The Litchfield County post., 1827-01-26

for rccOmmitting the bill 97 and opposed % votes, so the bill was then committed to the committee of the whole and made the order of the day tomorrow.
 "Wednesday, Jan. 17. 1 After numerous reports,
 Mir. Bartlett from the committee on na- val affairs, who were instucted to inquire into the expedicncy of making such alter aGons and improvements as the public ser- 1 wee may require in the medical department ot the navy, made a report in detail there- on; which was read and laid on the table. ] The report considers certain alterations advisable, but suggest that they are already before the house.
 ] The bill from the house of representa- tives to set apart township of land, for the support of seminary of learning in Arkansas, was read twice by unanimous consent, and referred.
 MT. Weems moved the following reso- lution
 ResOlved, That a special committee be appointed by this house to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for aiding in the transportation ofsuch free people of color as wish to be sent to Afri- ca, or elswhere, without the limits of the United Statets.
 l On the question, twill the house now consider this resolution ?'' it was decided in the negative.
 | A letter was received from the secreta- ] ry of the treasury, on the sub ject ofsheep's wool, which was committed to the com- mittee of the whole on the new tariff MT. Burges moved that the house re- solve itself into committee of the whole, on the bill for the relief of the surviving officers of the revolutionary war but, by majority ofthrce or four votes, the house refused to resolve itself into a committee of the whole on the bill
 On motion of MT. Mallery, the house then resolved itself into the committee of the whole on the state of the union, (3O votes to 59,) Mr.. Buchanan in the chair, and took up the bill, "f,r the alteration of the acts imposing duties on imports.'' 1 Friday, Jan. 19.
 In the Senate, MT. Harrison, by unan- imous consent, introduced joint resolu- tion for $1O,OOO to the indigent sufferers by the late fire in Alexandria, to be put in the hands of the Mayor of that city for distribution; which was read twice, con- sidered and discussed in the Committee of the Whole, and then referred to the Com mittee on the District of Columbia. After spending an hour or two in the considera- ton of Executive business, tic Senate ad journed over to Monday.
 | A message was received from the Pres ident by the House of Representatives, communicating report from the Secreta- ry of State, ,and the correspondence between Mir. Clay and Chevalier Hugeons, on the subject of discriminating duties eXacted in the Netherlands, ,on importations in Amer ican vessels. The message and report are with the Congressional proceedings.
 Fire at Alexandria. On Thursday a. bout 9 o'clock, A. M. fire broke out in this city, which threatened general destruc- ton. The weather was excessively cold (the thermometer at 13)-it ragged for five hours, famed by brisk northwest wind; and, at last, was subdued after destroying about forty houses, besides back-buildings, and other property, in the whole valued at $2OO,OOO. It is thought that thou sand persons from Washington-with the marine corps and persons attached to the navy yard, proceeded with their appara tus, the whole at an average distance of seven miles, to assist in subduing the de. vouring element and it appears that the apparatus they took with them chiefly af- forded the means of arresting the prog ress of the flames. The efficiency of shin- gle roofs to spread a fire, and of hose to prevent its spreading, is said to have been r clearly demonstrated on this awful occa- sion.-NileS.
 We are pleased to learn from the south- ern papers that the legislature of Virginia, mindful of the character of the state, and of the Senate of the U. s. has refused to re-elect John Randolph to the station he so foully disgraced last winter. We do not exult in this, because the " Hero of Roanoke" was member of the "opposi- tion," and Gov. Tyler, his successor, may not be-Gov. Tyler will, we presume, be leader in the opposition ;' but he will not disgrace his country by billingsgate slang, and fiery invective against every thing republican, against every measure which is not purely aristocratical. He isa gentleman-his predecessor was not. MT.