Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-10

port on the petition Of Thomas Carr, and o.
theirs, which was ordered to lie on the ia
BILE.
Mr.. Williams, OF North Carolina from the
committee of claims, made untayorable re-
ports on the petitionsof Nancy Rasbury, OF
David Patterson, and OF Sam'l White, which
were all ordered to lie on he table.
The speaker laid before the house let
ter from the Comptroller of the Treasury,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a statement OF
balances on the books of the Register OF the
Treasury, due by persons, and remaining
unsettled more than three years prior to
Sept. So, 1873: which were ordered to he
on the table.
Mr. Meigs, made an unsuccessful motion
to 20 into the consideration OF his resolution
submitted on Saturday.
Mr.. Smith, of Md. from the committee Oh
ways and means, reported hill making APP
| propriations for the navy for the current year
which was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Nelson, of Va. moved the adoption
Of the following resolution; and submitted a
few remarks on the deep importance OF the
| question now under consideration IN the
house, and the great anxiety of the people
TO know the result of the deliberations on
that question, &c. to enforce the propF'ety
opaqreeine TO the proposition which he Of
fered, and which was as follows:
RESOLVED, That the standing rules and or
ders of the house Of representatives., direct
ing the method and order oil transactlDg
business, be suspended, and that. until the
passage or rejection OF the bill tor the ad'
| mission of Missour as state into the Union
this house will proceed to transact no other
business, bot will daily, as soon as a quo
rum assemblies, enter upon the consideration
of that subject, and will moi suffer lis deli
berations 10 be interrupted b. the ezamina-
ton ofany other question whatever.
The question was Put, whether the house
would now consider the resolution, and II
was determined in the negatiye-ayes TX,
noes 70.
On motion of Mr.. Tomlinson, it was
Resolyed, That the committee on the post
Office and post roads be instructed to enquire
into the expediency OF establishing post
road from Dover, in the state of n. York,
to Sharon. in tbs state OF ConneGticut.
On motion of Mr.. Floyd, twas
Resolved, That the committee on ways
and means be instructed to enquire into the
expediency OF granting farther time 10 James
Charlton, jr. TO discharge a judgement OBJ
tanned against bin, in favor of the y. S. in
the District Court DIVA. west of the Ale
ghany mountain at Wythe court and
allowing him such credits as he may appear
to be entitled TO.
NII. Cook offered the following resolution:
Rsso!pcd, That the committee on the ju-
dietary be instructed to enquire whether the
salaries of any of the judges of the District
Courts Of the United States ought to be in
creased, and ifso, in what Districts such IN
crease shall be made.
Mr.. C.. offered few remarks to show that
there was not an equitable distribution OF
compensation amongst the officers Of the CO.
vernment that some classes were rewarded
above their merits, while others received too
little for their services, and that the SUBJECT
at least demanded an investigation, &c.
The question was then taken on agreeing
to the resolution, and lot, by a large majo-
rity.
yNr. Mercer submitted the following reso-
luton for consideration
Resofped, That until the decision OF the
question now depending III this house, rela
tive to the admission of the state OF Missouri
into the Union, the house will not adjourn
any day before q o'clock N the afternoon.
Mr. Mercer, remarked that he had been
himseIfi in favor OF later hour, but be had
proposed four, in conformity TO the wishes of
frien Is. He urged the propriety of greater
diligence in bringing the discussion Of the
question concerning Missouri 30 close
Mr.. Livermore was opposed to the resolu-
ton. as unnecessary. The House was at IL
berry to adjourn when it pleased and could
sit as late as it pleased, without tying Itself
by resolution.