Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-31
Congress of the United States
SEVENTEENTH CoNGREss-2D SESSION.
FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 1922.
IN SENATE.

day, was one by Mr.. Barbour, from a
number of the citizens of the District
of Columbia, praying an amendment to
the laws of the District, so far as to
give effect to the judgments rendered
therein, in any state or territory; also
by Mr.. Barbour, memorial of the
President and Directors Of the Fire In
surance Company of Alexandria, pray
ing that the charter of the Mechani cs'
Bank of Alexandria may not be renew
ed, except on certain conditions. These
petitions were read and seyeFally re-
ferred.
On motion of Mr.. Lowrie, 1900 CO.
pies Of the Annual Report of the Sec
rotary of tho Treasury we're ordered
to be printed for the use 9th Senate.
Mr.. Rodney laid on the table pro-
position to amend the standing rules
of the Senate 30 as to prohibit, after
the present session, the introduction
into the Senate, of any bill, except on
the presentation ofa petition from the
person or persons interested therein,
without the unanimous consent of the
members present.
Mr. Van Dyke, from the committee
on Public Lands, reported bill for
the relief Of Daniel Seward; which
was read.
Mr.. Seuthard, from the committee
on the Judiciary, reported without e.
mendment, several bills, heretofore re-
ferred to that committee
Mr.. johnson, Louisiana, agreeable
to notice. asked and obtained leave,
and introduced bill for the re60f ct
John Buhler, which was res6.
The engrossed bill FOR the relief of
John Byers was read third time. and
then, on motion of Mr.. Van Dyke, it
was postponed to Monday next.
The resolution submitted on Tues
day BY Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, request
ing Of the President of the u. States
certain information concerning the is
land Of St. Domingo, was taken up and
agreed to.
The bill allowing drawback on the
importation of cordage msnufac ured
from foreign hemp was taken up, and
after some discussion, of which some
account hereafter will be given, was
ordered to lie on the table.
The bills which passed the House Of
Representatives on Tuesday, and were
brought up for concurrence, were seve
rally read. The bill concerning the
aPportionment of representatives in A
labama, was read second time by ge-
neral consent.
The Senate then adjourned 20 Mon
day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. McLane, from the committee of
Ways and Means. to whom was COM
mitted the bill from the Senate, for
the relief of Valley & Foster, report.
ed the same, without amendment; and
it was referred to a committee of the
whole.
Mr.. McLane also reported, without
amendment, the bill from the Senate
for the relief of Jacob Rabbit On the
proper mode of disposing Of the latter
bill, (which proposes to remit the in-
terest on certain duties payable on
goods destroyed by the violent storm
at Providence, in the year 1875 there
arose some debate. Mr.. Cooke and
Mr.. Walworth wished it referred to a
committee of the whole. Mr. McLane
wished it to 60 at once to third read
ing; which course he supported by an
argument showing the equity of the
bill. MIR Durfee seconded the motion
Of Dir. McLane, by number OF re-
marks, showing the reasonableness OF
the bill, and it's conformity to the ge-
nere! principles of our revenue laws
Mr.. Tomlinson wished it to go to a
committee for discussion of the bill,
which contained a new principle, ne
YER recognized as general rule, and
but once even as exception to the gene
raj rule, lin the case of the remission
of duties on foreign goods destroyed by
the fire at Savannab). In the end, the
bill was, on motion of Mr.. Cooke, re
ferred to a Committee Of the whole.
On motion of Mr. McLane, it was
ordered that the Speaker do appoint
member on the committee of Ways and
Means, in he place of Mr.. Smith, who
is elected to the Senate.
Mr. Cooke reported bill "supple-
mentary to the act'to provide for GER
tain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States, in
the Revolutionary swar - which bill