Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-25

\ irginia, OF Georgia, oil aiaosi"d' a"I "
Mississippi. The last return from AlaDar
ma was received since the meeting OF
Congress. not directly from the Marshal
hut from the Executive Department OF the
State. A copy of the letter received wln
II and also OF that received from Inc Mar
shall. with the general return, is herewth
transmitted. As there is. by the original
Census act, . penalty annexed 10 tne la"'
ure by the Marshals OF transmitting tne
returns within the time prescribed, u
proper 10 be Remarked that this failure
does not in any instance appear 10 nave
resulted from remissness on the part OF the
officer in the performance OF his duty,
The reasons assigned by them all tor The
DELAY attending these returns have been
the same; namely, that the compensation
allowed by the law was esteemed so mad
eouate for the services required that lthas
been found impossible to obtain eomPe-
tent assistants to undertake them; WIN
regard to the eastern district OF Virginia
and the district of Alabama, II IS furtner
to be observed, that some incidental oo-
stacles and delays to the completion OF Inc
returns resulted from the decease OF their
respective Marshals, and the lapse OF time
before the possible appoin'met OF their
successors. while the taking OF the enume-
ration Vas in progress. Justice 70 'hese
officers, who have all manifested due
earnestness in the exertion OF all their a.
bilities to complete their returns 'ni season
will, it is hoped, justify the suggestion OF
a provision by Congress to sh'eio lnem
from the possible effect Of a penalty. Tor
deficiencies which appear to have arisen
from causes beyond their control.
have the honor to be, with great re-
speet. sir, your very humble and obedient
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
Mr.. Williams, OF Tennessee, presented
memorial of the Legislature OF Tennessee
Drawing that compensation may be made
TO those who lost horses, &C. in the cam
paign against the Seminole indians; which
was read and referred.
Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, submitted the toll
lowing resolution for considerations:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be directed to communicate to
the Senate the names and compensation OF
the Deputies and Clerks wh> are or have
been employed by any sdhcer OF the Gus
toms since the year 1916.
MIR. Noble laid on the table the follow
ing resolution:
Resolvsd, That the Committee on the
Public Lands be instructed TO enquire into
the expediency OF amending the act, emit
tied IAN act for the relief Of the purcha-
sers of Public Lands prior to the LIST day Of
July, $780," so as to enable such 1T the
purchasers who have not taken the beneht
OF said act, TO avail themselves OF the pro-
visions of The said act until the thirtie,h
day Of September, 1899.
Mr.. Thomas communicated to the Sen
ate sundry resolutions adopted by the leg
islature of the State Of Illinois, in regard to
the amendments proposed by the State oil
Pennsylvania to the constitution OF theUn''
ted States; which resolutions declare the
concurrence of illinois in that amendment
which proposes that Congress shall make
10 law to authorize any bank, OF other mo
MED institution. except in the District Of
Columbia, and that every bank so author
lied, and its branches, shall be confined 10
the District of Columbia; also the concur
renee of the State in the amendment which
proposes to establish an uniform mode OF
electing Electors of the President and Vice
President of the United States and repre-
sentatives in Congresa; also, the disagree
ment of illinois to that amendment which
proposes that no law varying the compen.
.ation of the Members Of Congress shall
take effect during the time for which the
Congress that shall pass such law shall!
have been elected.
Mr.. King. of New York, laid on the Ia
Bile motion proposing the following
amendment OF the Rules OF the Senate:
Ordered, That, until otherwise order
ed, all committees be hereafter appointed
81 the President Of the Senate"
The Senate took up the resolution offer.
ed on Tuesday by Mr.. Williams, of Ten
nessee, calling on the Secretary of War for
certain information relative 10 the .ubsis.
tence of the army.
On motion, the following clause was
adde d to the resolution:
''Stating the rank of the officers, their
number, and the number of the soldiers,
in actual service, for each year, together
with the amount of their pay and subsis-
tence, from the commencement OF the mil,
itary establishment"
Thus amended, the resolution was