Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

ed till tomorrow. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
communication from the Department
Of the Treasury, accompanied by a
statement OF the amount paid as IN
demnity to the claimants Of property
DESTROYED during the late war, in virtue
of the act of the 9th Of April, 1916;
and the Subsequent acts amendatory to
the same; which was read and laid on
the table.
The SPEAKER also laid on the table
letter from the Secretary of War,
transmitting an abstract Of all licenses
granted by the Superintendent and
Agents for Indian Affairs, to trade with
the Indians, for the year ending Sep
TENDER l, 1924; and from the same De-
partment, statement Of the names Of
the Clerks employed in the War De-
partmSnt, in the year 1924, with the
compensation to each; which were read
and ordered to lie on the table.
A number of petitions were present
ed and referred.
MIR. McLANE, from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, reported bill ina
king appropriation for the support OF
government for the year 1926" which
was twice read and committed.
The resolution, laid on the table, by
Mr.. CAMBRELENG, on Friday last, call
ing for the Statements from the Bank
of the United States for the year 1924,
was taken up and adopted.
Mr.. RANKIN, of Mississippi, offered
the following, which lies on the table
one day, by rule OF the house:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the Treasu-
~ be directed to inform this House of the
names and number Of persons who were enti-
tied to claim land under the provisions Of the
act of the Sd of March, 1917, entitled ".4n act
to set apart and dispose OF certain public lands,
for the encouragement of the cultivation Of
the vine and olive" and Of those who have
actually complied with ''the conditions of set
Element and cultivation of the vine and other
vegetable productions" according to the sti-
putAIOitS vi tiC SOuaaSt SheSACN AhsO III WI
fornity with the provisions Of said act, with
the number of the tract allotted to each indi-
vidGal so complying and also the number and
names of the individuals, and number of the
tract allotted to each, who have forfeited all
claim to any portion Of said lands, by reason
of failure to comply with the conditions Offset
tlement and cultivation"
Mr.. Webster laid on the table the
following resolution:
Rssolred That the President CT the United
States be requested to communicate to this
House any correspondence which may have
taken place between the United States, or
their agents, and the Government Of the Meth
erlnds, relative to the claims of citizens Of the
United States on that government, so tar as
such communications may be deemed by hum
not injurious to the public interests.
On motion of Mr.. LIVINGSTON, it was
Resolred, That the Committee on Roadsand
Canals, be instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency ofcausing an experiment to be made,
At the seat of government, on small scale, OF
the mostaSproved mode OF constructing roads
on the plan practised under the direction of
Mr.. Madam, in England, and of railways UNI
der the patent granted to John Stevens, OF
Hoboken, in New-Jersey.
An engrossed bill to amend the act
to incorporate the Provident Associa-
ton Of Clerks in the civil Departments
Of the government ofthe United States,
in the District of Columbia, was read
third time, passed, and sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
The House then went into commit
tee Of the whole, on the bill to provide
for the continuation of the Cumberland
Road, Mr.. STERLING in the chair.
The question being for filling the
blank for an appropriation with 10000
dollars
Mr.. Clay addressed the House in
speech of considerable length; when he
sat down the question was taken on
filing the blank as proposed, and car
ried, Ayes 96-Noes s6.
The committee then rose and report
ed the bill; and the amendments made
inc ommittse of the whole, having been
concarred in
MIR. BRICK, ofPenn. declared he had
no objection to voting money towards
the accomplishment Of the object pro-
posed by the bill, and after some fur
ther observations, he submitted SUBJ
stitute, which was negatived.
Mr.. JENNINGS also moved an amend
ment, which was also negatived. The
question was about to be put ON order
ing the bill to be eEgrossed for third
reading; when, on motion, it was order
ed to DC taken by yeas and nays,but be-