Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-16

SO much OF thekws OF TIE y. Sta'ee a.
Imposes dutyt Imported salt.
% motion oNr Tomlinson, it was
Resoiped. Tb&he committee of Com
merce be raed to inquire whether
it be expedient to amend the act en-
titled AN act tie guiate the collection
o dut es n Mrs 4 tonnage "as to
abolish The otfid Of Nleasurer: to pro.
vide that the d ues heretofore perform
ed by the msasfers, IN virtue OF sa'o
act, shall be paormed BY the inspec-
tors and to prhib,t the allowance of
any additional dmpensation to iDspec-
tors for measurig
On motion oMr. Test, 1t was
Resoiped. Thu the committee on the
Public Lands d instructed TO inquire
into the expectancy of reducing the
price of all the n,old lands in the state
of Indiana lyin east of a line drawn
from the mouh Of Kentucky river
northwardly Il Fort Recovery, near
the head watersof the Wabash river,
also. all the uaold lands ia said state
Included in a ptchase made by the u
nijed States If the Delaware, Potta-
watamie, Miahi, and Ell river tribes OF
indians, by t'e.ty concluded at Fort
Wayne bv Wili,m Henry Harrison, as
sgen, for the SD United States, and
the last mentisntd Indiana, bearing Date
the tbirtieth dayof September, in the
year A. d. 1909 Immediately adjoin.
n to and lying yesta'dly along the a.
foressid line run ming from the mouth
of Kentucky rivet to Fort Recovery.
On mo ion Of Dr.. Whipp!e, it was
Resoioed, That he committee on Mill
tary Affairs be insructed to inquire into
the expediency OF amending the act ma
king provision tor armiDg and eqnIppIns
the militia of the United States, passed
April 8, 1903, so bat the arms, provided
by virtue of said act, and transmitted L
the several States and Territories OF the U
MON, shall, by zach State and Terri
tory, be depostedand Kept in proper ar
senals, to be provided by said State o.
Territory, ready TO be delivered to ih'
militia thereof OILY when called into tn
actual service OF the United States, or
the State or Territorial government. AM
TO be returned to such place or places
deposile when SAID service shall cease.
On motion OF Mr.. Cushman, il was
Resolved, That the subject OF the Publ
Building. and the Public Lands in the CIt,
of WASH ngion be referred 10 SeleC
Committee (oi Seven).
Mr. Cook submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF tn
Treasury be directed 70 communicate
| this House ell the intorma ion IN bis pos
session, tending to show the circumstan
ces connec ed with recent robbery Of To
Land Office at Vandalia in the Stale OF !
linois, and the justice OF releasing the re
ceiver of public moneys from his l'abIIlt
| TO the Government for The sum lost ny IN
said robbery.
This resolution lies on the table one da
of course.
On motion Of Mr.. Conway, it was
Resolved, That the committee on India
b hsEs bs pslgSsed to !naairs into the sS
agencies west OF the Mississippi
On motion OF MIR lsaacs, it was
Resolved, That the committee or Nil
tary Affairs be instructed TO inquire inI
the exped,ency Of SO amending the sever'
laws allowing a bounty to enlisted soldier
or their heirs, and also the laws authors
| ing The Communication of the land bount
for half pay that the same bounty in ianc
or The allowance OF half pay. may be Ell
tended TO the children OF such soldiers VIII
may have been regularly enlisted, but wb
may have fallen in action or died bef0r
they had been mustered into service. a
by law is allowed 10 other cases.
A resolution from the Senate beng read
for appointing Joint committee on The III
bIary the House concurred in It, aud dl
reC'ed the appointmen: OF committee Z
three on It's part.
The House concurreG in the resolution
of the Senate for appointing joint com
mitiee Tor the disposal OF the apartment
OF the Centre Building OF the capitol, Oe
ing the part completed this summer.
The engrossed bill appropriating cer
tain sum of money Tor the relief OF DAME
D. Tompkins was read third time, pass
ed, and sent to the Senate cor concurrence
And then the House adjourned 10 Mon
day.
The following resolution was adopted i
the II. OF Representatives. on the 9Th ms;
ON motion of Mr.. Lee, Of Maryland:
Resolved, That the committee on tn
Post Office and Post Roads be INSTRUCTED
to inquire into the expectancy OF estab
fishing post route from Newlown Trap
in the county OF Frederick, to Champion
in the state OF Maryland.
MARYLAND,
BALTIMORE, Dec. le.-By yesterday
mail (say. the Americana we lind that TIT
result OF the joint ballot OF the Legislature
70 efata