Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-18

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Treasury to transfer certain balane IS
of appropriations to the surplus fund
which was twice read and eommitted.t
Mr.. Baldwin from the committee on
Manufactures. reported bill to resu-
late the duties on imports and for other
purposes, accompanied by a detailed
report on the subject. The bill having
been twice read, Mr.. Baldwin moved
to refer it to committee Of the whole
on the State of the Union. MIR. Smith
Of Maryland. opposed this course, as
giving it a preference over ordinary
business. Mr.. Baldwin replied. that
the same direction had been given, at
this session, to several bills, that for
the reduction If the army, &c. not
more important than this. The mo-
ton of Mr.. Baldwin prevailed, by a
! vote Of IS to 81. The ordinary num-
Der of copies of the bill and report were
ordered to be printed for the use OF
the House.
Mr.. Beecher moved to print three
thousand copies Of the report. On
this motion there were some remarks
made. The printing of an extra num-
Der was opposed T., Mr.. Culbret!, MIR.
( Williams. of n. Carolina. Mr.. Foot.
and Mr.. Tyler, on the ground that the
subject had been so much discussed for
2 or three years past that the report,
however able. could hardly be expect
ed tu shed much additional light on
the subject that the distribution OF
these documents, among the people,
must always he partial and limited.
though the number were larger than
proposed:that the expence of the print
ing proposed would be greater than
the benefit to accrue from it. To this
Mr.. Beecher opposed the Importance
of the subject, the great interest the
people felt in if. and the propriety OF
making generally known the views of
the committee Of this house on the sub
.ject. The motion of Mr.. Beecher was
in the end, negatived by vote of 70
to 81.
Mr.. Baldwin, also, from the same
committee, reported bill laying duties
on sales of merchandise at auction
which was twice read and referred to
committee Of the whole on the state
of the Union.
Mr.. Campbell. from the committee
on private land claims. reported bill
for the relief Of James Brady; which
was twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Cook. it was
Resoired. That the committee on the |
Post Office and Post Roads be instruct
ed to enquire into the expediency of
establishing a post route from Goicon-
da, by Franklin Court House and
Hynes, to Vandalia, in the state of IL
linuis.
On motion of MIR. Cannon. it was
Resolved, That the committee on
post Offices and post roads he instruct
ed to enquire into the erpediency of
establishing post route from the town
Of McMianville to Sherbyville to Co.
lumbiA. in the state of Tennessee.
On motion of MIR. Jackson, it vas
Rcsolred, That the committee on
roads and canals be instructed to en-
quire into the e1pediency Of auth"riz.
ing the appointment of Commissioners !
to make out and lay off a road from
the Rapids of the Miami Of Lake f.
RE to Lower Sandusky, in pursuance |
of the treaty of Brownstown. made !
with certain nations Of Indians also I
to extend the said location to Washing
ton. Penn. by the way of WelIsburg,
Virginia.
Mr.. Russ offered for consideration
the following resolution
Rssolred. That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be directed TO lay before the
House of Representative a statement
of the precise amount Of special de-
positss to the credit of the Treasury of
the United States, which is referred to
in his supplementary report OF the sSth
ultimo. as not being available the cur
rent year stating. particularly, of
what such deposites consist-if of de
preciated bank paper, the bank or
banks which issued the same, With the
amount by each. and the present cur
rent specie value thereof. and the year.
or years respectively when the same
was received.
The resolution lies on the table one
day of course.
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