Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-13
Eighteenth Congress.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. I, 1894.
An SENATE.

IN SENATE.
A communication was received from
the Secretary of the Navy, acoompan-
led BY an abs ,rast exhl biting the expen.
disures. under the hcad Of contingent
expenses, ~ appears by accounts set
tied and reported In that de rartment,
from the frat Of Oct. 1922, to the S0sh
Sept. 1928, amou nting to sos; go SO.
Mr.. johnson Of Louisiana, offered the
following for consi ieratioo:
Rssolusd, That The Committee on IL
nance be directed to inquire into the
expectancy of revising the act Of Con-
gress, entitled an act further to estab.
fish the compensation of officers Of tho
customs, and to alter certain collection
districts, and for other purposes pass.
Cd 9TH May. 1922 and making such a.
,nendments thereto, as a change of cir.
cumstances NAV have rendered Deces-
sary and proper.
MIR. Barbour submitted the following
fer confederation:
"RssoIued, That tho President of the
United Sta es be requested to lay be-
fore the Senate, (if, in his opinion, it
can be done without injury to the pub.
lie interest,) such Information as viii!
show ths state of the relations with
Spain and tie United States, frou. tho
ratification of the Florida treaty op to
the Or, cent time-ahd the effect pro.
dueed on those relations, by the United
States having established diplomatic
intercourre with tho governments Of
South and North Amerioa."
The bill reported in Senate, BY the
Committee on Foreign Relations, for
the relief of Francis Henderson, jun.
the grandson Of the late Col. John hau.
rens, was again taken up for considers-
ton, in tho committee Of tho whole
After some discussion, q motion TO lay
che bill on the table prevailed. AID.
journed. --.s-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker lalo before the House .
communication from the Secretary of
State, containing list Of patents grant
ed during the year past
Tho Speaker also laid before the
House.. q communication from the
Comptroller of the Treasury, and a
conmu oication from the Secretary oil
the Navy, the latter relating to contin.
gent expenditures in the Navy. These
papers were respectively laid on the
table, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Wbittlesley from tho Commit
tee of claims, made A -uasavessbis M
awSssnff on the table
Mr.. Cooke moved to take up the re.
port of the Secretary of War, (enelos-
ed in the Presidents Message of yes
terdsy.) respecting certain contracts
for cannon, cannon shot, & small arms,
and refer it to Select Committee.
The documents were referred. az
moved by Mr.. Cooke, to Selest Com.
mittee.
The engrosssd bill to authorize the
surveying and making q road from the
point opposi,e to Memphis, in Tennes-
see, to Little Rock. in tho Territory
of Arkansas, was read third time,
pissed without q division, and sent TO
the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Moore. Of Allah. offered the fol.
lowing resolution, which lies one day
of course.
Resolued, That the following amend.
msnt be made to the 18th standing rule
of this House--2d line, after the word
.. department." Insert "tbe Attorney
General" and in the 18th line, after
che sams word, insert, cor may have
held the Office OF District Attorney of
che u. States.-
Which resolution was ordered to lie
n the table.