Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-18
er and Franklin, commissioners; in 1917

Cherokee Agency by GeD. Jackson; ~
February 1917, another by Mr. Calhoun,
secretary of war, al Washington. La every
one of these cases, Mr + said, col. Il. ).
] Me,gs. we'll known to have been tor many
years agent Of The United States in that ma
tion was either commissioner OF witness
10 the treaty. Fiat gentleman DIED on
! the s8ta January 1928, and during his
hfe. this treaty OF 1904 was not ratified
/ But the winter succeeding his death, VIZ
IN May, l524, the ratification was CLAIMED
by the Cherokees, who came here fof tOe
/ purpose, and il was ratified lbis mouse
] was al the last session invited to make an
appropriation tor carrying il into effect,
bot at so late period OF the session, that
! il W as not acted upon As they would be
doubtless expected 10 make an appIopfia>
! ton 10 redeem the faith OF the United
! States, pledged by this treaty, Vt was pro,
per, before voting away so large SUM oil
money, the house should have information
! of The causes watch bad tor twenty years
suspended the ratification OF this treaty.
| MIR. Ms!lary OF Vermont, objected to tbe
! part OF the resolution which proposes 10
| inauire into 1.-The moaves OF the ratification
! OF the treaty at the last session., ana
moved TO amend the resolve by STRIKING
out that part of it. He had no objection
10 every fact being obtained which had
| bearing on The case-it was proper they
should be called fo,--but he did rot know
! that it would be relevant or perfectly de.
| co, Gus TO ask OF tbe executive an eypana
| ton of the motive tor It's conduct.
Mr.. Forsyth, not feeling tenacious OF
| the language OF the resolution, consented
! to receive The amendment AZ part OF bis
| resolution and, thus amended,
The resolve was agreed 10, mem con.
On motion OF Ffr. Call, of florida II was
Re,olyedt That the COMMITTEES on Roads
and Canals be instructed 10 inquire INTO
the eYpeoiency OF opening pubic road
from ST.. Mays, Georgia, to the Bay OF
| Tampa, on toe coast Of Florida.
On motion oil Dir. Conway, oil Arkansas,
it was
Resolvsd, That the Committee on Roads
and Canals be instructed 10 inquire into
the expediency of authorizing the Presi
! dent oil the United Sa'es to employ skli
! ful Engineer 20 examine the ratl on Hed
! River, IN the stare OF Louisiana and tern
tory Of Arkansas, and report the most
practicable means OF removing the sane.
or opening channel around 1t.
! Mr. Brent. of Louisiana offered the tot
lowing. which lies one day, by rule;
Resolved, That the President OF the
! United States bs requested 10 MORN this
| Hou>e, 1t II be not Incompatible with the
! public welfare, OF the causes which have
pieven ed the execution OF the fourth arti
Gle OF the treaty OF the 22d February 1919
| between ,hf UnHed States OF America anu
| the King dom OF Spain, SO tar as the same
relates TO the surveying OF the Western
| boundary OF the Unied STATES, and Il the
same has been prevented by ne sciua'
| situation OF the government Ut Mexico, 10
| respect to the Kingdom OF Spain and his
country, as connected with SAID boundary.
| whether any measures nave been taken 10
call the attention OF the government OF
| Mexico to Inc final establishment vi a
boundary between that country and the
United States
On no ION OF Mr.. Jennings, OF md. il was
Re,oiped, Tha, Conmi tee be sppoinl
| ed to inquire into the expedlency OF ap.
propriating money W on pledge OF three
| per cent fund OF Indiana, 10 enable laid
| state 10 construct canal round the tails
OF Ohio. al Jacksonville, with leave to
| report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Livingston, OF Lou. offered the fol.
| lowing, which lies one day:
'ReSoiued, That the Secretary Of the Trea.
sury be directed to lay before this House, an
| account of the ninc laimed dividends on the CUB
| lie stock ut any, since the establishment of
the present government
On motion OF MIR. Owen, Of Alabama, il
! was
Resoiced, That the committee on the public
lands be instructed to inquire nto the expe len
cy of establishing Board o Commissioners for
the purpose OF adjusting the land claims in that
part of FLORIDA which lies in the State of Ala
bama.
Mr.. Cook, of Illinois, called UP the con.
sideration of the following JOINT resolution
offered by him last 6 ssion WE:
| Resolved, &c That the several states which
have been admitted into the Union under any
compact prohibiting such States from levving
and collecting tax on land for f, years next
succeeding the sale Of such land by the Unit.
ed States be, and they are hereby, severally au.
tborised. whenever they may deem it eXpedi.
ent to subject all lands hereafter sold BY the
! United otatee, witA!n their respective limits,
to the same tax that they may levy and collect
on lands not subject to the provisions of such
compacts.
On his N, tion; this resolve was ref rred
tor consideration to the Committee 90 Pub.
| lie Lands.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication inm the Department of
the Treasury, accompanied by report
from the FIRST Comptroller Of the Treasu
~. with enclosures on the subject OF the