Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-01

an anfavarable report on the petition OF W.
Henderson, which was also referred 70 a
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Whitman, from the select committee
appointed on the subject, reported the JOINT
resolution for the further distribution OF the
Journals Of the Convention, &c. with some
amendments, which were everally agreed
to and the resolution, as amended, ordered
to be engrossed for third reading.
The Speaker laid before the house letter
from the Secretary of War. communicating
statement of moneys transferred irsm one
specific appropriation to other specific ap-
preparations, shelving their application, &c.
during the recess of Congress. by authority
of the President of the United States, under
the act of March 8, 1909.
Mr.. Floyd moved the following resolution.
Rssolved, That the committee on the judi
ciary be instructed to enquire. into the expe-
diency of including the whole of the counties
of Montgomery, Grayson, Monroe, Bath,
Pendleton, and Giles, within the western
district of Virginia, and of changing the
times of holding the courts within the said
district.
Mr.. M'Coy moved to strike out the coun-
ties named, and TO insert, in lieu thereof, all
that part of the state Of Virginia which lies
west of the Blue Ridge.
On suggestion of Mr.. Randolph. the mo-
ton was laid on the table.
The house then, on motion Of Mr.. Lown-
des. proceeded to consider the resolutions Of
iered by him yesterday.
After offering few remarks 10 elucidate
the object of the modification he wished to
propose in the first resolution, as well as on
their object generally, Mr.. Lowndes modi-
fed his first proposition to read as follows
!. RESOLVED, That the committee on ways
and means be instructed TO enquire into the
expediency OF providing by law that any mo-
MES, although =" ordered for the use" OF the
Department of War, OF of The Navy, by war
rant from the Treasury, which shall remain
in the hands of the Treasurer
for more than two years after the expiration
of the Calender year in which the act OF 2p-
preparation shall have been passed, shall be
carried to the surplus fund, as they would be
if not ordered for the use OF such departments,
excepting always such monies as may be
appropriated for purpose for which lon
ger duration is specially assigned by law.
The second resolution was then read, and
with the first, as amended, agreed TO by the
House.
Mr.. War6eld offered the following reso-
luton for consideration
Resolved, That the committee for the
District Of Columbia be instructed to report
a bill for the purpose of procuring suitable
apartments for the accommodation Of the
circuit court Of the county of Washington in
the District Of Columbia
Mr.. ~. observed that it was customary for
the United States to furnish accommodation
for their circuit courts in the states where it
is necessary this was the case in Boston,
and he presumed elsewhere. He would not
say whether the United States were bound
to make the same provision Tor the people OF
this District, or of this county, but, when the
committee should report the bill, the whole
subject would be before the House, y it then
conld take such order on it as should seem
most proper.
The question was then taken on agreeing
to the resolution, and negatived. So the re-
solution was rejected.
Several motions respecting the establish
nent of post routes were read and referre !.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The House then resumed the unfinished
business of yesterday, and resolved itself into
a committee OF the whole, Mr.. II. Nelson in
the Chair, on the bill making an appropria-
ton for the support of the Navy, in addition
to the appropriation for the support of the
last session.
Mr.. Storrs moved 10 amend the bill by in
sertng the following as new section:
" And De at enacted, That the sums appro-
priated by this act shall be solely applied
to the obj r. 5 for which they are respective.
ly appropriated, and TO no other, notwith.
standing the authority vested in the Presi-
dent of the United States by the first section
oftbe act. entitled" An act further TO amend