Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-24

the Presidei! Of the u. 8 81 d;rsa lfon
to De furnished by the Head Of s;,n 4
the Executive Departments ~ Iuef OF
Postmaster GeneFaI."l " The
a'his resolve lies over one day of ga.
On motion OF Mr.. Hobart. the spuIse.
then proceeded 10 the c~onsidera,;oa logse
resolution calling on the Pestmastsa VI q
eral for certain information reIa,;na zen
expenditures, &c. OF that Dena,. 70 TIE
Mr.. Tracy moved to amend rho saI
adding the words land the a,nor aauie oy
in each of said years into the T,sa. pad
SO as to embrace that information n (.
call-whlch amendment was accsn,aa Ine
the mover as a modification Of his sa oy
notion. ois'nal
Mr.. WaIwor!h moved to amend Il.
solution by including in it aIso .ue re-
ton ct the names Of all such den, ,e9ulst'
masters who may have failed Io = post
turns ar to pay over the balance. a. re-
this House. pof'eo 10
This amendment was turtle, moa
on suggestion of Mr.. Allen. Of %Moa.ned,
as TO require also the amount .'ss; so
the said postmasters are ind.btsJ "n.cn
Department Tue
Mr.. Bateman moved to am.na a.
mendment by adding toll a reon; :ne a.
an account Of the measure. which %. ~.
been taken by the Post. Office Deua,tma".
to compel these returns. eu'
Mr.. Hobart objected to these ANAL
ments as going TO encounter too ,nnch ..
motion, the object of which was to oh.a;s
such information as should enahIs -.
house to see whether auy further l[es;.I.'
ton was necessary to provide for the ~
port, NC. oil that establishment.
On motion OF Mr.. Butler, the resolution
and amendments were ordered 10 II. On
the table. 10 order to preparing a resoln.
tim ia such a shape as should elicit ali ,ba
necessary information on this subject.
On motion Of MIR. Bateman. he resol,.
ton submitted by him, calling on n.
Treasury Department for information If
the progress which has been made in tho
%settlemento of the accounts Of the General
Post Office, was taken up and agreed
10.
On motion Of Mr.. Moore, of Alabama.
II was
Resolved, That the Committee on Road.
and Canals be instructed to INQUIRE into
the expectancy OF granting authority to
Thomas Barton and Chapel SIedge TO Is.
tabiish a Turnpike Road IN the Greek Ma.
ton OF Indians, leading iron the Ucbe.
Bridge to the U. S. boundary line on Line
Creek.
Mr. McCarty submitted for consider,.
ton the following resolution:
Resotyed, That the President Of The U.
States be requested to inform this House
whether any person has been employed
by him TO visit the Indian Tribes on our
border RS; and, if so, what was The purpoIt
OF bis commission, and what compensation
has been allowed him for his servlces;aIso,
whether any report has been made by this
agent--and, ifany, that be cause the same
TO be laid before this house.
The resolve lies over one day ofcou,e,
On motion of Mr.. Sibley, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Pub.
lie Lands he instructed TO inquire whether
any, and if any, what further amendments
are necessary TO be made to The act ito
revive the powers Of the commissioners
tor ascertaining and deciding on claims To-
land in the District of Detroit, and for set
ling the claims to land at Green Bay and
Prairies des Cheynes, in the Territory Of
Michigan, passed the ilth day of May,
1890; and whether any, and, it any, what
other description OF private claims to land
within said territory, ought to BE provided
for, & to what extent.s IL whether any pro.
visions are necessary to be made tor The
survey of private land claims IN said ter
ritOry.
On motion of Mr.. Newton, the message
of the President OF the United States,
transmitting the report, oftbe Commission,
er of the Public Buildings, was referred
TO the Committee on the ExpendlturesM
the Public Buildings,
The Speaker laid before the house a
letter from the Secretary of War, trans
hitting the Annual List of Clerks employ
ed in that Department.
The Speaker also laid before the House
q letter. from the Secretary OF the Navy
transmitting the annual account OF the con-
tingent expenditures Of the Navy Depart
ment.
The Speaker also laid before the House
the following Letter from the SecrenTy@
the Treasury, viz:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
18Th January, 1871
SIR: | have the honor to transmit here:
with. for the information of the House Oh
Representatives, an estimate OF apProPfa.
tons, proposed Tor the service OF the ys"
1929, amounting to d S,891,285 40.
For the Civil List DISCS, 6O3 ~
For Miscellaneous Ex-
pences 456,3750
For Foreign Intercourse l48,0o0
For the Military Depart