Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-01-15
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
Illustrated from the Nat. hsf and Nat. Jou
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IL, 1925.
N SENATE.

The PRESIDENT communicated re-
port of the Secretary of the Treasury,
with a statement exhibiting the names
and pay of the Clerks employed in the
several Offices Of the Treasury Depart
ment for the last year; which was read.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of KY. from the COM
mittee on Military Affairs, to whom
the subject was referred, made re-
port, accompanied by bill for the re-
lief of the companies of mounted ran
gers commanded by captains Boyle *
McGirth which was read and passed
to a second reading.
The Senate proceeded to consider
the motion submitted Yesterday by Mr..
KELLY, to instruct the Committee on
the Judiciary to inquire into the expe-
diency of prohibiting the Legislatures
of the Territories from taxing certain
lands, and agreed thereto.
The following bills were severally
read third time and passed, viz: The
bill supplementary to ian act to perfect
certain locations and sales Of the pub
lie lands in Missouri" passed April 96,
1922; The bill making compensation
to the persons bringing on the votes Of
the Electors for President and Vice
President The bill for the relief Of
Richard Kahn and Isaac Baldwin OF
Ohio; The bill authorising the issuing
of letters patent to Adolphus G. Trott,
for the invention Of new dye.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, it was
Ordered, That the Select Committee on
Roads and Canals be discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the petition Of Lewis A.
Tarrascon and others.
Agreeably to the order of the day,
the Senate resumed the consideration
of the bill allowing drawback on the
expectation Of cordage manufactured
in the U. States from foreign hemp.
MIR TALBOT, of Kentucky, observing
that this was a very important mea.
sure, and that last session an inquiry
was instituted as to the quality Of Anne
rican hemp, whether or not it was pro.
per for the equipment of the Navy, and
if it were not, what were the objections
to it, to afford an opportunity of exam.
lining the documents which were the
result Of that inquiry, moved that the
bill be postponed to, and made the or.
der Of the day for, Monday next; which
motion was agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to consi.
der the bill for the relief Of the Colum.
bian College in the District of Colum.
bia.
A letter was read from Mr.. Luther
Rice, respecting the origin of the Col.
lege debt to the Government; when
Mr.. KING, of New-York, moved to
postpone the further consideration Of
the bill to Monday next, for the purpose
of having this letter printed before the
bill was acted on.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Kentucky, hoped
this bill would not be postponed to SO
distant a day. He could not see the
necessity of procrastinating this mea.
sure from day to day, as the report had
been made on it, as regarded the two
propositions contained in the bill, was
so easily to be understood. It seemed
to be the unanimous opinion of the Sc
nate, that, if the property on which
the $4,000 were secured, were given
up to Government, they would release
the College from the debt. If the bill
was postponed, he hoped it would be
till tomorrow only.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, the bill
was then ordered to lie on the table.
The Senate then proceeded to consi-