Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-28

Orary, repOrteQ IOIOWlnS feSOtutlO0, winch
was ordered to be laid on the table and be print
ed:
Hesolued, That the clerk of this House, be
authorised and directed to purchase the set of
Revolutionary Medals formerly the property Of
General Washington, to be deposited in the
Library Of Congress, provided the expense of
the same shall NOT exceed $500, to be paid for
out Of the contingent fund Of this House
Mr.. Scott from the Committee on the Public
Lands, made report on the memorial Of the
Legislature of Arkansas, with resolution that
| the Committee be discharged from the further
consideration Of the subject, the report was or
dered to be laid on the table, and be printed.
| The resolution was for the adoption Of measure
TO relieve the settlers and to remunerale them
| for the Improvements which they had made on
| lands ceded to the Choctaw InGians.
! Mr. Bartlett made report from the Com
mi,tee on Naval Affairs, unfavorabe to the pc
tition Of Isaac p. Davis, which was laid on the
| table.
Mr.. Tomlnson, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported the following BILL Gan
Act to repeal the last section of an act entitled
an act supplementary to and to amend an act
entitled an act to regulate the collection OF du-
ties on imports and tonnage;" which was read
and ordered to be printed
Mr.. Allen, of Tennessee, moved to discharge
the Committee on Revolutionary claims from
the various business before that Committee
which has not been acted upon, and that it be
laid on the table, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, from the Library
Committee, reported the following resolution,
which was agreed to:
RESOLVED, That the Clerk Of this House be di-
rected to purchase six copies of Rnddock's
Statistical Atlas; four copies of Browns Map
of the State of Missouri; and four copies OF
Hale's map of New England, to be paid for out
of the contingent fund Of the House.
MIR. Varnum from the Committee on Militia
| ry Pensions, made report unfavourable 10 the
petition Of Margaret Chandler, which was laid
| on the table.
MIR. Varnum moved that the same Connie
tee be disc harged from all the various business
before it, which was agreed TO.
Mr.. Test presented resolution Of the State
Of Indiana, which was laid on the table, and Or
dercd 10 be printed
Mr.. Metcalfe made report from the Com
mi,,ee on the Militia.
Mr.. Mitchell moved the printing Of 10 900
copies of the report, other members moved the
printing Of 5000 copies, and 5000 copies,--i!
was finally ordered that 5000 copies Of the re-
port he printed.
Mr. Dwight moved the consideration Of the
following resolution offered by him Yesterday
which was carried-ayes IS, noes 49.
Pesoluea, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed 10 inform this House, whether the
accounts Of John Quincy Adams, Envoy Extra
ordinary, and Minister Plenipoten,ary at St.
Petersburg, Client and London, contained any
charges made by him for travelling back from
Client to ST. Petersburg, and whether, in any OF
his accounts rendered 10 said Department while
minister as aforesaid, any charge was made by
him for his travelling expenses from St. Peters
| burg 10 Amsterdam, from thence to Client,
Paris, or Hayre, seeking passage to the Uni
ted States And that the Secretary be directed
10 transmit to the House copy Of the account
of said minister rendered by him to the De-
partmen1,. covering charge for one thousand
dollars paid his Secretary, and the travelling
expenses Of his family from st. Pelersburgh
| 10 Paris.
After some remarks, Mr. Ingham moved to
amend the resolution by adding the words, "al-
so VIVA, sum received by him from the United
States for his services, and for his personal ex
penses, from the date of his appointment to the
Chen, Mission until the 2ls, day ofSept 1917,
designating the respective accounts separately;
also, a statement Of the items comprising the
sum OF S3,o6l OIL, puI porting to have been al
lowed for his contingencies at Client; and also,
whether any, and if any, what sum has been re.
ceived bv any public minister of the U. States
for office rent, under the head Of contingencies,
and when, and 10 whom such charge was first
| allowed.
Mr. Dwigh! objected to The amendment
The object OF his resolution, he said, was spe-
cifc. The statements made some days ego by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania had produc-
ed in his mind animpression unfavorable to the
gentleman implicated, and with this view he
had prepared this resolution, 10 ascertain the
truth Of the statement and he believed the
information it would produce, would shew the
charge to be anfounded,
| Mr.. Ingham hoped the House would adopt
his amendment and that the Information on ev-
ery par, OF the subject would be called Tor. lie
had got at the facts which he had stated from
the documents Of the House. III he was wrong
| the documents were wrong.
Mr.. Webster spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton. but the hour for considering resolutions
having expired, the Speaker arrested the dis
| cussion
A bill authorizing the Secretary OF the lrea-
sury to examine and confirm certain claims to
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