Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-02-06
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Among the petitions presented to-day
was the following, presented by Mr.. j.
+. Johnson, OF Kentucky:
TO the Honorable the Senate and
House Of Representatives., IN Con-
gress assembled:
The petition of the subscribing citi
tens respectfully shnweth--
That, in our opinion, both the natioa.
al honor and public interest may bepro
Noted by the equipment of an exploring
party. for the purpose of penetrating
the Polar Regions. beyond the limits at
present known; WITH view, not only
of making new discoveries, in Geogra
ply, Natural History, Geology, and
ASTRONOMY, but of opening new sources
OF trade and commerce,
and it is our further opinion that
Capt. John Cleves Symmes. late of the
u. :. army who Processes to have o.
riginated a new Theory Of the Earth,
which may be verified BY voyage to
the North, will be suitable persoa Jas
sisted by men of science and experience
to be entrusted with conduct of such an
expedition!
independently of the trath or error of
SymmeS's Theory, there appear to be
many extraordinary circumstances, or
phenomena, pervadlng the Attic and
Amarillo regions, which strongly indi
cate something beyond the Polar Circles
worthy of our attention and research
We therefore pray Congress to pass
law granting an exploring outfit in
conformity to our Memorial: and there
by at once subserye the cause of PhllOso-
ply ard the earnest wishes of your con-
stituents.
Mr. Johnson moved to refer it TO the
Committee of Foreign Relations.
MIR. Fearelly, of Penn. moved to lay
it on the table.
Mr.. Johnson hoped It would not be
laid on the table. The memorial had
many respectable signatures and per.
haps, on further examination it might
turn out that something useful might
gov out of the investigation OF it.
The motion to lay the memorial on
the table, was negatiyed.
The question recurring on referring it
to the Committee OF Foreign Relations
Nr archer suggested the propriety
of referring it, in preference, to the
Committee on Commerce, the object Of
the memorialists being probably TO es
tablish a commerce with The interior in
habitdntS
The question to refer the memorial to
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
was decided IN the negative, Sc to IS
On motion of sIr. Little the memo
rial was then ordered to lie on the ia
Bile.
Mr.. Rankin offered the following res
olution, which will, from the nature oil
it lie on the table one day:
Resolved, That the President Of the
United ~tates be requested to inform
this House if the treaty concluded with
the Choctaw nation IF Indians, on the
18th day of October. 1890. has been
executed, so faras respects the cesslon
OF certain lands to said nation, west OF
the river Mississippi, and if possession
has been given of the lands coded them.
if not, that he assign the reasons whicf
prevented the immediate execution of
the stipuatcns Of said treaty. and whe.
Their the difficulties have diminished or
increased by the delay in its execution.
The ensrossed ''bilI for the better o
sanization Of the District ourt of Il,
United States within the District 4
Loul,lana,' was read a third time. PAS.
sED. and sent to the Senate Tor concur
renee.
pIsnUEsrMFNT OF PUBLIC MONIES.
The House then, on notion of Mr.
Bassett. proceeded to the consideration
OF the amendments Of the Senate to the
bill concerning the disbursement of pub
lie morirs.
One of these amendments is a pro
vis'o that noting in the bill shall pre-
vent the secrctary of Che Treasury from
'nains such advances, under the In