Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-19

The Speaker stated, iba, lbs 1T1essage.
referred TO was appointed on ~ COMMITTEE
Roac. 0 cumberland
Mr.. Stewart said he had reco;,,
tons looking 10 an improvements pet,
ferent de scription from roads y" ~ VI dit.
committee waa appointed on t tbo until
raj subject, he was at losshow ~ tne 4 gene.
of them. W Dispose
The question was then taken on
ing to Bar. Stewards proposition, and Sg gree
Mr.: Woodcock called the at,.n..
the House to the rejection. IN e" ,L Ct
days sitting, of a resolution pro u we last
the gentleman from Indiana, re s,su By
the three per cent. of the nett protesting
sales OF public lands in lndiapa ''seas Of
gainst which resolution, Mr.. W. &c GG a.
had voted, Mr.. w. rose to mova s fa!d he
consideration of that resolu;onrO vi are
stale OF this fund, he ss,d. wa, ."' The
subject OF inquiry, though be won proper
pledge himself to vote Tor the spec; I3u not
position contained in that re.o eco, plO'
That the gentleman, however, MICH sTS,UtIOn'
an opportunity of bringing the a a' nave
fairly before the House, Mr, W ,uHYsct
to re- consider the vote. "Hlsd
Mr.. Bas:ett reminded the ooD.
from New York, that this resoIn I%imena1
not propose an inquiry into the Nn .ta, oIa
the fund referred 10. but an issue If ;@ T OF
sury notes to be in some manner " l a ,ea-
connect d wifi it. VI O'Aet
Mr. Jennings said, bis object was ~,
should the vote Of Friday be recons;dsI nus'
to ask the House now 10 act upon b,s s' ns
position, but to move it to lay on tho t :.
bic with a,view TO call it up at a fn,n m' ID a'
by which time it would probsbIe ufy
more reelected upon and better updsrs',oooSS
than now. '''OOu
Tie question on rsconsidsrine tbs ,o,.
OF Friday, was then taken aud agreed we w.
and, on motion of Mr.. Jennings tho ros w.
luton, now again before The House '+ ~O'
ordered TO lie on the table. va
Mr.. Williamson submitted The foIIou
ing resolve for adoption '''O"'
Resoiued, That the Library Commute.
instructed to inquire into the expediencv of
providing, by law, that single copy of al! s1.r
laws, resolves, reports, and Executive Comm
nications, OF the National Government AZ rn,.
be printed by order of either Hous. of o.!
gress, be hereafter, from year to wear. allowed
and sent gratis, to the Oldest principal or other
College Corporation, or some literary moor
Porated Society, in each state.
And, without debate, the question being
taken on agreeing thereto, il was decided
in the negative. So the resolve was re-.
jected.
On motion of Dir. Patterson, Of New
York, the reports from the several Public
Offices respecting the expenses Of the said
Offices, were taken up, and referred, To-
spectively, to the several committees Oh
the Expenditures of the ferent depart,
meDts.
On motion of Mr., WaIworth, il was
ReSOiUed, That the committee on the Pos.
Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire
INTO the exPediency of establishing post road
from Chester, in the county of Warren to
Minerva, in the county of Essex, in the stat.
of New York.
CLOTHING THE MILITIA.
On motion OF MIR. Cannon, The house
resumed the consideration Of bis bill 10
provide for clothing the militia OF the Uai.
ted States when called in actual service
Mr.. Cannon, conforming 10 the sugges.
ton of gentleman, made the other day,
proposed an amendment 10 the bill, hs
object of which was, that the clothing 10
be provided by the militia, and paid for
by the United States, should be Of such
an Uniform as should have been adopted
by Ihe respective states and territories.
Mr., Mccoy objected to this amendment,
On the ground that the uniform provided
for the militia by the state laws was in ge-
neral adopted with reference 10 its cheap.
ness, and composed of such light and
Himsy materials as were not suited 10 &C.
tual service in the field
Mr.. Cannon replied TO this objection,
declaring at the same time that be felt
himself no anxiety on the subject OF tbs
amendment.
Mr.. Walworth took occasion to max:
some observations on the bill, the genera,
principle Of which he approved. be BAD
one objection to the details of the bill,
which was, that, although the mItlaman
was to be paid the value OF his clothing,
there was no means OF asceYlaDlng "hal
that value was. He gave brlet account
OF the suferings Of the militia during 'Dg
late war from the want of clothing, anu
Showed how necessary It was with view
to their entire efficiency, that they should
be better provided for when in actual SET
vice than they have hitherto been.
mons amendment, and decided IN toe De-
gaiiye. ii
an amendment to this effect: Pro1iasa,
That the amount 10 be allowed shall ",
exceed the cost OF a full suit Of cloInIDs
for non commissioned officers and prITSSvt;oo
& a. ~, TInitoI SfotpS." UD