The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-01-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. Nc Coy, from the Committee OF Claims,
moved that that committee he discharged
from the further consideration of tie claims of
James Monroe, Qatc President of the United
States.) and that the same be referred 10
select committee--which was agreed to, ayes
LOG.
Mr.. McLane, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, reported bill authorizing the
importation of a statue of Alexander Hamilton
free of duty p which was twice read and COM
mitted.
Mr. Storrs offered resolution, requesting the
President to lay before the House, astatement
of the amount of monies paid to James Mon
roe, as compensation for the various Offices be
has filed, and also an account of his claims
which have not been allowed, with the cause
of their disallowance. Adjourned till Tues
day.
TUESDAY, DEC. 81.
Two Messages were received from the Pres
idcnt of the United States, by the hands of
John Adams, Jr. his Secretary; the first trans
hitting report from the Secretary of War,
with the correspondence between the Depart
ment of War and Generals Pimclxney and
jackson, relating to the Treaty with the Creek
indians, made at Fort jackson IN 1890; the
other, transmitting report from the Secretary
of State, with copies of portions of the cor
responiencc between the United States and
Great Britain, on the subject 4f the Conven-
ton for suppressins the Slave Trade.
The resolution offered on Friday by Mr.
Storrs, calling for statement of the amount
of moneys paid out OF the public Treasury to
James Monroe, late President Of the United
States, which was taken up ami agreed to.
Mr.. Test Qndiana) offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on Roads
and Canals be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of establishing a general system of
internal Improvement, embracing canals, roads.
and railways, with fund to be derived from
the sale of public lands, or otherwise, ade-
quate to carry into effect such system, to be
distributed among the several States, if re-
quired by them, agreeably to their population
The resolution was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, of Tennessee,
it was
Resolced, That the Committee on Indian
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency and practicability of establishing
some mode by which all the Indians residing
east of the Mississippi River may be immedi-
ately or gradually removed beyond, or west
OF said river, and sufficiency Of land allotted
to each tribe, and secured by such tribe or
tribes, with the sovereignty or right of soil,
in the same manner that the right Of domain
is secured to the respective States of the Union.
And there 10 establish Territorial government
over them, of the same kind, and regulated
by the same rules, that the Territories of the
United Ststes are now governed. And that if
the said Committee cannot devise any plan
that shall be Just and magnanimous on the
part of the United States to attain that end,
that they shall then inquire into the right and
expediency of extending the laws of the Unit
ed States, and also the laws of the respective
States, wherein said Indians reside over them.
message from the President Of the United
States was received, transmitting copy of
the Message of President Jefferson to both
Houses of Congress, Of 18th January, 1908,
recommending an exploring expedition across
the continent.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. %.
Petitions were presented from Massachu-
sets, by Messrs. Varnuno and Darts.
On motion OF Mr.. Fan Rensselaer,, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on the Library
be instructed TO inquire into the cause of the
fire by which the Library room and Library Of
Congress sustained damage on the night of the
22d of December, inst. and to report wheth-
er any person, or persons, in the employ of
Government, be chargeable with negligence
in relation to the same.