Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-17

pet''.o", upon the motion of MIR. Benton,
was Ie'erred 10 the Committed on Indian Affairs.
The two bills which Yesterday passed the
House OF Representatives, were received and
read. ~
hgreeably to notice, Mr.. Benton asked and
ootaines. leave to bring in a bill graduating the
PRICE OF the public lan,is; which was read and
referred 10 the on the Public Lands.
"ir. Barton, OF Missouri, called up the me-
mortal from the Cherokee Indians. concerninr
inc taxation OF merchants passing through. their
territory, as granted to them by treaty If the
onhed States, ;ld ii was referred 10 the Com
nittee on the Judiciary.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Barton yes-
'eruay, were taken up and adupted.
MIR. Brown, of Ohio, presented. the foCo,r;,o
resolution: "''s
RESOLVED, That n Committee be appo;nted
on Roads and Canals.n
Which was LAID on the table till to-,norrovv.
On motion of Mr.. Van Duran, il was
hes"iVed, That SO much of the President.
Message as relates to the Judiciary, be referred
10 The Committee OH the Judiciary.
On motion of MIR. jackson, it was
heSo'vcd' That SO much of the President,
message as relates to the Army. Enp;pec.
{ orps, Qualifications, and Miiitary AcaJ.,nu
fairs. """fy AZ
AT ] o'clock, being the hour appointed Tho.
Senate proceeded to the election Of a CbanJ,;rs
on u'eir part, which, after two baliotipps. resurt.
ed IN the election of the Rev. MIR. NicIlv.;na
of Georgetown.
Ana then the Senate adjourned.
/ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
VII. L. Johuson, of Kentucky, appeared roc.
terdhy, and MIR. Cook, of Illinois. TO day md
respectively took their seats in tie Houss'
Messrs. Edwards, of North Carolina, Krem.
err hidder, Vance, Of Ohio, Cassidy, Hope-
boom, and Arthur Smith, were apnonnce5 ~.
IEsNtuV Deen lpDnInfpA an tI, e.I1z. -.
TO whom IS referred tue Subject Of pensions un-
der the acts of. March 18Th. 1915. and NJoy1
1870 pursuant TO n resolution Yesterday. adorteS
on motion of MIR. Little, of Middlesex. the chair
man or the standing Committee on Pensions and
Revolutionary Claims.
Petition and Memorials wo,e proso,,
referred to the different stand;na co,n,utIN-
OF the House 10 which their respective .nh;ants
| appertained. 9SeS
| he memoria from Michigan, presented bv
'he speaker, is a long and ablc paper, suggesting
'ar'e'y Oh measures calculated, in the opinion
=. .Mc "c",of'ais's, To improve the condition. of
o'at interesting portion of our conutry.1
Three messages, in writing, were rece;,.d
from the President of the United States W..
l. Transmitting a report of the COMMISSIONS
VI ruohc bindings, giving a statement, of CIV.
Pendntnres, and an. account of the progress of tLe
buildings, which was laid on the table.
|, Ivy TINS statement ii appears, that S89. 34o.6s
"a Ca'iS vi IL SaDItOI. and o. 600.
90 on the Presidents House. The inter;6r ~ 81.
capitol Is now finished, with the excen,;cr rf
some painting on the stone work, and the b.s ro
iief Of the Rotunda. OF the co1onoa,
OF the Portico, thirteen columns out Of tw.nt,.
.our nave oeen worked and set; the qmarryinr Of
.ne res IS 10 RAPID progress. The south Portico
OF The Presidents House has been completed for
less than the estimate; the north Portico ren,.;ns
yet unfinished.
Enclosing a report from the same commits.
s'ssioner, accompanied with statements resnact-
ing III. lots belonging to the United Sta,es IN the
~ M ashinetop, which have been sold by
the pubic agents for that purpose: which mos,
sage was referred to a select committee of.aven
D. Iransintting a report from the Comm;e.
sioher OF the General land Office, shew mo a..
measures which have been taken under the oroo
VISIONS OF an act authorizing the Preside Mt Of tho
- ola,es .oehter INTO certain negotiations
reiallve to lands located under Virginia m;I;tarr
land warrants lying between Ludiow,s and r.,
ocftsts lines, IN the stats of Ohio; which wac a
iefred 10 The Con rnittee on The Public Lands.
"s resolution yesterday offered by MIR. Brent.
GAZING Tor certain information respecting TIE s,,
v: wing of public lands i'm The st,te III I o,i..
taken up and agreed to-.
On motion Of MIR. JENNINGS. r Ind ;...
resolved, that the committee ON the m,bI;e 49,
ne instructed to inquire into the expedi.nrv of 70
quc,"s tne price of such portions of the rublic lands
as shall have been exposed to sale for s;x teen -
and remain unsold, to fifty cents ms, crs :.
- NShto pei dC1es IND Thar
Surh portions of the public lands as have hoe, a1,
posed 10 sane Tor eight years, and remain ,nsold l..
~ w price 10 seventy-fve cents per rr.
lhr. j. stated that he offered this resolution :.
consequence OF the Legislature of the state which be
represents having expressed an opinion "a vo,,hI. ~
this change. "foiaoie
Mr.. Wright, Of Ohio, offered the follow, o r.so
luton: ' "''"'"g feso-
Resolved, That the committee on tho I,,:..
be instructed to inquire INTO the pronrie,r nf 80.
VIu'hg' by law, that any judicial or other c;v;, az
Ger ni the government of the United Stare. .Lo
s'"li hereafter engage IN fighting a duel, or i'm chat
ie"SihS' assisting, or encouraging, any other narso,
10 engage, shall forfeit the office by him so held ,nd
We v afterwards rendered incapable Of holdinp
inc Ike or other Office under the government
MT. fucker, of Virginia, called for tho ,,rsr,..
q"oS''o" Oh eo"stderafton, which was put, and tbe
House agreed TO consider the resolution
MI foinsett, OF ). Carolina, then moved IN Law
,e 'e'oiu'ioh ON tie table, which motion was Mega
=" a"u wv resolution was adopted without n 6i-
VISION being called for, though not without n co,s;.
derable negative vote.
MIR. Forsyth, of Georgia., offered tho 6,r,o...-
WHICH lies one day, of course, by the t,le or Oh.
House. ;" i'' VI INC
Resolved, That the President be requested IN 1,x
oeiore the House, a copy of the Instructions urdcr
winch the articles of a Treaty with the CbeyoIse
Inoians we've formed by Daniel Smith and r..
"'eiss, acting as commissioners Of the United Sta,es.
~ ,.i'co' OH the 18th October, 1904; wish comics
OF all the correspondence or other documeuts Ella
1--WE 10 mat instrupent, in either OF the Executive
departments, with a statement of the causes which,
prevented an earlier decision upon IT, s,a oe ,h.
MOVIES for the ratification of il by the Up;,ed
o'd'es' AT the last session of Congress.
On motion Of Mr.. Strong. N. Y. it was
Resolved, That the copu;ttee n, couu