Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-09
Congressional Proceedings.
FROM THE NATIONAL lsTELLlGENcER.
IN THE SENATE.
Mondau. February 5.

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Mr. Peasants. from the committee on ma
val affairs, to which was referred the bill
from the o'her house, for the relief Of the ia
miIy of the late Commodore Oliver Hazard
Perry, reported the same without amend
ment
The bill authorising the sale Of certain
public lots in the city OF Washington was
read the third time, passed, and sent to the
other house for concurrence
The senate took up the report OF the Sc.
lect committee, appointed on the subject,
adverse 10 the propriety of at this time ma
king any reduction in the compensation Of
The members of congress, or officers OF the
executive departments.
MIR. Roberts moved to amend the report
by striking out the resolution OF the commit
lee, and inserting the following matter as a
substitute:
"Resolvsd, That hereafter the compensa-
ton of the members OF the senate and huuse
of Representatives. and the delegates from
territories, ought to be - dollars for every
day they shall respectively attend on their
duties, and - dollars for every twenty
miles they may necessarily travel, respec-
| lively, in going to and returning from any
session of congress; and that the CT mpensa-
| ton OF the president pro tcmpore Of the Sc
nate and the speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives ought to be dollars for each
and every day they may perform the ddtles
| OF their respective cttces.
"Resoived, That from and after the thirty
| first day OF March next, the salaries OF the
secretaries of the departments of state, OF
| the treasury, Of war, and OF the navy; the al.
! torney general of the United States; the re-
gister; the frs, md second comptrollers; the
| first, second, third, fourth, and nth auditors
| of the treasury; the comm ssiOner oil the ge
neral land office; the board OF commissioners
| for the navy; the postmaster general; the as
| sistant poStmasters general, ami the salaries
OF all clerks employed in the several execu-
tive departments OF the government, nclu-
| ding those IN the general post office which
amount annually 10 sum exceeding eleven
hundred and fifty dollars, ought to oe redu-
| ced - per centum on the said annual a
| mount"
The amendment was ordered TO be print
ed. and the further consideration of the re-
port was then, after some debate, postponed
to Monday the 10th inst.-ayes %, noes,
| 49,.
The senate took up the report of the com
mittee of claims, unfavorabe to the petition
of James Where, who prays remuneration
for the destruction of his sugar crop, and
other damages sustained by the operations
of the American army in defence OF New
Orleans, in l8l4-l5.
Mr.. Johnson, OF Lou. moved to reverse
the report, and to direct the committee OF
claims to bring in bill for the relief Of the
petitioner. Mr. J. spoke al sone length in
opposition 20 the report, and in favor OF his
motion.
Mr.. Roberts supported, in speech OF
considerable length, the correctness andju
tice of the report.
MIR. Brown opposed the report, and argu-
ed some time to shew that the relief claimed
by the petitioner was entirely reasonable
and dust, and ought to be granted.
The question being taken on the proposed
amendment. it was decided in the negative,
without a division and the report of the
committee ofclaims was concurrej in by the
senate.
Dir. Williams, of Tenn. from the commit