Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-01-11
nisHs-Messrs. Chandler, Findiay,

! Mihhd--Messrs. Chandler, Findiay,
KNIGHT, Branch abd Bell.
Military A6aus-Messrs. Jackson,
Benton, Chandler, Taylor, of Ind. and
Johnson OF Ky
Napal .4fatr8-Mossrs. Lloyd, oil
Mass Williams, Parrot, Lloyd OF Md
and Hayne.
Public Lands-Messrs Barton, Tho
mas, Eaton, King OF Alab. and Van
dyke.
Indian AfairS-Messrs. Benton,
Johnson OF Lou. Elliott, Edwards OF Con.
ana Kelly.
Ciaims--Messrs. Ruggles, Holmes
Of NJ IS. Palmer, Bell, M'llvame and
Taylor.
Judsciary-Messrs. Van Buren,,
Holmes OF Me. Talbot, Brown and Sey-
mour.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Mess.
Lanman, Johnson of Ky. Knight, Mill
vaine and Taylor.
Pensions- Messrs. Noble, Talbot,
Lanman, Brap~., and Cobb.
District of Coiu r,b,a-Messrs. Lloyd
of Md. Barbour, Noble, Ealon and Par
rot.
The following resolutions offered yes
terday by Mr.. Barton, were adopted:
Resoiued, That the commiuee on Mi
litary Affairs inquire into the expedi~n-
cy OF establishing fort at some SCRABBLE
point on the usual trading route between
the State of Missouri and the Mexican
states, for the protection OF that com
merce.
Resolved, That the committee on
pobiie lands inquire into the expediency
Of exposing 10 public sale the lead mines
and saines OF the United States.
A 5reeabiy 10 the notice given yester-
day, Mr.. Barton asked and obtained
leave to introduce bill, no graduate
the price Of the public lands;" WATCH
was read twice, and referred TO the COM
mittee on Public Lands
Tuesday, Dec IA.
Mr.. Benton presented the petition oil
sundry inhabitants OF the Sate OF NJ .ssou-
ri, on the subject of a trade and inter-
course between the state and Inc inter.
Nal provinces OF MEXICO.
The petition recited, tia, bene6-
cia trade had been carried on tor some
years between the inhabitants OF the two
countries, IN which domestic cottons
and other articles had been carried out
from the United States, and gold, silver,
iurs and mules brought back IN return
that the intervening tribes OF indians
presented the only obstacle to the sue
cessiul prosecution OF The trade upon
larger scale that the merchandise had
to be carried through a trac, OF country
Inhabited by different tribes, 10 enter
whose country without license, was
penal, under the laws Of The United
States, and dangerous, unless the con-
sen ofthe tribes was previously obtained
that some outrages to persons. and re-
peated depredations on property had al
ready been committed, and that to,al
interruption to the commercial and So
cial intercourse, 50 happily began IN
that quarter between the chizens OF The
two Republics, might be apprehend~o,
unless the government OF the Onlisd
States interposed for lis protection. 1ne
petition, therefore, prayed
Isl. That the right of an unmolested
passage for persons and property, upon
A designated route, between the iron
tiers of Missouri and the internal pro-
vinces Of Mexico, might be Obtained by
treaty stipula,ions, from the Indians re.
erred to.
ID. That military post and an Indian
Agency might be established on the Ar
kansas river, at the point of the intersec-
ton OF thai river, by the proposed route
Upon The motion of Mr.. Benton, the
petition was referred 10 the committee
on Indian Affairs.