Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-19
Congress Of the United States.
SEVENTEENTH coNeREss-2D SESSION.
MONDAY, DEC. l6, 1922.

HOOSE OF HETREOEJN ld1WE
Mr.. Buchanan, Of Penn. appeared and
took his seat to-day.
Eleven petitions were presented to-day.
some Of private nature, and were refer
red 10 different committees.
Mr.. Golden presented memorial Of the
Chamber of Commerce OF the city Of New
York, praying that the bill now pending
before this House, supplementary to, and
to amend an act pissed Goth April, 1918,
entitled +" an act supplementary to an act,
entitled I" an act TO regulate the collection
OF duties on imports and tonnage, passed
Cd of March, 1893, and for other purpo-
ses," may be passed into law during the
pre,ent session OF Congress which was
referred 10 the committee OF the whole Oh
the state Of the Union.
Mr.. G. also presented petition of Ste
phen Rudd, of the city OF New York, sta
| ting that be is the inventor of machine
for propelling vessels at sea in Gains,
which has been adopted for the service Of
the Navy Of the United States, and pray.
| ing compensation for the use OF his SaIc
invention which petition was referred
| to the committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Mercer presented memorial Of
Robert Young and Richard Bland Lee,
Judges ofthe Orphans Cont for the res
pective counties of Alexandria and Wash
ington. in the District of Columbia, pray
ing that the said courts may be re-organ-
,, lied upon the plan proposed in the code
of Jurisprudence prepared in pursuance
OF an order of Congress, of the 29th April,
1916, by William Cranch, Chief Justice
OF said District
MIR. Nj. also presented petition OF John
Wheelwright, OF the District OF Columbia,
praying TO be divorced from bis wife Car
| oline Eliza WheelWrlght, on the ground
OF her insanity at the present, as we'll as at
the time OF their marriage.
On motion, it was ordered that the said
petitions be referred to the Committee lor
the District OF Columbia
Dir. Francis Johnson, OF KY. presented
a petition OF John w. SmoDton, on be-
halt of himself and others, of Thompson's
Island, in Florida. praying that the port
OF Key West uay be placed on an equal
footing with the ports in the United States,
by being allowed the privilege OF export
ing foreign goods from that port tor the
benefit of drawback, whether imported
there directly, or from ports in the United
| States which was referred to the COM
mittee oil Commerce..
AIR. Rhea, from the committee on Pen
sons and Revolutionary Claims, made un-
favorable reports on the petitions OF Caleb
Childs and Daniel Palmer, which were
read ant seVeralIy ordered 10 lie on tue
table.
Mr.. Rbea, from the committee Of Pen
| sions, reported bill concerning inVsild
pensioners" which was twice read and
committed.
Mr.. Williams, OF North Carolina, from
the committee Of GLAZING made report
untavorable to the petition OF Lucy Laulb;
| which was laid on the table.
The resolution moved by Mr.. Scott, on
Friday last, calling for the books contain
| ing the decisions Of Commissioners, &c.
on land CLAIMS in the now State OF Missou-
ri, and Territory OF Arkansas, was taken
up and agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. Newton, it was
ResOlUed, That the committee on Com.
merce be instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency ofplacing light vessel at or near Cape
| Hatteras, IN the state of North Carolina.
MIR. FarIelIy submitted the following
| motion for consideration
Res0it'sc, That the committee on Naval Al.
| fairs be instructed to inquire into the ProPrle
| ty of making some provision for the support OF
| the widow and child of Lieut.. George Pierce,
ofthe United States Navy, who lately died OF
the yellow fever, contl acted on board OF the FRI
gate Macedonian, when in the service of his
| country.
Mr.. Farrelly accompanied this motion
with few observations.
The question was taken, withou; iurth
er debate, on agreeing to the resolution,
and decided in the affirmative by a small
majority Isl votes 10 81.
Mr.. Cooke moved the following resolve:
ResoIuea, That the President OF the United
States be requested to cause to be laid before
this House, a statement shelving the amount
expended for the current expenses OF the Ord
nance Department during the years 1877, 1918,
1919, 1920, and 1921, and as much as can be
shewn of said expenditures for the year 1922,
with the particular items for which the money
was expended, the place where, and the per-
sons to whom paid, what quantity of timber
has been procured for gun carriages and Gals.
sons, its cost annually, and where deposited;
the quantity of ordnance of every kind that
has been procured during those years, or paid
for; the sums expended in the puachrse of
sites for arsenals since the peace. the cost of
the buildings erected thereon, and, whether all
those arsenals are necessary for the service OF
the United States.
The resolve, according TO rule. lies on
the table one day, before being acted up
on.
MIR. Stewart moved the following
"ResoIved, That the subject of Roads and