The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, Sept. Q, 1874

The journal Of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr.. CROSS, Of Arkansas, introduced Mr.DODGE,
delegate elect from the Territory of Iowa, who was
qualified, and took his seat
Mr.. GENTRY asked leave of absence until the
end Of the session for his colleague, Mr.. e. FL. WL-
LlAMs; which was granted.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter
from Mr.. SHIELDS, of Alabama, stating that he had
been unavodaby called away and requesting that an
other gentleman might be nominated in his stead az
member of the Committee Of Elections.
And it was ordered accordingly.
On leave given, Mr.. Mckay offered the following
resolutions which were adopted:
Resolped, That the Secretary of War be, and he is
hereby, directed to report to this House. at the com
mencement of the next session, the number of small
arms, Of every kind, which belong to the United
States and are in the several arsenals and depos,
including those in the use of the Army stating the
number lost OF destroyed by it per annum; the num-
Der which the States may severay possess, inclusive
Of those distributed to the militia specifying the
number that have been issued to each State under the
laws Of Congress-, and the number procured by the
States themselves.
Resolped, further, That the Secretary also report
the number Of manufactured annually at each of
the national armories and whether that number can
be increased; to what extent and at what expense
the number Of private armories in the United States
designating the States in which located the number
of arms manufactured by them, annually, accompa-
MED with comparative statement Of the cost of the
manufacture of each kind of small Farms at the nation
al and private armores, respectively.
RESOLVED, further, That the Secretary report the
cost Of transporting arms from each of the national
armores the several arsenas and depots particu.
larry those in the Western States and Territories the
number of militia in the United States and any other
information which may be useful in enabling Con-
gress decide what further legislation may be neces.
sary to provide fol arming the militia.
On motion Of Mr.. ADAMS the House took I'm.
and without debate adopted the following resolution
heretofore offered BY him;
Rssolped, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
directed " prepare and report this House. al the
commencement Of the next session Of Congress, a
statement, showing the amount of stocks issued and
authorized by law TO he issued by the Legislatures
the several States and Territories of this Union IN
GLIDING the District of Columbia, and constituting
the existing debts of the said States Territories and
DisTct specifying the amount of the stocks thus
sued, the rates and terms Of interest payable upon
Them the stipulated times Of reimbursement Of each
loan the dates of the legislative acts by which they
were seyeraly authorized the objects of internal inn
provement or otherwise for which the funds thus raised
were to be and have been applied and the present
dtion with reference to the prospect Of completion Of
the public works TO the accomplishment Of which the
issue of the said stocks was authorized.
On leave given, Mr.. MCKAY presented the follow
ing Joint resolution which was read twice, and then,
by general consent read third time, and agreed
to-: ~
JOINT RESOLUTION making it the duty Of the
Attorney General TO examine into the titles Of the
lands or sites for the purpose Of erecting thereon
armories and other public works and buildings, and
for other purposes.
Resolved, 9-c. That Il shall be the duty Of the At