Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-09

tocy VIII De very loW'
From the National InteLigencsr.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, February 4.
The Speaker laid before the House let
ter of the Secretary OF the Navy, covering an
abstract of the contingent expenses OF the ma
Wy during the year ending ON the 3oth OF
September last, rendered in obedience to
law which was referred to the committee
of ways and means.
Mr.. Rhea, from the committee on pen
sions and revolutionary claims, made an I'M
favorable report on the petition of Daniel
Merrill which was read and ordered 10 lie
on the table.
Mr.. Williams, IN. c. from the commit
tee of claims, made unfavorable reports On
the petitions of Isaac Richer, of David Tay.
lor, and James Leander Ca,hcart which
were severaiIy ordered to lie on the table.
NJ. w. from the same committee, made a
report on the petition OF Stephen Baxter,
late paymas,er in the third regiment Of N.
York volunteers, accompanied by bill for
bis relief; which was twice read and com.
mitted.
MIR. Anderson, from the select committee
TO whom the subject was referred, reported
the resolution TO authorize the publication Of
part of the secret journal OF Congress under
the confederation, with an amendment, fdi-
recuDg the publication of certain private
documents connected with the secret Jour
nal,) which, with the resolution, was order.
ed 10 lie on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. Slocumb, il was
Resolved, That the President of the Uni.
ted States be requested to communicate to
this house, if any, and what, progress has
been made in surveying certain parts OF the
coast of North Carolina, and in ascertaning
the latitude and longitude Of the extreme
points of Cape Hatt.ras, Cape Look Out, &
Cape Fear, pursuant to resolution approx.
ed January IS, 1919.
Messrs. Slocumb and Burton we're APP
pointed the committee to present the resolu-
ton to the President.
On motion Of Mr. Stevens, It was
RESOLVED. That the committee of commerce
be directed toreport whether, in their OPT
Mon, it would be eypedient to erect light
house on the south coast Of Lake Erie, at or
near the confluence otits waters with those
of Sandusky Bay,
The house took up the resolution, submit
ted by Mr. Butler, of N II. on the 26th ult
to tx the daily hour of meeting Vt the house
at eleven instead of twelve O'Clock and the
resolution was agreed to, after some remarks
in its favor rom Mr. Simkins, of S. c.
MIR. Randolph rose to offer motion hav-
ing for its object all enquiry respecting the
enforcing a stricter accountability for the
public moneys, &c. The United States re-
minded him, he said, of those generous and
gallant young fellows, ready to dojustIce, at
all times, to every body but tnemselve,.-
r he moneys ofthe United States were scat
tered over the country from Passamaquoddy
to yellow Stone-from Chic go to Mobile,
in manner which would trtter away the
resources of any other nation in the world
than this. Nothing, said he, but the rapid
growth of the infant Hercules has enabled
US to support this dilapidation OF the public
estate. We are something like the Georgia
and Virginia planters-cotton being at fifty
cents, and tobacco at thirty dollars. Do
you want tooth pick Take hundred
dollars. Do you Want tooth brush /? Take
a hundred dollars. Do you want tooth-pow
der Take hundred dollars. And, sir, we
want pens, paper, and ink and these diffe-
rent wants supply business for several indi-
yiduals, to whom money IS advanced, to be
accounted Tor hereafter. Is il accounted tor
What is the deficit now 1t exceeds greatly
the average annual revenue during the ad-
mnistration OF Washington. Let us see,
said he, the aggregate receipts on which the
father of his country, as he has been over 4
over called, administered tbeigovernment Of
the United States. From the 4th Of March,
1859, to the 3lst December, 1871, making
almost halt of his first term of service, the re-
rsints into the II s. Treasury amounted To