Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-06
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.

IN.THE SENATE-Very little business of an
important character was transacted. Three
bills were passed: A bill to aid certain Indians
of the Greek Nation in their removal beyond
the Mississippi-A bill for the relief of Noah
Noble of Indiapa-and bill for the relief Of
Clark Mc3herrin. The bill from the House OF
Representatives authorizing the making GER
tain Turnpike Road in the Count, Of Alexan-
dria, was twice read and referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Canals
In THE HOUSE OF REPREsENrATIvEs.-Mr
Strong, from the Committee on Public Lands,
to which was referred the bill from the Senate
to extend the time for locating Virginia Mi
litary Land warrants, and returning surveys
thereon to the General Land Office" reported
the same without amendment, and it was laid
on the table.
Mr.. Webster, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, to which was referred the bill |" fur
Their 10 amend the Judicial System of the Unit
ed Sta,es," made report, which was read;
whereupon it was resolved, that a conference
be asked of the Senate upon the subject matter
Of the disagreeng votes of the two Houses, on
the amendment proposed by the Senate to the
said bill. MIR. Webster, Mr.. Livingston, and
MIR Wright, were accordingly appointed the
managers on the part of the House to attend the
proposed conference.
MIR. Cooke, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, to which was referred bill from the
Senate TO regulate the salaries ofcerlain Off
GERS in the Indian Department" reported the
same, with recommendation that it BIZ reject
ed The bill was referred to a Committee of
the whole House, and the Committee Of Indian
Affairs was discharged from its further consi-
Iteration.
Mr.. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, by order Of
the Committee on Roads and Canals, submitted
the following resolution:
Reso!ced, That - copies of the report of
the Boa,d Of Internal Improvement on the sub
iect Of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, with the
memoirs on which it was founded, and gene
raj map on a reduced scale, be printed under
d, completed, and transmitted by mail TO those
entitled 10 receive them.
The resolution gave rise to siderable dis
cussion, which was checked by the expiration
OF the time allotted for the consideration Of re-
solutions
The House then took up the orders Of the
day, when the following bills from the Senate,
were twice read and referred to the proper Com
miltees:
LIST An Act to authorize the payment of in
,eresl due to the City of Baltimore.
ID. AnAct 10 grant certain grounds in the CT
~ ofDetroit, TO the Mayor, Recorder, ldermen,
and Freemen of that City
And Sd. An Act to authorize the Secretary
Of the War Department to purchase site for
an Arsenal at st. Louis, in The State Of Mis-.
souri,, and to provide for the erection of an Ar
senal on the same.
The following engrossed bills were severally
at '-i--i .:- naSSed- and s-ai 40 the Sc
nate for concurrence:
lst. An act remitting the duties upon GER
tain articles imported for the use OF the Uni
versity of Virginia
Cd. An act to allow salary 10 the Surveyor
of the Port of Hudson, in the State OF New
York.
Sd. I'm act to amend an act entitled Gan act
to incorporate Company for making certain
Turnpike Road in the County Of Alexandria"
passed the 18th July, 1873. And
4th An act providing for the relinQuishmeni
of certain claims to lands sold by the United
State in the STATE Of Ohio.
Ana then the House adj journed,