The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-11

fatlon OIL the Oil providing tor the cree
ton ola monument over the remains Of
General George Washington, where they
now lie.
Mr.. Barbor moved that the bill be re.
committed, with instructions to report a
bill appropriating money for the erection
of an equestrian statue of Gen. Washing.
ton, in conformity with the resolution oil
Congress of 1783.
This resolution was passed on the 9TH
of August, 1888, and directs substantially
that an equestrian statue of bronze be
erected at the seat of government that
the general be represented in a Roman
dress. holding truncheon in his right
hand, his head encircled with laurel
wreath that the pedestal be of marble,
on which to be represented in relief the
following principal events ofthe war, in
which Gen. w. commanded in person,
viz. the evacuation of Boston; the cap
tGre of the Hessians at Trenton; the bat
tie of Princeton the action at Mon
mouth, and the surrender Of .ork. The
resolution directed also the inscriptions /;
that it shall be executed by the best ar
fists, sc.
The motion produced a short debate.
and as finally decided in the affirmative,
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Burrill,
Crittenden, Daggett, Eaton, Edwards,
Forsyth, Fromentin, GaiIlard, GoIdsbo-
rough, Horsey, Hunter, Johnson, King,
Leake, Macon, Mellen, Morril, Otis,
Palmer, Sandford, Stokes, Storer, TAFT,
Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, Tichenor, Van
Dyke, Williams, of Tenn.---30.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Lacock, Morrow,
Noble, Roberts, Ruggles, Smiths.
The President also communicated a
letter from VIM Lambert, of Washing
ton, transmitting so copies of abstracts of
calculations for ascertainipg the longi-
tude ofthe Capitol, from Greenwich OBJ
servatory.
After the consideration Of Executive
business, the senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
JANUARY z.
On motion Of Mr.. Herbert,
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
treasury be Instructed TO report to this
House statement of the debts credits
and funds ofthe incorporated banks ofthc
district OF Columbia require by the 9th
section of the act OF Congress entitled ssan
act to incorporate the subscribers to GER
tain banks in the District of Columbia,
and to pl event the circulation of the notes
OF unincorporated associations within the
said district
On motion of MIR. Floyd,
Resolued, That the committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the
expediency OF creating law to define and
punish pirecies and felonies committed on
the high seas, and offences against the
law of nations.
HE Speaker laid before the house a
letter from the Secretary of State, trans
uniting list Of persons who have obtain
ed patents in the past year.
lhe House then again resumed, in
committee ofthe whole, Mr.. Hugh Mel.
son III the chair, the bill making appro-
Ipriations for the military establishment
Tor the year 1919. &
The discussion of "a particular provision
OF this bill, commenced Yesterday, was
resumed, and continued for some time,
all which will be speedily noticed.
The committee did not get through Che
bill, before 1t rose, and obtained leave to
sit again.
On r.otion Of MIR. Mercer, it was
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of War
be directed to include in the report of the
strength of the army, called for by the
resolution ofyesterday, the amount in "a
lue, if any, Of the extra compensation, in
subsistence, clothing or pay, allowed the
troops for extra labor, during the year
ending OH the 30th October last, in fatigue
duties, Distinguishing that which has been
bestowed in compensation for labor ON
roads.
Mr.. Mercer then laid on the tablh the
following resolution:
ReSofyed, That the committee on mill
tary affairs be instructed to report 70 this
house. bihto reduce to one the number
of Major Generals of the army of the Uni
ted States.
The House adjourned.
JANUARY 8.
MIR. Tucker, Of Virginia, from the
committee on roads and canals, reported
a bill to appropriate fund for internal
Improvements which bill was twice read
and committed
The house then again resolved itself
into committee of the whole, Mr.. II
Nelson in the chair, on the bill making
appropriations for the military establish