Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-11

from the House to direct the attention OF the
Committee for the District Of Columbia to the
important and desirable subject of a uniform
Code of Laws. The wan, Of such code, has
long been theme of denurciation and COM
plaint-to neglect the present favoroble oppor-
tunity, would, therefore, be objectionable in
our legal men.
The proposition to increase the Baltimore
representation, in the Legislature OF Maryland,
has been rejected in the House Of Delegates,
by a vote Of So TO o.
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS oFYEsTERDAY.
In THE SENATE, The Committee on the DIS
trict of Columbia reported the following bills
A bill to incorporate the Medical College-A
bill to exempt the officers and students OF the
Columbia College from the performance OF Nil
l;,ia duty, except in case of war; bill for the
benefit of the Columbia College, granting to the
Trustees authority 10 raise, by Lottery, sum
OF money not exceeding 100000.
The bill extending the limits Of Georgetown
was passed to third reading.
Tb. bill for the relief of James Dixon * Co.
Of Savannah, authorising the Secretary OF the
Treasury to pay them S2S,ss5, for certain
Goods which were sold as forfeited in 1912,
and the amount paid into the Treasury, was the
,ubiec, of considerable discussion. The house
of William Dixon * Co. in Liverpool, ship
ned to the house of James Dickson co. OF
Savannah, in the month Of July, 1912, (thsse
houses being in partnersh ip) Jan invoice OF goods
amounting to ~, 547-the said shipment being
less than the share or interest Of James Dick
son in the Joint funds of the concern, which
were then in England, and was intended as
transfer of the funds really belonging to James
Dickson, from England to the United States.
The said goods we're shipped in an American
vessel-captured by an American privateer-
carried into Savannah and libelled. The libel
was dismissed by the Supreme Court, but a
moie,y of the proceeds, to the amount above
stated, was retained by the officers Of the Gus
toms, and ultimately condemned for breach
of the Non Importation Act. These are the
facts as reported by the Committee on Finance,
and the Committee, believing that the ship
ment wasamade in good faith, with the strong
est presumption that the Non Importation Act
would cease, and that peace would be restored,
reported bill for their relief. The bill was sus-
tanned by Mr.. Smith and Mr. Berrien, and op-
posed by Mr. Tazewell, who moved TO recon-
nit it with instructions TO report general bill,
embracing all similar cases. This motion was
rejected. and the bill was laid on the table.
In THE HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Mr
Mciane from the Committee of Ways and
Means, 10 whom was referred letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury. transmitting an eS-
innate appropriations proposed Tor the year
1926, reported, that by the said estimate, the
sum Of $4,000 was required for the purchase
of thirty acres Of land adjoining the public land
at the arsenal at Watervliet in the state Of
New York; and the further sum Of $500 for
the purchase Of fifty artillery horses for the use
of the Military Academy, and for mate rials &c
erect stables and forage houses for the said
horses. The committee did not doubt thai
the object of these acquisitions might be expe
dent and beneficial TO the service, but deemed
it proper that the subject should be investiga-
ted by the Military Committee to whom it was
accordingly referred
The resolution offered yesterday by MIR
Tomlinson, Of Connecticut, asking information
from the Treasury Department, in relation TO
the cost and location of Custom Houses and
public Ware Houses, was considered and agreed
to.
Mr.. Whipple's resolutions on the subject Of
introducing Vaccination into the Army and
Navy Of the United States, were also taken into
consideration and adopted.
Mr.. Tatnall, of Georgia, yesterday laid re-
solution on the table which was called up to-
day, and after some slight modification, passed
as follows:
Resolved, That the President OF the United
States be requested to cause to be laid before
this House list of the claims for indemnitca-
,ion for slaves and other private property taken
away, which have been submitted to the Com
missioners appointed under the Treaty oil
Client, together with statement of the sere-