The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-02-24
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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


expenditures on the Public Buildings,
made report on the petition OF Daniel
Pet,ibone which was read hrst time.
Mr.. PkeaSantS, fcom the committee
on Naval Affairs, who were instructed.
20 enquire into The e%pediency OF d.
resting the application OF the funds arr
sing under the &C, oil Congress for the
relic! oil sick and disabled seamen, at
Tthc port OF Richmond, in lid OF the
funds OF the Corporation OF that city
towards the erection and support OF a
maine nospitai.mede report thereon;
| which was read and orde cd TO lie on
he table.
Mr.. Hugh .Neiaoa, from the connie
Tee On the judiciary, rcportcda bill con-
| Corning the compensation OF the Dis>
riot Attorney, Tor the District OF Mas
sachusstts, which was twice read and
ordered to lie epgrcssed to: th!rd
reading.
Ths bill supplementary to the act,
further to amend the several acts for the
establishment aud regulation OF the
Treasury, Wor and Navy Departments,
(for prohibiting transfers OF appropria-
lions In faturei-and the bill repeating
tne act Cor the safe keeping ard &C
communication Of prisoners oil war"
were read a second time and commil-
ted.
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the Comp;rolle: of The
Treasury, transmitting the annual state
ment OF balances, which have remained
due more than three years prior t. the
| 30th September, 1916, on the books oil
the accountant o; The Navy Department.;
which "ere ordeicd to lie on the table
| On motion Of Mr.. C1endcnin,the com
mIltee on Pensions and Revolutionary
Claims were instructed to enquire inc
Z expedroncy of placing Moses e.
dyed, and Waiter Dixon, ON the pension
roll.
| On motion OF Mr.. Conner, tho corn
'nIltee on Post Olfices and Post Roads
we're instrucrcd 10 enquire into the ex
'!iency ofextending the post route irora
| tnson to Scion in the district Of Main
+ On motion OF Mr.. .liAerfon, tho
House proceeded to consider the pTo
| position 10 amend the rules aud crde.
| oil the House Submitted by him on the
8;h inst; and the same being amended
as agreed to by the House, as iol,
lows;
/ " Ii shall be the duty of the several
committees on public expenditure, 10
enquire whether any Offices belonging
TO :the branches or departments, res
,ec'iye'y concerning whose cxpemd'-
inres 1t Is their duty TO enquire, have
iecorne useless, or unnecessary, and TO
port from TO time of the eXpediency
Il modifying or abolishing The same /;
$50, to examine into the pay and emoI
uments of all Offices under the laws of
se- United States, and TO report from
I rne time such reduction or increase
4 service may requjre.
l The House then, on motion Of Mr..
l Jackson, proceeded TO the consideration
III the report OF the committee OF Pen
IONS and Revolutionary Claims, unfa-
'dra5ie to hc,ijctitiOn Of Allen McLane
'if j. moved to reverse the report,
! Hch motion he supported with much
I zeal. His motion was as decidedly op-
posed by Mr.. Chappe.i and others, and
finally negatived. The report Of the
committee was then corcprrcdim
INTERNAL DUTIES.
The House proceeded to the consi-
| Iteration of the resolution olIere by
Mr.. Wiiiiams, for tho'rePeal Of The In
ternal Duties.
| An appeal Sssasked by iyIr TiIGams,
90 the Speakers decision that this mo
ton was susceptible Of division but he
withdreS tho motion in conse uuence OF
soma observations by Mr.. Randolhh.
| AIR. We6ster spoke a, large against
a general repeal OF the internal Duties,
Oh general principles; particularly on
comparing them with duties on articles
imported, some OF which, lie contend,
ed, particularly those ON salt, sugar, and
coffee, we're much more grieyous i'm.
positions on the people, than the Inter
nal Duties, Mr. w spent some tjrae
in examining the bearings Of the
! various taxes On d.Hetent interests OF
the government, deducing the infer
ence TIA! the GavigetIng was the inter-
est most severely taxed at present, sc
! Mo. HIs.EGnder expressed his decid
ed opinion in favor Of q repeal of the
taxes; bat said he did not wish to give
vote which from the course the bust.
ness and debate was taking, would be
a pretensiO1 merely to do that which he
was convinced could not be consum