Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-18

pc...ol;na. by Mr. Williams.
tsnra,h;s prtition was from inhabitants OF
,lls;,na. Drawing for an adjustment of Baron
ne's.rcp,s claim, and was referred to select
p.yr;ttee of eve. Mr. Brent stated, as his
go, for pregerring this course, that the claim
Ia been before Congress for ten years, and
"a hesn referred to the Committee on Public
M. bnt. owingto the complicated nature
sths claim, it bad never been brought to
decision
The following resolution, offered yes
,,rday by Mr.. Liyingston. was then taken
m and agreed 10:
Resolved. rhatthe Secretary ofthe Treasu.
= be directed to lay before this House an ac
.5oont Of the unclaimed dividends on the pub
~ stock, ifany, since the establishment,
The resolution, offered yesterday by Mr..
Breut. was theptsken Up and agreed to.
THE bill to authorize the Secretary Of
ihe Treasury 10 adopt new Hydrometer
Tor sscertaining the proof of liquors, was
read third time and psssei.
Mr. Wfckliiie offered the following reso>
htioa which vas ordered to lie on the
able:
Resolved, Thatit is expedient to amend the
,etof Congress of TIE first of March, 1892, re.
htiye to Electors Of President and Vice Presi
dent, that the appointment of Election, by the
several States. shall be made upon the same
davthroughout the United States.
Mr. Wickliffe stated that the same rea-
sons which rendered il necessary that the
votes OF The Electors of President should
be given on the same day, operated 10
make il equally necessary that the election
OF Electors should be made on the same
day throughout the United States and re-
eepi events had rendered bis conviction
on this subject, more settled He should
move 10 lay the resolution on the table !;
which was agreed TO.
On motion Of AR. Hamilton, il was
Resolved, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency Of providing by law for the appointment
Of an additional number Of Deputy or Assistant
Quartermasters, with view of securing
more effective responsibility in the dIsburse.
nent of property in that department.
On motion of Mr.. Tracy, the House re-
solved itself into Committee, on the Bill
further to amend the act autborising The
payment for property lost, captured or
destroyed by the enemy while in the mill
tary service of The United States, and for
other plrposes--Mr. Campbell, oil Ohio,
in the Chair
After several amendments were offered
aud discussed, on motion of Mr.. Dwight,
the Committee rose, reported progress and
obtained leave TO sit again.
On motion of Mr.. Williams Of N. G.. the
bill was ordered to be printed.
On motion Of Mr. Taylor, the House
Their adjourned.
In consequence of the modification by
the Senate of The convention between the
United States ADD Great Britain, tor the
suppression OF the African slave trade, Mr..
Adams, as soon as congress adjourned last
spring, sent the amended treaty TO Mr..
Rush, our minister in London, with in>
structions TO lay II before the British GO
vernment, and to request its acceptance OF
the notifications proposed A correspon.
dence accordingly took place between
Dir. Rush and MIR. Canning, the British
Secretary Of State, on the subject. The
British Secretary, though his government
would have preferred the original treaty
as submitted to the Senate scceded to
All the notifications made in il by that bo-
dy. except that which excluded the right
oil searcbing vessels suspected OF slave
trading on the coast OF America. Mr..
Canning considered that while this right
OF search was authorized TO be Practised
10 The West lndies,t the principles OF equal
ity and mutual confidence required it to
be authorized On the American coast
Willing to raiity the treaty with the res.
toration of this provision, the British go
,ernment sentan authority 10 Mr.. Adding
ton, its charge OF affairs at Washington, TO
agree 10 the instrument with .ha, amend
ment. To this effect Mr.. A6diaglOn ad.
dressed to Mr Adams, in the early part OF
last month, letter. In the reply OF Mr,
Adams, be states the undated earnestness
OF our government 10 accomplish the en-
lire extinction of the odious traffic in slaves
and states that the President would reter
the whole subject TO the deliberate advises
menl OF congress-, with whom il now rests
Philadelphia aurora.
Al the period Of Sir Joshua Reynolds
visit to Rome, il was a custom with the
English painters there TO meet IN the e
VeAings for conversations, aud frequently
10 make little excursions together IN the
country. On one OF those occasions, on
sumner afternoon. when the season was
particularly bo., the whole company threw
Of their coats. as being an incGDbrance
TO them, except one, named Ashley, who
alone showed great reluctance TO follow
lars general example: this seemed very
nnaccountable to his companions, when
some jokes made on his singularity at last
obliged him to take his coat of also. The
mystery ss then Immediately explained;