Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-24


intervening tribes of indians presented
the only obstacle to the successful prose-
cution Of the trade upon large soak {:
that the merchandise had to be carried
through tract OF country inhabited hy
different tribes, to enter whose territory
without license, was penal ander the
laws of the United States, and dangerous.
unless the consent of the tribes was.previ-
ously obtained that some outrages to
persons, and repeated depredatons on
property, had already been committed :;
and that total interruption to the com
mercial and social intercourse, so happily
begun i'll that quarter, between the inhabit-
ants of the two Republics, might be appre-
hended, unless the Government of the u
nlted States interposed for its projections
/ HE petition, therefore, prayed
!. That the right of AN unmoested passage
Tor persons and property, upon Il designated
| route, between the frontiers of Missouri, and
the Internal Provinces of Mexico, might be OBJ
tanned 10y treaty stipulations from the Indians
| referred TO.
! 2. That a military post and an Indian agency
might be established on the Arkansas river, at
the point OF the intersection of that river by the
proposed route.
he petition, upon the motion of MIR.
| Benton, was referred to the committee on
| Indian Affairs.
Agreeably to notice, Mr.. Benton asked
and obtained leave to bring in bill gra-
duating the price of the public lands :;
which was read and referred to the COM
nittee on the Public Lands
MIR. Brown, of Ohio, presented the fol-
lowing resolution
" GeSoiced, That committee be appointed
on Roads and Canals
Adjourned.
Wednesday, Dec. 15.-On motion of
Mr.. Hayne,
RcsotpeG, That much of the Presidents
message as relates TO The provision for Gen. La.
| fayette, lie referred to select committee of
| five.
In making this motion, Mr. Hayne OBJ
served, that it was not his object that the
committee should act Immediately upon
1t, because the subject was already in good
hands in the other house: but the commit
tee here might, in the mean time, he OBJ
tanning information for the use of the SEN
ate, when the subject should come before it
"A report was received from the post
master general, stating - the most practi-
cable post route from New Orleans to
Washington City - which was read and
ordered to be printed.
The resolution offered yesterday bv
Mr.. Brown, to appoint committee on
roads and canals, was then taken up, and,
after some remarks as to the constitutions
atty OF or unconstitutionality of the mea-
sure, agreed to-ayes Is. Adjourned.
Thursday, D~c. 16.-In pursuance Of
the notice given on Tuesday last, MIR.
Talbot, of Ky. asked leave TO introduce
bill further to regulate tine jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court of the United States.
The question was then put on granting
the leave asked, and it was carried.
Adjourned to Monday.
Monday, Dec 2o.-Mr. Macon presen-
ted the following resolution for considera-
ton:
Resolced, That the Committee on Military AT
lars be Instructed to inquire into the expedieB
cy OF limiting tue number of cadets at the Mill
tary Academy at West Point, to the number OF
Members III the House of Representatives and
that the number to be admitted from each state
and Territory, respectively, shall be the
mat oil the Representatives to which such State
or Territory shall be entitled, and that the bro
ther oil no person educated al the Academy
snail be admitted, so long rs there be other APP
piicants, and that provision be made for admit
tIng from the District of Columbia.
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