Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-01-19
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road from Huntsville 20 Tuscaloosa.
and on motion of Mr. Pearce Of n. Island
relative 20 lhe building Of custom
house in Newport Rhode Island. A
resolution was laid on The table, by Mr.
7. Adams, Of New York. asked for Ia
formation from the Treasury in relation
TO persons who had received conpensa-
ton under the act Of last session rppro-
priaiing $3.50, o0a TO pay for property
destroyed by The enemy during the lata
war. Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, moved fo
amend The rules az the House by au-
,hosising the Speaker 20 admit Steno-
graphers, not exceeding three. in front
Of lhe Cierk's desk communication
from the treasury was received, with
some other communications of minor
impof,auce,) give a statement of the
tonnage Of The United States, which
will BIZ found in our ptoceeu,ags -i6
Januarg ii.--in the senate. the re-
solution offered Yesterday by Mr. Noble
rsoyiding for a survey Of the proposed
canal fc"ta 70 connect TIE waters of
the river Wabash with Lake Michigan
ard also with The Ohio was taken up
and adopted. after Few observations
from Nj. Noble on the subject.
The bill for survey OF the country,
10 Florida, for the proposed canal and
ship channel across tho Peninsula, vas
referred TO the consideration Of the G..
on Roads, ans. Canals Mr.. Johnson
submitting some explanatory remarks
relative 70 the two routes which have
been designated. The bills relating TO-
the Judiciary system were postponed
and made tho order of the day for We'd
nenday next, -
The bill TO permit Anna Dubord TO
bring back certain slaves into the state
OF Louisiana, from the Island Of Cuba.
had its third reading and passed. Mr..
Van Buren,, from tho Judiciary Com-
raittee, reported bill, to annul the ter
ritorial law OF the government Of Flori-
da, in relation TO The wrecks on the
coast.
FLORIDA CANAL.
The bill fer survey of rout for q
Canal between tha Atlantic and the
Gulf Of Mexico having received its
second reading, was referred to the
committee on Roads and CaaaIs. The
Bill PROVIDE
!, ''iha' ibe President of TIE Unitef
States be, and he Is hereby, authorfsed
to cause 10 be made nm accurate and nil
mute examination of the country South.
Of the Il Mary's river, and including
the same, with view to ..scertain tho
most eligible rout for canal, admitting
the transit Of boats. to connect the At
lantic with the Culpb of Mexico, ana al
so with siew to ascertain the practi-
cability ofa ship channel; that he cause
particularly 10 be examined the route
from the 81, Msry's river, to the Appe-
lachiool river or bay, and from the St
Johns to the Vassasousa bay, with q
view to both the above objects; that he
cause the necessary surveys both by
land and along the coast, with estimates
of the expense Of each, accompanied
with proper plans, notes observations
explanations, and opinions, Of full re-
port of these proceedings to be made to
Congress; and, to carr, the same into
effect the sun. oftwepty thousand dollars
be, aud the same is hereby, appropriated
out of money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated.
In the house Of representatives. the
discussion on the Judicial Bill was yes-
terday resumed, Mr.. Buchanan, having
concluded these observations which he
commenced the day before, aud Mr..
Mangum, having taken the floor in OPP
position to the bill. The amendment
offered by Mr.. Campbell, Of Ohio, to the
rules of the House, was laid on the
table. Several resolutions were adopt
ed, among which were one offered By.
Mr Edwards. IN. CO. on the subject Of.
the compensation to Deputy
Post Masters; one by Dir, Owen, (Ala-
bsma,) on the subject of giving The as
sent Of Congress to an act Of the Legs
lature of Alabama, to improve the navii-
CATION OF the bay aud harbour of Mobile:
and one by Mr.. White, (Elorida) in re-
latien TO the sale of land at Tallahassee,
for the purpose of erecting public bull
dings; asd ON the expediency of grant,
ing to the Territory the buildings At ST.
Marks A resolution introduced bv
mir. WickliHe, of XIV. for Committee a.
decide on the expediency Of IMPOSING =
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