Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-21

experienced during the progress Of the
late war, could be traced directly to tie
then detective staff; which seemed to tie
adhered to in despite of experience,
anu purely on account of its wfetched
deiorDity. | hazard but little when
say, tn at one-third of he expense of the
late war would have been saved to this
nation five had had at its commence
ment we'll organized Commlssarlat 4
Quarter Masters departments. lnde-
pendently ofthe great saving OF nation
al debt, we should have preserved the
lives of at least one half of those VINO
persisted by disease My object in of
fering this resolution, at the early stage
of the session, is to obtain faithful re-
port from the proper department of the
practical operation of the commIssarIat
system, which will enable US to judge
of its merits. This report will prove
that all the anticipations of the friends
of the new system have been more than
realized-that the troops have been
better fed at little more than half the
former expense. l am DESTROYS, if there
should have been any abuses under the
new system, that they will be exposed;
and invite gentlemen to strict scruti-
nv of every thing connected with this
subject, as intend to introduce bill
to make the stat act, which was limited
to five years, permanent law.
The motion of Mr.. w. lies on the ia
bic one day OF course.
Mr.. Johnson, of Kentucky, submit.
ted the following resolution for consid-
Grafton:
Resolved, That a committee be ap-
pointed to inquire into the expediency
of providing for the preservation and
repairing the National Turnpike, begin
ming at Cumberland, on the Potomac,
and terminating at Wheeling, on the
Ohio river; and that they have leave to
report by bill OF otherwise.
Some conversation took place in re-
gard to the form of this resolution, in
which Mr.. Otis objected to the authori-
ty to report by bill being given as pro-
posed. The conversation resulted in
Mr. Johnson's modifying his PROPOSE
ton so as TO read as follows:
Resoloed, That a committee be ap.
pointed on Roads and Canals.
Thus modified, the resolve was agreed
to by the Senate, and MIR. Johnson, of
! Ken. King, Of New York, Lowrie, Ma
con, and Mills, were appointed com
mi;tee accordingly.
Mr. Dickerson gave notice that he
should tomorrow ask leave to intro
duce resolution proposing to amend
the constitution of the United States as
it respects the choice of Electors of the
President and Vice President Of the T..
States, and the election of Representa-
tives in the Congress of the United
| States.
Mr.. Johnson, of Lou. gave notice that
| he should to morrow, ask leave to in
troduce bill supplementary to the sew
eral acts for adjusting tie claims to
land. and establishing Land Offices in
the districts east of the Island Of New
Orleans.
Mr.. Barton gave notice that he should
tomorrow ask leave to introduce bill
concerning the lands and salt springs
to be granted to the state of Missouri
for the purposes of education, and for
other public uses.
And the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. Rankin, from the committee on
| public lands, reported bill ''for the
| relief of purchasers of certain lands"
which was twice read, and committed
| to a committee Of the whole.
MIR. Newton. from the committee on
commerce, reported bill for the re-
lief of Samuel Clarkson and Alexander
Elmshe, which was also twice read and
committed.
Mr.. Trimble submitted the following
resolution,
ReSoiued, That the committee on
Roads and Canals be instructed TO in
quire into the expediency of providing
by law for the repair and preservation
of the Cumberland Road, and for the
establishment of toll gates thereon.
Resolved, That the same committee
be instructed TO inquire whether any,
and, if any, what, further provision
ought to be made by law, to enable the
President Of the United States to COM
plete the survey and location Of the
proposed continuation of the Cumber-
land road, from Wheeling, in the state
of Virginia, through the states Of Ohio
Indiana, and Illinois, to the Mississippi
river, and whether any, and, if any,
what provision oughtto be made to en-
able the President to cause the said