Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-12-20

by the Committee, is to employ an artist whose
competency is known, to execute the paintings,
under the directions Of Congress.
Mr. Mercer, of Virginia, from the Commit
tee of Roads and Canals, reported BILL making
an appropriation for completing road from
Memphis, in Tennessee, 10 Little Rock, in the
Territory of Arkansas; which bill was twice
read and committed.
A number OF resolutions, lying on the table,
wereicalled up and respectively considered
One submitted by Mr.. Cam6relling, was modi-
fed and adopted, requesting the President OF
the United States, to furnish the House with
copy of the three articles (marked AZ referred
TO in the protocol Of the third conference Of the
American and British Plenipoten,iaries, onthe
18th of February, 1924.
Another submitted, yesterday, by Mr.. Halle
was agreed to, directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to state TO the House, the causes that
have prevented the surveys Of the public lands
South of the 3lst degree Of latitude in the
States of Mississippi and Louisiana; and at
what period tits expected the surveys will be
completed, and the land brought into market.
Another submitted, yesterday, by Mr.. Moore
Of Kentucky, was agreed to, directing the Sec.
OF War, to lay before the House of Representa-
tives list OF the different works Of Internal I'm
provement, comprising routes for roads and ca
nails; attempts to improve the navigation of riv-
ers, lakes and bays: and to protect coasts and
islands that.haye been undertaken or projected
by the Federal Government within the different
States and Territories, from the year 1924 to
1926 inclusive, so as to shew how many works,
| and of what kinds have been undertaken or pro.
jected in each State and Territory, within chat
time, the amount expended or deemed necessa-
ry to be expended in the execution of each work
and the time which each will probably require
| for its completion.
| Another submitted yesterday, by Mr.. Lathrop
| of Massac huse,ts, was amended on motion Of
MIR. Verplank of New York, and agreed to- di-
recting the Sec'y. of State, to inform the House
| whether there has been any neglect or omission
| TO record the patents which have been issued
| from the Patent Office, and for how long time
| this neglect has existed, whether any addition
| al number OF Clerks is necessary, in order to
| bring up the business of that Office which is
now in arrear; and what further organization
of that office is necessary for the due execu-
ton oftae law, in future, for the issuing and
recording patents; and also, what inconveni-
ence and hardships, (if any have been shown
| by experience TO result from the provisions Of
| the several laws now regulating patents and
copyrights
| Another, submitted yesterday by Mr.. Nc
Hatton OF Kentucky, instructing the Secretary
of War to have the Horse Shoe Bend Of Lick
ing River examined, with view to the es,ab-
lishment of National Armory, was called up
by the mover, but the House refused to consi-
der it. Mr.. Mediation said the subject Of the
resolution was deeply important to his constit-
| uent,, he would therefore make few obserya-
| tions, and then the House might dispose Of it
as they pleased; but he was informed oy the
Speaker that the House must first agree TO con-
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| Another, submiued yesterday by Mr.. Eos
dick of New York, requiring information from
| the Treasury Department, was taken up, and
an unsuccessful attempt was made by Mr. Floyd
of Virginia, to lay il on the table. 1t was fl
nally modified at the suggestion OF Mr.. Cook OF
| Illinois, so as to instruct the Committee on
| Commerce TO enquire whether the laws now in
operation for the collection Of The revenue, and
| for regulating the foreign and coastng trade,
navigation, and intercourse, on the Inland wa
ter of the Northern and Northwestern waters
and frontiers Of the United States, require any
modification or alteration, and i. any, what?
| Two resolutions, submitted yesterday by Mr..
Brent, were considered and agreed TO as follows:
| |. RESOLVED, That the President Of the Unit
ed States he requested to inform this House,
| (if he deem it not incompatible with the public
| interest) whether any instructions have been
given 10 our Minister at Mexico relative to the
ascertaining and running Of the boundary line
| between that Government, & the United States,
| aud if such instructions have been given, whe-
| Their al answer has been received 10 the same,
and what that answers
| 2. Resolued, That the President of the United
States be requested to inform this House (if not
incompatible with the the public INTEREST," whe-
Their any measures have been taken by instruc-
tons TO our Minister at Mexico, or otherwise,
to obtain the runaway negro slaves from Lou
lsiana and elsewhere, which have taken refnge
in the territories of that Government; and also,
whether any measures have been taken with
the Government of Mexico to enable citizens of
the United States to recover debts from those
who have fled from the United States 10 the
Territories Of Mexico.
On motion of Mr.. Lathrop of Massachusetts,
the petition Of the sons of the late Benjamin
West, relative to the purchase of his Paintings
by the United States, was referred to the Libra
| ry Committee.
On motion of Mr. Cook Of Illinois, the Com
mittee on Roads and Canals was instructed to
| enquire into The ex ,ediency OF granting to the