Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-13
ALEXANDRIA.
MONDAY, JASrARr IS.
ERUM OUR CORRESPONDENT
All WASHINGTON.

Jan. IL.
In the representatives the commit
ice on the national currency made
report which was yesterday laid be-
fn,, the house and with it a letter.
from MIR. Lloyd, late senator IRON
Massachusetts, and now on, oil the oi-
re- nrs. This letter goes to Jushf!
the arrangement madc by the BANK |
with The stockholders respecting the
raywcnt of the second instalment' a..
b,ut which resolution was passeu u!
thc ,ouse. on motion OF Mr.. Fors! til.
qLe letter and the report were read'
and we're ordered 10 be laid upon the
,aoie. and printed. Mr.. Forsyt' de-
aIarad himself not at all satisfied WIN
I sith,r the report or the documents.
4 A resolution declaring it eXpedicnt
N reduce the army OF the United
4 States was offered by Mr.. Cannon
and ordered 20 be laid on the table.
q 4 bill aVpropriatinS 100000 DOL
lars for the army for the J ar 1910
sNas then broGght up by MIR. LO"ndes
g, .h,;rm,s ,r the committee OF Ways
5 and means, and passed through Il
h ,onmittee Of the whole. Mr.. Clay.
n the Speaker, rosr to enquire ""r'Acr
3 The committee Of ways AND means or
& HE military commlttcc. had taken any
8 stsrs To investigate the causes 81 the
very extraordinary military eXpc"d.-
AIRES Of this country, which he &C.
.rribcd as being greater, relation be-
Ei,y had to the extent OF the service
Man those of any country lii the
xorII, -Four millions annuaHy ae
,xta;,d to be the expenditure, "h.i'
The army consisted Of only 7o0a IT Al
most 5000 men; he wished that eI'
B tra5rdjnary fact to be enluiTrd into
and explained.
Mr.. Randolph said. twas not long
aimee one OF his lie cues lad stated
s. that the army cost 90 dollars man.
q anti ne had heard, that even at Sme
8 when the vessels were laid up t"e ma
3 wy cost at the rate Of 1000 Go'atH'
81 Alr. Lowudcs said, that the commr,ee
of ways 4 means had"ot been matte"-
sft;,p 10 the business, ami MAS G1n!S
someshing towards retrenchmen'' q
mud MIR. johnson, declaring h;.ns@ii
a friend to economy and inqdiry, re
coau,cd several heads olscrNlCc Which
IN an the circumstances Of the waste
rs AM confusion s.. war. had been ior
"a
u The time Unfortunately expensive. ana
Il onr. ~. the indian department, WAS
extremely charseable and did not en-
4 ter. MO the military expences OF "n!
& other Countrywide Dill VAS reported
& and afterwards concurrcd in by Tie
house.
The weary claim bill! then was
Nhrlas.ht up. and alter agreeing 10 two
.,aumcnts ana refusing several o.
kaevs. nua2 of them however 50 int
fcstjns as to demand particular notice
lrge, vas ordered to be enSroSsed
bud read a third time this day.
\ III from tae Senate requiring
h., directors Of the L. S. Bank To es-
h. !lsa an ONCE IF discount and depo-
81. IN thr District Of Columbia, was
81 READ twice ana Committed.
So We have lltci, had same commercial
'.di.nutes vita ;&c DErch, wn" are Ia ge-
4 |ne,.l 4 verr cautious people and, n SLOW
Is their mnv"mr..f7. nave been canslde =
al As worth cm,file"ce and reliance.
III anrears that tie butch Eat India
"a opiN2u, ,h,ps were deta.De. Tor a" un-
~, Al ll-F In n Z