Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-24
HOUSE ON REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE ON REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Rhea. from the committee OF pens
and revolutionary claims, made unfa,oras,
reports on the petition Of John Goetshn., and
of Zachariah Roberts, which were ssysnlr
read and concurred in.
Mr.. Holmes, of Mass. from the select con.
mittes appointed on the subject, reported i
bill providing for the admission ofthe Diarc;
oil Maine into the Union, on an equal icOtv
with the original states.
Mr.. Floyd, of Va. moved that the bill b.
made the order of the day for the second
Monday in January, and committed 10 lie
same committee OF the whole house as The Bin
for admitting the Territory Of MissOrn nts
the Union.
This motion was opposed by Mr. Holmes,
and was negatived--ayes about 90; and Tie
bill was then made the order oil the day iN d
morrow.
Mr.. Butler, OF N. H frow select eennt
tee, reported bill for The relief Of Sani
Allen, which was twice read and comniu,.
Mr. Cannon, Of Tenn, submitted The ID.
lowing resolution:
Resolred, That the committee on miiaT
affairs be instructed 10 enquire into the elF'
diency of extending 70 the widows AND o.
phans who have been placed on the pcmao
list of the United States, or who may beNaI
ter be placed on said pension list, under W
provisions of the ACT OF April Is, 1916, me-
king further provisions for military ssrVioa
during the late war, further provision 50
to allow to each orphan, whether OF an ohctr
or soldier, after the expiration Of The hV'
years half pay allowed BY the provisions
the before recited act, a certain sum 70 4
paid annually until they arrive al suthclsi
age 10 provide for themselves; also to aIc'1
each widow, whether OF an officer or 81
der. a certain sum TO be paid annually cf|
ring life, or to the time of her intermartIag1
or TO make such other provisions tor SAID Y
dows and orphans as may be thought Jus'"1
necessary.
The question being taken on agreeing '
this resolution, il was decided in the nss1
tive.
On motion of Mr.. Whitman, il was
Resolved, That the committee on re'os1
tionary pensions be directed to enquire
providing by law Tor the application lol pea|
sions, under San act to provide LOT etla
persons engaged in the land and nayai
vice Of the United States in the kevoluur"
~ war;" approved March l8, 1875 bys"
dian, in the case of the incapacItJ Of me
son entitled thereto.
On motion Of MIR. Shaw, twas
R.solv,d. That the president Of the Cn'
States be requested to lay before this hc'
at as early day as may be convenient
account Of the several sums appropha,esS
building Notifications, from the year To-"
the year 1919, both inclusiye--lnniealns
places al which works of defence nave ""
begun, the magnitude OF the Works coz"
plate at each plaee-th their present conaI
the amount already expended, and tes
timated sum requisite for the con1plegau,
| each-also the the mode by which lr'o
fcations are built, whether by contIi''"
| therwise.-
On motion oil Mr.. Case, il was
Resolysd, That the committee on pos
ces and post roads be Instructed to enquHt
| to the expediency Of establishing
route from Mount Hope, in the county IN
range, to C loomingburgh, in the state "
York.
On motion of Mr.. Foot, it was
Resolped, Tba, the committee on pG,
| expenditures be instructed TO enquire s.u
port TO this house, the amour, OF the s
items which are charged upon the e"
gent fund !; and whether in their oPln,vgI
expenditure may not in future be dIDlDSiI
consistently with the public interes a .sn]
ACCOMMODATION OF the two houses Of o0Ds'
On motion of Mr.. Foot, it was
Resolped, That the several COMMUTE.
so much OF ibe public accounts ana eips
lures a. relates 10 the departments " MI
treasury, war, navy, post office, ans Fl I'D
buildings, be instructed to enquire an nnn
| to this house, whether. in their oP'"u
expenditures 10 those departments I ,I.s
be diminished, without prejudice u WI
lie interest,
Mr.. Bloomfield offered a joint res0v,
] proposing that th. two houses should '"''