Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The resolution yesterday offered BY DIR
Allen of Massa husetts, calling Oh the
postmaster gene al for certain details ct
his department or tie last three year.
was called up, and agreed 10,
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr..
Rankin, calling Tor list OF the defaulters
in The land Offices of the United States
was taken up and agreed 10.
Mr.. Little OF Md. offered for considera'
ton the following resolutions:
:, Resoived. That the committee on The
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, be directed
to inquire into the exped'ency OF author''
zing the employment, under the direction
OF The President, OF a part OF the corps OF
engineers, in surveying the grounds and
ascertaining the best tovte in uniting the
waters of the Ohio with the Chesapeake
by way of The SusquehanDah river.
Mr. Mercer suggested tat the object
intended to be- obtained by this resolution,
was included in the general provisions OF
the bill reported yesterday. by his honor
able tread from Pennsy van q, Mr. Hemp
/ bill \ and which is made the nrIer Vi the
day for some time in JanuaIy next; but II
any special provision On this subject was
desired by the honorable mover, he had
only to add small sum TO the approprIa'
} tions for the quarter masters department,
for the purpose of covering the incidental
expenses of the survey, Tor the President
of the u. States has already as full power
as any vote OF this House could confer up
on him, over the whole corps OF topogra
phical engineers. and is fully competent to
order the investigation proposed by the
resolution OF the honorable gentleman from
Md.
The resolution was laid on The table
/ Mr. Cooke submitted the following
which lies on the table one day OF course:
That the President Of the y States be re-
oues,ed to communicate to this House CO.
pies of ali contracts for cannon, cannsr
shot. muskets, and other small arms, fo1
the use of the United States, which have
been entered into since the Is Jan 1890
ard that he state whether notice Tor pro
posals was given for each contract in any
newspaper il so, in what paper, am
how long before the contract was conclud
ed: who are interested in each ostensItI,
or as secret part6ers. so far as he may
have been inloI med or bell, YES
On motion Ct Mr. Latbrop,
and Means be directed to consIdef he X
ped,ency OF enlarg!ng the terms on whI' /
the commissioners OF the sinking fund, IN
der the section OF the act, passe
March Sd 1907, entitled an act TO Prov
tor the redemption OF ,bs public deb
which will become reiubursable on the
first day ot Janu ~. 1926.
l., On motion OF Mr.. SUong,
Resolved, Thai The Committee on Ma
val Affairs be instructed 10 inquire int
the exped,ency OF selling the schooner
purchased under The act, entitled An &C
authorizing an additional naval force to-
the suppression OF piracy.
| On motion OF Mr. Rankin,
Resoiped That the clerk OF this House
be directed 10 prepare and lay before u l.
House, so soon as ii can be conveniently
done, complete index to all The printed
voluHes which contain the communica
lions OF lhe President OF the United State,
and OF the several departments OF the go
vernnent, to Congress, aud the reports OF
Tie committees to Congress.
On motion OF Mr., Hayward,
Resulted, That The Committee on th'
Post Office and Post Roads b, directed t.
inqu,re into the expediencY Of repeaIim
the 18th and 5th sections OF an act OF Cen
gress, passed on the eth OF February
1915. SO lar as The same rela'es TO tb.
conveyance OF letters and packets by
steamboats,, packets and 9th vessels, not
employed by The Postmaster General IL
transporting the mail OF the u. S.
On motion of MIR. Storrs,
Resoived, | hat the Committee ofWays
and NJ ans he instructed to inquire into
the expedlency OF providing by Law Tor
the compensation for private secretary
to the Presiden. Of the United States.
The House went into Committee oi
the Whole, Mr COndict in the chair, on
the bill supplementary 10 an act, approx
ed on the 81 OF March, 1919. entitled
An act providing tor the correction OF
errors 10 making entries of land at the
land Offices
Alter some time spent by the House up
on this bill, the committee ros-, and re.