Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-25

The accounts be.ween him and the United
States,
The motion of Mr.. Tucker was mega.
lived.
oIr. Cook, o. Illinois, said that the Sen.
ate. ii sp2eafed. ha6 passed a bill on the
SUBJECT. tYom the features Of which It seem
ed that they entertained dferen. view
from that presented by the committee OF
this House, as TO the mode of awarding
THIS money 10 Gen. Lafayette and what
the Senate would do with this bill, if cent
to that body, he could not say. To give
time 20 consider OF the proper mode OF f.
naily arranging this mater, Mr. C.. propo-
se6 10 recount the bill 10 a committee OF
the whole, so as to endeayour at least to
act III harmony and concert on it. This
was what was expected from Congress by
the people, and be hoped they would not
be disappointed. Il the bill was recon
mited. it could be called up and acted
upon with Something like unanimity when
ever the House was prepared to act deGDi-
lively upon It.
The motion to recommit TIE bill was de-.
clared by the Speaker not to be in order
whilst motion Tor postponement was
pending.
Mr.. Herrick OF Maine, after incuirins
whether such motion would be in order,
moved 10 postpone the bill indefinitely.
Mr. Livingston OF Louisiana, rose, and
in an able speech, advocated The passage
of the bill and the claims of the General on
this government he was followed by
several other gentlemen, some OF whom
wished for further information on the sub.
lect before finally deciding Gu it. A mo-
ton was made 10 reduce tie sum from
5000 to 100000 dollars, which was
negatived, when the bill was passed by
ayes and noes, as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Abbot. Adams, Alexan-
der, of Vir. Alexander of Tenn. Allen, of
Mass, Allen, of Tenn, Allison, Archer, Bal
j. S Barbour, Bartlett, BARLEY, Basset. Blair.
Brsck, Brent. Brown, Buchanan, Buckner.
Cambreleng, Campbell, of SC. Carter, Carey.
Cassidy, Clark, Cock, Collins, Conner, Cook,
Craig, Crowninshield, Cu)peper, Cushman,
Day, Durfee. Dwinell, Dwight, Eaton, Eddy,
edwards, OF Penn, Ellis, Farelly, Floyd. Foot,
of Con, Foote of New York, Forsyth, For
ward, Frost, Fuller, Garrison, Gatln, Govan.
Gurley, Hall, Hamilton, Harriss, Harvey,
Hemphill, Henry, Herrick, Hobart, Hodge
boom, Holcombe, Hooks, Houston, Ingham,
lsacks, jenkins, Jennings, }. T. johnson,
Kent, Kidder, Kremer, Lathrop, Law
renee, Lee, Leftwitch, Letcher, Little,
Livingston. Locke, Long, Longfellow, Near.
thur, McDufie. Mexican, Mckee, McKim,
McLsne of Del, Mangum, Mallary, Mark
ley, Martindale, Marvin, Matlack, Mercer,
Miller, Mitchell, of Penn, Mitchell, of Md.
Moore of Ken, Moorel of Alab. Morgan,
Neale, Nelson, Newton, O. Brien, DIN, Owen,
Patterson, of Penn, Plumer, of New Hamp-
shire, Plumer, OF Penn. Poinsett. Rankin,
Reed, Reynolds, Richards, Rose, Saunders,
Sanford, Sharpe, Arthur Smith, Alexander
Smyth, VIM. Smith, Spright, Standefer, A.
Stevenson. J. Stephenson, Stewart, Stoddard,
Storrs, Swan, raliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor,
Ten Evck, Test, Thompson, of Pa, Thomp-
son, of Geo, Tomlinson, Tracy, Trimble,
Tucker, of Va. Tyson, Udree. Vance, of N, c.
Van Ransselear, VanWyck, Warfield, Wayne,
Webster, Whipple, Whitman, Wicklitfe, Will
liams, of Va, Williams, of n. G. James Will
SON, Henry Wilson, Wilson of South Carroll
ma, Wolfe, Wood, Woods White-Mr Speak
er-l66
NAYS.-Messrs. Beecher, Buck, Bur
leigh, Campbell of Ohio, Crafts. Gazay, Gist,
r. Johnson, Lincoln, Livermore, Mccoy.
Mclean of OHIO, Matson, Metcalfe, Patterson
of Ohio, Ross, Scott, Sloane, Sterling,
Thompson of Ken. Tucker of S. 9. Vance of
Ohio, Vinton,. Whittlesey, Wilson of Ohio,
Wright--26'
When the yeas and nays had been
called aDd recorded, the Speaker rose,
and observing that, having been pre-.
cluded. by the place he held, from the
expression of his sentiments in relation
to either the principle or tbs form of
the bill, he requested of the House that
he might be permitted so far as TO give
expression to his feelings, in relation to
both, as TO record bis vote with ihoee of
the other members-aDd leave having
been promptly given, the Clerk called
the Speakers name, and his vote was
recovered in the affirmative.
When the House adjourned.
L,rrLE Rock. (Arkausaw) Nov. Q.
W. GRO rlad 70 announce to our req.