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

"WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 1925.
IN SENATE.

tomorrow ask leave to bring in bill
respecting the adjournment Of the Cir
cult Court for the District of Colum.
bia.
On motion of Mr.. BENTON the bill
providing for the occupation of the
mouth of the Columbia River, was
made the order for Monday next.
Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on
Roads and Canals, reported the fol.
lowing bills, without amendment:
San act TO provide an additional ap-
preparation TO complete the public road
from Pensacola to St Augustine, in
the territory of Florida"
/" An act to authorize the laying out
and opening Of a public road from the
St. Mary's River to the Bay Of Tampi-
CO, in the territory of Florida"
" An act to authorize the surveying
and making a road from Little Rock to
Cantonment Gibson, in the territory
of Arkansas"
can act to authorize the laying out
and opening of passage through the
Raft in Red River"
MIR. BRowN, from the same commit
tee, reported the bill "to authorize the
surveying and opening Of road from
Detroit to Chicago, in the state ofO-
hio," with amendments.
The Senate then resumed the consi-
Iteration of the bill "further to amend
the Judicial System Of the United
States, and to provide for three addi-
tional Circuit Courts"
And the balance of the sitting was
spent in debate, without coming to de-
cision. -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR. M'LANE, from the Committee Of
Ways and means, reported bill max
ing appropriations for the service Of
Government for the year 1925, as a.
mended by the Senate; and the bill was
referred to a committee of the whole,
and made the order Of the day for to-
day.
Mr.. M'CoY, from the Committee Oh
Claims, reported bill for the relief Of
Nimrod Farrow and Richard Harris;
which was read twice, committed, and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. RIvEs, from the committee on
the Library, to which was referred
Joint resolution from the Senate, di-
recting the Librarian to furnish the
several committee rooms of Congress
with copies of the Laws of the United
States, made report, recommending
that the House do not concur in the
said resolution; which was laid on the
table.
Mr.. GowAN, from the committee on
the subject of the Slave Trade, made
report; which was committed, and or
dered to be printed.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
communication from the Depart.
ment of the Treasury, transmitting
list of the names of the persons who
entered into contract with the Treasury
Department, for the cultivation Of the
vine and olive, and of the tracts OF land
allotted to each; which is all the infor-
nation in the possession of the Treasu-
ry Department, called for by resoh-
ton Of the House; which was referred
to the committee on Public Lands, and
ordered to be printed.
The following resolution, offered
yesterday, by Mr.. MERCER, was taken
up and agreed to:
Resol,ed, That the President of the United
States be requested to lay before the House OF
Representatives, at the commencement OF the
next session of Congress, the proceedings OF
the Court and Marshal of the United States tor
the district'of Alabama, in relation to the car
goes of certain slave ships, the Constitution,
Louisa, and Marine, and to communicate es-
pecially the fact whether any OF the Afncan
natives composing part of those cargoes, have
been sold within the United States; and SO,
when, where, and on what account.
The following resolution, offered yes
terday by Mr.. STEwART, was taken up
and agreed to: .w
ReaOlred, That the Secretary Of War be re.
ones,ed to send to this House the maps, plans,
and surveys referred to in the report Of the
board of internal improvement, to be placed
in the Library for public inspection.
Mr.. VAN RENSSELAER, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolred, That the House will, on Friday
next, proceed to the election Of Printer for the
18th Congress.
MIR. LITTLE moved to amend the re-
solution, by striking out the word Fri
day." and inserting "Monday," which
was agreed to; and the resolution, as a.
mended, was agreed to.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The House then took up the subject
of the Georgia Militia Claims; and the
report of the committee on Military