The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-05
CONGRESS.
IN THE SENATE. APRIL 2.

nation, in part called for by resolutions
OF the senate of the 1lth ultimo, relative
to the expenses At the different navy
yards and the message was read.
A message was also received from the
president of the United States, transmit
ting two letters addressed by the minister
of France, the Baron de Melville, to the
secretary OF state, relative to the claim Of
the heirs of CaroD de Beaumarchais on
the United States and the message was
read.
The president laid before the senate
communication from the secretary of the
treasury transmitting statement of the
duties which have accrued on books inn
ported in the years 1917, IS, l9, 90, and
81, rendered in obedience to resolution
of the senate; and the communication
| was read
The senate then resumed, in commit
| tee Of the whole, the consideration of the
bill authorizing judicial trial Of the IL
| tie of the Marquis de Maison Rouge TO
| tract of land which bill was, at its third
reading, Yesterday, recommi,ted 20 .
I committee for the purpose of incorpo-
rating certain amendments.
APRILS.
The bill to authorize judicial decision
of the title of the Marquis de Maison
Rouge, TO tract of land, was read the
third time, passed, by yeas and nays, 81
! to Ia, and sent 10 the other house Tor con.
| currencc.
After transacting other business the Sc
nate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
APRIL Q.
| Mr.. Sergeant, from the committee en-
tee judiciary, TO whom was referred a
bill from the senate to define admiralty
and maritime jurisdiction, reported the
same without amendment and it was
committed 10 committee of The whole.
! MIR. Newton, from the committee on
commerce, reported bill to amend an
act, entitled Gan act further to regulate
the entry of merchandise imported into
| the United States from any adjacent ter
ritory )" which was twice read and COM
| mitted.
Mr.. Gorham, from the committee on
] the suppression of the slave trade, re-
ported bill in addition to "An act to
continue in force an act to protect the
commerce of the United States, and pu-
nish the crime of piracy )" which bill
was twice read and committed.
The Joint resolution from the senate
hFu'n"- Cor the disposition of Nlr.
READ three times and paSseu. nCCUruIng
to this resolve, these paintings (now three
in number.) are to be deposited in COM
mittee rooms of the senate, until other.
wise disposed of.
The house then went into a commit.
tee of the whole, on the bill making ap>
preparations for the support of the GO
vernment for the year 1922
After making several amendments to
the bill the committee rose, and report i.
ed progress, and obtained leave to sit a.
gain, and then the house adjourned
| APRIL s.
Mr.. Kirkland submitted for considera.
ton the following resolution Resolved,
| That the committee on the judiciary be
instructed TO inquire into the expendiency
of providing by law for the punishment
OF such officers of the United States as
are entrusted with public moneys by vir
tue of their office, who shall apply the
same to any purpose or purposes incom-
! patible with the duties of their office.
whereby the United States shall sustain a
loss.
Motions were made to insert in the re-
| solve the words " or with the safe keep
ing of public property - and the words
'as agent" after the word +" efFicers," all
so to strike out the words Shy which the
United States shall sustain loss" which
were assented to.
Mr.. Cook proposed to add to the re-
solution the following sentence: sand.
also, into the expediency of requiring all
such officers to be dismissed from Office
upon failure faithfully to account for the
money or property so confded to them. -
This proposition was agreed to by the
house, and the resolution, as modified.
vas thereupon adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Condict, it was
Resolved. that the committee on the IN.
dietary be instructed to inquire whether
any, and what, further measures are ne
ceSsary for the more speedy recovery OF
such sums of money as are due from
public deiaulters to the United States.
The following eDgrossed bills, viz An
act to revive and continue in force an ac,
declaring the assent Of congress to Ger,
tain acts of the states of Maryland and
Georgia; and an act restoring to the shin
Diana the prlvileCs OF a sea letter vessel