Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-03-04

compensation OF officer of the customs,
and 10 alter certain collection districts,
aud for other purposes which was read.
Mr.. Holmes, from the same committee,
to whom was referred the bill to secure
the accountability of public officers, &c.
reported the same with amendments
and the bill was postponed till io-mor-
row.
Mr.. Marks presented the following
resolution of tie Senate and House oil
Representatives Of the state Of Pennsyl-
vania:
Whereas, by an act of Congress,
passed March Sd, 1923, for the establish
ment of National Armory on the west
ern waters, Commissioners were appoint
ed to examine and report to Congress
the most suitable site on said waters for
said armery; and whereas, it appears
, from the report since made TO Congress.
that situations in every respect suitable
for said National Armory, have been
found on the western waters OF Pennsyl-
vania, one at the Ohio Pile Falls, in Fay
cite county; one near the city of Pitts
burg, IN Allegany county; and one near
the falls of Beaver Greek, in Beaver
county; and as either of those places
will have advantages which no other site,
/ it is believed, can afford, and therefore
! highly beneficial to the State, as we'll as
] to the United Safes:
Therefore, be it resolved. by the Sc
nate and House Of Representatives OF
the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, tina, should the
United States of America select either
of the above mentioned situations, or any
other within this Commonwealth for the
erection Of National Armory, that the
lands, places, streams and highways, be-
longing to the Stote, or such lands as The
United States may purchase from any
individual or individuals which may be
required for the use of such National
Armory, and the buildings necessary to
be connected with it, be, and the Same
are hereby coded to, and vested in tho
said United States, SO long as they shall
deem it expedien, to occupy the said
| ceded places, lands, streams and high
ways, for the use Of the said National
Armory, and no longer. PROVIDED, That
nothing herein contained shall extend SO
as to impede and prevent the execution
OF any process, civil or criminal, under
the authorities of the State"
The resolution was ordered to lie on
the table.
Mr.. Mills, from the select committee
to whom the subject was referred, re-
ported bill, +" Tor the relief of certain
surviving officers Of the army OF the Re-
volution Read and passed to second
reading.
Mr.. Barton, from the committee ON
Public Lands, to whom was recommitted
the bill making compensation to the Re-
gisters and Receivers Of the Land offices
for extra services performed under the
act Of May, 1922, reported the same
without amendment, but with the ex-
preston of their opinion that it ought
no, to pass.
| House Of REPRESENTATIVES. George
Crump, from Virginia, elected in the
place of John Randolph, appeared, was
qualified, and took his seat.
| On motion of Mr.. Cock Of Illinois, it
was
RESOLVED, That the Committee on
Private Land Claims be instructed TO in
( quire into the expedlency of confirming
to the heirs Of Philip Renout a tract Of
land claimed by them by virtue Of
grant under the French government to
the said Philip, lying in the state Of Hi
nois, and that the documents in support
of said claims now on the files oil The
House, be also referred TO said com'.i'-
| tee. 81
Mr.. Vinton, of Ohio, offered the fol.
lowing resolution, which lies one day on
| the able:
Resolved, Tha, the Sectc,sry O. the
Treasury be directed to inform mis-
House what quantity of public land has
been surveyed, and not yet offered Tor
sale /; the quantity Of such land in each
state and territory. Also, to transmit a
list OF Land Offices, if any such there be,
at which no moneys have been received
from the sale of public land, with the
date Of their establishment, and cause of
their unproduc,iveness. Also, te state
whether there are any land offices at
which the receipts for lands sold WITHIN
the last four years have been less than
the expenses OF the Offices, and the names
of such Offices.
Mr.. F. Johnson, Of KY. Offered the
following resolution which, on his mo-
ton, was laid on the table:
RESOLVED, That the committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to report bill