Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-31

The leave asked was granted, and the
| billwas read and ordered to I'd reading.
Adjourned
Thursday, Dec. 23-Pursuant to no.
tee, Mr.. Eaton asked, and having obtain
ed leave, introduced bill "to authorize
the territory of Florida to cut a canal thro'
the public lands TO unite the river St. Johns
with the bay of St. Augustine 5" and the
| bill was read.
The resolution submitted yesterday, by
MIR. Ruggles, requesting of the President
of the United States information respect
ing the extentof piratical depreda,ions on
our commerce, &c. was taken up and u
greed 10. Adjourned to Monday.
Monday Dec. 27-Mr. Lloyd, of Mass.
presented the memorial of several mer-
chants in the City of Boston, praying for
the prompt and energetic suppression of
piracy on the coast of Cuba.
After Some remarks by Mr.. Lloyd
The Petition was referred to the Com
mrttee on Foreign Relations.
MIR. Johnson, OF Kentucky, from the
Select Committee on that subject, report
ed u bill 6 for the abolshmcnt of impris-
onment for debt - which was read.
| The bill ''to authorize the Territory oil
Florida to open Canal through the pub
lie land to unite the river st. Johns with
( the bay ST. Augustine,'' was read "a second
time and referred TO the Committee on
Roads and Canals.
| Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Tuesday, Dec. 21.--Among the pcti-
tioas yesterday presented, was one CON
testing the legality of the return of Mr.
Bailey, who has recently taken his seat in
this House as Il Representative from the
state of Massachusetts. To day
The resolution yesterday offered by
MIR. Whipplc, calling for information as
to the intention oe the Allied Powers to
aid Spain in recovering her former domin-
ions in South America, was taken up and
agreed TO.
SETTLEMENT or THE NORTHWEST COAST.
On motion of Mir. Floyd of Virginia,
the House went again into committee of
| the whole on the bill Z" for occupying the
mouth of Columbia River" Mir. A. Ste
venson in the chair.
The amendment yesterday offered by
MIR. Poinsett, to insert, after the clause
which empowers the President g to erect
a fort on the Oregon river, in the region of
tide water" the following, viz 9 or at
such other point as, after an accurate sur
vey OF the coast and adjoining country,
shall be found most advantageous for the
| establishment of a military post" was a.
gain read, and adopted; when the COM
mittee rose, and reported the bill as a.
mended.
In the House, various amendments were
proposed, some of which we're adopted.
Adjourned. WednesdGy, Dec. %.
SETTLEMENT OF THE OREGON.
The House then resumed the conside-
ration of the bill providing for the occupa-
ton of the Columbia or Oregon River,
and the question being put on striking out
the third section Of the bill. which pro-
poses TO grant land to settlers in that Ter
ritoryI it was decided in the affirmative,
ayes l0l. So the section was stricken out
The bill was ordered to be en@rossad
for third reading tomorrow.
Th0rSday, Dec. 23.-Mr Sloane, from
the committee of Elections, made report
in favour of the title of John Bailey. of
Mass. to seat in the House which was
Lid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Archer, of Va.
ResOlUed, That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate 20 the
House any inform alton in his possessions not i'm
proper to be communicated, explaining the cha
| racter and objects of the Wis. of the naval Oil.
| Ger OF the United States, commanding in the
West Indies, 10 the town OF Faxardo. IN the Isl
| aud OF Porto Rico, on the - day of Sep
TENDER last.
OCCUPATION OF y. W. COAST.
The engrossed bill $40 provide for oc-
cupying the Columbia or OEegon river
was read a Sd time, and the question then
recurring on the final passage of the bill.
it was determined in the aflirmative-ayes
l13, noes 81.
So the bill was passed. Its title was
altered, at the suggestion of MIR. Floyd,
by emitting the words Z" Columbia orr
before the word Oregon, and then the bill
was sent to the senate.
And then the house adjourned to Mon
day next.
Monday Dec. 27-The resolution Of
fercd by Mr.. Archer, calling for informa-
ton i'll relation to the late transaction at
Porto Rico, was taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Reynolds, of Tennessee laid on
the table the following:
Resotced, That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate to this
House, whenever he deems it convenient, what
progress tie Engineers have made in carrying
into effect the act Of Congress of The third OF
March, 1928, entitled "Au act TO establish Ma