Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-09
Congress Of the United States.
SEVENTEENTH CoNGkEss-2D SESSION.
MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1928.
IN SENATE

Mr., johnson, OF Louisiaa, submitted
the following resolution
GesotUed, That the committee on the Ind,
cary be Instructed to inquire into the expedi.
ency OF modifying the act of Congress OF IN.
last session, entitled " An act iol the establish.
ment OF territorial government in Florida"
SO as to grant the right of appeal and wits Of
error from the decisions OF the courts e,tab.
llshed by said act, to the Supreme Court of the
United States, in all cases above - dollars.
lnr. DickersOn submitted the FOLLOWING.
Resolved, That the committee on Roads and
Canals be Instructed to inquire into the expeci.
ency OF authorizing by law, subscription on
the part OF the United States to the stock of the
company for making canal from the Della.
ware river to the Raritan, in the state of New
Jersey.
Mr. Barton offered the following:
Res0lued, That the committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be instructed to inou;re
into the eXpedienc, of authorising an inter.
change OF the laws ofthe sewers al states. by
mail, free of postage.
Mr. Rodney rose and said, thai. in the
war which We were now waging age,nsv
the pirates in the West India seas, 1t was
proper, he thought, to give some stu illus
10 our seamen engaged in IT, Our gallant
tsrs, he said, were not lik ly l. gain in
such war the honor they acquired 10 the
late war. aid, as there was but little of
thai 10 be got, be wlsht d 10 supply The de.
ficieDcy by providing stimulus OF anoth.
er kind He therefore ked leave 10 Of
Ter thu following ,IesoluI n:
RPyO/yPH That the committee Naval AZ
fairs be instructed to inquire into the expedien-
CIV of allowing bounty to the officers and
crews ofthe public armed vessels ofthe United
States /; and to the owners, officers, and crews
of the private armed vessels If the .Unred
States, for the p'foners captured and the guns
taken by them, in any piraticai vessel
All the ioreg ing resolutions lie on the
table one day OF course.
The fellow ing bills irOln the House of
Representatives severaliy received a first
reading and were passed TO second
reading, 10 wit:
A bill TO continue the present mode of
supplying the army OF tn United States.
A bill, in addition to the act 10 con.
tinue in force An act TO protect the COM
merce OF the United States, and punish
the crime of piracy and also making iuT-
Their provision for Furnishing the crime Of
piracy ;"
A bill to amend aa act further TO regu-
late the entry Of merchandise imported
into the United States from any adjacent
territory and
A bill to revive and continue in force
certain acts for the adjustment oil land
claims in The territory Of Michigan
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
The Senate then, according 10 the Or
der of the day, resumed tie consideration
Of the bill providing Tor the repair OF the
Cumberland Road.
Mr.. Talbot, advertiug 10 what had pass
sed when this subject was last before the
Senate, stated that he had addressed let
ter to the Secretary OF the Treasury, ma
king the inquiries which had been sugges.
ted, and had received from the Secretary
an answer thereto, (Which was read TO The
Senate, stating, first, that David Sbriver,
ESQ. was, al the commencement OF lbe
Cumberland Road appointed Super!nlen-
dent thereof, by the President OF the Unit
ted States, with salary Of 800 dollars,
which was, 10 1916, increased to 8,ooo
dollars. That be is now considered the
Superintendent, and is not 10 the pay OF
the Government Secondly, that the - c.
retary had examined the correspondence
of Mr.. Shriver with the Department. reis'
tive TO repairs, but It contains DO esllhale
OF the sum necessary 10 effect thai object;
but the Secretary presumed that sum
less than 80, 900 dollars, would not be SUE
6cient for that purpose Mr.. i. sa,o'
that in addition 10 the data furnlshed pY
the Secretary OF the Treasury, ne had con,
suited several gentlemen veil acquainted
with the road-one OF whom thought 30,
600 dollars necessary tor IFS repair; ane'
tber, that IS, 600 dollars would be SUM.
Gent. TO satisfy those who might oblet!
TO the larger sum, he would move 10 lhsei.
e5, 900, the lowest sum which was though
adequste. Less than this, he was conn.,
dent, would be insufficient; and 10 sp,,
propriate too little, would be throwing u
away. as the repairs, il lett unho'sneu'
would be of no use. He hoped. Therefore,
that sum sufficient would be voted, tha'
the work might be completed IN one sea
son. n.;r
Several bills were taken up, in tbelr
turn, but for various reasons. laid over 10
future days.
The Senate spent some time in the con.
sideration OF Executive business, ano 'ne"
Adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.