Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-07
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASH,

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT Al WASH
INGTON.
Tuesday, January r, 1918.
Two resolutions respecting military
affairs were yesterday, on motion of Mr..
Johnson, of Kentucky, adopted by the
House of Representatives. one was to
enquire into the expediency Of providing
BY law for organizing the general staff oil
the militia Of the several states, upon the
principles of the general staff OF the army
of the United States, as far as is prac,l-
cable. The other to enquire into the eH-
pediency Of providing BY law a system OF
military discipline for the militia oil tho
United States.
A report from the committee appointed
to enquire into the subject Of members OF
Congress having held places under the
United States government at the time OF
their election, and to decide upon the
respective rights of the honorable Samuel
Herrick and Elias Earle to retain their
seats, was presented te the house, read.
and ordered to be referred TO a committee
of the whole house and printed. Two
resolutions, also declaring the said samI.
Herrick and colonel Earle duly elected,
we're read and referred 10 the SAID COM
mittee.
COMPENSATION TO MEMBERS OF CON
GnEss.
Mr.. Holmes, frem the committee to
whom it was referred to tx upon pro-
per compensation to be allowed to mcn-
bers OF Congress, brought up a bill Tor
that purpose; according TO the provisions
of which, should it pass, the compcnsa-
ton TO members of both houses will be
NINE dcI.ars per diem each, and to the
president Of the Senate and the speaker
of the House cf Representatives EIoH-
TEEN dollar per diem each. The bill
was read twice, referred to committee
of the house for tomorrow, and ordered
TO be printed.
It wa, also resolved, OH motion OF Mr..
johnson, of Kentucky. that the commit
tee on post offices and post-rOads be d.
rected to enquire into the expediency oil
increasing the salary Of the postmaster
general.
The engrossed bill FOR Incorporating
the Insurance Company in Alexandra,
(Vs.0 was read third time and passed.
The consideration of the bill present
bling the effects of judicial proceedings
and judgments at law in the different
states of the union, was then resumed in
a committee OF the whole, and took up
the entire residue Of the day. From the
character of the persons who spoke, and
the studious attention of the house heIng
continued 10 It through such number OF
hours, coucIudc that the arguments
were profound and ab!e.-But l did not
sufficiently understand them to transiuse
the spirit of them into a report which l
therefore decline to do for which dare
say your readers will feel not indisrosed
TO thank me. As on former days, the
committee rose at pretty late hour, re-
ported progress, and obtained leave to 81,
again
On motion of Mr.. Middleton, it was
ordered that the Judiciary committee do
inquire into the e,pediency OF making
compensation BY law to the honorable
William Johnson, one Of the associate
Judges of the U. States, for extra services
he VAS called upon to perform during the
inability of the late district Judge Of 5.
Carolina.
FRoM Qua CORRESPONDENT AT ". YORK.
Gazsite office, Jan. e-n0on.
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