Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-17
ALEXANDRIA,:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II. 1918.
FROM Qua CORRESPONDENT AT WASHING

Youknow never stuff my letters with
such things as resolutions, unless one hap
pens to present some matter interesting to
your part Of the country. Whether the
following do 50 or not, cannot tell but
yet send them, such as they are, for this
once.
On motion of Mr.. Newton, it was resof-
we'd that the committee on commerce and
manufactures be directed to inquire into
the expediency Of erecting lighthouse
on Windmill Point, at the mouth Of the
Rappahannock river, and also of placing a
floating ligh. on Willodghby's Shoals, be-
tweenLynnhaven bay and HamptonRoads.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall, Of North Caro-
lima, il was resolved that the committee on
post Offices and post roads be Instructed to
inquire into the expediency Of establishing
a mail boat 10 ply between Washington, N.
C. and Steel Castle, at Ocracock Bar.
The affair of Arbuthnot and Ambrister
was again brought before the house this
{, day, in a resolution proposed by Mr.. Col:
ston to call upon the president to cause to
be laid before the house any conespon-
dence which might have taken place be-
tween our government and that Of Great
Britain, relative to the trial and execution
Of those unfortunate men. Mr.. Smith of
Md. however, objected to it, asking Mr.
Colston whether he had had any intimation
of such correspondence having taken
place 10 which Mr.. Colston answered in
the negative--but presumed, from the very
/, nature Of the case, that a correspondence
respecting it was likely to have takenplace
and therefore wished to have il come be-
fore the house-the more so because no bad
consequence could be expected to arise
from it. Mr. Rich moved that the resolu-
ton should lie on the table, which was
granted.
Mr.. Hopkinson again introduced the pro-
position about calling for the instructions
and correspondence between our cabinet
and our minister at Madrid, which was mo-
difed, ON the suggestion Of Mr.. Holmes,
into shape which rendered it sufficiently
palatable for the assent Of the house; so it
passed to this effect, viz that the president
be requested to cause to accommodated
to this house such further correspondence
and proceeding in relation to our affairs
with Spain, as in bis opinion shall not be
inconsisten! with the public interest to di.
vulge.
A message was received from the presi-
dent with Judge BANDS heport about South
America, and with the papers Of Mr.. Po-
rinsett on the same subject.
General Harrison's bill in favor of the
widows Of oflicers, sc. killed in The late war,
which was debated the day before, and the
question on engrossing Of which was passed
by but one vote, was yesterday passed, and
presents in a retrospect Of the various ques-
tons that were put upon it, the most s:ngu-
lar succession Of even balanced voting that,
perhaps, ever occurred on any one mea-
sure. On Monday the question OF engross-
ing was carried by one, and it is supposed
that if one gentleman who had gone out
when the house was calling over, had re.
manned within, il would have fallen to the
speaker TO give the casting vote. Yester-
day three Questions were taken upon it, all
by ayes and noes the first was for indie
finite postponement, and was 10 ayes to
70 noes-the speaker voted against the
postponement the second, which was for
recommitment, was 6e against 97:-the
third was on the final passage, which was
carried by 80 to IS.
apprehend that the business of Arbuth.
not and Ambrister will not be laid al rest
till the whole a6airis diligently canvassed:
House adjourned.
Chas. Goldsborough, Esq. was on Mon
day last, in joint ballot of the Legislature
of Maryland elected Governor-he recey-