Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-10
Congressional Proceedings
FROM THE NATIONAL IsfELLlGENcER.
Monday. January 8.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,


Mr.. Cannon, from the committee on the
subject of the militia, reported q bill to Pr.
vide for uniform system for the organic.
ton and discipline of the militia Of the states
and territories, and for instructing the off.
GERS Of the same at the expense Of the Uni.
ted States; which vas twice read and CON.
mitted.
Mr.. Gross, Of New. York. submitted fm
consideration the following resolution:
Resolved, That the president Of the Uni.
ted States be requested to inform this house
(if in his opinion proper) whether any, and
If any, what negotiations since January LIST,
1876. have been bad With the Six Nations
oflndians, or any portion of them: who the
commissioners or agents were; the objectof
the negotiations; the expenses Of the same;
the compensation of each commissioner, sec.
rotary and agent to whom the moneys were
paid.
This motion, according 10 rule, lies on the
table one day Of course.
On motion Of Mr.. Strong, Of New York,
il was
Resoiprd, That the committee on the dis.
trict Of Columbia be instructed to inquire
and report to this house the number Of lotte.
ries which have been instituted in ga id dis.
inhabitants Of the City OF Washington, and
to repeal all acts heretofore passed for that
purpose. passed 18th May, 1890, the purpo-
SEES for which the moneys are to be raised,
the amount of each scheme. and the total
nominal value ofthe tickets offered for sale,
the rate Of deduction proposed to be made
from the prices, and the gross amount ofthe
proceeds Of said lotteries, which will come
into the hands Of the managers, and also
whether the condition Of the said act Of in.
corporation has been complied with, so far
as il respects the authority to raise money BY
lotteries.
Mr.. Trimble submitted the following re.
solution for consideration:
Resolved, That the secretary Of the trea-
sury be instructed to inform this house, when
and why the agency OF the treasurer OF. the
United States for the war and navy depart
ments was 6rst established, and whether the
same may not be discontinued without det'
rlment to the public service.
This resolve lies on the table one day Of
course.
The resolutions moved by Mr.. Williams,
of N. Carolina, calling for information Of
the amount Of money necessary to complete
the contracts which have been made for the
Increase Of the navy and for building fortL
6cations, was taken up and agreed to.
The orders Of the day being then announ.
ced by the speaker--Mr. Cobb having mo-
we'd again to 60 into committee Of the whole
on the state of the Union
A short debate arose. which resulted in'
motion by Mr.. Beecher to discharge the CON-
mittee OF the whole on the state Of the union
from the further consideration Of the resoa'
ton introduced by Mr.. Cobb. ~
The question discussed was, simply, whs'
Their the subject Of a general reduction Of 'De
expenses Of the government, with reference
to the expediency and to the state Of The y
nances, could be more practically and ell
GENTLY considered by continuing to deo'''
the declaratory propositions Of Mr.. Cobb {"
the bills which have been and probably ""
hereafter be, introduced, for the reduction
Of the expenditures Of various branches "
the public service.
The debate terminated in agreeing to NJ
Beecner's motion, by vote Of 81 10 ~
and the resolutions. being then before w
house, were ordered to lie on tbs table.
The house then. ON motion Of Mr.. ""'
ans, resolved itself in 10 committee 0! 'n'
whole, on the state Of the union, Mr. "n'
man in the chair. And
On ma,i0pof Mr.. Reecaen the eam"""