Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-30
From the National h.elligssees.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
yMonday, Dec. 27.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Monday, Dec. 27.
SENATE.
Mr. Lloy6, Senator from the state OF Ma
ryland. and Mr.. Johnson, of Louisiana, ap-
peared this morning, and took their seats.
The resolution offered some days ago, by
Mr.. Macon, for instructing the proper COM
mittee to enquire into the eIpediency Ct pro-
viding by law, regulations under which SOL
diers shall BE- qusrtered in time Of war, was
taken up and agreed 10.
Mr.. Burrll, from the committee on the
subject, reported amendments to the rules
for the Government of the Senate.
No other business was done, besides the
presentation and reference of a number of
petitions.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Mr.. Butler of Louisiana, appeared to-day,
and took his seat.
Various petitions and memorials were
presented and referred.
Mr.. Rhea, from the committee of pensions
and revolutionary claims, made unfavorable
reports on the petitions of Robert Short and
of Robert Patterson (which were read, and
severally concurrei in by the House.
Mr. Smith, of Nd. from the committee of
ways and means. made an unfavorable re-
pert on the petition of Hugh Mccullough, of
n. Carolina.
Mr.. Hall, of N. C.. moved that the re-
port be so much amended az to resolve that
the prayer of the petitioner is reasonable, aud
ought to be granted.
Mr.. Smith, moved that the report be laid
lon The table which motion was agreed TO,
with the additional order, moved by Mr..
Hail, that it be printed.
Mr.. Smith, from the committee Of Ways
hnd Means, also made unfavorable reports
on the petitions OF Wilburn Brownell, and
|of Gideon Tompkins; which were read, and
severally agreed to by the house.
Mr.. Williams, of n C. from the commit
tee of claims, made an unfavorable report on
the petition of Chri; ,iana Hamilton and Sa-
muel S. Hamilton, praying indemnihcation
for property destroyed by the enemy. in the
city of Washington, in the invasion of 1914;
also unfavorable reports on the petitions of
Goodrich and Walker, and Of Thomas c.
Withers which reports were read, and Sc
verally agreed to by the house.
Mr.. Hendricks, from the committee on
public lands, made a report on the petition
OF Clement B. Penrose, accompanied by
bill for bis relief.
Mr.. III. also, from the same committee.
made a report on the petition ut John b. c.
Lucas, and hill for his relief; which bills
were severally twice read and committed.
Dir, A. Smith. from the committee on mi
!itary affairs, made report on The petition OF
Miss Rebecca c. Applirg, sister Of the late
Col Daniel AppliaG. accompanied by bin
for her relief; which bill was twice read and
CENSUS OF 1920.
Mr.. Campbell from q select committee. re-
ported bill providing for taking the fourth
census OF the inhabitants ofthe United States
which bin was twice real AMI committed.
On motion OF Mr. Cannon, It was
Resolred, That the Secretary OF war be
dire cted to lay before this house statement,
sheN iur The whole amount Ct money that has
been expended by the general government on
the military academy at West Pout in The
state Of New York ; also the number of Ca
diets that have been educated there from
each state, district or territory, and their
names also, an estimate o. The sums ne
cessary to he appropriated !or said insti'u-
ton Tor each Of the next succeeding three
years.
The speaker laid before the house me-
mortal from sundry cit zens, late Cadets at
the military academy at West Point, s!ledg-
ing certain improper conduct in the officer
commanding at the academy, and requesting
an enquiry into the same accompanied by
sundry papers in support OF the charges made.
The memorial and papers were, by vote
of 10 TO 4G, referred TO the military commit
tee Tin preference to motion Of Mr.. Foot 10
refer them TO the judiciary committee) and
ordered TO be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Storrs, ii was
ResolreG That the Secretary of the war
department be directed TO transmit TO ibis
House statement of all the balances of mo-
MES une1pended on the 9th day of Dee.