Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-14

further impost duties for ~. :.
meat OF manufactures, Va. t -
and referred TO the sans co,a ss g. up,
whom was referred AIR. BsIdv;a,,'s 10
.iutions proposing certain inod;s an .sss-
OF the duties on imports. e. lions
On motion of Mr.. Moore az AZ,
itiwas = = 'aosma,
RssosOsd. That the comu;tt..
Post Office and Post Road, - -; - "a the
ed to inquire into the exn = instruct.
establishing post route from s"sy Of
to Huntsville, in A Alabama u. . n' =
vile. and Bennet's Store Aooefts-
Mr.. Plumer, of N. H. offs,.d.,
lowing resolve: = sue tos
ResolUsd, That the Secret..
be directed to communist. = war
house q statement. 80 farn ,h - snls
may be in his power to max. - ,sme
mount and objects of such ern. !. ;ae &
as have been incurred in tbs ,.
Department during the last y., ,.' :.
yond the sums appropriated By l.v - =:
that Department, and also to info.m ). .'t
house what were the circnm...m 'ae
which, in his opinion rendered 49,.
sary such excessof expenditur, 49, 49,.
the appropriations. ''Aa
The resolve lies on the tsbl. one A..
Of course. 9
Mr.. Arthur Smith offered e., =,
sideration the following resolot;a,. IVY
RssoiUsd. That the Secretary &c w.
be directed to inform this hsu;. wh,,s
er measures were adopted, with va.
to lessen the contingent expenses Of 4.
Indian Department for the year ls OF
what measures, if any, were sdoDtsdfa,
that purpose and at what t,ue
This resolve also lies on the t.ble an.
day of course.
FIRST MERIDIAN.
The Speaker laid before tho boo..
the following Message, which VA, =.
ceived from the President ofthe Unit,i
States
TO the House Of Representatives.
Ia pursuance of q Joint resolution ot
che two Houses Of Congress Of the Sd Of
March. 1921, authorizing tho President
to cause such number of astronomical
observations to be made, " method,
which might in his judgment be bea
adapted to ensure . correct detsrmiu.
ton Of tho longitude of the Capitol ID
7 tho City of W.shington, from Green.
wich, or some other known meridian in
Europe, and that he cause the dat,, With
accurate calculations or statements
founded thereon, to be laid before them
At their present session, ! herewith
transmit to Congress the report made
by William Lambert, who was selected
by me, on the 10th of A pril last, to psv.
form the service required by hatrs.olu.
ton.
As no compensation is authorised By
law for the execution of the duties Is.
signed to Mr.. Lambert, it is submitted
to the discretion of Congress, TO make
the necessary provision for an adequate
allowance to him, and to the assistant
whom he employed to aid him in bis o..
servations. JAMES MONROE.
Washington, JAMS, 1922.
The Message and accompanying Nc.
moir were ordered to DO printed.
The Speaker also laid before tho
house q Letter from the Secretary Of
the treasury, transmitting extractsfren
the Registers and Receivers report.
Of proceedings under the act Of the Snd
of March, 1891, for the relief OF pur'
chassrs Of public lands to the lst July
1920; which was road and referred u
the committee on Public Lands
The Speaker also laid before I'M
house q letter from the Secretary OF th'
Navy, transmitting sundry statement'
in relation to tho Navy Pension Funo
which wore referred to the COMMITTED
q
on commerce.
MHITARY.aPP OPRLaTloNS&c &c.
The house then again resolved ', Ms'
into committee of the whole, Dir. me-
son Of Va. in the chair, on the Dill nss
ing partial appropriation. tor the sa z
port of the military establishment =
1922. n.
| The appropriation for the Indian -
partment being yet the suo]ec'IM ...r
The debate was continued by Me'a Il
Dwight, Mitchell Buchanan, = om !, y.
of Md.-the sketch ofwhichit - imP''
sible to prepare forthis days paper. a
The question was not taken, wnsa ~, !.
motion Of Mr.. Gilmer, the commute
rose and obtained leave to cit again. -
The house adjourned.