The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-24
CONGRESS- OF THE u. S.
From The National InfeNiprncer.
IN THE SENATE. ZEE. %.

tons Oh the table: Resolved. That the
senate will on Friday, The 2Sth day Of
February inst. proceed, by ballot, TO elect
the several officers al the senate; which
election shall take place every second
wear thereafter. and the majority of the
votes present shall be necessary To a
choice. Resolved, That, after the sS,h
.day Of February, no clerk in the score.
tary cs the senatc's Office shall be compc.
ten, TO act, or shall be entitled to res
ccive any compensation for his services,
until he shall be reported to the senate,
and his appointment be assented to and
this shall be done every second year, inn
mediately after the election of the OH
GERS of The senate shall take place.
The resolution reported on the. 18th
inst. BY the committee on military az.
fairs, relative to proposed forlifc atiSns
al the ST. Marys and PatuXent rivers in
Maryland, waataken up and agreed to.
The senate then, on the motion Of Mr..
Williams, Of Tenn. proceeded to the con-
sideration ofthe bill to provide for the
settlement of the accounts of Daniel ID.
'rompkins, late governor OF the state of
New York. This bill authorises-irst,
that the proper accounting officers ofthe
treasury adjust and settle the accounts
Of Daniel ID. fompkins, on principles
Of equity and Justice, subject to the revi.
sion and final decision Of the president
of the U. States. Secondly, it enacts
that the provision of the appropriation
law of last session, which prohibits the
payment Of salary to any individual while
he shall appear to be indebted TO the Uni.
ted States, shall be repealed SO far as il
applies to MIR Tompkins.
, The bill was read the third time. by
unanimous consent, was passed and re-
turned TO the house oil representatives.
The senate resumed the consideration
Of the bill from the house of representa-
tives, for laying ont and making road
from the lower rapids Of the Miami Of
OF lake Eric, to the western boundary os
the Connecticut western reserve, in tho
state of Ohio agreeable to the provisions
of the Indian treaty of Brownstown.
On this bill long debate arose: Finally
it was ordered to a third reading,
as amended-ayes 90.
FEB. 81. Pursuant TO notice given,
MIR. Barbour introduced bill for the
relief Of NimroG Farrow, Richard Harris
and their securities which bill wa read
twice, and referred to the. committee
Of claims.
MIR. Noble, from the committee on the
militia, to which was referred The bill,
entitled Gan act vestiDg in the state of
Virgins the right of the u. s. to all fines
assessed for noB-performance of militia
duty during the late war with Great Brio
tain, within said state" reported the same
without amendment.
The amendments 10 the bill, entitled
can act for laying out and making road
rom the lower Rapids of the Miami Of
Lake Erie to the western boundary Of the
Connecticut Western Reserve, in the
state ofOhlo, agreeable to the provisions
OF the treaty of BrowDstown," having
been reported by the committee correct
iy engrossed, the bill was read third
ume, fassed, and sent 70 the house Of
representatives for its concurrence in the
amendment.
The bill from the house of represen.
tatives supplementary to the acts to pro-
vide for certain persons engaged In the
land and naval service Of the u. 8. in the
Revolutionary war, was rejected by q
vote of2l in favor, and "a against it.
And the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.:
FEBRUARY 90.
Mr.. McLane, from the committee Of
ways and means, reported bill to carry
into effect the convention of navigation
and commerce between the u. States
and France, concluded at Washington on
the 24lh OF June, 1922; which was read
twice and committed to committee of
the whole on the state Of the Union.
FEBRUARY Of.
Mr.. Newton, from the committee nm
commerce, to which was referred bill
from the senate to regulate the inter-
course between the United States and
certain British colonial ports, reported
the same without amendment; and il
was then read and ordered to be laid ON
the table.
Mr.. Walworth, from the committees
on military affairs, reported resolution
proposing the annual increase of appro>
Priailon of 10000 dollars for the pur>
pose OF arming and equipping the whole
body OF militia Of the United States
which resolution was read FIRST and Sc.
cond time, and committed to a commit
tee OF The whole on the state ofthe union.
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