Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-10


Mr. CamOell, from the comn;,..
the subject, reported the foIIos;s s'es q. %
Bs - enacted &c. That q 'ns Dill
after tho third day Of March. a mum = and |.
sand eight hundred and twsa uas thou
the House Of Representative. .S sasss,
composed Of members elected .s ,,.a y
70 ratio ofone representa.iye e. ..sa0ly
forty thousand persons in each ever. ..'a
computed according to h. ~. STATE.
scribed BY the consultation Of n. IS,' p, Pc
ed States; that Is to say u;,s;o Unit,
state OF Maine seven; within ~. tue
of New Hampshire six; With. - 'as
of Massachusetts, thirteen. v;,s: 'ate
state Of Rhode Island two: WITH; thu Y! Ne
state Of Connecticut six: with;nss .a TIE
Of Vermont five; within tbs "a vat.
New York thirty.four; within ~ s Of
of New-Jersey six; within Ii. 49,. .a's
,Pennsylvania twenty.six; within :, p
state Of Delaware one; within II. we
of Maryland nine; within the ..., .'a's
Virginia twenty two: within u. 's OF
Of North Carolina thirteen. v;, IS 'ass
state of South Carolina nina, v;,S: a .ae
state Of Georgia seven; within II. h.. ., mo
Of Alabama two; within tia 49,. 1~ !.
Mississippi one; withsn the ,t.,. s y :.
Louisiana three; within the ,t,,. y "
Tennessee nine; within the .,,. VI
Kentucky twelve; within thu ,t.,. VI :.
Ohio fourteen; within the stats 4 y "
diana three; within the state Of lll i; .a'
one; and within the state Of M;,.ou.:;
one.
The bill was twice read and comm;,.
ted.
Mr.. Edwards, Of Connecticut ..;d
that the Legislature Of Connections :,
its last session, passed resolution -
qucsting the Representatives Of IL,
state in Congress to use their inausDe.
to procure reduction Of the public -
penditures, and particularly q reduction
Of the compensation Of Members a
Congress, to what it formerly wal, In
compliance with this request, he begged
leave to offer this resolution 90
Resolosd, That committee BE- An.
pointed to inquire into the expedi.,ey
Of reducing the compensation allowed
to Members Of Congress to SIX dolAn
per day, and making a proportional n
duction in their compensation for tnul.
ling to and from the seat ofgovsrupns,
and, also, reducing the compenn,ipp Of
all the officers of government town!
it was previous to the year 1902
The question on agreeing to thi =.
solution was taken without debate, md
the vote was as follows:
For the resolution Sc
Against it 81
SO the resolution was rejected.
Mr.. Cooke presented the following
resolution for consideration, which lies
on the table:
ResoIvsd, That the President of the
United States be requested to cause to
be laid before this House statement
showing the amount expended for the
current expenses of the Ordnance De-
partment during the years 1877. 1878,
1919, and 1920, and as much as can be
shewn Of the said expenditures Of the
year 1921, with the particular itemsfot
which the money was expended; the
place when and the persons to whom
paid; what quantity of timber has been
procured for gun carriages and caiss0n.;
its cost annually, and where deposited
the quantity Of ordnance, Of every kind,
that has been procured during ibrss
years, or paid for; the sums expended
in the purchase ofsltes for arsenals since
the peace; the cost of the buildingserect-
ed thereon, and whether Sll those arse
nails are necessary for the service OF 'ns
United States.
Mr.. Baldwin submitted for considers
ion sundry resolutions proposing cor.
ain alterations in the existing laws ior
aging and collecting duties on imports
lions. IThese resolutions embrace .
system of measures resembling that con-
aimed in the bills reported at former
sessions by the committee of manuiac
lures, and shall hereafter be published
It Target
The resolutions were referred, %
notion Of the author, to committee&
he whole.
MIR. Vance, laid on the table the 10Y
owing resolution, which lies on the tabs
me day ofcourse, according to rule:
Res0lUed, That the Secretary OF Wn
,e directed to communicate to TINS
louse the number of persons employed
n the Indian Department, as supsri.n'
endents, factors, agents, sub.agents, 10
missionaries, teachers, me-
hanics, agriculturists, explorers, sa,.
'evore rnesaenUoPa m. exnresgeG. Wild