Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Smith, of Md. from the Comm.
tee of Ways and Means, reported ~;
for the relief Of Jonathan N Rail- i
which was twice read and committed
Mr.. Williams. of N. c. from the Com
mittee Of Claims, reported a bill 70, I ~.
relief of John Pellet; which wa. tu;a.
read and committed.
Also. unfayorably upon the r.sn.,
tive petitions of Morgan Brown ans
Robt. NJ. Elliot; the former Of wb;.h
on motion of Mr.. Reid, was referred IT,
the COMMITTEES of the whole, and the lot
ter. at the suggestion of Dir. W w..
laid OH the table.
The resolution offered YESTERDAY hv
Mr.. Nelson, of Va. calling for Informs.
ton Of any correspondence with, or in
formation respecting the South Ameri
can governments, in the possession Of
the Executive, was read and adopted
The Speaker laid before the house
letter from the Secretary of the Trea.
sury, transmitting the required infor.
nation respecting tn. compensation al.
lowed to the Collector of Cape Vincent
&C.; which was ordered to lie on the a.
bic.
The Speaker also laid before the house
letter from the Secretary Of the Urea.
sury, stating that the Department has
no record of the proceedings under tn.
acts of the State of Maryland and Geor.
gia, &c. but that the information asked
for has been required from the Collec.
tors of Baltimore and Savannah, and
will be laid before the house as soon as
received.
The Speaker also laid before the
house letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting statement Of
the quantity Of wool imported into The
United States during the years 1917,
1918, 1919, and 1920. and the first quar-.
ter of 1921; which was ordered to leon
the table and to be printed.
The Speaker also laid before tn.
House letter from the Secretary 9th.
Treasury transmitting report on tn.
petition Of James Morrison; which wu
ordered to lie on the table, and to be
printed.
The Speaker also laid before the
House the following letterfrom the See
rotary of the Treasury:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
2Sth January, 1892.
SIR: In obedience to resolution OF
the house of Representatives of the 4th
inst. directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to report to the house, "ths
manner in which the several Land OF.
fees of the United States were sxamin'
ed prior to the lst day of January, 1915
the names and places Of residence ofths
persons by whom such examinations
were made. the respective compensation
allowed to each individual, SO employ
ed, and the whole expense thereof to tho
United States; and also, that he report
the manner in which the same duty b"
been performed since the said lst OF JAN
1918, together with the names, PROBES
sions, stations, and place OF residence
of the persons who have been appoInted
to make such examinations; what otlca
each was appointed to examine the re-
ports made by esch-the accounts Ers'
sented for their respective services Inc
amount Of money allowed tC, or drawn
or retained by each of thsm; whether
any of them have during the sane p.
riod been allowed, orreceived, any the.,,
compensation from the government; j
so, how much, and for what service rsf
dered, or duty performed; and whe'na
some plan may not be devised whefeo!
the same duty may be performed VIE
equal advantage and less expense to H
government" have the honor TO suY
nit the enclosed statements marked D
and B. which shew tho amount that ~
been paid for examining the Land VI
fees during the two periods OF time u.s.. =.
scribed in the resolution, and exhlo'.'n
names, stations, and professions Of Wv
persons by whom such e1amlna'l0'.
were made, as far as they are know"
this Department. ii, s
| have also the honor to transm. s
copies of the reports fthe state OF 1n ~.
Offices, which have been made from wv
LIST Of January, 1918, to the 3lH Gay" .
December, 1921, as far as they ID"
been received. ,.,d
, Previously to the yearlsi6, the I sao,
Offices had been examined by per'oD
residing in the vicinity ftheir lo ,,. ~
As the examiners were generalg y
4 In