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Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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In the U.S. House of Representatives on May 19, 1796, Mr. W. Smith reported a resolution appropriating funds for military ($1,441,209), naval ($113,025), and pensions ($111,259), totaling $1,665,493, referred to committee. The House also passed a bill regulating weights and measures without amendment.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday, May 19.
Mr. W. Smith, from the committee of ways
and means, made a report of a resolution to the
following effect :
" Resolved, that there be appropriated for the
year 1796, for the military establishment, including
the sum already appropriated, dollars ; for
the naval department, dollars; and for military
pensions,
dollars, pursuant to the estimate
herewith reported."
The estimate alluded to was made by the secretary
of war, as a substitute for one made last December :
the sum necessary for the military establishment
was estimated at 1,441,209 dollars ; for military
pensions, 111,259, and for the naval department
113,025, making in the whole 1,665,493
dollars.
This report with the papers accompanying it,
were ordered to be referred to a committee of the
whole on Friday.
On motion of Mr. Harrison, the house went into
a committee of the whole on the bill regulating
weights and measures, when Mr. Coit moved to
strike out the first section, and spoke against the
proposed plan altogether ; Mr. Havens and Mr.
Swanwick defended it ; the motion for striking out
was negatived, and the bill agreed to without
amendment. It was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading to-morrow.
From the Petersburg Gazette.
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Thursday, May 19, 1796
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appropriations report referred to committee of the whole on friday; bill regulating weights and measures agreed to without amendment and ordered engrossed for third reading tomorrow.
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Mr. W. Smith reported a resolution appropriating funds for 1796 military establishment (including prior sum), naval department, and military pensions based on Secretary of War's estimate totaling 1,665,493 dollars. On Mr. Harrison's motion, the House in committee of the whole considered the bill regulating weights and measures; Mr. Coit moved to strike the first section and opposed the plan, but Messrs. Havens and Swanwick defended it; motion negatived, bill passed unamended.