Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-02-25

of the amount of money paid and forfeit
ed by the purchasers of public lands.
The death oil PArRIoK FARRELIY mem
Der from Pennsylvania being announced,
a resolution passed, that the members
would wear crane one month, and the
House adjourned.
SATURDAY, JAN. 81.
Senate did not sit.
House Of Representatives.. The fol.
lowing resolution offered Yesterday by
Mr. Scott, of Missouri, was then taken
up, and with traing modification, was
adopted in the following form:
Rescued, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be directed TO communicate to
this House the amount of money paid
by the purchasers Of public lands which
have become forfeited TO the United
States from the commencement oil the
land system of the United States to the
present time, designating the amour. in
each state and territory.
Mr.. Cook, o! Illinois, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which lies one day on
the table:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF War
be directed TO communicate TO this
House the Report made by the Commits
To and
the road from Detroit, in Michigan, to
Chicago, in Illinois.
The Speaker laid before the House
! communication from the Department OF
War, containing information called ter
by resolution OF MIR. Cook, on the OH
inst. in relation to the Cumberland Road,
which was ordered to be laid on the Ia
BILE aud printed.
| The House then resumed the copsi.
Iteration ofthe bill TO amend the judicial
system.
MONDAY, JAN. %.
Senate. The report Of the committee
respecting Com. Porter's letter was Ia
ken up and, after some discussion, re-
committed with instructions to sttike out
the two last paragraphs which leaves
simple declaration that the committee
find nothing in the transaction requiring
the interference Of the Senate. The
bill to authorize the Legislature of Ohio
10 sell their school lands was taken up
and discussed-in which Mr. Kane took
part in favor of the bill; after which it
was ordered TO third reading.
House Of Representatives. The reso-
luton offered on Saturday by Mr.. Cook
was taken up and agreed to. A resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Dorsey on Saturday,
to inquire if the number OF cadets at West
Point could be increased, sc. was taken
up--Mr Cooke offered as an amend
ment that the inquiry should extend to
the propriety OF diminishing the num-
Der, which was negatived, and Mr. Dor
sey's resolution, mod fed and adopted.
A message from the Presiden, was re-
ceived, showing the amount OF moneys
which have been paid out OF the 1rea-
sury TO the l.Ss President for services
rendered in other Offices, and Tor other
claims; which shew an aggregate OF
Sl58,254 80. The Judicial Bill was
taken up in committee aud splendid
speech, little to the purpose, was made
against it by Mr.. Burgess OF Rhode ISL
and.
TUESDAY, JAN. "a.
Senate. MIR. Chandler, from the com.
mittee on the Militia, reported bill au
thorizing the printing and distribution OF
the Infantry tactics, &c. passed TO Sc
cond reading. MIR. Hayne, from tho
Naval committee, reported on Com.
Porler's case, according to the instruc-
tiens--and the committee was discharg-
ed from its further consideration.
House Of Representatives.. Mr..
Holcombe, from the Naval committee,
reported bill to compensate Mrs. Su-
san Decatur, widow of Com S Decatur:
| ron A ,,y;ce and con, n, itted far newt iav