The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-01
CONGRESS-.
IN THE SENATE MARCH ~.

UtIt VI dUduS,
tigation Of his official conduct.
Thsbill to abolish the United States
trading establishment with the Indians,
SC. was considered, amended and report
ed to the house, and ordered to be en-.
crossed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MARCH %.
The following gentlemen compose the
select committee, to whom was referred
the petition Of James Bennett, inventor of
a machine for erial ascension: Messrs.
Minor, Golden, Stevenson, Fuller, and
Poinsett.
MIR. Sergeant from the committee on
the Judiciary, to whom was referred a
resolution Of This house, requiring that
committee to inquire into the expedieh.
cy Of repeating or modifying the law of
1878, on the subject OF vaccination, NOV.
ed that the said committee be discharged
from the further conside ration thereof.
The judiciary committee was dis
charged from the further consideration
Of the subject as moved, and it was re-
lorred 10 a select committee, as moved by
Mr.. Burton.
The Joint resolution for the appoint
| ment OF a committee t,inquire into the
most proper disposition Of the National
Paintings, executed by col. Trumbull,
was read third time, passed, and sent to
the senate for concurrence.
The house then resolved itself into
committee of the whole OH the state OF
| the union, on tie report Of the committee
on foreign relations, recommending the
| recognition of the independence OF the
South American provinces, end propos-
ing an appropriation TO carry the same
into effect.
The resolutions with which the report
concludes are as follows: Resolved, That
the house of representatives concur in the
opinion expressed by the president, in his
message ofihe Sth March, 1929, that the
American provinces of Spain, which have
declared their independence, and are in
the enjoyment oft, ought to be recog-
nized by the United States as indepen-
dent nations. Resolved, That the COM
mittee of ways and means be instructed
TO report bill appropriatiDg sum, not
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars,
to enable the president OF the United
States to give due effect to such recogni-
ton.
The committee rose, and reported to
the house their agreement to these reso
luions.
The first resolution was amended so as
to read "the late American provinces of
Spain"
The resolutions, as amended, were a.
in the negative against the first resoIu.
lion. The house adjourned.
MARCH 60.
Nr. II Lane from the committee nm
naval affairs, reported iesolu,ion Tia, !,
was Inexpediem to apply any Of the an.
nuai appropriation to building and eou;p.
ping small vessels for the Suppression nr
piracy, and the slave trade. Also. b;II
20 hX the naval peace establishment of
The United States. This bill provides
Tor establishing the grade of an admiral
OF the navy, and to strike off the navy list
captains, 3 masters commanders. sc
llentenants, 81 surgeons, IL surgeons,
mates, q pursers, 4 chaplains, So boat.
swans and number of midshiDmen-I
MS OIL was twice read and Committed. |
hI. Cook, from the select Committee |
TO whom was referred the report of the |
secretary of the treasury, made report
which concludes with The FOLLOWING re-
solve
mat the committee be DISCHARGED |
from the further consideration of the
subject. '"e
MrCook, laid on the table the follow. |
ing
Resolved. That the employment of
OF congress by the executive
u any executive officer of the Uni,ed
states, n' the performance of any npbI;c
erylce during tile continuance of Their
membership, for which they receive
compensation out OF the public treasure.
s. inconslstant with the independence of
ongress.S in derogation of the r,oh,s or |
re people; < if il be not airead, it QUO hi
o be prohibited.
The bill authorising the transfer of
locks was before the house, and ON the
les'Ion shall the bill be engrossed. &c.
aeoate arose, in which Mr. Golden, Mr.
'ambreliDg, and others took part. Fl
any 1t was ordered to be engrosscd and
cad third time. Adjourned.
he following is an extract of the will
The Duchess Of Bourbon. which
Gems to have been made the very day
eiore that OF her sudden death--"I wish {
be Buried witbo,t 49,. -" I