Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-12


Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
a report from the Department of War,
on the case of Harris and Farrow, in
relation to the fertilization on Dauphin
Island, which was referred to the COM
mittee Of Claims.
MIR. BARTLETT, Of N. H. offered the
following:
Resolred, That il is expedient to furnish mer-
chantyessels in the West India trade with ar
mament, and to provide for the employment
of officers and marines on board the same, for
the destruction or capture ofpirates.
On motion CT Mr.. BARTLETT, the
resolution was referred to committee
of the whole.
On motion of Mr.. ToMLINsoN, Of
Conn. it was
Resolred, That the committee on Commerce
be instructed to inquire into the expediency
ofproviding, by law, that the fifth section of
the act concerning the registering and record
ing Of ships and vessels, shall not be construed
to be applicable to steam boats or vessels
wholly owned by any corporation; and that a
license or enrolment granted to steam boat
or vessel owned by any incorporated company,
shall not be vacated by a sale of any Of the
shares in the stock of such company.
The following engrossed bills-An
act making an appropriation for the
purchase Of books for the Library Of
Congress, and for other purposes;
An act making an appropriation for
certain fortications Of the U. States,
for the year 1925;
An act to authorize the sale Of sec
ton of land, therein mentioned; were
read third time, passed, and sent to
the Senate.
The bill making appropriations for
the military service Of the U. States,
for the year 1925, was read third
time.
Mr.. FORSYTH, of Georgia, said that
it was with great reluctance he rose
at this late period in the progress of
the bill, to object to one item it con-
tanned, He regretted that his duty on
another committee had caused his be-
ing absent when this bill had its second
reading yesterday. He had pointed
out the Objectionable clause to the
chairman of the committee Of Ways
and Means, and understood him to say,
that some explanation should be made
to the House of the grounds on which
the item Of appropriation to which he
alluded had been introduced into that
bill; but he had since discovered that
he had misunderstood the honorable
chairman, who had only engaged that
those explanations should be given, If
they were required by the House. MIR.
F.'s absence, yesterday, had prevented
him from asking the explanation. He
referred to that clause of the bill which
appropriates $4,000 "for carrying in
to effect so much of the fourth article
of the treaty of the 9Th of January,
1921, between the United States and
the Creek nation, as relates to the COM
pensation due to the citizens of Geor-
gia by the Creek nation: it being for
the payment of the fourth instalment,
which will be due on said claims in
1925, according to the stipulations of
said treaty"
Mr.. Forsyth was about to enter up-
on a full statement of the facts in rela-
ton to this subject, with the reasons
which compelled him to resist the ap-
preparation, when the Speaker sug-
gested that, on account of the near APP
proach of the hour at which the House
would be obliged to go into another
business of great importance, the ho-
aorable member from Georgia had bet
ter move to lay the bill on the table, if
ne wished it farther amended.
Mr.. Forsyth accepted the suggestion
OF the Speaker, and made the motion
that the bill lie for the present on the
table.
The bill was ordered to lie on the ia
bic accordingly.
On motion Of Mr.. TAYLOR, it was
Ordered That when the members of the Sc.
nate appear, this day, IN the Chamber of the
House Of Representative, the President of
the Senate shall be introduced by the SNEAK.
er to q seat in the Speakers chair, and the Sc
natOrs shall be invited to occupy the seats as
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