Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-01-01

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rursDAr, DEC. %. 1924.
SENATE.

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Z ,!ms. reported bill " for the relief
offhomas L. Ogden and others !"
which was passed to second reading.
Mr.. Barbour, from the committee on
the District of Columbia, to whom was
referred the petition of the trustees Of
,he Columbian College, praying pecu-
mary aid from the government, made
the following report, accompanied by
bill; which was passed to a second
reading:
The committee on the District of
Columbia, to whom was referred the
memorial Of the trustees Of the Column
bian College, report-That the me-
mortal ofthe trustees Of the Columbian
College is the same, in substance, as
that presented at the last session. The
report made thereon by this commit
tee, relieves them from the necessity OF
repeating what was then thought ne
eessary to be presented to the senate.
In addition thereto, they content them
selves with stating, that the College is
progressing as successfully as their EN-
barrassments Win permit. Some OF
this committee had the good fortune to
Nc present on the 9th Of this month,
a, its first commencement; and the
earnest it gave of its future usefulness,
BY the fine specimens of the literary
advancement of its pupils, was most
creditable to the institution, and high
" gratifying to all who look to the in
tellectual endowments Of the mind as
the safe depository Of our free institu-
tions.
The committee, acting under these
impressions, would again recommend
10 the senate the same aid to be APP
piled to this institution, as was propos-
ed in the former report; but, as serious
objections were made to the measure,
perhaps more to the amount than to
the principle, they now recommend
only the release of the debt due from
the College to the government; a
debt originating from the sale OF the
public lands, rendered desperate by the
insolvency of the bank in which the
avails of those sales were deposited ;
and though changed at different times,
till it has finally settled on the college,
has been of little value-being rather
nominal than real-it is essentially
unavailable to the treasury, as the pro-
perty incumhered for its payment is
unproductive but it is most injurious
to the interests of the College, present
ing an insuperable obstacle to its in
dependence, and REFRESHING those ex-
ertions which the hope of success can
alone produce. They therefore beg
leave TO report bill.
ltts 5H hvn thc house. Of repre-
sentatives, concerning the occupation
of the mouth of the Oregon River, was
read, and referred to the military COM
mittee.
The bill "5to abolish Imprisonment
for debt" received its second reading.
The bill confirming the claim Of
the legal representatives of Charles
Parent, deceased, to two tracts OF
land" had its third and last reading,
and passed.
The senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the bill from the
house of representatives, authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to adopt
new hydrometer for ascertaining the
proof of liquors." and it was ordered
to third reading.
After the consideration Of executive
business, the senate adjourned.
Messrs. Johnson, Of KY. Van Dyke,
M'Lean, Bell, and Barton, were an
nounced as the committee appointed
on the resolution adopted yesterday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Petitions were presented--from Con-
necticut, by Mr.. WHITMAN; from New
York, by Mr.. MARTINDALE; from
Pennsylvania, by Mr.. FARRELLy; from
Tennessee, by Mr.. Sanford from
Ohio, by Messrs. WHIrrLEsEY and
Ross; from Louisiana, by Mr.. LIVING
sToN.
Mr. SCOTT, from the committee on
the public lands, reported bill "giv-
ing the right of presumption to GER
tain settlers in the territory Of Florida"
which was read twice, committed, and
ordered to be printed,
The house then took up the consi-
deration of the following resolution,
offered yesterday by Mr.. GAzLAY:
Resolred, That the president of the United
States be requested to inform this house what
terms were offered by applicants for the stock
created by an act of Gath May, last past, and by
whom such terms were offered.
Mr.. GAzLAY intimated that this reso-
luton was offered in consequence OF
report that the loan had not been made
on the most favorable terms which
could have been obtained.
The resolution was then agreed to.
The house then took up the considera-
ton of the following resolution, offered
yesterday by Mr.. REYNoLDs:s
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