Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-09
Congressional Proceedings
From the National Intelligencsr.
Wedne,day, Fsb+sary 6,
IN SENATE.

Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, from the com
mittes on Finance, according to tho in
structions of tho Senate, reported bill
for the relief of the creditors of George
T. Phillips, deceased; which was read.
The President communicated to the
Senate report Of the Secretary Of War
exhibiting the names and salaries Of the
Clerks employed in the War Depart
ment.
| Mr.. Smith, Of 8. G. from the COM
mittee ON the Judiciary, to whom that
part Of the Presidents Message was re-
ferred, which related to the subject, re-
| ported bill for the establishment Of a
| territorial government in Florida; and
the bill was read.
Mr. Barton, from the committee of
Claims, made an unfavorable report on
the petition Of James Wier, Of Ken
lucky; which was read.
Mr.. Noble laid the following resolu-
ton on the table:
Resolved, That the committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads be instruct
ed to inquire into the expediency of es.
tablishing a post route from Russsllville
to Owensburg, in the state of Kentucky;
from thence to Rockport, in the state of
Indiana; & from thence to indianapolis,
by the way of Portersville, Bloomington,
and Cutters.
The report of the committee of Fl
nance unfavorabls to the petition of
Henry w Delavan and CO, (who pray
to be released from the appraisement Of
certain goods imported into the port of
New York was taken up and agreed
! to.
The report ofthe committee of Claims
unfavorable to the petition Of Henry l.
Jones, was also considered and agreed
| to-
The senate took up the resolutions of.
sered yesterday by MIR. Benton, re-.
questing certain information from the
President ofthe United States; and, af-
ter some further explanation on the par.
OF the mover, in which he Showed, from
the unsettled condition Of land titles in
upper Louisiana missouri the probable
value of the information which he
sought-the two first branches of the
resolution we're agreed to.
The question being stated on the third
branch of the resolution, which called
For copy ola particular article of the
treaty Of St. Ildsfonso, if in the Depart.
ment of State, and, if not 10 tbs De-
partment, then, that the President be
requested to apply to the courts of
France and Spain for copy Of the
same
Mr.. King, of New York, said, he was
very willing to 60 as far as to request
ofthe President copy of the treaty, if
in the Department of State, but if it was
not there he would ask no further.
There would be an indeiicacy, he tho't
In applying to foreign government for
copy of treaty which that govern.
rnent had seen fit to keep privats. 1t
was singular fact, Mr.. X. observed
that the treaty ofSt. Ildefonso, (of 1904
by which Louisiana was originally ced-
ed from France to Spain had never
been made public; the cession was an
nounced BY letter from the King Of
France. Louis the l4th,) to his Direc.
tor General, D'Abadie, but the treaty
was not published SO, likewise, with
the retrocession Of the country from
Spain to France, the fact was made
known only by proclamation Of Gen.
Salcedo aud the Marquis de Casa Calyo.
The treaty Of st, Ilde.onso having been
so carefully concealed by the parties TO
i, cohtainsd, no doubt, ethers.ipalations