Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-26

Sc nate, to repeal the second section of the act
to regulate the mode of practice in the Courts
Of the United States for the District of Louisi.
| ana,-was twice read and referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
The amendments Of the Senate to the bill
from the House, making further provision ipr
the extinguishment of the debt due to the Vii
ted States, by the purchasers of Public Lands,
were referred to the Committee on Pubic !
lands
The engrossed bill, for altering the timesof
holding the Courts Of the United States. Tor
the Western Distric; of Virginia, was read he
third time, passed, and sent to the Senate for
concurrence; as also, the engrossed ill
"to provide for the apprehension and delivry
ofdeserters from French ships, in the port. CT
the United States"
The Houst then, on motion Of Mr. Heap
hill OF Pennsylvania, resolved itself into Cm-
mlttee of the Whole, on the State Of the Unon,
Mr.Webster.in the Chair, and resumed the ;on-
sideration of the bill for the further reid of
the Officers Of the Revolutionary Army.
The question before the Committee, Wis the
following amendment, (being three ney sec
tions) offered by Mr. Reed of MARYLAND
SEC. 3, find be IL further enacted, That ne Ac-
counting Officers Of the Treasury Department
be, and they hereby are, directed 10 male dis
trlbution OF the sum Of 81 100000 Je first
day o! March, one thousand eight bundled and
twenty seven, to and among the commissioned
officers, non-commissioned officers, muhcians,
and private soldiers, and all officers in tie Hos
ptal Department and Medical Staff, 81 0 serv-
ed in the War Of the Revolution unlilihc end
thereof, or for the term of nine months, o lon
ger, al any period of the War, on the Cpninen-
tai Establishment; and every commissioned Of
| ficer, non-commssioned officer, martinez, cr ma
| rine, who served at the same time, and for 4
like term in the Naval Service ofthe L. States,
who is yet residen. citizen Of the. United
States; saving and excepting such officers
are provided for by the first section of tli. act;
and the same shall be distributed amongthem
AT the rae and in the proportion OF FIVE collars
| to an officer, and two dollars to a none commits
stoned officer, musician, mariner, NAME, or
! private soldier
SEC 4. IND be 1t fythsr enacted, That any
| person entitled 10 the benefit of this act, who
Shall accept and receive the allowance herein
made to him, shall be considered as thereby re-
linqpishlng, on his part, all claim or right
which he now has, or hereafter may have, to
any pension, under any act Of the United States.
L
sons described in The second section Of this act,
shall produce the same proof of service as is
required by al act passed March the eighteenth,
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, en-
titled San act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service Of the
United States in the Revolutionary War.
Mr.. Dray,oh, Mr. Kldder, Mr. Reed, Mr..
Spraeuc, Mr.. Everett, Mr.. Whipple, Mr.. Bar
10 IL,
Mitchell Of Tennessee, and Mr.. Wcems of Md.
successfully addressed the Committee, when,
on motion of MIR Martin of MARYLAND, the
Committee rose. Mr.. Buchanan moved to dis
charge the Committee of the Whole on the
State of the Union, from the further considc-
ration Of the subject, with view OF getting
question was stated from the Chair. a motion
for Adjournment: was made and carried.
Arrived in this city yesterday, Captain Nc
NELL, Of the Typographical Engineers, with
Leutenants Cook, Dillahunty, Sand Fessendcn,
from Survey of Castelman's River, as con-
nected with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
We understand that these gentlemen are under
immediate orders for reconnaissance OF a
route Tor the continuation of the Cumberland
Road to the City of Washington MAJ. Int
We are eratihed to learn from the Annapolis
Republican, that the Secretary OF War has Or
dcrcd survey Of the proposed route Ct the ca
nal contemplated to connect the Potomac and
Patapsco, to be made by the United Safes En-
gineers, and that Dr. VIM. Howard, OF that
corps, will be detached on this servite. The
State owes 10 the personal zeal and .xertions
of Governor Kent, much Of the merit of sue.
ceeding in this arrangement, which IS consi-
dered every way more satisfactory that the
employment of engineers by the State authorl-
ties could have them. Ball. I'm.
Lexington, Ky. .AprH l3.-On Monday last, we
experienced an unexpected and unusual change
of the weather. A greater quantity OF snow
fell than on any preceding occasion during the
present year, and the cold has since been atilct-
inqly severe. 1t is believed that all the fruit in
this quarter of the country is destroyed. On
Tuesday morning, ice was to be seen three
(ourths of an inch thick, and it may readily be
presumed, that our forward vegetation has sui
fered greatly from this untimey 0's'f0fl0n:
SHIP NEWS.