Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-25

pass the Oil IN ltS present ShaPe'
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
In THE SENArE.-After the usual routine OF
the morning, which was wholly without IN
terest, the Senate went into the consideration
of executive business. 1t is understood that
the Panama Mission formed the subject of their
deliberations, but upon which nothing dehnitive
was done, nor may not, perhaps, for some days
to come.
INTHE HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Mr.
Buchanan from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, to whom was referred the bill from the
Senate, entitled An act fixing the compensa-
tons of the Secretary Of the Senate, Clerk OF
the House Of Representatives, and other Clerks
employed in these Offices, and of the Librari-
an, reported the same without amendment, and
the bill was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Holcombe from the Committee on Ma
val Affairs, made report or the petition OF
Mrs Susan Decatur, widow OF the late Com
modore Stephen Decatur, accompanied by
bill for her relief; which was twice read and
committed for tomorrow.
Mr.. Henry from the Committee on Roads
and Canals, to which the subject had been re-
ferred, reported bill to authorize the sub
scription, or purchase of stock in the Louis
Vile and Portland Canal Company of Kentuc-
XIV; which bill was twice read and committed
The Speaker laid before the House, sundry
communications from the Treasury and War
Departments, giving information called for by
various resolutions of the House; part of
which information related to Notifications at
Charleston, S. e.. and part to the Military A.
cademy at West Point.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Hayne of Georgia, directing the Secretary Of
War to communicate plan of the surveys of
the waters of Virginia and North Carolina,
having reference to system Of internal i'm
provement, was taken up and adopted And
another resolution also offered yesterday by
Mr. Moore, of Alabama, requiring information
from the Treasury Department relative to the
sales Of public lands, was considered and agreed
to.
On motion Of Mr. Joseph Johnston, of Vir-
ginia, the Committee on Military Affairs were
instructed to inquire into the expediency ofre-
ouesting the Secretary of War to cause sur
vey to be made Of the Case Of the Tygart
Valley River in Westcs.. lirginia, with view
to the location of the contemplated Western
Armory.
On motion of Mr. White, of Florida, the Com
mittee of Ways and Means were instructed to
inquire into the expediency of providing, by
law, for the settlement of the accounts Of the
Judges of East and West Florida, and their
Clerks, while acting er c6scio Commissioners
in adjusting the claims under the 9th article of
the Treaty between Spain and the U. States,
in pursuance of an Act Of Congress, approved
the Sd of March, 1928; and further, to inquire
into the expediency Of making compensation to
Henry NJ Breckenridge, of Florida, for services
rendered in the Office of Alcade and Interpreter
IN 1922 and 1922, at Pensacola, in the Territory
of Florida.
| On motion of Mr.. Adams of New York, the
| Committee on Roads and Canals were instruct.
ed to enquire into the expediency Of survey
being made of the valley of the Allegheny ri
yer, from Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania, TO O.
lean, in the state of New York, and thence
through the Valley of the Olean River and Jo-
shua Greek, to Batavia, in New York, and
thence to the Erie Canal, in the same State,
with view to making canal on that route;
and if deemed advisable, to solicit the Presi-
dent of the United States to have the survey
made by one or more of the Engineers of the
United States.
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson, Of Maine, the
Committee on Commerce were instructed to
enquire into the expediency Of defining by law
what shall constitute CHEST OF MEDICINES for
ships and vessels in the merchant service; and
what provisions, if any, are necessary to carry
the 9Th section of the act Of uly goth, 1870, and
the act of I'd March, 1905, into full effect.
The House resumed the consideration of the
unfinished business ofyesterday, being the bill
afurther to amend the Judicial System Of the
United States,'' Mr.. MERGERS motion for re-
committing the bill with certain instructions
4