Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-29

by lis priva'" Secretary.
To the House Of Representatives..
IN compliance with II resolution :,
| tic house of representatives. "rco,,s,,
ing the President Of the United sts, '.
t. inform the House (if IN his ovira, s.
proper Wlnt+er any. and If any. rb,, IS
negotiations, since the Ist Of Jsn,,,r
1916 have been had with the Six y. ~
tions Of Indians, or any wrtion :, (
them: who the commissioners Or
gents were; the objects of the nceo,i'
tion; the expenses of the same: The c,~
pensation Of each Commissioner. &.
crrtary. or agent. and tn whom,
moneys we're paid" I now transma,
report from the Secretary of W.,
communicating the Information desired
JAMES MONROE,
Washington, January is, 1921.
The Message was read and with Il,
documents ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Wood lrum the committee q,
the public buildings, to whom was re.
ierred resolution of che ! 9th ut. di.
recting an enqniry into the prac,ica.
bility of making such alterations in tho
present structure Of the hall Of The
House as shall better adapt it to tn.
purposes of deliberative assembly; / |
if not, whether it be practicable to
provide suitable hall in the centre
building of the Capitol, made repor.
exhibiting plan proposed by the a.
chitect, which the committee do not II.
commend; and Offering reasons to
shew that the hall had, since it was
first used, improved in the respects a.
bove referred to that it would still i'm.
prove, as the walls became drier; and
that it might be- anticipated, by taking
measures to prevent noise in the gale.
ry, and obtain silence in the hall, it |
would fully answer it's intended pur.
pose. The report was read and com.
mittrd.
The following resolution submitted yel.
terday by Mr.. silsbss was taken up for con.
nderation.
Resolved, That the secretary of the tres.
sury be requested to lay before this house
statement of the number of inspectors and
weighers, guagers and neasurers, employed
in each port OF the United States, and oflhe
amount Of pay received by each of those Of.
6cers for each Of the last FIVE years; and also
a statement of the names Of persons who
have been employed as agents for building
or supplying light houses, revenue cutters,
or marine hospitals, to the several districts
of the United States, with the amount Of
compensation which has been paid to each
Of them, for their services within the last Eve
years.
Mr.. Tomlinson wished the call somewhat
extended, so as to obtain information on
subject in which there were considerable a.
buses practised. some particulars Of which
he referred to. He moved therefore to add
the following TO the resolution:
Designating the persons who during the
said period were paid as inspectors, and who
at the same time performed the duties and
received the fees Of weighers guagea-s, and
measurers, and the amount paid to such per.
sons respectively, for services rendered in
each Of the capacities aforesaid. .
This amendment was accepted by Mr..
Sisbee, and thus modified. the resolution
was agreed to.
Mr.. Mallary, after some remarks, going
TO slew tina: there was reason 10 believe
there were several officers Of the army, em.
pIoyed in certain Of the public Offices, to
whom compensation was paid for their eeri-
cal services, in addition to their pay as ofi-
GERS, and with The view of obtaining precise
information on this subject, he submitted the
following resolution:
Resolved. That the committee on military
affairs be instructed to enquire wbe tberany
officers of the army of the United Sa.es.are
employed as clerks or in any other cspaciI'
ty, in any of the departments, or in the Of
ice OF the surgeon general or apothecary
general, and whether such officers, it any,
have received any other compensation than
their pay as officers; if so, what are thelI
names, and what extra compensation have
they received.
Mr.. Little moved TO amend the resolution
SOFAS to make il a direct call on the secre'
tary Of wal for the informal ton; which mo-
ton, after some conversation between three
OR Tour members, was negatived, snd the
resolution was agreed 10.
Mr.. Randolph gave notice that he should
on Monday next call for the consideration o
the bill making provision for the family o
the late Com. Perry.
On motion of Mr.. Gorham, il was