Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-01-06


there not being a majority.
After the adoption Of some verbal
amendments, principally on the details
of the bill, the senate adjourned. :,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;
The Speaker presented to the House
q communication from the Department
of State, containing list of patents is
sued in 1924; which was ordered to be
laid on the table.
The Speaker presented to the House
COMMUNICATION from the Department
of War, transmitting report Of the
chief Engineer, relating to the repair
of plymouth Beach; which was order
ed to be laid on the table, and to be
printed.
On motion of Mr.. HAMILTON, it was
Resolved, That the committee on Militia
~ Affairs be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of making discrimination between
the pay of the first-sergeants in the several
companies of the army of the United States
and the other non-commissoned officers, as
well as into the propriety of giving them Ger
tain privileges calculated to increase the re-
sponsibility and importance of that grade.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, of N.
| G.. it was
Resolved, That the committee Of claims be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of
reporting bill making an appropriation for
the benefit of Joseph Smith, of Alexandra, IN
pursuance of the act of last session of congress.
Mr.. Ingham offered the following
resolution which lies one day on the Ia
BILE:
| Resolred, That the President of the United
States be requested to lay before Congress, so
far as he may deem compatible with the pub
lie interest, any correspondence between the
Executive department of this government and
| the officers OF the United States Navy and o.
Their pubic agents, at or near the ports OF s.
| America, ON the Pacific ocean also copies OF
any memorials or communications which may
have been received from the citizens of the
United States at those ports, in relation to the
violation of their neutral rights, by either OF
the belligerents, and the measures adopted
by the officers and agents of the United States
for their protection.
| Mr.. M'LANE, from the committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill "au-
thorising the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry to direct the completion OF entries
for benefit of drawback, after the pc
riod of twenty days." which was read
twice, committed. and ordered with the
report, to be printed.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, from the committee
of Claims, reported bill "authorising
the payment ofinterest due to the State
of Virginia." which was read twice,
committed, and ordered, with the re-
port, to be printed.
MIR LIVINGSTON offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That committee be appointed to
consider and report OH the expediency of es-
tablishing an academy for instruction in those
sciences necessary for the service Of the mill
tary marine, with power to report by bill or O.
| therwise.
On the subject of the reference of
this resolution, some conversation took
place.
Mr.. Williams moved to amend the
resolution, by striking out "select COM
mittee," and inserting committee on
Naval Affairs.
MIR. FULLER stated that the subject
of this resolution was already before
the House, engrafted in bill, which
is on the table.
The Speaker then pronounced the
resolution out OF order.
Mr.. FULLER then moved to lay the
resolution on the table.
MIR. LIVINGSTON inquired if the bill
alluded to by the Chairman Of the
committee on Naval Affairs did not
combine other subjects! He wished
to disentangle this subject from any
other, and to bring it separately be-
fore the House.
The Speaker again pronounced the
resolution out of order; and suggest
ed that the gentleman could arrive at
his object by moving to discharge the
committee on Naval Affairs from the
further consideration of the bill.
The conversation was here dropped.
MIR. COOKE offered the following re-
solution, which lies one day OH the ia
Bile:
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of War be in
structed to communicate to tins House copies
of all such letters on file IN the department. or
any part thereof, from Major S. Babcock, re-
guessing inspections of the works CARED on
at the Pea Patch, in the Delaware river, or
communicating the state and condition Of such
works, and also the proceedings OF court
martial ordered upon the sand Major S. Bah
cock during the last year, together with the
testimony taken by the said court, and the
Judgment by it pronounced in the case.
Mr. LIVINGSTON reminded the House,
that during the last session, he had
made motion relative to an increase
OF the establishment at West Point
He now gave notice that he should
bring the subject before the House next
week.
NIAGARA CLAIMS.
The House then resolved itself into
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