The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-24
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On motion ct Mr. Allen, of Massa
chusetts, the house took up the loint re-
solution requiring annual accounts to be
laid before each house, of the expendi.
turc Of the contingent fund of tho tive
hou,es Of congress and il was ordered
to be enBrossed for third reading to-
morrow.
The speaker laid before the house a
letter from the seci etary of state, trans.
mi'tng lis, ofnews papers, maps, charts,
books &c. taken IN his office at the pub
lie expense; which letter and statemen,
were ordered TO lie on the table.
MI. Hamilon made an unsuccessful
motion to take up The bill for the relief
OF the mother Of The late d. "a. Perry.
The house proceeded to the considera.
tion of the bill extending the Time for 10.
eating Virs mia military land warrants to
revolutionary soldiers.
The amendmen, offered BY Mr.. Ross.
pending when the house yesterday ad
Joorhed, was then read, and rejected.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
for third reading.
The house proceeded 10 the copside
ration OF the unfinished business of
"Wednesday, being the bill sppropriotinp
$4,000 for the repair of the Cumbe
land road.
MIR. Golden moved to strike out th,
word 's1Nafionai as applied in the bill /,
the road, substituting therefor The wore
"pubhc." Agreed ioa u to IS
Mr. jennings proposed the following
as an amendment TO the bill:
And be II further enacted Tha, 81.
much OF the act, entitled Gan act makir,.
appropriations for the support of pn
vernment fni the year 1919" as purbor,,
10 have pledged the two per cent fund o.
the states OF Indiana aud Illinois, for th.-
repayment OF moneys appropriated ( .
the construction and repairs Of the Cum
berland road, be, and the same is bereb,
repealed.
HE question was taken on ordctip,,
the bilito be read third time, and deci.
ded oy the following vote yeas 9O-nays
&c.
So the bill was o,dered TO be read a
third time tomorrow.
The house then, on motion of Mr.. Mo.
Lane, resolved itself into a committee of
the whole on the state of the union, MIR
discussion ofthe details of The bill making
appropriations for the support of the
military establishment for the year ssa
MIR Tatnall moved the following a
mendment :s'For the extinction of the
Indian title to certain resery ations of land
within the limits ofthe state Of Georgia
made urder the treaties Of 1917, 1915
and 1891. $4,000"
Before taking the question On the an
Precipitation of $4,000 for the compile.
ton of fort Delaware. The committee
rose, and reported the frat of the above
%wo bills, as amended.
The amendments made in the COM
mittce 10 the bill for the military service
OF the u. s. were concurrcd in by the
house. and the bill was ordered 10 be en-
gressed for third reading Tomorrow.
The house adjourned, at half pas, 4.
From tie Washington Gazette.
SENATE. FEB 22.
Mr.. Lowrie submitted resolution.
providing fol the payment of the print
ing of the presidents MESA, e. whio h
was read, and laid over for cohsiderat on.
The resolution submitted yeste, day,
by Mr Brown, of Ohio, requesting infor.
nation from the president, relative to
the present condition Of the empire of
Mexico. was read and laid OF the table.
Mr. Kelly rose, and remarked hat he
was not fully satisfied with the decision
which had yesterday taken place r. the
senate, or the bill relating to revolutiona.
ny pensioners. He moved re consider.
alton Of the vote, by which that bill was
refused third read Dg
The question was then taken on re-
consideration by yeas and nays, and de-
cided in the affirmative, % to Id.
The vote of yesterdays rejecting the
. bill "supplementary TO the acts to pro-
vide for certain persons engaged in the
land and naval service of the u. s. in the
revolutionary wars" having beenre>
considered, the further consideration of
the same was, on motion Of Mr.. Kelly
postponed to Monday next.
The senate therI as in committee of
the whole, Mr. King, in the chair, pro-
ceeded to consider the resolution, report.
ed by select committee, proposing an
amendment 90 the constitution in re-
gard TO the election ofpresident, and vice
president with the several amendments to
tha' resolution The resolution was again
laid on the table.
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