Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-10

nr;atiou is now asked, differs from that at the
Indian Springs is this: That it does not pro-
vide for the removal Of the Creek Indians prior
to 1897: and does not expressly provide for
their removal from all the lands occupied by
them in Georgia. The undersigned are, there
fore. compelled, by just sense Of what is due
10 Georgia, to protest, as they do most solemn
" protest. against it, as violating the rights OF
that member of the Union of which they are
the Representatives, leaving it TO the constitu-
tional organs Of the State sovereignty to vindi-
cate or to waive those rights, as their own sense
of propriety, their duty to the people OF the
State. and their reverence for the Union OF the
States. under the Federal Constitution, may
dictate. ALFRED " nDEni,
GEORGE CARY,
JOHN FORSYTH,
EDWARD F. TATNALL,
C. E. HAYNES,
WILEY THOMPSON,
JAMES MERRIWETHER.
Six or seven unimportant biils from the SEN
ate. were twice read and referred to appropriate
Committees; and the following engrossed bills
were read the third time, passed, and sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
An act for altering the times OF holding the
Courts in the District of Columbia.
An act making further appropriation Tor
ten Sloo2s of War, and re-aPProprlatlns bal
ances carried to the credit ofthe Surplus Fund.
An ac, making further appropriation for
compensation and mileage, to members OF
Congress.
A resolution directing surveys and estimates,
for Dry Docks.
And, an act making appropriations to carry
into effect the Treaty concluded between The
United States and Creek Nation, ratified the
22d of April 1896" On this bill the Ayes
and Noes were taken. Ayes l67-Noes 10.
The bill from the Senate entitled an act to
aid certain Indians Of the Greek Nation, in
their removal TO the West of the Mississippi
was also read third time and passed. Ayes
l5s-Nays IS.
A number of private bills were carried
through Committees Of the Whole, and ordered
to be eugrossed for third reading. And then
the House adjourned.
From the Bogota Constitutional Of March l6.
Yesterday, the 18th instant, all the members
of the Senate and the Chamber OF Representa-
tiyes met in the church of Santo Domingo
when they closed the scrutiny oil the returns LOT
the election of President and Vice President OF
the Republic, and the Liberator Simon Bolivar
having obtained $50 OF the COS votes oil per-
sons composing the electoral assemblies, was
unanimously declared President. The election
for Vice President then took place The can.
didates were generals F. p. San,ander and r
Briceno Mendez and Sir Jose Maria Castillo
the first scrutiny having terminated, it appear.
ed that the number of votes in favor of general
San,ander amounted to 70, and he was conse-
! quently declared unanimously Vice President
of the Republic. SIR. Castillo had % votes,
and general Briceno Mendez, 6.
The Cadets at West Point have engaged
Messrs. W. and ]. Frazee, TO build for them.
on that elevated situation, monument 10 the
memory Of the gallant and patriotic, but unior
| tunate Kosciusco. 1t is estimated at.S4ooo -
This does honor TO the Cadets, and TO the
school where such generous and liberal feelings
ale cultivated