Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-23

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upon tho petition Of William " s,'T
which report, on motion, wa i.;a -
the table. -
Mr. Cocks in rising to make ~.
ton, remarxed that tho commun;c.,;s. i
which had bssn made. to this hor.. s4
the Secretaryof War, on the suh;.c. z
the expenditures, dc. Of the Indian NJ
part nsnt, did not conform to Tia d.
tions that had boon given BY tbi, ho,.S
nor wasit satisfactory to his mind p.,
resolution had called for full ana ~
tailed information on the sub;ec,
the second Auditor had taken i alu
himself to decide what part of ,hs ;of" ua J
nation was proper to communic,te IT.
what it was proper to withhold ING
c. was disposed to Judge for bim..,e !
that point, and wished for some cr;t. !,
rion, by which to justify himself - A..
constituents and to his own con.c;.. u.s
for the votes which he was call.dn"N
to give oa this subject. He ths,sfn.a
submitted the following resolution:
ResosOed, That the Secretary Of w.
be directed to lay before tbi: bo,...
copy of the account current Of the &C.
srnor Of the Michigan t.rritory ,s.n
shall exhibit = perfect view ofh., ,un..-
intendency of Indian Affairs for =.
year 1920, and, as far as in hi. powsr
tho account Of said supsrintendsncv e,
the year 1921, specifying tn. particular
items of expenditure, and to whom paid.
and also = similar account for said wear.
of the superintendsncy Of the Cover.
ment of the late territory of Missouri. I
Mr.. c thereupon, moved that tn.
standing rule that required such resolu.
tions to lie one day on the table be dis.
penssd with, to the end that no unnece..
sary delay or embarrassment be produc.
ed by its adoption, which he assured the
house was very far from his intention.
The rule was thereupon dispensed
with mem. con. and the resolution wa.
adopted.
Mr.. C%ambreIeng laid the following
resolution on the table:
Resolved. That the Secretary of tn.
Treasury be directed to furnish thi.
house with the annual statement of the
transactions of the Bank of the United
States for the year 1921.
Mr.. Lowndes presented a letter from
George w. Ewing, Esq acitizen 9th.
United States, residing at Paris, an.
nouncing the transmission Of = box Of
va uabie medals by a vessel that foun.
dered at sea on its way to- New York,
and which were intended to be deposlted
by their .ioeral donor, in the Library
Of the United States, for the public use
The donation was valuable, as it com.
prised all the medals that were struck
in France from the commencement Of
the revolution to the re.establishment
of the present family on the throne.
These Medals, Mr. l.. said. were be.
come scarce They had been collected
and destroyed. by the reigning govern.
ment that the glory Of the period might
be o%bliterated, which it was now popu.
lar to praise. MI. L. not knowing pre-
cisely what would be the proper mode
| Of di.posing Of thi. letter, said he should
move to refer it 80 the Library commit
| tee for their consideration. The letter
was then read.
On motion of Mr.. L~owndes, the letter
was referred to the Committee on the Lt.
brary.
Mr.. TomIiason submitted the follow
ing:
Resoiyed, Thattbe Committee OF Ways
and Mears be instructed TO inquire Inlo
the expediency OF a%ppropriating the sum
OF FIVE hundred dollars to carry INTO saec1
a resolution of Congress, passed June u,
l777. providing for the erection OF a mo,
nrment to the memory of General DaVla
Wooster, who fell in bravely repelllhg %
inroad of the British forces 10 Ddnbury, 10
Connecticut.
Mr.. +. asked for the reading OF the. lol'
lowing resolution of Congress:
Resolved, That 4 monument be erecea
to the memory of General Wooster, WIFE
the following inscription: o..
"In honor Of David Wooster, BrIgadei
General in the Army of the United olils,;
In defending the Liberties of America, ana
b~rayeIy repelIing an inroad OF the British
forces to Danbury, in Connecticut, be re-
ceived . mortal wound ON the 9Th d'yoi
April. I777, and died on the Cd Day
May following The Congress OF VIZ
United States, IS an acknowledgment o.
bis meri. and services, have caused LUIS
~monum.ntts he erected.'
Re,sivsd, That the Executive power
the State sf Connecticut be requested "
carry the foregoing resolution into eleeI
ton. and that Ave hundred dollars 0s
owed for tina: purpose.
Mr. #. remarked. that. IS the resolution