Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-28

representing uIdny uclcStS VI tlc PI0oeut
system Tor the collection OF duties on in-
ports and tonnage, and praying for reyi-
sion of said system, and that certain alter
atoms specified in the memorial may be
made in the said system, which memorial
was referred to the committee of be whole
House on the state of the Union, and or
dered TO be printed.
Mir. Little presented petition OF SUM-
dry merchants of the city OF Baltimore,
praying Tor further compensation Tor DAM
ages sustained by their vessels, in conse-
guence of their being sunk in the entrance
of the harbOr of Baltimore to prevent toe
entrance OF the British shipping into that
harbor in the month OF September, 1914;
which petition was referred TO the COM
miltee OF claims.
Mr.. Williams, Of n. C. from tie com
mittee OF Gains; reported unfavorabIy on
the petitions OF Samuel Wharton and Chs
| M. Collier, which were severally read {,
and laid on the table
MIR. Allen, of Tenn. from the Select
Committee, appointed on the petition OF
James Royal, reported bill for bis relief;
which bill was twice read, and committed
to committee OF the whole.
The House then proceeded TO the con-
sideration of the resolution laid On the ia
bic by Mr.. Fuller, on the goth inst call
ing for information respecting the rules for
the government ofthe Navy, &c. 4 agreed
to the same
Mr.. Tomlinson offered the following re-
solution; which, by be rules oil the HoGse,
lies Of course one day On the table:
Resofred, That the Secretary of the Treasu-
~ be directed to report to this House state
ment showing the amount annually received
under the act for the relief OF sick and disabled
seamen, since the passage of said act, including
the amount received in the first and second
quarters of the year 1922 and the annual ex-
penditure Of the amount so eoeived, during the
same period, designating the amount annually
received and expended In each state.
On motion of Mr.. Williamson, il was
Resoiped, That the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of establishing post
route FROM the town of Harmony, in the coun
ty of Somerset, through Ripley, Parkmon,
Sangerville, Guiltord, foXcroft, and Dover, to
Sebeck, in the county OF Pesobscet.
On motion of MIR. TrImble it was
ResoiUed, That the committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire
into the expediency OF establishing post
70 tie from Prestonsburg, in the county of
Floyd, Kentucky, to the court house in Pitt
county, in the same state.
On motion OF Mr.. Mitchell, OF S. c. it
was 49,.
RESOLVED, That the committee on the fo''
Office and Post Roads be INSTRUCTED 20 inquire
into the expectancy of granting greater e
molument to the Postmaster at Marion Court
House, in South Carolina.
On motion Of Mr.. Cook, Of Illinois, it
was ;.
Resohed, That the committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed to inquire whether any,
and if any, what alterations are necessary TO De
made in the organization of the courts OF the
United States, SO as more equally to extend
their advantages to the several states.
On motion Of Mr.. WaIwortb, the com
mittee on Pensions aad Revolutionary
Claims was discharged from the consider
alton of the reports on the petitions OF Ca
Ieb Childs and Lew Nj. Roberts, and they
we're committed to the committee OF the
whole house, to which IS committed Inc
bill concerning invalid pensions.
On motion of MIR. Wright, the bill re-
ported at the last session, entitled A
bill to provide for delivering up persons
held to labor or service in any OF the
states or territories, who shall escape into
any other state or territory" was taken
| up and referred to a committee OF The
| whole, and made the order OF the day tor
Cd January. :
On motion OF Mr.. Golden, the report OF
the committee of Claimas, at the last ses"
sion, on the petition OF John &. Bogert,
was taken up and referred to committee
of the whole.
On motion Of Dir. PIumer, of Pennsyl-
! vania, the report OF a committee OF The
last session, unfavorable to the petition OF
John Wells, was recommitted to the COM
mi;tee OF Ways and Means.
A letter was presented by the Speaker
from G. W. Erving, returning his &C
acknowledgements for the vote OF thanks
which passed this House, on the occasion
of his presenting to Congress series OF
medals, &c. which was laid on The table.
The engrossed bill to secure to mecba-
MICS and others, ia the city OF Washington.
| lien on buildings for the materials and
labor employed thereon, was about to be
read third time when -,
Mr.. Kent rose, and moved that the OIL
lie on the table. On examining an old
law of the state OF Maryland, passed IN
the year 1891, and now IN force IN this
District, he discovered that the provisions
contained in this bill were at present sub
stantially IN force as the law OF the DIS
trict under that act.
The bill was ordered to lie on the table.
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