Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-07

And the Senate adjourned,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
r.Andrew R. Govan. of South Ca
rolina, elected vice Mr., Overstreet, de"
ceased, appeared, was qualified, and
took his seat.
Petitions were caHed for, but very
few were presented.
On motion of MIR. Cooke, of Tenn. it
was
Resolued, That the Committee of Ways
and Means be instructed to inquire into the
cxpediency of prescribing by law, mode by
which the Senators, and Representatives, and
Delegates in Congress, shall receive their com
pensation and also, mode by which the
contingent expenses of the Senate and House
of Representatives, shall be liquidated and
paid.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, of hiab. it
was
Resotued, That the Judiciary Committee be
instructed to inquire into the expectancy of al
lowing the State of Alabama three Represen-
tatives, in conformity with the Cd section of
the act for the apportionment of Representa-
lives among the several States, according to
the fourth Census.
Or. Whipple, Of N. Fl. offered for
consideration the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the eXpe-
diency of amending the act making provision
for arming and equipping the whole body of
the militia of the United States, passed April
=, h. .laJI
of said act, and transmitted to the several states
composing this Union, and the Territories
thereof, shall, by each State and Territory, be
deposited and kept in proper arsenal0, to be
provided by such State or Territory, TO be de-
livered to the militia thereof only when they
| may be called into actual service.
Mr.. Taylor. of n. Yorks suggested
that the committee to be appointed on
the general subject Of this reso ution
would seem to be the proper one to
which to refer the consideration of ths
resolution. At the last session, Mr..
L. had himself been of opinion, that all
subjects connected with the militia and
with the army, should be referred to
| this same committee. But, on the mo-
ton of a gentleman from Tennessee,
different direction had been given TO
| to them, 50 as to refer to separate COM
mittees what related to the militia and
to the army. This course having been
| pursued at the first session Of the pre-
sent Congress, he thought it ought to
be persevered in at this session, to the
end that the same gentlemen, or near
ly the same, being appointed on the
same committees, the house might have
the advantage of he information gain
ed and the reflection bestowed upon the
subjects at the last session. For the
present, therefore he moved that this
resolve should lie on the table. until
the committees should have been ap-
pointed on the Presidents Message.
Mr.. Whipple asserting tothis course,
the resolve was ordered to lie on the
table.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The house then, on motion of Mr..
Taylor, resolved itself into commit
tee Of the whole on the Presidents
MESA ge-Mr. Condict being called TO
the chair.
Mr.. Taylor proposed the following
resolves:
Resolved, That so much Of the message of
the President of the United States, as relates to
the Convention of Navigation and Commerce,
between the United States and France, and the
commerce between the United States and the
British Colonies, be referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
Resolved, That SO much of the Presidents
message as relates to the 9th article of the
Treaty with Spain, by which Florida was &C.
ded to the United States, be referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
ResOLped, That so much of the President
message as relates to the subject of revenue, be
referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Resolved, That SO much of the Presidents
Message as relates to the Military Establish
ment, he \ cademy at West Point Notifications,
armores, and arsenals, be referred to the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs.
Resotued, That SO much Of the Presidents
Message as relates to organizing, arming and
disciphning the Militia, be referred to Select
Committee.
ResOtUed, That SO much Of the Presidents
Message as relates to the Navy and the sup.
preston of Piracy be referred to the Commit
tee ON Naval Affairs.
ResOived, That SO much of the Presidents
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