Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-09

or OF the House OF representatives 70 CLOSE
this Session by adjournment of their respec-
tive Houses, on the - day of next.
And, at the instance of the mover, the said
resolution was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Cooke submitted for consideration the
following resolution
Rssolved, That the committee on Naval
Affairs be Instructed to enquire into the ex-
pediency ofreducing the Naval Establish
ment of the United States
Mr.. Cooke made a few remarks in the
course of which he stated his object to be 10
effect Reduction of expense by reduction
in the number of officers of the Navy, so as
to proportion them more equally to the mum.
her of vessels in commission. 1t was TO this
point only that he wished to call the a,ten'
ton Of the naval committee.
The House having agreed to consider the
motion by vote Of 81 to 65, it was then, on
motion of Mr.. Lowndes, with the consent OF
The mover, ordered to lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Cooke, it was then
Resotved, That the Secretary OF War be
directed to report to this House copies OF all
contracts which have been made Tor the
building or repairing Notifications, arsenals,
or magazines, since the year 1915 and, al
so that be report the amount OF monies actu-
ally paid, to whom and when, and whether
public notice was actually given OF said con-
tracts, and what surety was given, in what
amount, and whether the surety is still SOL
vent and whether the contracts have been
faithfully performed
On motion Of Mr. M'Coy, il was
ResoEved, That the committee on Private
Land Claims enquire into the expedlency OF
providing by law Tor the location OF unSatls-
fed warrants ISSUED to the troops OF the Vlr-
ginia State Line. for services during the re-
evolutionary wary on some OF the unappropri-
ated lands of the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Rankin, the committee
on commerce were instructed to enquire into
the expediency OF esta blishlng port OF en-
try at the mouth of Pearl River, in the state
of Mississippi.
The engrossed bill in addition to the act
regulating the post Office establishment, was
read third time, passed, and returned to
the Senate.
NAVY APPROPRIATIONS.
The house then resolved itself into COM
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. Nelson, of Virginia,
in the chair, on the bill making appropria'
tons for the support of the Navy Of the Uni
ted States, for the current year.
On this bill rather interesting but desul.
tory debate took place, which employed the
time OF tie con mittee until past 4 o'clock
and which shall be the subject Of future
notice.
The Speakers, we're in succession, Messrs.
Smith, of Md Johnson, Storrs, Clay, Lown-
des. Trimble, Meigs, Foot, Silskee, Cobb,
and Fuller
Towards the close of the Debate, Mr.
Clay, moved that " it be recommended TO
the House to recommit to the committee Of
ways and means the bill entitled, Sc. (the
appropriation billy with instruction to pre-
pare the same in reference to an occasional
instead of permanent employment of the
squadron in the Mediterranean.
After debate, this motion was negatiy-
ed, 70 TO 81 and me committee rose and
reported the bill, with the following appro-
priations therein, VIZ.
For pay and substance of the officers,
and pay of the seaman, 999, 800.
For provisions. AIS, 1877 dolls.
For Medicines, hospital stores, and all ex-
pences on account of the sick, including the
Marine corps, So, 900 dolls
For repairs of vessels, 484 900 dolls.
For contingent expences, HOO
For inprovement.of Navy yards, docks,
and wharyes, pay OF superintendent, store
keepers, clerks, and laborers, 100000.
For pay and subsistence of the Marine
corps, III, 228 dolls.
For clothing the same, 27.205 dolls.
For Military stores, 900 dolls.
For the contingent expences Of the same,
Co. 900 dolls.
And, before considering he same,
The House adjourned.