Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-29

After further observations from Mr.
| Neaie, Mr.. H.ermore moved to rete'
the resolution 10 the committee on the
Library. Negatived.
Mr.. Sharpe advocated the adoption
Of ,he resolution; and. having been mo-
di6ed 80 ~ to read fifty copies, It was
adopted.
The joint resolution from the Senate
in relation to the Portrait Of Columbus,
and the Declaration of Independence,
was read third time, and passed
On motion of Mr 'Herrick, 1t was
Resotued, Thst so much of resolu-
ton passed by this House. on the Esd
day OF December last, as contains the
following words, VIZ: And the amount
Of postage which accrued on each
route. after deducting the conpensa'
ton Of pos,masters aud incidental ex-
penses, for one year next preceding the
fire. day OF April last be, and the
sane is hereby, rescinded.
On motion OF Mr. S,eong.it was
ResolUea, That the Secretary of State
be directed to report, at the next
session of Congress, his opinion. up
on the claim OF Mr.. Petet,sh Fitch
of the s'a,e of New York; which
was referred to him, by order Of this
House, on the 9th Jay Of January, 1899.
Mr.. Cond,ct offered the following
joint resolution
ResotUed. sc. rha. the Secretary Of
the f,easlry be instructed to institute,
with all convenient despatch, an inqui.
~ in the causes of ttoss fatal disas-
ters which have SO frequently occurred
on oosrd steam boats navigating the
waters Of the United States, and that
he ne authorised TO call 10 his aid the
knowledge and experience Of such en-,
gineers and skilful men 40 he may
deem competent and best qualified to
decide and l. report,
Resoived, That the said Secretary
be, anu he hereby is, empowered, after
such advise ment to prescribe and pub
lish such rules and regulations for con.
s'ructing the apparatus Of vessels pro.
PEELED by fire or steam, the mode of re.
gula,ing the power, the material COM
posing the boilers, with all other regu.
lations which, from time to time, he
may deem necessary and proper to af-
ford tbs best security to the lives Of
passengers and others
'ReSotued. That. from and after the
49, day If ---, it shall be the duty
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury to
withhold license from any vessels pro
pelled by fire or seam, until satlsfac
tory proof be made that the owner or
commander thereof has. in all respects,
conformed to the rules and regulations
prescribed for such vessels: and any Ii.
cense granted thereafter, shall be con.
sidered null and void on failure Of the
owner or commander to comply with
the terms,
'Resolusd, Thet it shall be the doty
port his proceedings hereoD, at an ear
" period OF the next session Of Con.
gress.'
The question of consideration being
put. 1t passed in the negative.
REPORT ON MR EDwARDs's MEMORIAL.
Nr. Ii in .ston, from The committee
Of Investigation IN the 'aRe OF tho me.
mortal Of Ninian Edwards, made re
port, observing, that it gave bin salts
faction 70 stste. that here were. in the
committee. no dissentient voiceB in Q.
dopting the report.
1.-THE report is Of TOO great length for
insertion to-day. The following 10 the
recapitulation and conclusion Of it:
Referring to what has been said in
the introduction to his report, and re-
peating that VI, Edwards has not had
an opportunity y supporting his char.
ges by hi. presence an0 testimony, the
rssal of the ia Is which have appeared
to the comm tee thus far, in this in
vestigation. and ,f their deductions
from them. wheo applied % the reca i.
pi,ulation Of charges, as stated at the
end ofthe add,ess is-
First, that the evidence referred to
and examined, does not support the
charge Of haviay mismanaged the pub.
lie funds.
Second. That the uucurrent notes,
mentioned in the second charge. appear,
by evidence satisfactory to the commit
tee, 20 have been received and deposit-
ed by tho Public Receivers, at a time
when they were receivable under the
resolution of Congress Of 1916; thai, in
the principal case, that of the Bank Of
Missouri, the Bank did not make itself
responsible for such Dotes az cash, and
therefore, the Secretary was bound TO
receive them from tho Bank; that, al.
though the Banks of Tombeckbe and
Edwardsville were Liable to account for