Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-23

er, with DAnKs ana INDIVIDUALS, all debt.
which he may ascertain to bs d.ubtfn,
The Senate then went into the CO..
alteration Of Executive busines.. a.
which they adjourned.
HOUSED REPRESENTATIVE
Mr., Williams from the Commute.
Claims, reported unfavorablv upon nv !.
petitions Of Jeremiah Manning and n.
thar Ferd; whish on motion Of NV
were ordered to lie oA the table.
Dir. F. johnson. from the Committa.
on the Post Office and Post Roads, -.
ported unfavorably on the petition IS
John D: Hay; which was concurrsd in
The resolution submitted ysstsrd,v
by MIR Sterling of N. Y. calling e,
information relative to the con,iog.Ot
expenses Of tho land offices at Loui,v;ll.
Franklin, Huntsville, and Cahaba. wa.
called up.
Dir. Mall.ry wished the inquiry !.
extend to al the land Offices in the n
States. and moved an amendment !.
that effect
Mr.. Sterling opposed the amendment
on the ground that he believed it to be-
Unnecessary t'extsnd the inquiry beyond
tho limit he had proposed, and also on
the ground that it would perhaps h.vs
the effsctts protract the iAvsstie alton .f
the subject, and preclude any efficient
act in relation to it at this session.
Mr.. clsan was opposed to the rss6lu.
ton altogether. He thought it would
be productive of No benefcis ! result.
Mr.. Rankin was in favor Of the rese.
luton, but deemed the amendment IN,
Mr.: Mallary made SEINE further 70.
marks in support ofths amendment. up.
on which, the question being taken, it
was nsgativsd.
MIR. Rich then moved to erase the
items Of incidental expenditures; and
to insert, in lieu thereof, that there
should be . general statement under
each head of expenditures.
Mr.. Cooke opposed the amendment,
and remarked. that it reached no fur.
Their than the information which tho
house already possessed.
After some further remarks bs
Aessrs. Rich and Sterling of N. Y. tho
amsndmsnt was withdrawn, and the 70.
solution was adopted % originally
moved.
Mr Newton Of Va. called for the con,
sidsration Of bill to extend the limits
Of tbs port Of entry and delivery for h.
district of PhiladsIphia; and, the house
having agreed to consider the same, il
was ordered to be sngrosssd for third
readiag.
Dir. Lathrop submitted the following
resolution:
Rssolsed, That COMMITTEES b. .p.
pointed to consider snd report what bu.
siness it 10 necessary for the House Of
Representatives to act upon during tho
present session
On motion of Mr. Mallary the rs,s.
luton was ordered to lie on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Rich. it was
Rssotssd, That the COMMITTEES Of
Claims be instructed to inquire intsths
sxpediensy Of providing by law for 0
settlement. upon the best evidence the
cases viii! admit, efthe accounts ofpr.
sens charged with public moneys On tho
books Of the Third Auditor Of the Trss.
.urv, prisr TO the lh day Of February
] Is.
Mr.. Woodcsck called for the eou'id'
Grafton of the joint resolution from the
Senate, fixing period for the I'D j'urn'
ment of Congress.
On this motion Mr.. w. called for tho
yeas and nays. which being ordered, and
the question being taken, it was decide
in the affirmativs-ysas 70, nays "a.
A short discussion took place on tho
main subject, the prepared report OF
which we are obliged, for want Of room
to defsrto our next. It terminated ID
: postponement Of the further een'ld'
Grafton of the resolution of the Ssn'"
to the second Monday Of lpril, beings
day beyond the day proposed by the ~
nate for the adjournment.
The following bills from the Sena"
viz: bill for the relief of the heirs anu
Of Alexander Men't
gomsry; bill to authorize The state u
Illinsis to open canal through Inv
public land to connect the Illinois rlV'
with lake Michigan; = bill from 10.
Senate authorizing the payment o.
sum Of money to John Goodlng &c
James Williams; bill for tho rei's' =.
Mott and others, syDdlcs "