Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-20
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fer to our pext.) no res"o0A
sgreed to. enu
On motion Of Mr.. Plummer, OF Nh.
Rssolpsd, That the committee on Mt
li,ary Aifaus be instructed to inquire
into the ex diency Of providing by law
for the final settlement, on principles
Of equity and justice, Of the claims OF
the State Of New Hampshire against
the United States for militia services
duripe the late war with Great Bril-
tain.
Mr.. Allen, of Mass. presented the
following resolution, which lies on 'ne
table one day:
Rssolued. That the Postmaster Gem
eral be directed to Ia beforeth's House.
a statement Of the number OF miles OF
Post.road existing by iswin each state
and Territory, for each OF The years
next preceding the fret day OF apr,'
last-tbe number Of miles OF said Road,
whereupon the Mail was actually car
risd in each Of those years--tosether
with the yearly expense of transporting
the Mails--the yearly compensation OF
Pos,.masters. and the incidental sx'
pepses therein--snd, statement OF the
amount Of postage which accrued 10
each State and Territory IN each OF
those years-the yearly receipts there
from--the yearly balances for and a.
| gainst them respectiveiy--and the pa
Iances Of postage which accrued IN each
of said years, now due and in arrear.
| Mr.. kent, of Maryland, offered the
| following resolution for conc deration:
RsssIusd, Thai committee be aP-
pointed to inquire into the exped'eney
of making such an appropriation OF tho
public lands to the purposes OF educa
ton in those states to which no grants
have vet been made, AS will correspond
in . just proportion with the aPproPrl-
ations which may have been heretofore
made in favor OF other states--and that
laid committee have leave TO report by
bill or otherwise
| Mr. Jennings moved, that the resolu-
ton lie on the table for further cons'.
Iteration, and that it be printed. Agreed
to.
! Dir Rankin presented the following
resolution, which lies one day If course:
Rsso.usd, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be directed to furnish this
House particular statement, contain
ing the nance of any ret eiVers OF pub.
lie moneys in the Land Offices o: the
United States. VITO may have failed to
make their returns and payments OF
public money according to law, or,
when required by the Treasury Depart
ment: tho amount due from SUCH re-
covers severally; the time when the
Same ought to have been paid to the
Government, the measures adopted to
punish any such delinquency, aud co.
cree the payment, and the names of the
places where such Off e. are situated.
Mr. Owen offered the following reso'
luton. which lies one day:
treasury be directed to lay before this
House, q statement Of the sums OF mos
ney that have been received in the
Treasury from the two per cent fuods.
payable on the sales Of public lands in
the States Of Missouri, lIlinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Ala.
bams; designating the yearly and total
amount paid in from each Of said States;
and how much money has been obtains
ed by the General Government for the
70 payment Of which these funds or any
of them are pledged: also, the yearly
and total amount in each of the above.
named States, arising from the three
per cent funds. payable on the sale Of
public lands, and what sums, if any,
have been advanced to each OF said
States of the three per cent. funds
On m"tion of Mr.. Van Wyck, 1t was
ResoiSsd, That the Committee on
the Pos, Office ano Post Roads be in.
structed to inquire into the propr'e,y
Of repeating that pact Of the law passed
in 1879, establishing post route be-.
tween St. Augustine and Pensacola, in
the Floridas.
Resolusd also. That, inasmuch as the
Postmaster General, in his report,
by Congress, he must, necessarily, in
the fulfilment Of law, close disadvan.
tageous contract, that It be advisable
for the committee to report specially,
and as soon as convenient.
| On motion Of Mr.. Hemphill, the con
sideratioB ofthe bill providing for the
Obtaining of Surveys and Plans on the
subject Of Roads and Canals, was made
the order of the day for the 10th Of
January.
Aud then the House adjourned.