Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-02
Eighteenth Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
February 26-tConctudedl.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATlFEo .
Fsbruary 26-[Conctudedl.
Mr.. S,bley offered the following re-
solution:
.Resoloed, That the Committee on
Agriculture be instructed to inquire 1t
an Increase Of the duty now establish
ed by law on any article OF foreign
growth or manufacture, will be for the
interest of the sgriculturaiist, and 1t
there be any such article, to name the
same, together with the additional a.
mount of duty which they deem bene-
fetal to the agricoltursi interest"
The question being put on this reso.
lution. it w.s decided 10 the affirmative
ayes 81, noes 68.
Rssslved, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of increasing the per
diem allowance Of aurora attending the
several District Courts.
On motion of Mr.. Henry, it was
Resolved, That the committee on
pensions and revolutionary claims be
instructed to inquire into the exPedien
cy of placing Larkin N. Akers "a SOL
der who was wounded in the head, in
Ludley's defeat, during the late war.
and has from that cause been afflicted
with psroxysms Of epilepsy upon the
pension list.
Ga motion of Mr.. Forsyth, it was
Resoiped, That the committee on ma.
val affairs be instructed to inquire into
the expsdiency of providing, by law,
that ali persona who shall voluntarily
engage to serve in the Navy six mouths
during peace, aud twelve months du.
ring war, shall be exempted from all
militia duty, except when, III cases OF
great public danger, the levy, in mass,
shall be ordered.
Collectors Of the customs, on recelv.
ing the names and descriptions of the
persons making the engagement, to re-
gister the same, giving TO each person.
30 registered, certificate of registry,
setting forth his name, age, place OF
nativity, height, complexion, aud ge-
neral description.
Every master of merchant vessel,
whether engaged in the coastins or TO.
reign trade, to specify in his shipping
articles, lin an appropriate column,)
opposite to each PERSONS name, such
as did, or did not, on signing the arti-
cles, produce certificates Of registry.
Every master of q merchant vessel,
whether engaged in the coasting or TO.
reign trade, to deposite in the office Of
the collector OF every port IN the Unit.
ed States from which he may clear or
enter his vessel, a certified copy Of his
shipping articles.
The collector Of tho customs to trans.
nit quarter yearly to the Secretary Of
the Treasury the nameS and quality ct
persons belonging to vessels entering
or clearing at the custom. house withio
the quarter, designating those who en-.
rol themselves from those wto do not.
Whenever the service is required oy
Government, the persons to perform it
to be ascertained by lot. No person to
perform two tours Of duty till all those
who are liable to serve, and are within
reach Of the government, shall have
served their turn.
Persons in the public service to be
liable to all the discipline Of the Navy.
to have the same pay and rations as If
regularly enlisted, the same pensions
if disabled while in the public service,
and the same prize money.
To be punctuslIy discharged when
the time Of service shall expire; and, if
unavoidabIy detained, to receive. as a
Compensation IS per cent. in addition
to their pay, for the surplus time.
After 10 months from the date of the
act, no person to be considered as des-
titute American seaman, in foreign
countries, and as such entitled 10 relief
uoder the set or acts of Congress, who
shall not have enrolled himself to serve
in the Navy as aforesaid.
That authority shall be given to 60
vern.,ens to take Apprentices, native
boys, Dot less than twelve nor more
than fourteen years old. to serve in the
Navy years, the number annually to
be one to every two guns mounted on
board ships in commission.
The u. States to provide schoolmas-
ter for every national vessel OF no, less
than IL guns, to teach the apprentices
reading, writing, and eypherlng, and
such other branches OF learning as their
capacities may indicate: to find them
food and clothes. and after the expira.
lion of the fifth year, to allow them two
dollars per month; at the expiration If
the seventh year, to give them full
sui, of clothes. and, if meritorious, a
certificate Of good behaviour, and a sum
Of money not exceeding 90 dollars.
The most nromising NAV be selected