The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
CONGRESS OF THE u. 8.
From the National Intelligence 4
IN THE SENATE. FEB. N.

rine Eliza WheelWrlgnt,mew vile; and tho
bill was read.
Tie senate took up the bill from the
house of representatives supplementary
to, and to amend, the act of 1899. 20 re-.
pu.a,e the collection of duties on imports
and tonnage, together with the amend
men,s recommended by the select COM
mittees The bill was ordered to be read
a third time.
MIR. Southland presented the memorial
of number of:he citizens OF Wasting
ton city praying certain amendments to
the charter Of said city which petition
was read and referred.
The senate resumed the consideration
of the bill for the relief of Joseph Forest.
This bill authorizes the secretary OF the
treasury TO pay TO Joseph Foresi the sum
Of four thousand dollars, being the value
vessel lost nv he said Forest, while
carrying donation of provisions from :
the congress Of the u. ) to the congress
of the u. y. to the distressed iDhaDtants
of Caracas, in the year eighteen hum
dred and twelve, at the time they suffered
by the great earthquake.] The bill was
rejected-19 to II.
The president communicated letter
from the postmaster general, transmitting
according to law, list of unProductive
post routes. Adjourned.
{ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Petitions to the number Of I8 were this
day received and appropriately referred.
MIR Allen. of Mass. from the select
committee appointed ON the subject of
the accounts of the house oi representa-.
tivess reported joint resolution requir.
ing from the secretary of the senate and
clerk Of the house of Representatives an
annual statement ofthe expenses from tha
contingent fund of the two houses; which
was read twice. and ordered to lie on the
tables
MIR. A. from the same committee, re.
ported the following Resell ed, That
SO much of the SD rule of the house of
representatives, as requires the commit.
the OF accounts 10 audit the accounts Of
the members for their travel to and from
the seat OF government, their detention
by sickness, and their attendance in the
houses be repealed; and that such ac~
counts be. hereafter, audited and settled
by the speaker.
Mr. Fuller, from the Committee on ma.
val affairs, made repor, in relation to
the equal selection OF midshipmen for
the navy from the different states, conclu-
ding with resolution tina, il Is expedient
any provisions by Law, restraining the
executive of the U s. in the selection OF
midshipmen, should be made which
was ordered to lie on this table.
Mr.. Condict moved that the house,
until otherwise ordered, meet at eleven
O'Clock in the morning. Agreed to-.
ayes rs.
Mr.. Johnston, of Louisiana, offered
the following resolution, which he wish.
ed to lie on the table one day. That the
committee on naval affairs be instructed
to provide two steam batteries for the de-
fence ofthe Mississippi river
A letter from the secretary of war;
transmitting statement from the chief
engineer, of the moneys appropriated
for Notifications in the years 1920, 1921,
and 1929 which were ordered to lie
on the table.
The house then again resolved into q
committee OF the whole, on the state of
the union, MIR. Condict, of New Jersey,
in the chair, on the unfinished business
OF Saturday, being bill to make sppro-
priations' in part, for the support oil the
governments motion pending to strike
out the proposed appropriation of Slo,-
600 for continuing the location of the
western national road from Wheeling to
the Mississippi, was determined IN the
afhrmstive--ayes IS.
Mr.. McLane moved TO amend the bill,
by inserting al appropriation of S5OOOtO
indemnify the corporation of Washington
city for making certain improvements ad-
jacent to public property therein.
Mr.. Cooke and Mr.. Whipple opposed
the appropriation, and Mr.. McLsne,
Nr. Kent, and MIR. Mercer, supported it.
II was then decided in the affirmative.
Mr.. McLaDe moved also to amend the
bills by inserting an appropriation of
$4,000 to carry into execution the 9th
article Of the treaty of Client; which
motion was agreed to.
One or two other amendments having
been made, and the details Of the bill
gone through with--the committee took
up the bill making appropriations for.
the support Of the navy of the U. States
for 1928.
An item Of 850,OOO was proposed to