The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-04

RESOLUTION requiring from the Secre,a.
~ Of the Senate and Clerk Of the House OF
Repre- esen,s,ives, an Annual Statement OF
,he Expenditures from the Contingent
Fund OF the two Houses.
Resoiued BY he Senate and Ro.s. Of
RehresentaHves Of The United Sioses II .i'1er.
iea, in Conere assembled, That, the Sec
reta'y Of the Senate and Cierk Of the House
Of Representatives be, end they arc hereby,
reQni'ed to Icy before tho two Houses, fc-
speciveiy, at the commencement of each ses.
sion OF Congress, table or statement shcw.
ing the names and com mpensation Of tho clerks
employed in their respective .fhces, aud tho
nsmes and compensation Of tho messengers
Of tho respective Houses /; together with de
tailed statement Of tho items Of expenditure
"f the contingent fund OF the respective Hou.
ses for the mex, imme Gia,ely preceding yes,;
IN which stsie ment tho disbu Sc men,s shall be
arranged under the following heads, to wit:
81 st, printing second, stationary, and dis,in
gushing under this head The ARTICLES furnish.
ed for tho use Of the members. from those
furnished for the Offices OF the Secretary and
Clerk, and specifying the number Of 'esms Of
osch kind OF paper; third, bookbindins
fourth, fuel; 9Th, newspapers, specifying un-
der this head tho amouot OF dets given at
,he preceding session, ss we'll a. the pay
mems made sixth, the post off :es seventb,
the repairs and preservation ot rhe furniture;
eighth. asrsiss- Of o.esseagcrs and horses
ninth, miscellaneous items no, included IN
dor the preceding heads. Which state men,s
shall exhibit, also, the several sums drawn by
the said Secretary end Clerk, respectively,
rom the Ireasu y, and the balances, u any,
remaining in ,hei, hands.
Washington, Mar I, 1923
Approved--JAMES MONROE.
RESOLUTION 10 direct the Withholding OF
the compehsa,irns Of certain prize agents.
Resoiped by the Senate and House Of Rrh
-esentanves u ne United States Of america,
in Congress assembled, rGs,, from and after
the 4 81 day July, next ensuing, no prize a.
gent who has not accounted Tor The prize mo.
peys with which he has he'etofore been en-
trusted for the benefit OF the efiicers and
crews OF sry public armed vessel or vessel.
If The Unied States, shall receive from the
Treasury Of the United States any salary or
compensation to which he may be enitled,
on,il be shall have accounted for, or repaid
into the Treasury, ell suns 50 entrusted to
him for disbursement.
Washington, Mar. 5, 1873.
Approved-JAMES MONROE.
RESOLUTION granting to the Ws.hiOg
ton Library, a copy OF the Public Doeu.
men,s, Laws. and Journals.
Resoived, by the Senate and House Of Ref.
'esensativ.s Of the UnUed States Of hmeriea,
fto, in Congress assembled, That the Secre.
tary Of State be, and he is hereby. directed To
furnish to the Washington Library, from any
surplus copies 10 the Department Of State, Or
in ,he Library Of Congress, a copy Of the
Laws Of the United States, the Journals OF
Congress, Documents, and State Papers,
Heretofore published, and TO 10 n,sh, snnusiIy,
TO ,be said Library. erpy Of all Documents
JouInsl,, Laws, and State Pspers, which shalt
ne hereafter published by the authority Of
Congress.
Washington, March 3. 1898,
Approved-JAMEs MONROE.
40 ACT providing for the execution OF The
titles to land in ths, part OF The S,a'e Of
Lou,sisns situated between the RIO Hgndo
sud the Sabine river.
8eif enacted BY he Senate and House Of
Retresen 'anves ofihe United Slcles of dmer.
Tea in Congress assemb!ed, That sn ,hst tract
of county si,uaied between the Rio Hondo
and Sabine river, withia the SAFE Of Louisa.
ne, and p'eviou.ly to The T,esy OF the twen.
,y.seeond Of Feb uay. one thousand eigh'
bundled and nineteen, between ihe Uniied
STATES snd Spain, cs!ltd the neulrs. Te'fi,ory,
he, and The same is hereby, attached to the
D,sric, south Of Red uver and the Register
and Receiver OF the Land Office, 10 ssId DIS.
,rict, are required to receive and record oil
sriueu evidences Of claim 10 land 10 said i'aei
of country, derived rom, and issued ty, the
SnAni.h Go,efnntnl Of 1sxas. pfior 10 The