Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-23
Eighteenth Congress.
THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 1898.
IN SENATE.

Messrs. Benton, King, Of Alabama,
and Lowrie, we're aPPointed commit
tee on the memorial. presented yes'er.
day, from the Legislature OF the Terri.
tory of Arkansaw.
Mr.. King, of New York. and Mr.. Ma.
con. we're added to the Select commit
tee on the several amendments to the
Constitution.
Mr. Hayne presented the memorial
Of sund Y citizens Of Charleston. S. e..
setting forth the injurious operation OF
the lIth section of the Act iRcorPora.
ting the Bank Of the United States. aud
PRAYING that the same may be amended.
Refereed to the committee on the Ju-
dietary
Mr. Lloyd, Of Massachusetts,, from
the CON mlttee on Naval Aff-irs, sab.
m,rted a report. on the petition oil VIII.
liza N and Henry Gray IF Boston, who
ask the interposi, on of Government IN
the,r favor, IN the CAGE Of the capture
OF The brig Otter, and her condemns
ton by the Spanish authorities at Porto
Rice. The commiree, ater stating
the facts in connection with the ease,
recommended it's reference TO the De-
psrtment Of State. that such measures
may be taken thereon, a. the rights OF
the citizens Of the United States. and
che interests and entity Of the govern.
ment, may, to the Executive, appear to
require.
The bill fer the relief of Daniel ID.
Tonpkins WIS taken up, IN committee
ofthe Whole. Mr.. Ruggles. Chairman
of tho COMMITTEE on CLAIMS, stated that
this bill merely provided on appropr,s.
ton Of 3 SIS. ] 60, which had been found,
BY the proper accounting officers, I'm.
der an act OF the last session of Con.
sress. to be due to Mr. Tompkins that
the accounts had como under the revi
si"n Of the Precedent, and that he mad
signified his opinion on tho subject by
. special message to Congress inthst
message, 1t would be recollected, that
q further sum was supposed to be due
to Mr.. +. the investigation OF the &C
counts having been delayed at his own
request.
Tae bill was then reported without
amen men, and ordered to be read
third time, On notion OF Mr.. Smith,
tb, bill received irs third reading, by
gene, al consent. and was passed.
Mr.. Lloyd, OF Maryland, submitted
the following resolution, which was
read. and lard over tor conside ration:
Rssolvsd, That the Committee on Ma
val Affairs DE instructed to inquire In.
to the sxpediency OF regulating, or pro
bib,t,pg, oy law, the transportation OF
gold, silver, or jewels, in the armed
vessels Of the u States. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Stewart, from the committee
on the Cumberland Road, reported IA
bill for the continuation Of the Cumber
land Road (Which was twice read and
committed.
On motion Of Mr.. Jennings, the bill
was laid upon the table, and ordered to
be printed.
THE resolution yesterday proposed
BY Mr.. Cooke, was then taken up for
consideration. in the following words:
Resolved. Tia, the President oil the U S.
be requested 10 C0mmuBica & to this House
copies ut all contracts for cannon, cannon
shot. mu.kets, and other small arms, tor
the Us. OF The United States, which have
been entered into since the Isl Jan 1920,
a. that be stale whether notice for pro
pcssis was gwen tor each contract 10 any
newspaper il so, in what paper, aud
how long before the contract was coBclud-
ed; pho are interested IN eUch, ostensibly,
or as secret partner, so Jar as he may hdve
been informed or believes
Mr.. ia, is. OF Tennessee, proposed.
40 an amend meet, to strike out the last
clause of the resolu ion, TN italics,
and 10 insert in it's room the following:
Who are the persons with whom
such contracts were maJo, and whei her
there are any other persons bepeficlaily
interested therein; if SO. who they are,
and IN what cases, 90 far ss he may be
informed"
The amendment was adopted without
q division.
Mr.. williams, of N. c subnitted
the following:
RESOLVED, That the President Of The
Uni ed States be requested to lay be.
fore this House any information he may
have received, and which he may not
deem il improper to communicate, re.
lstins to the present condition aud fu'
ture prospects Of the Greeks
THE lies over for one day Of course.
On mo ion Of Mr. Trimbls, it was
Res iced, That the comm ttee on Mi
itary Affairs be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of authorizing the
President OF the United States to direct
saies to be made, from time TO time. Of
such arms, aiDoni ion, and military