The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-12-20
CONGRESS OF THE u. S.
IN THE SENATE .DEC.l7.

IN THE SENATE .DEC.l7.
No business Ut interest was iransact-
ed in the senate to-day, 49,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. Golden presented a memorial of
Lawrence Kearney, commander of shc
U. 8. brig Enterprise. on behalf Of him /,
self, the officers and crew of said brig,
stating that, ip,execuion Of the orders Of
the navy department, he Captured in the
the month oil October, 1891, Eve pira,i.
cal vessels, With two of their prizes !;
that he destroyed two of the piratical
vessels, and, with the remaining three
and the two prizes, arrived in the port of
Charleston, in South Carolina, where the
former were ibellef tor condemnation,
and the latter for salvage tina, the con-
domination took pace, and the claim for
salvage was allowed; but that the costs
OF prosecution were SO enormous as to a.
mount to upwards of 800 more than
was received for the sale ofthe prizes {;
which deficiency he has been compelled
to pay; and that the costs of prosecute
ing the claim for salvage amount to al.
most as much as the proceeds Of said
claim, leaving but small balance to be
distributed among his crew as prize
money that the merchandise hbeiled
for salvage paid upwards of nine thou
sand dollars duties into the treasury, and
prayed that such part Of said duties may
be refunded. as will make reasonable
compensation to himself, his officers and
crew, tor the risk and trouble they have
had in the capture aforesaid.
The speaker presented a petition of
sundry inhabitants OF the state of Mis-
souri,, praying for the establishment. of
an addiionai land Office in said state,
within the limits therein described
which petition was referred to the COM
i"ittee on the public lands.
MIR. Rankin, from the committee on
pubic lands, reported bill extending
the time tor. LOCATING Virginia military
'afd warrants, aid returning the surveys
tthe' eofto The general land office which
was twice read and committed.
Mr. Eus,is, from the committee on mi
litary affairs, reported a bill to continue
'he Presen. mode of. supplying the army
OF the U States, ttha, is the commissa
|'riat system)--which was twice read and
commilled
Mr.. K. from the same committee, re.
ported the following resolution: Thar
the president the United states, be, and
hereby is requested to cause survey to
be made ofthe bay and river Penobscot,
and to determine on The expediency of
constructing battery or other fortifca.
ton IN or near the town of Prospect. on
the west side of Penobscot river; and. in
case such iorliication shall be Judged
necessary, to cause plan thereof, to-
gether with an estimate OF the expense of
erecting the same, to be laid before con-
sress at their next session. Agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. J. S. Johnson. Re-
solved, That the com mittee on public
lands, be instructed 70 inquire into the
sxpedIeDcy oil renewing law, granting
a presumption Of backIands in Louisiana
which expired in Mayla
On motion of Mr.. Fuller, it was
Ordered, That the petition OF James
d. Clarke, a purser ID the navy OF the
U States, praying TO be allowed, in the
settlement OF his accounts, for a conside-
fabie sum Of motley, Of which he was
robbed IN Marseiles 10 France, while on
public du,y, be referred TO the commit.
Zee OH navalaffairs.a 80.
tappeared. from CONVEX sation be,
tween the speaker and Mr.. Fuller, that
al the bills received, from the senate a,
the last session, aid not acted upon az
the last session, are delunct, and canno,
be resusciated without oeIDg originated a.
new All bills originating Ia this house.
however, a, the las, session, and not final
,ly acted upon, are takeD up at this ses.
sion, and not acted OH in the order in
which they stand on the roll of orders of
the day..
On motion OF Mr. A. Stevenson, of
Virginia, Resolved, That the commit
tee on the post office and post roads be
instructed to inquire into the expedien.
cy OF increasing The compensation of the
post master a, fredericksburg, in Va,
The house took up the resolution YES.
terday moved by MIR. Cooke, calling
upontae president to cause TO be laid be
fore the housea particular statement of !
ordnance expenditures, &c. Mr. C.l
modified his motion SO as 10 require in
addition ssatementof the whole amount
OF ordnance Of every description now
belonging to the u. States. And was
agreed to.
The eDgrossed bill concerning the
disbursement Of public moneys" for
bidding advances on contracts) was read
third time