American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-02-25
Eighteenth Congressional Session.
Thursday FEB IL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Taylor. from the Select Committee on that
subject, made report recommending an arrange.
men, OF the business before the House
The first class consists OF private bills. reported
BY Committees Of this House OF these there 50.
The second, Of private bills, which have passed
the Senate; OF these there are S.
The Sd class, Of public bills Of special interest,
viz Tor 10 sloops OF war; and ,, for the suppress
sion Of piracy and 26 other bills of public character
originated in the House.
The +th class, Of public bills from the Senate of
which there are 5.
The 5lh class. Of public bis ofhs House, in num-
Der 25
The report was laid on the table.
The Speaker laid before the House communica.
ton from the Department OF War. transmitting the
maps plans, and surveys. referred 10 in the re.
port OF the Board Of Engineers for Internal Improve.
men's; which was LAID on the table.
Mr. Cooh moved 10 take up the bill granting a
certain quantity Of land to the state Of Illinois for
the purpose Of aiding in opening canal to connect
the waters OF the river Illinois with those Lake Mich
igan.
The motion was carried-ayes 65, noes 65.
The House accordingly went into committee oil
the whole, Mr.. Condlct in the chair on that bill
Which was amended By the insertion, al the end
OF the third section Of pr ovso that no titles 10 the
Saes until the canal should have been completed.
A fourth section was added, which applies the resi-
due OF the proceeds al these lands alter the whole
expense Of the canal shall have been deraved. to the
promotion OF learning within Inc State Of Illinois.
Mr. .Nerton then moved to take up the bill au
horizng subscription Of stock in the Disma
Swamp Canal Company
| The motion was negaiived.
| Mr. BucFner moved reconsideration OF the vote
laying on the table the bill for he Illinois Canal.
Mr. Coke moved an adjournment but vithdrev
his motion at the suggestion Of the Speaker. unit
two messages from the President Of the United
States which had been received during the debate
we're read, as follows:
To the House of Representatives of T..
invite the attention Of Congress 10 The peculia
Situation Of this District, in regard to the exposure
oil It's Inhabitants TO contagious diseases from abroad
against which II Is thought. hat adequate proyiso,
should now be made. The exposure being commo,
TO the whole District, the regulation should apply
the whole; to make which, Congress alone posses.
es the adequate power. That the regulation shout
Ibe made BY Congress, is the more necessary from
the consideration. that this being the sea; OF Govern
ment its protection against such diseases must torn
one OF Its principal OBJECTS.
i JAMES MONROE.
! Washington, Feb. 18th, 1925.
: To the House Of Representatives Of the L. S.
4 transmit herewith to the House. a report fror
The Secretary oil Slate, with copies of the CORE:
pondence with the Governmt Mt Of France, reoues
. ed BY the resolution oil the House. on 25th of Jar
uary last JAMES MONROE.
n Washington, Feb L., 1925.
Friday FEB. Is.
$ SENATE.
: Mr.. King. of New York rose, and said. in offe
ing the resolution be was about to submit, thong