Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-11
HOUSE sy REPRESENTATIVES.
FEBRUARY g.

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FEBRUARY 6.
Air. Rochester, from the select com.
mittes, appointed on the subject of the
currency of the United States, made a
report accompanied by q bill making
the gold coins of Great Britain, France,
Portugal, and Spain, receivable in pay
ment on account of public lands;
which was read twice and committed.
MIR. Cooke offered the following re-
solution, which. by the rules of the
house, would lie n day:
aeso[,ed, That the President be requested
% communicate to this house a statement,
showing particularly whether the money aP
nropriated for !ortiGcatlons in the years 1870,
ISL aud 1922, has been expended on the Sc
veraI publications., as required by law; whe'
,h.r the money applicable to one fertilization
"a, been transferred and expended on another;
aso. by what authority.
Az the suggestion OF Mr. Cooke, the
ls requiring the resolution to lie one
day was suspended Tor this case, and
The resolve was adopted.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
The annual report Of the commissions
srs AT the sinking fund, detailing the
measures adopted by them subsequent
10 their report Of the 9Th February;
winch was read and ordered to lie Oh
the table
A letter from the Secretary Of War.
transmitting statements, showing all
the contracts which were made by the
war department. in the year lo2s;
which were read and ordered to lie on
the table.
Ale,,er from the Secretary Of the
NAVY transmitting he annual state
ments of the appropriations and expen-
d;,ure. Cor the naval service, for the
year 1922, shelving the expenditures
under each head. since the lst January,
1872, and the unexpended balances of
aporopriations, Of the lst day Of Feb
ruarv, 1928; which was ordered to lie
on the table, and a report of the Score
,ary OF State, oil the clerks employed
in his department, in the year lo22,
with the compensation Of each; which
WAS ordered TO lie on the table.
And then the House adjourned.
FEBRUARY Z.
Mr.. McLaue, from the committee of
WAYS and means, reported a dill autho.
rizing the employing OF additional
clerks, aud OF certain messengers and
assistants, in the several departments;
which was twice read and committed.
MIR. Walwcrth from the committee
on Military Affairs, 20 which was re
terred the pc ition Of the rector and
trustees Of the Catholic Apostolic and
Roman church of st. Anne, of Detroit,
made a report thereon, accompanied by
bill for the relief of the corporation
of the church of st. Anne, and to au.
thorize the extension of Larned street,
in Detroit, which bill was read twice
md committed.
Mr.. Mccoy, from the select commit
tee appointed on the subject of militia
fuss, ~(leave being granted reported a
bill vesting in The state of Virginia the
right of the U. States to all fines as.
sessed for the non performance OF mill
tia duty during the late war with Great
Britain. within said state which was
read tw, ce and committed
On mo;ioa of Dir Fuller,
ReSolred, That the committee on Naval AT
iairs be instructed to inquire into the expedien-
cy of ~reviving for 4 limited time the acts allow
inc pensions to the widows and orphan chill
dren of the officers, seamen, and mariners, In
the public and private armed ships Of the Uni
ted States, during the late war with Great Brl.
tain.
On motion of Mr.. Mercer, it was
Rcsolred, That the committee on the dis
trict of Columbia be instructed to inquire into
the expediencv OF amending the laws regula-
ting the inspection OF -four In the city of Alex
dIia, within the said district.
Mr.. Fuller gave notice that he should
on Monday next. ask leave to take up
the bill to lx the naval peace establish
ment.
Mr.. McLane gave notice that he
would call up the general appropriation
bill on the same day.
The eugrossed bill supplementary
TO and to amend an act, entitled "an
act to regulate the collection Of duties
on Imports and tonnage" passed Cd OF
March, 1899, and to repeal an act sup.
Elementary thereto, passed the Goth A
prli. 1918, and for other PURPOSES, was
read the third time and passed,
On the question to agree to the title
tot the bill, Mr.. McLane moved to strike
therefrom the words land to repeal
an act supplementary thereto, passed
Nle0th April, 1915" which was determi.