Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-18

I expense, Ouk vi Nldhapp' psiot'"H bN''
all the expenditures connected with the
Artillery School of Practice been paid
I A resolution, submlted yesterday by
Mr.. Wlcklilie OF Kentucky, was consId-
cred, amended, aud again laid on the
table, IN the FOLLOWING shape:
4 ResOiCed, That tie Secretary OF War
report to this House an abstract oil the
/ applications flied IN ts Department tor
the survey VI roads and canais, which
have no, been Surveyed, and upon which
! Il is be',ntention OF the Department to
expand any part of the appropriation
asked for under the act Of the Gain OF
| May, 1924, stating the route OF such
roads, and the probable distance Of each
route, and also, the location OF such ca
nels.
/ a resolution submitted Yesterday by
Mr. Blair, of Tennessee, was taken up,
amended and adopted as follows:
R,soiUed, That the President of The
United States be requested to commu
nicate to this House, whether any, and
! if any, what number Of Charge des At.
/ fares have been appointed since tce lst
| day of .narch, 1852, without the advice
and consent of the Senate; and whether
in any ease such appointment has beeh
made after notice had been given of the
I intention Of minister abroad to return
| and after his successor mad been aapoin
ted; also, by what authority, and what
length of time did SAID temporary ap.
pointment contlnue, what the general
dulles to be discharged, and wba, the
compens stion paid. And that the Pre-
sident also inform the House, from what
period the persons appointed Ministers
| aud Secretary OF Legation to Panama,
| received their commissions, and from
what period they have been paid their
| saleries.
fhe three following bills from the So
nate were sevefaliy twice read and re
terred to Standing Committees:
| lst. 10 provide for the settlement OF
J the accounts of James W. Lent, jun
| Tor.
| Cd. Further TO amend the act emit.
lied IAN ict for regulating processes
! IN the Courts of the United States
Sd Authorizing the completion and
repair Of certain roads ia tie Territory
Of Florida, and tor other purposes.
The Speaker laid befor the House a
COMMUNICATION from the Depar tment oi
War, accompanied by system IF "a
vaIry Tactics for the Militia Of the Uni
ted States. Also, letter from toe &c
Rotary of the Treasury, transmitting
the monthly statements OF the Bank OF the
| United etaes.
Mr. Livingston Of Louisiana, gave no.
tee that he should, to morrow, ask the
House to consider a resolution which
was submitted by him some days before
proposing to enquire into the expedien-
cy OF approprIatng $50 900 for the re.
lief Of the di.tressed and starving
Greeks.
TN motion Of Nr. Floyd of Virginia
leave was granted to the Com mittee
raised on the communication of the
Vice President, to sit during the SESSION
of the House.
The House then took up the bill for
the relief of the Officers and Soldiers oi
the Revolutionary Army, which, afte'
! some little debate relative to recommit
| ment and postpone ment, was postponed
TO Thursday ncxt, in order to obtair
certain information from the Depart.
ment of War. And then the House ad
journed. tales. Gag.
| January 80.
Mr.. James w Ripley, a representative
from Maine in the place of Enoch Lin.
coin. appeared aad took his seat.
Ar. Webster, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported bill furthe,
to amend the judicial system of the u.
nited States. This is the same bill tha
was discussed at the last session. L
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. McLane, ofDeleware, from the
Committee of Ways and Means repor.
ted bill making appropriation for thu
support of Government during the yea
1927, which bill was committed to 6
Committee of the Whole on the state
Of the Union and ordered 10 be printed
Mr. Powell, Of Virginia, from thu
Committee an 'he District of Colombia
reported bill concerning free persons
of color in the county of Washington, il
the District of Colombia, and for othei
purpcses,-twice read and committed
The bill provides that whenever an,
I.nersbn Shal no annre hon mr. ron,ro,t