Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-21
FROM QUIZ CORRESPONDENT AT WASH
INGTON.
Sunday, .8pril 10, 1918.

Sunday, .1pr!t ~, 1918.
The house of representatives has sat
in session so continuaIly-I might almost
say both day aud night-tor the last for
weight hours, that had Not time to
drop you a satisfactory line TIL this
morning. An improper time, no doubt
but which hope will be forgiven in con-
sideration Of the urgency of circum-
STANCES; since the house will meet again
tomorrow, aud probably sit so unInter-
ruptedly that l shall not have time to
write again till Tuesday In fact, the
mass of business that still remains un'
disposed Of is so great. and some gentle
men entertain so strong and just a sense
of the Importance as we'll as propriety et
disposing of it, that a motion was maue
on Friday, at night, to rescind the reso-
luton to adjourn on Monday; but it was
unsuccessful.
1t gives me heartfelt satisfaction to an
nounce to you that pension OF sixty
dollars month has been voted to that
brave old revolutionary veteran general
Stark; and that the bill for the aid OF
invalid pensioners was ordered to third
reading.
Two resolutions were submitted by
Mr.. Trimble first requiring the Sc.
cretary of war to report to the house at
an early period of the next session what
reduction may, with safety to the public
service, be made in the military peace
establishment; the second requiring the
secretary at war to report at an early
period in the next session what change
ought to be made in the ration establish
ed by law, and also to report system
for the establishment of commissariat
for the array. MIR. Trimble observed
that il had become manifest from what
passed in debate few days ago in that
house that information on the subject oil
a commissariat was much wanting, and
as it was a subject that would probably
be brought forward next session, it was
advisable to have it fully considered and
digested by the war department, so as to
be laid before the house In properly
matured state. An immense saving
might no doubt, he said, be made by the
establishment Of a well adjusted COM
miss ,riat.
To the first of Mr.. Trimble's res"lu
tons, Gen Smith objected the necessity
Of manning the various Notifications and
def nding the vast extent OF our frontier
and moved 20 insert the words, "ot The
expenses oi,'' the word reduction -
an amendment which was opposed by MIR.
Williams. of \. c. who maintained, what
he had declared in former debate, that
6OGO men were abundantly sufficient tor
a oeace establishment. Gen Reed, too,
was in favor Of the resolution, and Mr..
Miller was against il. The resolutions,
however, with Gen. Smiths proposed a
mendment, were assented TO.
A bill for increasing the compensation
of executive officers and the clerks OF the
several departments, went through the
consideration of the house in a commit
fee Of the whole, and was read a third
time and passed.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
sit and do business this day.
We understand from Princeton, that
on the 18th instant, by an unanimous vote
of the trustees, the degree Of Doctor oil
Divinity was conferred on the Reverend
Stephen Bloomer Balch, of Geore etown.
On Thursday Henry b. Hsserman
was arraisned before the Court OF SEES
sions, on an indictment for an assaul'
upon William Coleman, with an inteR'
to Kill him. He gave additional security
to abide the order Of the court.
TNep- York Gazette.
From the n, 7. Com. .9drer. .9pril Is
coUNTERFEITERS,
By the Herk,mer American we learn
t,,,o $50, . =.