The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-23

Secretary Ot " ar TOR TURNER ibi-'haioh
on the subject uf d Naonal afmafj IN lie
Western Waters. .vat. Journal.
/ FEBRUARY IO.-Iu the Senate, mum
brI of bills uerr repnfird, of winch, me
bill To- erect monument To General " AIT
: i gi0n. the bill TO mere asr the pay OF the
Captains in the Amy. while engaged IN
ariis- service, and ih..hlll granting d'an-
!. til, ufl,ni To the Slut III Illinois, To all
in making the proposed canal between
Lake Michigan sHd the liver wabash, were
the mot important. The resolution otter
ed b, Nj. Macon, pr6poslHe In diminish
the patronage Of the Executive II the Uni
ted states, was agreed Ia, Without debate.
/ A large portion urthe day wa passed, with
closed doors, in the consideration OF Exec
utise bus mess.
In the HOUSE Of Representatives, yester-
day, Mr.. Scou, of Missouri, LAID IA fesnln.
ton on the table calling for Information
from the War Department, on the subject
of restricting Indian traders. Mr.. Whip
pie, Of y. Hampshire, Lid resolutions on
the table IND iring if any measures have
breu adopted for the ntrodnt ton of vac
c,nalon INTO thu Army and Navy and
Mr.. Tattnall o. Geofgia. introduced res
olntiOn asking the President for Inlorna-
ton AZ to the claims fuf decentralization Tor
slaves taken away, and thu derlsIons al the
Commissioners under the treaty ofGhent.
The Committee on Military Affairs were
instructed. on motion of Mr. Mitchell, of
Tennessee, to inquire into the eKpedienct
Of digrsting a system of fortlicatons Tor
the SEA board which would mol require
larger annual appropriation than 100000.
The General Appropriation Bill, aud the
Appropriation Bill TO Fortfcetions, wer"
passed and that for the Military Service
was ordered to be read third time to
morrow Several private bills went thro'
Committee. ID.
FErRUARY 1I--Iu the Senate the Com
mittee on the District of Columbia report
ed bill 10 Incorporate the Medical College.
"A bill to exempt the officers and students of
the Colombian College from the perform
ance Of nlitI duty, except in case ofwar,
and a bill to enable the oallege to laise
certain sum Of money by lottery. for the
benefit Of that instit 1tisn.
The House OF Representative yesterday
passed the bill making appropriation for
the military service OF ihe United States,
f.r the wear 1896; aud the several private
bills enumerated in our report of proceed
lnes TIL resolutions offered on the pre-
cedng day, with the exception of those in
trodnced by Mr.. Scott. of Missouri, and
Mr. Ward, Of ". York. we're agreed to-
The House Was occupied for the residne
flhr day on the bill for the relief of Pc
aelOpe Dpnny, which was finally passed by
q vote of 81 to II. The House adjourned
I'LL Monday. 10.
FEBRUARY 14.-In the Senate, the bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 for
the repair Of the road, through thu iadlan
country, b-tweeu jackson ,nd Columb6s,
in the State o. Mississippi, vas the subject
OF considerable discussion. II WAS oppos-
ed ppon the ground thai Congress had no
power to make a road within the limits of
state and that when the state of Nissis-
sippi Was Admitted into tn" Union. thr ju-
ris'llctiou which, previously, the indlans
cedcd 10 the United States over this road,
passed to the stale, aud was vested IN It.
II WAS supported an the ground, that the
road ran through an Indian country, the
title to " hiCA had never been eXtingnished,
and that. therefore, the state had no power
To make it that like applications had re
Gel, ed the favor f Congress, and that no
constitutional principles wee connected
with the bill. 1t was ordered to a third
reading.
In the House of Representatives yester-
day, the bill for the relief of Penelope DEN
nv was passed. The House went INTO
Committee on the bill making approplia-
tion for the navy, but made little progress
therein, when the committee rose. Mr..
Cooke laid on the table a resolution asking
of the President information relative to the
compensation allowed to the Paymasier
aid Quartermaster Of the Marine corps for
the last two years.
Mr.. Webster, from the Committee on
the Judiciary. reported bill relative 10 ex-
ecntlon- in the states of Kentucky, Ohio,
and Louisiana. ID. +
FEBRUARY I5-Tn the Senate, the bill
for the survey Of \ route for a Canal across
the Peninsula "f Florida was the subject of
discussion the whole day, add was ordered
To be eugrossed for its third reading. Du-
ring the discussion NJ. Johnston, of Lou
isiana, stated that 10000 tons of shipping
were employed in the commerce of the
Nississippi; that 1872 vessels entered the
port Of New Orleans during the wear 1925;
and that he had received from gentleman
in Boston, well informed on the subject.
schedule of all the vessels lost on the Ba-
hama Banks and the Straits of Florida, last
war; that they amounted To 81 vessels =
that the first five amounted 10 S478 00O, &
the whole loss OF the balance would exceed
100000.
In the H0nse of Representatives, yes
terday, Mr.. Forsyth Introduced resolutions
ON the subject of repeating and modifying