Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-06

reigners are professors or teachers IN
said Academy. and the number OF Ia.
diets (if amy that have been admitted
into the same from the families of to-
reigners.
Mr.. Mclean submitted for conside,
ration the following resolve:
Resolved, That the committee on Mi
litary Affairs be instructed t" enquire
into the exprdiency Of pruviding by law
for Samuel G.. Hopkins, late captain
in the Army Of the United States. to
settle his accounts with the government
upon the principles of equity.
After some debate, this resolution
was rejected, on the. ground that appli-
cation ought TO be made. in such ca es,
by petition of the party desiring re-
lief.
The resolution Yesterday submitted
by Mr.. Burweli, directing an enquiry
into the expediency Of fixing by law the
salaries of the persons attached to the
commissions under the Treaty of Client,
&c. and that submitted by Mr.. Smith
of Md. calling for certain information,
were agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Hendricks, il was
Resolved. That the Committee on
Public Lands be instructed to enquire
into the expediency Of allowing to the
Deputy Surveyor Of the Vincennes do
nation tract other and further compen-
sation than is at present authorized by
| law.
The House proceeded to consider the
bill in addition to the several acts max
ing provision for certain persons en-.
gagged IN the land and naval service Of
the United States in the Revolutionary
War; and
MIR. Hardin moved to amend it by
adding to it the following sections:
! Sec. 9. .and be it further enacted,-
That no pensioAer under the aforesaid
/ acts, shall be stricken from the rolls.
who. upon giving in the schedule of his
property as is therein directed, shall
! be worth less, after deducting his debts,
than - dollars.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,-
That every pensioner who has. under
the act of the lst OF May, 1890. been
stricken from the pension roll, shall be
placed again on the pension roll. if mp
plication shall be made by him. if, upon
examining his schedule, he is worth
less than dollars.
And, debate arising thereon, the bill
va, again ordered to lie on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Baldwin, it was
Resolved, That the committee on
commerce be instructed to enquire
whether, in their opinion, any further
measures are necessary to be adopted
for the due enforcement of the existing
revenue laws.
Rssolred, That the committee of com
merce be instructed to enquire into the
e1pediency of making any provision by
law for the due enforcement of the pro-
visions of the act, entitled "An act
supplementary to an act, entitled An
act to regulate the collection of duties
Oh imports and tonEage," passed the
Cd day of March, 1899.
Resolved, That the committee of
Ways and Means be instructed to en-,
9uire, and to repnrt to this House. whe-
Their, in their opinion, the permanent
re, is adequate to meet the expen-
ses of this government.
ReSOlred, That the committee Of
Ways and Means be insti ucted to en-
quire whether any measures may, in
( their opinion be necessary to increase
the revenue, and if SO, to report the
measures to this House.
| Resolved, That the committee of
Ways and Means be instructed to en-.
quire into the rxpediency of prohibiting
or imposing additional duties on the i'm.
portatiou of foreign spirits, and impos
ing an excise on domestic distilled spi-
rits.
MIR. Warfeld submitted for conside
ration the following resolution. which,
from its nature, lis Oh the table one
day of course
Resolved, That tho First Comptrol-
Ter of the Treasury be instructed to re-
port to this house whether, in the state
ment of balances which have been due
more than three years, accompanying
! his letter of tho eth Nov. last, there
have been made the determinations and
suggestions required by the 18th section
of the act to provide for the prompt
settlement of public accounts, passed on