Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-03-11
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SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH II, 1926.


sixty free people of color to the African set
element in Liberia, which has fallen upon a
very few individuals who have advanced their
those free people of color were from the State
Maryland; therefore
ResOlced, That the Treasurer of the Western
Shore be, and he is hereby, authorized and di-
rected, to pay out OF any money in the treasu-
ry, not otherwise appropriated, 10 the Irea-
surer or Secretary Of the American Colonial
ton Society, the sum - dollars, TO be APP
piled 10 the expense of the twenty free persons
Of color, last reported to the American colony
from this state.
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
In THE SENArE--No Legislative business was
transacted and it is said that none will be, until
the Panama question shall have been disposed
of
IN THE HOUSE OF REPREsENTArIvEs-Mr.
FORSYTH from the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs, 10 which had been referred resolution Of
The House, instructing the said Committee to
inquire into the expediency of authorizing the
sale Of the House purchased for the use Of the
United States, al the Hague, in l782-made a
report, accompanied BY bill, authoris:ng the
President of the United States to sell and con-
vey The said House; which bill was twice read
and committed.
Mr.. Vinton of Ohio, from the Committee on
Public Lands, who had been directed by the
House to inquire into the propriety Of granting
TO each fractional township on the Ohio River,
in the states Of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, in
which there was no "Section No. Is" for the
support Of public schools, the right of locating
within the Land District where such township
is situated, section Of land for the use OF
schools-reported "a Bill to appropriate land
for the support of schools in certain townships
and fractional townships, not before provided
for; and the bill was twice read and commit
ted.
:, The following resolution, yesterday offered
BY Mr. Whipple of New Hampshire, was con-
sidered and agreed to:
Rc3olved That the President of the u. States
be requested to communicate to this House any
and all the information which may be in the pos
session Of the Government, relating 10 the re-
solve of the Revolutionary Congress of the 2lst
OF October, 1850, allowing to the officers of the
Revolutionary army, who should continue in
the service TO the end Of the war, half pay for
life; and the resolve of the 2lst of March, 1888,
offering 10 said officers, five years full pay, in
lien of such pay for life, should they accept the
same. Also, the manner in which said resolves
were carried into effect; the amount of pay re-
ceived or the certificates issued to said officers
as evidence of their claims for the five years full
pay or half pay for life, where the proffered
Communication was not accepted; the manner in
which such certificates were paid or funded
by the United States; and any other information
In his possession which may shew the compa-
rative value between the amount promised by
said resolves, and that actually received by said
officers, or their assignees or legal representa-
tives.
The resolutionlyesterday laid on the table by
Mr.. Stewart Notwithstanding the Secretary
of War to furnish a report Of the Board of
of Engineers made in 1919, relative to an exa-
animation of the Coast with view to general
System Of National Defence, was taken up,
and after some debate on the utility of the call,
the resolution was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Brent, Of Louisiana, the
Committee on Commerce were instructed to
inquire into the expediency Of making provi-
sion by law, requiring all vessels navigating
the public waters of the United States, to c arrv
lights on their masls, or in other conspicuous
places, where they can be seen during the
night time.
The House proceeded TO reconsider their
disagreement to the fifth and sixth amend
ments Of the Senate to the Bill, entitled can
act making appropriations for the support Of
Government, for the year 1896" Whereupon
it was resolved, "That the House do insist on
their disagreement to the fifth amendment Of
the Senate; they do recede from their disagree
ment TO the sixth northumberland that mana
gers be appointed to ask and conduct confer
enoe with the Senate, on the subject matter of
the said sixth amendment" Mr. McLane, of
Delaware, Mr. Markley and Mr. Mcl oy, were
accordingly appointed on the part ofthe House
The amendment in question, goes to reduce
considerably the appropriation for the Contin-
gent Expenses Of the Government
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from the Secretary of War, accompanied by a
plan of surveys Of the waters Of Virginia and
North Carolina, executed with view to the
proposed system of Internal Navigation, near
the Atlantic coast.
The House then took up the orders of the
day, and in consequence of Fridays and Satur-
days having been set apart by rule, for the
transaction of private business, the considera-
ton OF the Constitutional Amendment was not
resumed. On motion of Mr. Moore, of Ken
lucky, all the orders, preceding the bill appro-
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