American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-12-21

lhroupht hack in return that the Intervening tribes
lof Indians presented the only obstacle TO the sue
cessfu prosecution Of the trade upon large scale
THAT the merchandise had to be carried through
tract of country inhabited by different tribes to enter
whose territory without a license, was penal under
the laws of the United States, and dangerous unless
1.-The consent of the tribes was previously obtained
that some outrages to persons and repeated depre-
dalions on property, had already been committed
and that total interruption 10 the commercial and
social intercourse happily began in that quarter,
between the citizens Of the Republics, might be
Unprecedented, unless the Government Of the United
States interposed for its protection. The petition,
therefore, prayed
/. That the right OF an unmolesed passage, for
persons and property upon designated route, be-
tween the frontiers of Missouri and the Internal
Provinces Of Mexico, might be obtained by treaty
Istipuations from the Indians referred to.
Q. That 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.
The petition upon the motion of MIR. Benton,
was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr. BARTON, of Missouri, called up the memo
rial from the Cherokee Indians concerning the tax
alton of merchants passing through their territory,
as granted to them by the treaty of the United
States, and it was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
At O'clock being the hour appointed, the Senate
proceeded to the election Of Chaplain on their part
which, after two ballongs, resulted in the election
OF the Rev. MIR. McILyAINE, Of Georgetown.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A message, in writing, was received from the
President of the United States, transmitting re
port of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, giving
a statement of expenditures, and an account of the
progress OF the Buildings; which was laid on the
table.
BY this s,atemen il appears that 889,849,65I
have been expended on the Capitol, and $3.50 ISL
On the Presidents House. The interior of the Capt.
ol Is now finished, with the exception of some
painting on the stone work, and the bas relief orna
ments OF the Rotunda. OF the colonnadc of the
Portico, thirteen columns out Of twenty four have
been worked and set; the quarrying of the rest is
n rapid progress The south Portico of the Presi-
ient's House has been completed for less than the
estimate the north Portico remains yet unfinished
Mr.. WRIGHT, OF Ohio, offered the following re.
solutions
Resotred, That the Committee on the Judiciary
&c instructed TO inquire into the proprety of proy
ling, by law, that any judicial or other civil officer
IT the Government of the United States, who snail
hereafter engage in fighting duel, or challenging,
ssisting, or encouraging, any other person en-
rage, shall forfeit the Office by him so held and be
YER afterwards rendered incapable Of holding the
Ike or other office under the Government
Mr.. TUCKER, of Virginia, called for the previ-
us question OF consideration, which was put, and
he House agreed to consider the resolution.
Mr.. PoINsETr, Of S. Carolina, then moved TO
~ the resolution on the table, which motion was
egaved, and the resolution was adopted without
division being called for, though not without con-
derable negative vote.
Wednesday, Dec. Is. t
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