tives
SiR-Having this morning heard, that
reports were in circulation, un.avorable
to the character of this department, in
relation to its fiscal concerns, | respect.
FULLY request, that a committee OF the
honorable house may be appointed to
Investigate these concerns.
Respectfully, ] am your obedient SER
want.
! r. J. MElGS, P. NJ. G.
! The letter was referred to the CON-.
Ijnittee on the Post Office and Post
Roads.
On Motion of Mr.. Jennings,
Resolved, That the committee on the
public lands be. and they are hereby in.
structed to enquire into the expedienct
of authorizing tire ofisers Of the land
Office tor the district al JeAersonyille, 10
|expese to public sale, at he said land
Office, such tract or tracts of land. have
Or may become forfeited to the L. States
Tor non payment.
On motion of Mr.. M'Lean, tle com.
mittee of Pensions and Revolutionary
claims were instructed to enquire lnts
the cxpediency of allowing TO !oliR Ia.
milton, late captain in the Ohio mill.
ia, who was wounded at Fcrt Megs,
a pension.
On melton Of Mr.. Nelson, Of Massa.
chusetts,
Resolved, That the committee oil com.
merce and manufactures be INSTRUCTED
to enquire into the expediency OF pro-
yiding BY law, fr the repairs and sup.
port Of piers situated in the harborol
Newburyp0gt and state Of Massaeh@
sets.
On melton of Mr.. Wright,
Resotred, That the committee on nj
llitary affairs enquire into the reduction
of the army, as directed by law, aNd
when the peace establishment was com,
pleted and also whether tho officers "
the peace establishment retalned' Hs
out of those in Office during the VAT u
appointed since the peace, and repOns
| the list of officers, if any, sPpe'n'sx
since the peace, that are retained, DIV
the state or territory of their residence
On motion of MIR. Athertop. d.
Resolved, That the secretary o. -"
treasury be, aud he is hereby dlrse ,J
Ito lay before this house a stateue' .,,e
the amount of the ,aluation OF real e,y 10
and slaves in the several states ''a 'a,
virtue of the act of the 22d July, t' tla
for the assessment and COLLECTION . e.. IN
direct tax, separately des'Ena"" "sh,s.
such statement the Jurt OF 'l'T ' I,'o.
ton of the build.n, ;. lards and ''A''
in each state.
THE REV NUE.. ,,.