Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-26

+, of the whole, and was ordered to be
engrossed for third reading.
The Senate then proceeded to the ap
2ointment of committee on the sub
| iectof roads and canals, in pursuance
of the resolution adopted yesterday,
and Messrs. Brown of Ohio, King of
N. Y Smith of Md. johnson OF KY.
and Rodney. were appointed.
Mr.. Talbot, from the select commit
tee appointed on that subject, reported
bill making an appropriation Tin
blank for repairing the national road
from Cumberland to Wheeling the bill
was read.
Mr.. johnson, Of Ky. in submitting
the following resolution, observed thai
the information it proposed to call for
was necessary to enable the committee
on Military Affairs to proceed under
standingly in the enquiry which they
were instructed 10 make into the expe-
diency of establishing an armory on
the western waters; and, as it was de-
sirable to enable the committee to com
mence the enquiry as early as practica
BILE, he deemed it proper to submit
the resolution, which he now laid On
the table:
| Resolued, That the President of the United
| States be requested to cause to be laid before
| the Senate the number of arms required annu.
| ally to supply the militia ofthe west, according
to the acts of Congress, the probable number
necessary to be placed in the military deposits
| located, or to be located on the western waters;
| the cost of transportation of arms to the west
ern states and deposites; the probable cost of
| manufacturing arms in the west the probable
cost of erecting, at this time on the western
waters, such an Armory as that at Harpers
Ferry or at Springfield; and such other infor
nation as he may deem important to establish
the eXpedlency or lneXpediency Of erecting on
tn western waters Nationel Armory.
The Senate then went into the con
alteration of Executive business, after
which they adjOurnedro Monday
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Several petitions ia number eleven,
were presented, and referred TO differ
ent committees, among which we're
the following:
Dir. J. S Johnston presented a me-
moriai Of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, praying fora grant
OF two small tracts of land belonging
to the United States, to be applied to
use vi and important pubhc purposes
which memorial was referred to the
Committee on Public Lanrs.
Mr.. Francis,Johnson presented Pc
tition of William B Dyer. stating that
in the year 1919, he purchased of Ger
tain individuals in the City of Wash
lngton lot lying in said city, upon
whic he has erected house; that be
has subsequently discovered that the
tile to said lot ia in the United States;
and praying that the lot may be sold to
him by the United States at a fair va
luation, and that Indulgence may be
given as to the time of payment; which
petition was referred to the committee
appointed on the 18th inst. upon the
subject of the sale of public lots in the
said city.
On motion of Mr.. Rhea the commit
tee on pensions & reVolut mary claims
we're discharged from the further con-
sideration Of the petitions of William
Saltmarsh and MeIker Baker, and of
F. IN Boo ,and they were ordered
70 lie on the able.
MIR. Rhea, from the same committee,
made unfavorable reports on the petit
tions of George Please, OBADIAH Nor
man, and Nathan Forman which were
read, and the reports, respectiVel y con-
CURED in by the House.
MIR r. also reported unfavo rably on
the petition of John Waters, SO far as
il respects relief by pension on account
of wounds he received when on board
the HyderAlly, in the engagement
with the General Monk, and leave was
Granted him to Withdraw his petition
and documents.
Mr.. Sloane, from the Committee on
Elections made the following report:
The Commute on Elections, to whom was
referred certificates Of the election OF members
returned to fill vacancies in the present Con-
gress, have examined the same, and report the
following persons duly elected, and entitled to
seats in this House, viz:
From the State of Mane-Wark Harris,
Do. Delaware-Dan ROda4y,
Do. Virginia-James Stephenson,
Do. Naturalization Jennings.
The report was ordered tolie on the
table.