Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-24
MeNDAr, FEB. 81, 1926.
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
The president communicated a re.
port of the post master general, of he
contracts made by that department
during the last year which was read.
The president also communicated a
letter from ]. L. Mcdonald, one of the
delegates from the Choctaw nation of
Indians, with an address from that dele
cations on the subject of the present
condition of that tribe, which, on mo-
ton fMr. Williams, was ordered to
lie on the table, and to be printed.
Mr.. Holmes of Maine, submitted the
following resolution.
RESOLVED, That, the secretary of war be di-
rected to furnish to the members of the Sc
nate a'copy ofthe Army Register, which should
have been furnished on the LIST of January.
Resolred, That the secretary of the navy
be directed forthwith to furnish the members
of the senate copy of the Navy Register,
which should have been furnished on the first
of January last.
MIR. Chandler from the committee
on the militia. to whom was referred
the bill from the other house "provid-
ing for arming the militia in the Dis
trict of Columbia" reported it with an
amendment which was read.
Mr.. Talbot from the committee on
the judiciary, to whom was referred
the bill "to extend the judicial system
of the United States, and to provide
for three additional circuit courts"
reported it with amendments.
Mr.. BELL, from the committee Of
Claims, to whom was referred the petit
ton ofthe inhabitants of Calvert coun-
ty, in the state of Maryland, reported a
bill "for their relief" which was read,
and passed to a second reading.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, the Senate
then proceeded, as in committee Of the
whole Mr.. MILLs in the chair to the
consideration of the bill from the other
House, "making an appropriation for
certain Notifications in the u. States
for 1926"
The amendments reported by the
committee on Finance were read.
The first was an appropriation of
$4,000 for the erection of Fort at
Beaufort, in North Carolina, and $780,
900 for Forts at Cape Fear, in the
same state.
A long discussion ensued on this a.
mendment, which was decided in the
amrmative-yeas 90, nays IL.
The next amendment was that max.
ing an appropriation of 5000, for a
| school Of practice for light artillery, al
Fortress Monroe, which was agreed to-
The bill, as amended, was then pass
ed to third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. SMITH, the Senate
then proceeded, as in committee of the
whole, to the consideration of the bill
from the other House, making further
appropriations for the military service
of the United States for the year 1925:
The amendments proposed by the
Committee of Finance, were unani-
mously agreed to.
Mr.. CoBB then moved to strike out
the following clause in the bill:
"For payment of the amount of an
nuity due to the Cherokee nation, un-
der the treaty of the Gath of October,
1904" which was ratified during the
last session of Congress, and for which
no payment or appropriation has here
tofore been made, S2o, 900, which was
negatived.
The Senate then proceeded, as in
committee of the whole, to consider
the bills for the relief of two companies
of mounted rangers commanded by
captains Boyle and McGirth; which
after some discussion between, Messrs.
COBB, and JACKSON, was passed, and
sent to the House for concurrence.