The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-10
CONGRESS OF THE u. >.
From The National InteHgencer.
IN TIE SENATE FER Il.

sioners Of the Sinking fund, which was
read
Mr. Ruggles, from the committee OF
claims made an unfavourable report on
the petition of Joseph S. MCPHERSON ;
which was read.
Mr.. Brown, of Ohio, from the commit.
tee on roads and canals, reported bill
supplemental to the act to authorize the
appointment of commissioners 20 lay
out road Ga continu alton ofthe Cumber-
land road) from the Ohio to the Missis-
sippi river. This bill provides that the
road shall be laid out so as to pass thro'
Columbus, Indianapolis, and Vandalia,
the seats of government of the states oil
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois; that 1t shall
be laid out in one year; that but one
commissioner instead Of three shall be
appointed to perform the duty and that
further sum of 5000 dollars shall be ap.
propria,ed for the obiect.] The bill was
read twice by general consent.
Adjourned.
FEBUARY7.
Mr.. Ruggles presented a petition from
number OF citizens ofthe state of Ohio.
praying congress to pass law granting
an outfit for exploringthe polar regions,
under the conduct Of captain John Cleves
Symmes not only with a view Of making
new discoveries in geography, natural
history, geology, and astronomy, or TO
verify the new theory of the earth, adyan-
ced by captain Symmes but also, with
the view Of opening new sources to COM
mercc. This petition was, on motion,
| ordered to lie on the table.
The senate took up for consideration
the bill to regulate the commercial inter.
Course between the u. S. and certain
British colonial ports. This bill sus.
ponds our restrictive acts OF 1918 and 90
and embraces a number of provisions
growing out of the repeal ofthe late re-
strictive laws Of Great Britain, in regard
to foreign intercourse and trade with her
American possessions. The bin was
laid over to Monday.
The senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton Of the proposition made by MIR.
Taylor, OF Va to amend the constitution
OF the U. ). in regard to the election of
president of the U. s. and the substitute
| offered thereto by MIR. Dickerson of New
Jersey. Postponed. Adjourned to Mon
| day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FEBRUARY 6.
Mr.. Rochester, from the select COM
| mitiee, appointed on the subject of the
currency of The U. S., made report,
accompanied by bill making the gold
| coins OF Great Britain, France, Portugal,
and SPAN, receivable in payment on ac-
count o. public lands which was read
! twice and committed.
Mr.. Cooke offered the following reso>
luton, which, by the rules of the house,
would lie one day That the president
be requested 10 communicate to this
house statement showing particularly
whether the money appropriated for for
tilcations in the years 1920, 1S21,& 1922,
nas been expended on the several FORTH.
cations, as required by law; whether the
money applicable 10 one Qualification ha,
been transferred and expended on ano
'her; 1t so, by wha. authority.
At the suggestion of MIR. Cooke, the
rule requiring the resolution to lie one
lay was suspended for this case, and the
resolve was adopted.
The unfinished business of Yesterday
being The resolution moved by Mr.. Camp
bell, of Ohio, as amended on the sup
gestion of Mr.. Cook, of illinois, was IA
ken up.
And the question being on agreeing to
the amendment, moved by MIR. Gilmer,
of Georgia
The debate was resumed upon the
general subject, and lasted until half past
four o'clock.
Finally, the question was taken on a.
greelng to the resolution, and it was de-
termined in the affirmative, IO7 votes TO
rs: 30 the resolve was agreed to.
The speaker laid before the house the
annual report of the commissioners of
the sinking fund, detailing the measures
adopted by them subsequent, to their re.
port OF the 9TH Feb. which was read and
ordered 10 lie on the table.
A letter from the secretary Of war.
transmitting statements, shelving all the
contracts which were made by the war
department, in the wear 1929 which
were read and ordered to lie on the table.
A letter from the secretary of the ma.
vy' transmitting the annual statements
oi the appropriations and expenditures
tor the naval aervice, for the wear 1920
sbewiEg the expenditures under each
head, since the LIST Jan 1929, and the
uneXpended balances Of appropriations.
OF the Isl dav oF Feh 1909