The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-07
CONGRESS- OF THE u. s.
From me National Inteiiigencer.

IN The SENATE. FEB. 4.
The engrossed bill providing for the
accommodation of the circuit court oil
Washington county in the District OF
Columbia, was read third time and
passed.
The resolution offered yesterday by
MIR. Smith, of Md. relative TO the silver
coins Of Mexico, was taken up and a.
greed to.
Mr.. Van Dyke, from the select COM
mittee TO which was referred the bill
together with the substitutes proposed
thereto, for abolishing imprisonment for
debt, reported new bill, embracing a
number of sections which bill was read.
MIR. Southland, agreeably to notice gil
ven, having obtained leave, introduced a
bill TO punish frauds committed on the
departments Of the government which
bin was twice read by general consent,
and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Barbour, the reso-
tions 10 amend the constitution Of the u
nited States were made the order of the
day for Thursday next. Adjourned.
FEBRUARY 5.
Agreesbly to notice, MIR. Barbour ask
ed leave and introduced joint resolu>
ton to deposi,e in the library in the city
OF Washington copy of the public do
cuments, Gc.
The senate resumed the consideration
of the bill from the other house, 10 make
perpetual an act passed the Sd of March,
1917, entitled can act 10 continue in
forcea an act "further to provide for the
collection of duties on imports and ton
mage, passed the Sd OF March, 1915, and
for other purposes"
The act of 1917 which this bill pro-
poses to make perpetual pro, ides,In sub
stance, that il any sui, or prosecution be
commenced in any state court, against
any officer of the u. s. civil or military,
Tor any thing done, or omitted to be done,
or against any person aiding or assisting
such officer, that the said officer shall
have the right TO remove, with certain le-
gal forms, such suit or prosecution out of
the state court into the circuit court OF
the U. ). and that the state court shall
proceed no further in the cause. There
are other provisions in this act, but the
1
on this bill debate arose, which oc-
cupied the remainder of the DAVIS ses-
sion. Finally, the bill was postponed to
Monday; and the senate adjourned.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FEBRUARY q.
MIR. Blackledge, or North Carolina
from the committee on the public build.
ings made report relative 10 the provid-
ing rooms in the capitol for the accom-
mediation of the clerk OF the house of re-
representatives. which was read and Or
tered to lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Hill. Resolved.
That the committee on the public build
be Instructed 10 consider and report what
alterations will be necessary to be made
IN the hall of the representatives, so as
TO accommodate the increasing number
OF members OF which the eighteenth con-
gress will consist.
Mr.. Rochester, from the select com.
mittee appointed Oh the subject OF the
mint, sc. made report thereon, accom-.
panied by bill further to proiong the
continuance of the mint at PHILADELPHIA.
which bill was read twice e committed.
and the report ordered TO lie on the table.
HE speaker communicated letter
from the secretary ofthe navy, accom3a>
nyiDg it with list of newspapers and ne.
riUdiCal publications, with catalogue of
books, purchased for the use of the nayy
department for the last six years: as. al.
SO; similar list and catalogue, from the
Office oFthe commissioners of the navy
which were ordered 10 lie on the table
also, another letter from The secretary Of
the navy, transmitting statement of con.
tracts made by The commissioners of the
navy during the year 1922; which were
also laid on the table.
The speaker likewise communicated
the following message from the president
of the U. States
To the II. # Representatives ofthe ~ 6.
In compliance with the resolution of
the house ofrepreseniatives on the 18th
OF Dec. last, requesting the president 10
to the house such informa.
lion as he might possess with regard to
any expedition prepared in the United
states, and having sailed from thence
within the year 1892, against the ter
rltory or dependency of any power
IN amity with the u States and to in
form the house whether any measures
have been taken to bring to condipn pu-
bishment persons who have been con-
cerned IN such expedition, contrary To
the lawS;" | transmit to the house re.