Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-22

Aers Of Ohio, to the various amendments
- by the committee TO the above bull,
-as ~ mat amendment by which the item
y, appropriation OF II, 1000 dollars for con.
unuing the location OF ihe western road,
was likewise Withdrawn by Mr.. Z. ne ba-
,,ng received Information that bill on the
.nbjsct was before the senate, which would
nTobsbly prove less objectionable than the
suproprlslIon IN this shape.
These two amendments OF the commit
zoo we're then COncuIred IN by The house,
md the bill was ordered 10 be engr0ssed
tor third reading.
The house adjourned before sunset.
FEBRUARY 90.
Mr.. M'Lane, iruul the committee OF
wavs and Meaus, made report OH the
h,,I complementary 10, ana 10 amend al
sct Emitted San act to regulate the coli
t~rp,oo of duties on Imports and tonnage"
na,sed The ID day Of March, 1899, and
f,r oIber purposes, returned from the Sc
n,l. with several acknowledgements
T., some, and dIssgreeing to others, which
report and bill were ordered 10 lie on the
table.
Bs,ciyed, 1ha, the committee on Commerce
~ instructed to inquire into the expectancy of
;r,. -as,ng the duties on tallow, soap and tailow
candies, inlgcrted from forelgn countries.
d, motion 81 Mr.. barStow,
peyo,,, at the committee on Commerce
he instr c ed 70 ins tire into the expectancy OF
;rcT,asin the duty on Roman vitriol anu glau-
Der and Epsom salts.
Mr.. Sluaae u Ohio, offered the follow
ics resolution, which tfom ITS nature, will
OF cOufse he cae day.
Re,0fred, That the president OF the United
state, bel e, uested Co inform this house of the
amoun. of money paid from the treasury, since
the organizaJ on vi the present government,
fol- the tOuo" my objects, VIZ building light
houses, including the purchase OF land on
which they are situated, together with the hight
IN. and experimenting the some; erecting
beacons, building, lighting and experimenting
vessels stationed as ishts III harbors, or on the
coast; bm!Iing whargCs, piers, and sea walls,
removing distractions 10 navigation IN rivers
or harbors placing and experimenting buoys;
relief of distressed, sicS and disabled Sssmen;
and for support of consul and commercial a.
gents ABROAD: the expenditure under each
Sead TO be stated separately.
The house, on motion OF Mr.. Black
le.!ce. of n. c. took up the report made
by the committee on puElic buildings.
proposing ar alteration in the hall vi re-
representatives. Tor the accommodation OF the
mex, congress. and, on the question to
agree To the resolution appended 10 the
report, it was determined in the atilrma-
tive.
The engrossed bill making appropria-
ton Tor the support of government for the
year 1898" and the bill "makiDg appro-
pristinns for the support OF the navy OF the
q. s." were severally read third time,
PASSED, and sent 10 the Senate Tor ITS con-
Gu -ence.
The DILL from The senate TO extend the
charter OF the Mechanics Bank OF AleIan-
dr,a, was read third time.
Sir Butler of n. H. requested the yeas
and nays on the question, and having done
so, assigned the reasons why he should
vote against the bill, which were cOnsten-
famous with those given on Inc same side
OF the question m Yesterdays discussion.
Mr.. Mercer made brief reply: When
the question on the passage OF the bill was
decided ss follows
YEAS 81
NAYS 81
Having passed both houses, it wants
only The appreciation OF the President 10
become law
The house resolved itself into a CON-
mittee OF the whole on the state of the
union,
Mr.. LittleloD then moved that the COM
mittee again take up the bill from the Sc
nate to appropriate DS5 900 for ihe repair
aud preservation OF the Cumberland road;
which motion was agreed 10.
The committee rose and reported the
bill TO the house without amendment.
The house adjourned hail an hour be-
fore sunset.