Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-18
CONGR ESS.
IN SENATE....Ma Is.

for confederation.
The bill reported by the committee
on naval affairs, for the examination
and survey Of the harbor Of Charleston,
). c and the coast Of Florida was Ia.
ken up for consideration 10 committee
of the whole. The object of this billis
the survey Of Charleston harbor with a
! view to tho establishment OF Navy
Yard, for sma vessels. and OF the coast
Of Florida with view Co the Location
of naval depot somewhere IN that
quarter. Mr.. Elliott sub omitted an q.
men men: 30 inc Jude the examination
of the hsebsr OF St Mays. This was
agreed 70. Mes.rs. Lloyd, Of Mass,
and Hsyne, made some explanations OF
the objects ofthe bill. 1t was then re.
ported to the Senate, the amendment
was concurred in. and The bill passed to
be engrossed, and read third time.
The bill reported by the committee
on the judiciary, TO provide tor the pu-
nishment of certain crimes committed
III any navy yard, arsenal, toIt, dock,
hight house, tract of land, or other
place, under the Jurisdiction Of the u
nited States, was then taken up. Mr..
Lloyd, of Mass. by whom the bill was
originally introduced. explained Its OBJ
iects He ssid,i i. merely extended the
penal code Of the several siates to the
places INN edistel y under the Jurisdic-
: ton Of the government, to which the
1 lo,,,s rs ha fav 10 rnnlsl. mRnt
Of the crimes specified IN this bill, do
not now extend. Some remarks were
made upon this subject, B.: Messrs.
Huimes Of Maine, and replied to oy Mr..
Lloyd. Mr.. Dickerson objected to the
passage of the bill, on account Of the
different modes of punishment in the
different states, and Messrs Mills, Tai
bot, Ia on. ami Van Barren, spoke IN
favor OF the bill. Mr. Eaton proposed
an amendment, maKing the crlme OF
burning a vessel the same as arson
This amenu ment was objected 90 al un-
necessary, by Mesrrs. Mills and Van
Buren,, and subsequently Withdrawn by
the mover. Messrs. Taylor, OF Virgil
MIA, and Lanman, submitted some re-
marks on the bill, and it was then or
dered to lie on the table.
TIE bill reported by the committee
on Indian Affairs. TO enable the Presi-
dent to carry into effect the treaty made
at Client, the 9th OF December, 1914,
excluding foreigners from trade and III.
| tercourse with the Indian tribes within
the United States, and 10 preserve the
fur trade, within the limits of the said
United States, to American citizens,
was taken up for consideration, in com.
mittee ofthe whole, Mr.. King, of Ala.
in the chair, The question was upon
adopting an amendment proposed by
Mr.. Lowrie, prescribing the duties of
the Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
That amendment was agreed to. The
next question WAS. upon adopting an a
mendment heretofore proposed by MIR.
J. 5. Johnston, OF Lou. authorizing the
President to transport military force
to the Upper Missouri, when the con.
sent of The Indians holding that coun-
try shall have been obtained. Mr.. Low
rie made few remarks on this amend
ment; and it was withdrawn by the mo-
YER
Mr.. Benton then moved an amend.
msnt, to appropriate 8 5000, TO nsble
the President to send a military force
to the Upper Missouri, for the purpose
Of compe ling sne hostile Indians i'll that
| quarter to make peace with the United
States. MIR Is nton read several do
cumtDu recently received, TO show,
that some o! those tribes were in all ab-
solute state Of warfare with the Onited
States; and he proceeded 10 comment
upou the situation Of affairs in that
quarter, and the necessity of an armed
force to quell the disturbances existing
there.
Mr.. Lowrie moved to amend the a..
mendment, by striking out all after the
word presidents and inserting the fol.
lowing, 'to send military force to sus-
tain and protect the Commissioners
who may be seat to hold treaties with
the Indian tribes on the Upper Nilsson
ri River Mr.. l.. supported his pro-
position by some remarks in favor Of
it.
Mr.. King, of n Y. was altogether
opposed to the iuea of going u war
with the Indian tribes, to which this
bill has reference. lie was aware of
the valae Of the fur trade. in that coun.
try, but believed it might be secur-
ed by other means than going to war.
Mr.. Holmes, OF Maine, believed the
President already had the authority to
! send commissioners to treat with the
Indians, and a competent force to pro.
tect them. Mr.. II. had no idea of send
ing an armed force to such distance
| into the Indian territory. He believed