Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-27


equitable settlement of the accounts of Viii
liam King, late Lieutenant in the Army,
which was twice read and committed.
Mr.. B. from the same committee, made an
unfayorable report on the petition of Joseph
Morrisset, which was read and concurredin.
Mr.. Rich rose, and observed, that, not
withstanding the conclusions which had been
formed and reported by the committee on
Revolutionary Pensions ON the subject of the
enquiry referred to them on the 18th Of Dec.
relative to the pension law Of March 10,
1918, he yet hoped that further enquiry
might produce different result, and that
some modification night yet be made OF that
act which would adapt its operation 10 Inc
views of its trainers, &c. He therefore NOV
ed resolution, that the committee OF the
whole House, to whom had been commit
ted the report of the committee on heVo'u'
t;onary Pensions, made on the 4th instant.
be discharged from the further consideration
thereof, and that il be referred to the COM
mittee OF Ways and Means which resolu'
ton was agreed to.
Mr. Cooke submitted the following resolu-
ton for consideration
R,sotvsa, That the Secretary OF war De
directed to report to his House what sums
Of money have been actually paid to Coi.
lanes Johnson, in virtue of articles of "a
ereement entered into on the Cd day OF
Dec. 1918, and also report what sum is now
claimed by him in virtue Of said articles OF
agreement specifying particularly the Sc
y.ral items and that he also report VINE
ther public notice was given when proposals
would be received for a contract to furnish
transportation to the troops ordered up the
Missouri river.
Mr.. Smith, of Nd. moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table, assthere was an arbi'ra-
ton pending on the subject OF it, which IL
mightnot be proper for the House TO inter-
fere with by any steps on its part, at present.
Mr.. Cooke opposed the motion, and adYo-
Gated his resolution at some length, on inc
ground of the unsatisfactory nature OF the
Report made recently on the subject by the
war department, in reply to an enquiry from
this House.
The motion to lay the resolution on the Ia
bic was lost, and the resolution was agreed
to without division.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Cobb of Georgia, laid the following
resolution on the table:
Rsso!vsd by the Senate and House OF Ne
representatives. of the United States OF Anne
RIGA in Congress assembled, two thirds OF
both Houses concurring, That the following
article be proposed to the Legislatures Of the
several states, as an amendment to the con.
stituton OF the United States which, when
ratified by three fourths Of the said Lesisla-
lures, shall be valid to all intents and pur-
poses, a. part of the said constitution, to wit,
No Senator or Representative in the Con-
gress of the United States, shall, during the
time for which he was elected, be appointed
to any Office under the authority Of the Uni
ted States.
On motion Of Mr.. Livermore, it was
Resolved, That the committee on the post
Office and post roads he instructed to enquire
into the expediency OF making alteration IN
the law that gives the right of ranking to
members and de.egatesof Congress.
On motion ofhlr. Tomlinson it was
Resolved, That the committee on the post
Office and post roads be instructedto enquire
into the expediency of establishing pest
road from New Haven, in the state OF Con-
necticut, by Derby, Huntington, and Ne"
Town, to Danbury in the same state.
On motion of Mr. Bryan, il was
Resolved, That the committee on the post
Office and post road, be instructed to enquire
into the expediency Of establishing post
route from Reynoldsburgh, in the State OF
Tennessee, to the lower Chickasaw Bluffs
in the said state.
On motion OF Mr.. Tracy, it was
Resolved, That the President Of the Uni
ted States be requested to inform this house,
what loans, if any, have been made since
the peace to private citizens, of powder,
lead, and other munitions belonging TO the
government. of the army or navy, specifying
the times, terms, objects, and extent of such
loans the names ofthe persons, by whom,