The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-19

viz D'i' repor'eu yesteTuay, oy his no.
ncrable friend from Pennsylvania, mir.
Hcmphill,) and which is made the or
der OF the day fo- some time in January
next but if any special provision on this
subject was desired BY the honorable mo-
yer, he had only to add a small sum to
the appropriations for the quarter-mas
tcr's department, for the purpose of CO
vering the incidental expenses Of the sur.
vey for the president of the U. States
has already as full power as any vote Of
this house could confer upon him, over
the Whole corps of Typographical ensi
neere Nd is fully competent to order the
invesh,. ion proposed by the resolution
of the hn rable gentleman from Md.
The re >tion was laid on the table.
MIR. Cooke submitted the following,
which lies on the table one day of course:
That the president OF the u. s. be reques-
ted to communicate to this house copies
sof all contracts for cannon, cannon shot,
muskets and other small arms, for the
nse ofthe u 5 which have been enter ed
unto since the LIST of Jan. 1890, and that
he state whether notice for proposals
was given Tor each contract in any news.
paper if so, in what paper, and how
long before the contract was concluded
who are interested in each ostcnsibly or
as secret partners, so far as he may have
been informed or believes.
On motion of Mr.. Lathrop, Resolved,
That the committee of ways and means
be directed to consider the expediency
OF enlarging the terms on which the
commissioners of the sinking fund, under
the 5th section of the act, passed March
sd, 1907, entitled an act TO provide for
the redemption of the public debt, which
will become reimbursahle on the first day
Of January, 1925.
On motion of Mr.. Strong. Resolved,
That the committee on naval affair, be
Instructed to inquire into the expediency
OF selliGg the schooners purchase ed under
the act, entitled Gan act authorising an
additional naval force for the suppression
of piracy
UD motion OF Mr.. Rankin, Resolved,
That the clerk of this house be directed
10 prepare and lay before this house, so
soon as II can be conveniently done, a
complete index TO all the printed vo-
Of the president of the u. ). and of the
several departments of the government,
10 congress, and the reports OF the com
mittees tn congress.
On motion of Mr. Hayward, Resolved,
That the &C nittee on the post office and
post roads be ..ected 10 inquire into the
The expediency ofrepeaIiug the 4th and
9th sections of an act Of congress, passed
on the eth of February, 1915, so far as
the same relates to the conveyance of
letters and packets by steamboats,, pack
cts and other vessels, not employed bv
the postmaster general in transporting
the mail Of the u. S.
On motion of Mar. Storrs, Resolved,
That the committee of ways and means
be instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of providing by law for the COM
pensaticn for private secretary to the
president ofthe U. States.
The house went into committee of
The whole, MIR. Condict in the chair, on
the bill supplementary to an act, approx
ed on the third day Of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and nineteen, enti-
tied can act providing for the correction
Of errors in making entries Of land at the
land offices.''
After some time spent by the house
upon this bill, the committee rose, and
reported it with an amendment. The
house concurred iu the amendment Got
Mr. Campbeil,) and the bill was ordered
to be engrossed for a third reading. AID.
Iourned. -
The following committees have been
appointed IN the house of representatives,
in addition to those which have been
heretofore announced
Or the subject of appropriating the
three per centum Of the nett proceeds o!
the sales Of public lands in Indiana, Hi
nois, and Observation-Disclosures. Cook, Scott,
Jennings, Martindalc, Brent, CushmaD,
and Collins. On the claim OF the repre-
senia,iscs Of John II. Piatt-Messrs.
Ross, Malary. Jenkins, LongleIlow, Nc
Coy, Yinton, Foote Of N. Y On the
petition Of Willie B!ount- Messrs. Rey-
nnlds, Blair. lsacks, Carter, and Long
On the public buildings and public lands
in the city Of WashlDgton-Messrs.
Cushman, Van Wyck, Cassidy, Brown,
Hobart, Bartlett, and Dwinnel.
JOINT COMMITTEES TO make dislGi-
button Of The new Messrs. Dick
crson, D'Wolf, Lloyd Of Md. Cof the sc.
nate y Messrs. Taylor, Cuthbert, Con.
dict, (of the house of representatives.
On the library-Messrs. Dickerson, Ell
lott, Williams, (of the senate y Messrs
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