Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-12-20
Sl0,925,l91 G.

/. The sum Of S6,O00,OOo annually
reserved by the act of the 4th August.
1890. out of the duties and customs, to-
wards the expenses of government.
.. The proceeds of the stamp duties,
and the duty on sugar refined within the
United States.
S. Tie surplus which may remain Of
the customs and internal duties, after .a-
tis'ying the pledge for which they are
pledged and Appropriated.
a. Any other unaPpropriated money
which may come into the Treasury during
the year 1878.
! have the honor TO be, very respectful.
ly, sir, your most obedient servant,
WIN. II. CRAWFORD.
The honorable the Speaker
of the House Of Representatives.
The Speaker also presented to the
House report from the Department OF
State on the petition of sundry inhabi-
tants Of the district of Detroit, in the ter.
ritory OF Michigan: respecting losses in
Cured during the invasion of 1912 by
the British; which was referred to a Sc
lect committee, and ordered TO be print
ed.
On motion Of Mr.. Poindexter,
ReSotrsd. That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to enquire what
provisions are necessary to give effect TO
the laws OF the United States within the
state of Mississippi.
On motion cf Mr.. Holmes, of Mass.
Reso!red, That committee be appoint
ed TO enquire into the expediency Of pro-
viding by law for the pay Of the members
OF the Senate aud House Of Representa-
tires and the deputies from the terrific
RES Of the United States, and that the
SAID committee have leave to report by
bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Livermore, Of y. II. moved that
this committee consist OF nCenty men,
bers, that one might be selected from each
state, and thus bringing thereto the views
and impressions of the various parts Of
the country, might agree upon a report
which would save the House the aitcrna-
tive of exhibiting itself before the world
in the unpleasant attitude of debating is
own compensation. This number being
objected to by Mr.. Holmes, who wished
the usual ru,sber (of sevcn) 10 be ap-
pointed, Nc. Liye:more withdrew his
motion, and a committee Of seven was
ordered to be appointed.
On motion OF Mr.. Harrison,
Reso!rsl, That the Secretary Of War
be aud he is eleby instructed to report
to this House the amount Of the pensions
which have been granted to the widows
and orphans OF the deceased officers and
soldiers of the late war, specifying the
number of each grade Of officers to whose
widows or children the pensions have
been granted.
On motion of Mr.. Tyler,
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be Instructed TO enquire into
the expediency OF causing Offices to be G.
rected for the safe-Geeping Of the records,
papers aud documents Of the several dis.
trict courts Of the United States, at or
near the places of holding said courts re-
spectively.
On motion OF Mr.. Sergeant
Resoirsd, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to enquire into
the eSpediency of authorizing the Judges
of the district courts in the several dis
tricts, and the judges of the supreme
courts within their respective circuits, to
supply any vacancies that may have hap
pened by reason OF the death, resignation,
or disability of the general commission.
ers Of bankruptcy appointed by the Pre-
sident, under the authority of the act
entitled " An act to amend the judicial
system of the United States" where the
same may be necessary 10 complete the
execution Of any pending commission Of
bankruptcy.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House then again resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, MIR. Bas.
sett in the chair, on the bill to provide
tor committing the bounty lands of the
soldiers Of the late army-thc motion TO
strike out the first section being still un.
der consideration.
The debate was resumed, and cont:uu.
ed TO late hour, in which Mpssrs. Bah,
Colston. LivcrnOrc, StVrrs. Holmes al
Mass and Beecher, spoke against the bill,
and Messrs. Anderson, Of Ky. Baldwin,
Harrison, Clay, aud Johnson, of Ky. ad-
yocated it.
In conclusion, mir. Clay remarked,
that as, with the view Of trying the prin-
cipie Of the bill, the motion was made 10
strike out the first section, be had pre-