The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-29

amendment which was offerce, and finally
rejected.
The following message was received
from the president of the u. Staes, by
the hands ofMr. Everett, his private Sc.
| cretary: -
TO the House Of Representatives -.
having stated to congress, on the 9TH of
Dec. last, that Daniel ID. Tompkins, late
! governor ofNcw York, was entitled TO
larger sum than that reported in his favor
by The accounting officers of the. govern
ment, and that, in execution of the law of
the last session. had the subject sill
under consideration, now communicate
10 you the result.
OD full consideration OF che law. by
which this duty was enjoined on me, and
OF the report OF the committee. on the
basis OF which the law was founded,I have
.aouSht tnat was authorized to adopt
the principles laid down in that report,in
deciding on the sum which should be
allowed to him for his services. With
this view, and on a com parison of his
services with those which were rendered
oy other discussing officers, taking into
consideration, also, his aid in obtaining
loans, had decided TO allow him five per
cent. Tor all sums borrowed and disbursed
by him, and of which decision informed
him. Mr.. Tompkins has since stated
to me, that this allowance will not indem.
MY him tor his advances, loans, expen-
ohures and losses, i'm rendering those
services, nor place him on footing with
those who loaned money to the govern
ment, at that Interesting period. He has
also, expressed desire, that I would
submit the subject to the final decision
OF congress, which now do. In adopt-
ting this measure, think proper to add
that concur fully in the sentiments ex.
pressed by the committee, in favor ofthe
very patriotic and valuable services which
were rendered by Mr.. Hompkins in
the late war. JAMES MONROE. &c
March s5, 1924,
he message was read, and referred
to The commiiee' ofways and means.
Adjourned
IN SENATE. Manor c6.
MIR. Van Dyke presented the remon.
STRANGE OF certain Inhabitants of the town
OF Alexandria, in the district of Colpm-
ola, Against the memorial of ce rtaip other
inhabitants OF the said town, presented to
the senate seme days since, prayinc that
congress would retrocede Alexandria TO
the state Of Virginia Referred to the
committee on the district of Columbia.
The unfinished business 81 Yesterday
being the consideration OF the bill max
ing appropriations for the supper, of GO.
'ernment for the year 1924" was again
resumes, IN comDiuec of the whole.
Mr. Bell in the chair.
HE bill was reported from the COM
mittee ofthe whole, to the senate, with
several amendments which had been a.
greed thereto.
other amendments we're adopted, and
the bill was then passed to a third read
lng' as amended and the amendments
were ordered TO be eDgrossed. The
Oil afterwards, on motion of Mr.. Smith.
and by general consent, was read the Sd
tImes passed, and sent to the other house
tor concurrence in the amendments.
Mr.. Holmes, of Name, presented the
petition OF Thomas Swami, and others.
OF the district OF Columbia, prayine an
alteration in the time of holding the
courts in that district. Referred to che
committee on the district. Adjourned to
Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, Resolved.
That the committee on roads and canals
be Instructed to inquire into the expe.
diency OF vesting in the state of Illinois.
for the purpose of dcfraying the expense
ofopeniBg the canal between the waters
| of the Illinois river and lake Micbjp,n
the land tina! has been reserved from sale
by congress, bordering on the proposed
canal. Adjourned.
AARoH 27.-On motion of Mr.. K'
! Lane, OF Del the house resolved itself
into committee ofthe whole on the a.
mendments to the appropriation bill, O.
dopted by the senate, Mr.. a. Stevenson
in the chair.
The several amendments were con.
CURED in withou; much debate, with the
exception OF the item which proposes to
allow the sum Of $4,000 for the compep-
ssiion ofthe agent under the treaty of
Client, tor fixing the average value of
| slaves.
Mr.. MLane moved that the house do
not concur in the amendment. On this
motion discussion took place, In which
Messrs. War6eld, FarreIIy, Bradley.
McLane, Bassett, Rivcs, Wickliffe, Fol.
Ter, Tucker, Va. Storrs, Forsyth, Buck.
Der, PoinsettS Hamilton and Sanford.
! took part, and the question being taken,
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