Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-10
IN SENATE. April 7.

The bill TO allow drawback on the ex
portalion OF cordage, manufactured o. TO-
reign hemp was taken up tor consioera-
t,on IN committee OF the whole
Mr. D'Wo made tew remarks on inc
subiect. and Mr.. Ian nan moved new
section to the bill, limiting ITS operation 70
the term OF three yeats. Ibis was dsreeu
Mr. Talbot thought the bill ought 10
he postponed, until some decision shou'd
he had upon the Tariff bill, now before inc
other House. He moved the postpone
menl oil the bill " MONDAY psx!; ana !-s sIt .s
ana made the order OF the day Tor Monday
! next
| rbe bill 'to enable the President TO car.
ry INTO effect the treaty made at Ghent,
the Gath Dec. 1874, excluding foreigners
| from trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes within the United States, and to
preserve The fur trade within the limits OF
the said United States to American citi-
zens,' was again taken up for consldera.
ton; MIR Knight was called 10 The chair.
The question was, upon an amendment
offered by Mr.. Barton, proposing a new
section as substitute for the third section
of The bill.
The proposed amendment provides that
The Office OF Superihtend't OF Indian Affair
az St. Louis, and the present Indian Agen-
cy, on the waters OF the Upper Missouri,
.halI be abolished: and authorizes the P, e.
s,dent to appoint Indian Agents. 10 be sta
toned among the Indian tribes, OH the
waters Of the Upper Missouri. II makes
. fh1 I,,yu rs %
gents Of Indian Affairs to prevent all cili-
zens ofthe United States from bunting and
trapping, on any Indian lands, and TO
enforce the laws against all such persons
as shall be guilty OF those otfcnces-tor
which purpose these Superintendent aud
Agents are to be authorised to call upon
the nearest military posts OF the United
States Tor aid.
Mr.. Barton explained The objects Of the
amendment he had proposed. MIR, Ben
ton opposed at considerable length, the
first part OF The amendment, providing Tor
the abolition Of the officers thereia speci-
fed; but was wiling TO adopt the latter
part oil it, and thus re enact the provisions
OF an act OF 1909
Mr.Lowre moved to amend The amend
ment, by striking out thai part which pro-
poses TO abolish the present Indian Agen-
cy on the Upper Missouri. This was a.
greed TO.
AIR. Barton replied to the remarks Of
Mr.. Benton, 10 relation to the proposed a.
menduent.
Mr.. Benton again addressed The Senate,
against The proposition to abolish the Of
fee OF Superintendent OF Indian Affairs, al |
ut. Louis.
Without taking the question on the a.
The Senate adjourned ill TO morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker laid before the House a
from the Post Office De-
psrtnent, OF defalcations 10 that Depart
ment for the last + years, and which have
not been. sued under The 29tb section OF
The act regulating the Department, &C.;
which was laid on The table.
Mr.. Floyd, fron the select committee
on the subject OF the occupation OF the
mouth OF the Oregon, 10 whom was refer.
red the memorial OF John Cleves Symmes
and Thomas L. Hine, praying TO be al
lowed a grant OF land on the n Northwest
Coast, tor Commercial purposes, moved
Iha! the committee be discharged there
Ivm, aud as The memorial related 10 com.
nercial, objects lba! i; sbculd be referred