Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-12-10
Congress- Proceedings of yssterday.

Congress Proceedings Of yesterday.
IL TIE House. OF RspREsKSrkrivEs, the MI
r,,es Of the last dav being read, the Speaker
announced that petitions would be. in order,
and accordingly number were presented and
referred. bu, generally Of private and un'n-
teresting character.
The following resolutions were offered by
NJ. NcDutfie, adopted, and referred to COM
mi,tee cf the whole House on the state OF the
Union.
R.sJlvsd, That, for the purpose of e'ectng
the President and VICE President OF the Unit
ed States, The Constitution ought to be so a
mended, that a uniform system of voting by
districts shah be established IN Ill the
Stats; aud that the Constitution ought 10 be
further amended in such manner Is VII pre-
vent the election of tue aforesaid officers from
devolviag upon the Representative House OF
Congress.
Resoh.d, That select committee be ap
no,n,ed, with Intersections to prepare and re
mort Joint resolution embracing the aforesaid
objects.
MIR. Ingham offered the following, which
hes on the table one day, BY rule:
R,soi,ed. That the President ofthe United
States be requested to communicate TO TINS
House. (if not incompatible with the public
interest, the documents and proceedings OF
the Naval Court Martial in the case OF Captain
Charles Stewart, and also the documents and
proceedings of the Naval Court Martial IN the
case of Iieutcnants Joshua X. Sands and VIM.
NJ. Hunter
The amendment of the SD rule of the
HOUSE, proposedby Mr.. Little on "Wednesday
last, was taken into consideration and adopt
ed. This amendment creates an additional
Standing Committee Of seren, to be called the
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, and
20 be appointedat the commencement ofeach
session of Congress. The members compos-
ing il will be announced on Monday next.
Mr.. Sawyer called the attention OF the House
to an interesting subject, touched upon in the
Presidents message, and which, he said, had
been overlooked by the COMMITTEES when the
other topics of that document were referred
to various Committees; he therefore Offered
the following resolution:
Rssnlre9. That so much of the Presidents
message AS relates TO the contribution OF our
share If mind. labor and expense, to the I'M
provement of those parts of knowledge which
lie beyond the reach OF individual acquisition,
and particularly to the exploration ofthe int
rior Of our own territory, be referred to Sc
lect Committee.
slr Lathrop thought the object was EN-.
bracsl in the reference of that part of the
message which relates to the establishment OF
a military post a, the mouth Of Celumbla
River, SC. and therefore suggested to the
House the propriety of laying the resolution
on the table for further reflection.
AIR. Sawyer conteuded, that the object to
be attained BY his resolution. was very differ
ent from that contemplated BY the part ofthe
message already referred to select commit
tee. The part alluded to had reference only
to the m litary occupation of the mouth OF Co
hmbia River, and the exploring of the North
west Coast, while that embraced in his reso.
luton had in view the exploration ofthe inte-
rior ofthe country, by geological surveys and
other examinations. This, he said, had alrea
Nv been done BY the Executive, to certain
extent, but without authority, which he was
willing to excuse, as the motive was laudable,
and he now wished to clothe the President
with the necessary power, he therefore OBJ
jected to the delay proposed by Mr.. Lathrop
Mr.. Trimble disavowed any opposition te
the substance of the resolution, but was OF o
ninion that it had been disposed Of before
and fit had not, he conceived t'Etit ought e
y. r.s,r-ed TO the same committee to which
similar subjects had been referred. To give
time for the choice of proper course, NJ
moved that the resolution lie on the table til
Monday, which was agreed to-
The House now proceeded to ballot for
Chaplain agreeably to their order OF Wednes
day, when the Rev. Mr.. Post, VIZ. Gurley, MI
Ryland, Mr. Allen, Mr.. Smiley, Mr. Chester
MIR. Little, and DIR. Stanghton, were several
ly put in nomination, and Mr.. Van Renseiiae
and &r. Peter were appointed to count u
votes, which were as follow:
For Mr.. Post "