Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-05
CONGRESS.
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES
FRIDAY, April g

was oae presented by Mr.. Pickering
|frem certain merchants of Salem q
Marblehead engaged in the India
|trade. praying relief from the ruin
which impends ever their trade frem
the adoption Of the proposed tarifi
lon imports
Mr.. Hubert, from select com,
nittee appoisted on that subject, re
ported bill supplemental to the
lact incorporating a certain turnpike
company 10 the district of Columbia
which was twice read and commit
tied.
On motion Of Mr.. Barbour,
Resolved. That the committee OF
WAYS and means be instructed to en-
Iquire into the propriety OF providing
|by law for compensating the services
|of such of the Assessors as shall
|have begun to perform the, duties OF
their office, and shall have been pre-
vented from completing the same.
ieither by reason ofan assumption OF
the direct tax, or by order from the
'proper officer ofthe q. 8. not to pro-
|ceed further therein.
On motion Of Mr.. Thomas Viii
son, resolution WAS adopted calling
on the President of U. States for
particular and minute information as
10 the location. sc. OF the route OF
|ihe Cumberland Turnpike, the dis
|tsnces and variations from straight
|;iae, &c and any other information
the President may possess on that
Subject and think proper to comma
|nicate.
The resolution for amending the
rules of proceeding, submitted by
Mr.. Hopkinson yesterday, was call
ed up for consideration.
After some conversation as to the
mode Of arriving at the general OBJ
|ject ofthe resolution, to which there
was no objection ;as TO the propriety
|ot making it g joint enquis. aud
of appointing The committees for the
whole Congress, &c. the resolution
was agreed to in the following
words;
Resolved, That committee BE-
appointed to enquire. in conjunction
with such committee as may be ap
|pointed by the Senate, into the ex-
pediency Of making the following al
Iteration In the mode Of transacting
the public business of Congress, t.
wit. That the standing committees
at the commencement Of
any ongress shall not be dissolved
at The end OF the session at which
they were appointed /: that on the
adjournment of Congress the no
finished business. 10 wit: bills reso.
buttons and reports Of committees.
shall remain over to the next session
of the same Congress, in the same
situation as they were at the time OF
ADJOURNMENT.
A committee Of three was ap.
pointed accordingly on the part Of
this House.
Mr.. Lowndes, after a few prefa
tory remarks, offered the following
resolution, which was agreed to
without objection.
Resolved, That the committee on
Naval Affairs be instructed to en-
|qnire into the expediency Of so a.
mending the laws relating to the Ma.
rine Corps. as TO reduce the mum
Der Of that corps TO be retained on
the peace establishment TO number
which shall bear 3 just proportion 10
the naval force which it is proposed
80 keep in service.
The bill from the Senate to reward
the officers and crew of the frigate
Constitution, was read and referred
tu the committee on Naval Affairs.
The amendment Of the Senate to
the bill in addition to the act regu-
latiug the post Office establishment,
we're taken up One ofthese amend
sments being TO increase the compen-
safion OF particular deputy post
master, gave rise to desuItory de-
bate of some length, on the merits
lof other. deputy post masters, and
their claims to acknowledgements
Ition. SC.
The House then proceeded to that
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