Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-15
CONGRESS-.
IN sENATE,-April ..

Representatives. appuiutSu "
Iauire into the expedieney of making
Ieertain alterations 10 the mode OF
ltransaeting the business ofConsress'
lreeommitted the following resolution
Ito wit:
Resolved, That on the adjourn
ment of any Congress. che untinish-
led business, to wit. bills, resolutions
land reports Of committees. shall re-
Imaiu at the next session of the same
ICongress in the same situation they
Iwere at the time OF the adjourn
Imeut.
| Resolved, That it shall be the dni,
Iof the clerks of the respective
Houses to keep docket Of the nusi
mess in the order in which il is pre-
Isented, and to preserve ali the docu-
lmeats and papers in relation to II
land il shall be the duty OF the pro
Iper officers to preserve for the use
of the Houses those left upon the
tables of the members. so that they
NAV be ready for re.delivery q use
at the ensuing session OF the same
Congress.
| The resolves have been twice read.
SIR Tichenor submitted the fol
lowing motion for consideration, yes.
tertlay. wh,ch was adopted to-day
I Resolved. That the Secretary OF
the War Department be directed 10
Law before the Senate, with as little
delay as possible, a statement OF the
military establishments of the U ).
i for the year 1888, therein distin-
gushing the general staff, with the
lexpense of such staff the whole year
aud like statement for the year
Ii79l 1892 1898, 1908, 4S09, 1915, q
1916, respectively.
FRIDAY April II.
] The SEVERAL bills. thirty in num-
der. this day passed b, the House OF
Representatives were severaily read
land passed to second reading.
The sal for the relief Of certain
claimants to lands in the District OF
IVincennes, was read "a third time 4
Ipsssed,
| The bill concerning the entry OF
vessels az the port of Middletown,
WAS read third time. passed & sent
10 the House of Representatives for
IcOncurrence.
| The resolution 10Y, printing the
Ilaws of the Uaited States concern
ling NATURALIZATION. was read shird
.Itime, passed, and sent to the House
lof Representatives for concur
Irense.
/ The bill making appropriations tor
THE support of government. was read
IA third time as amended. passed. 4
returned to the House Of Represen
.Itatiyes for concurrence in the amend
Imenfs.
i The Senate resumed the consi-
liberation of the bin to increase the
compensation Of certain officers OF
1.-The government.
| A motion was made by Mr.. Tai
lbot to strike out so much of the bill
las relates to the increase OF the sa
Elaries Of the Judges, Circuit and Dis
I,rict. Of the u States. on which mo
-ltion the vote WAS as follows !;
1 YEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Barry.
Mason ofVa. Talbot. iurner--5.
| NAYs-Messrs. Brown. Chace,
ICondict. Daggett, Dane. Fromen'in,
jGaIlard. GoIdshorough. Hunter LA
iccck, Mason. Morrow, Roberts, Rug.
lgles. Stanford, Faif, Thompson.
iVarnum, Wells, WiIiams-gO.
! 90 the question TO order the bill
Ito third reading. the vote was as
follows:
| YEAS-Nessrs. Barry. Brown,
iDaggett. Fromentin, Hunter. La
tcoek. Mason. Morrow. Roberts, TAFT
lTurner, WilIiams-t2.
/ NAYS-Messrs. Barbour. Chaoe,
lCondict, Dana. Galliard. Rpggles.
marlborough. Mason, OfN. I'll. Ma.
l.on. OF Va Stanford, Talbot, Ihomp-
Isoa. Varnum. Wells-t4.
| So she bill was rejected.
| Leave was given to bring in Sc
lveral bills tomorrow.
T fF The House OF Representa-