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

committee if,ho grounds TOT 'be
charge that he lnisrepresented Them
;,s,.s.,.h., ,Ion,rac,s th.mselves
were submittetth his report y" 'io
House
Fifth, That tsecretsry did omit to
com munics,e Congress the reasons
which led him direct the deposl'e OF
public moneysihe three local banks
Of Chilicot bcinnati. and Lodis. |
Vile, whe. 9 thank Of the United
States had brhes. bot there 10 no
reason for .uptng that any conceal
.ient was in,et] or thatthe omission
wac occasioneS design.
Sixth: Thstp some instances. pa
pers, called byolutious of the houss'
have not been % municad with other
papers Vent in .-cr to such calls, but
that There ou IONS have happened
either from accent, or from a belief
that the ,pa pers, omitted, were imma.
.erial, or not ced for. and that there
is no evidence II any document or in.
formation has 10 withheld from ina
proper motives
Having alrss expressed the opin'
ion that this mitigation ought not to
be terminated, ,iIthe person pressing
the charges shI have been examined.
and regrettin Il! circumstances which
render such an animation imprsct'ca'
BILE, during the esent session OF Con-
gress, and thiokg that Mr.. Edwards
may be expeetett Washington within
a few days, TIE gmmittee feel it thor
duty to recomn d to the House that
they DO requireto sit. after the ao'
journment, Tor purpose OF taking
his examination If any opportunity
shal be present.
MIR. Litiugsta moved that the re-
port be laid on = table and printed
Mr. Forsyth Psd that aNcopy would
be sent. by orde Of the House. to the
President of theJni,ed States.
,'hs question yas divided, and being
first put on layiy the report on the Ia
BILE, it was sarrii.
MIR. Cook exposed an intention to
address the Koue, should the report De
called up Tor cosideratioD, and hoped
it would be prired in time.
The question pn printing was then
nut and carried ..
Mr.. Livibgsm then offered, by di'
reotion of the committee, the follow
ing: 8,
Ordered, Tst the Committee, to which
was referred iR address OF N. Edwards
be required sit after the ADJOURN
ment OF the Hose, for such time as shall
be necessary, intheir judgment. tor turin
or examination; that any additional repor
which NAV be made by them, be filed IL
the Office OF the Clerk of the House; ant
that any three members OF the committee
be quorum Tor the transaction Of DUST
ness
VIZ Williams wished that this resolution
should be suffered to lie on the table 10
one day. r.,
Mr.. Taylor hoped that The House wa
delay.
Mr.. McDufie moved TO lay il on the ia
Bile, md the question being put, it va
carred-ayes go.
Mr.. Forsyth then moved that aeopy
this report be transmitted BY the Clerk
this House 10 The President OF the Unite
States. He observed that the same cour
tesey which had Dictated The former com
municalicn, when the memorial was pre-
sented, and the committee bad sent TO
Mr.. Edwards, was proper 90 the presen
occasion
MIR, Webster .aid, that, with great de
ference to the honorable gentleman iron
Georgia, j, appeared 10 him that, whe
the resolution proposed in the report {
The committee should be adopted,
would then be proper TO make such con-
munica,ion, bui not in the presen, stage G
proceeding.
Mr. Forsylh then moved to lay The re
solution he offered 90 the table till the de
termination OF the House with respect
that reported by the committee, should b
known Agreed 10. =,
Mr.. Stewart Thy Ieave) offered the FOL
lowing resolution, which lies one day
course: :,
sResolpsd. That the Secretary Of III
Treasury be directed 10 report 10 tn
House al the next session OF Congress, III
amount OF losses sustained during the la
eight years upon bonds given Tor the d'
ties upon imports: distinguishing the
mount in each year: and 10 state wbeih'
any, and, il any, what, measures should b
adopted by Congress TO prevent simlla
losses in future; and also what effect tt
total repeal, or Limitation of the cred'
now given for said duties would, 10 bis
pinion, have upon the revenue.
The House concurred in The Senate's !
mendment to the bill SO au'horise maste
oil vessels in certain cases TO clear out
The Custom House OF Petersburg or th'
of Richmond ;.
A bill supplementary TO the acl TO In
corporate Toe inhabitants OF the City
Washington. passed 18th May. 1890 ":
yocorred tn thp committee on the DjstTt