Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
letter from Antonio Meucci, offering
his services to paint picture, repre-
senting the meeting of the French and
American troops Immediately prece-
ding the siege of Yorktown, to be pla-
ced in the Rotunda of the Capitol, at
the same price as that received by Col.
Trumbull. The letter was referred to
the committee on the Library.
Mr.. HAMILTON, from the Military
Committee, reported bill, authoriz-
ing the President Of the United States
to purchase additional land for the
completion of the site of Fort Wash
ington; which was twice read and COM
mitted.
Mr.. HENRY, from the committee on
Roads and Canals, reported bill to au-
thorize the subscription of stock in the
Louisville and Portland Canal Compa-
nv; which was twice read and commit
ted.
Mr.. ToMLINsoN, from a select COM
mittee, to whom was referred the mes
sage Of the President on that subject,
reported bill carrying into effect the
resolutions of Congress, for erecting
monuments to the memories of the late
Generals Wooster & Davidson; which
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Taylor, from the select commit
tee on that subject, made report re-
commencing an arrangement Of the bu-
siness before the House.
The first class consists Of private
bills, reported by committees of this
House; of these there are So.
The second, of private bills, which
have passed the Senate; of these there
are S.
The Sd class, of public bills of spe-
cial interest, viz: for 10 sloops ofwar;
and ., for the suppression of piracy;
and 26 other bills Of public character,
originated in the House.
The 4th class, of public bills from
the Senate; of which there are S.
The 5th class, of public bills of the
House, in number %.
The report was laid on the table,
and will be acted upon to-day.
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, the bill
confirming an act Of the General AS
sembly of Virginia, Incorporating
company for the improvement Of the
Appomatox river, was taken up, PASSED,
and sent to the Senate for concurrence.
DEPosITEs IN PUBLIC STORES.
Mr.. McKIM renewed the motion he
made yesterday, to take up the bill to
extend the right of deposite in public
or other stores, on certain conditions,
and with certain privileges to other
goods, besides wines, teas, and distill-
ed spirits.
The House accordingly went into
committee Of the whole on that bill,
Mr.. FooTE, of Connecticut in the chair;
it was read by sections.
Mr.. McKIM briefly explained the OBJ
ject of the bill, which is to Introduce
the policy lately adopted by European
powers in respect to depots for goods,
Gin order to save to the merchant the .
per cent now reserved on drawbacks
The blank for the time in which the
bill is to commence its effect was filled
with the first day Of July neat.
The blank directing the sum to be
retained out of the duties, was filled
with one half Of one per cent.
The blank for the duration of the
act was filled with three gears.
The bill was ordered to be engross-
ed and read third time.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
communication from the Department
of War, transmitting the maps, plans,
and surveys, referred to in the report
Of the Board of Engineers for Internal
Improvements; which was laid on the
table.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
communication from the Treasury,
accompanied by statements Of the Com
merce and Navigation of the United
States for the year ending September
so, 1924; which were laid upon the
table, and 5000 copies thereof were or
dered to be printed,
To the House Of Representatives Of the u s.
I invite the attention of Congress to the pc.
culiar situation of this District, in regard to
the exposure of its inhabitants, to contagious
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