Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-28

my contractor. Notwithstanding the jealous
support given to the bill by Messrs. Harrison,
Hendricks and Noble, the bill was lost by a
vote of % to 10.
Another private bill gave rise to some de-
bate, for the relief of Wilkins Tannehill, which
was ordered to third reading.
A number of petitions were presented, a.
mong which, was one from company in New
York, for authority to explore the South side
of Lake Superior, for copper.
The bill for the distribution of the Infantry
Tactics among the Militia, was ordered to a
third reading.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Benton, to
authorize the Government to subscribe for a
number of shares in the Louisville and Port
land Canal Company. The bill from the
House of Representatives, to amend the Judi
cial System of the United States, was received
and referred to the committee on that subject
In THE HOUSE OF REpREsENTAr1vEs.-On
motion of Mr. Hamilton, of South Carolina the
Committee on Military Affairs were discharg-
ed from the consideration Of the proposition to
establish school of practice at Fortress Mon
roe on Old Point Comforts and the subject was
referred to the same Committee of the Whole
| TO whom had been committed the bill making
| appropriations for the military service of the
present year.
| Mr.. Cooke, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported Bill making an appropriation
to extinguish the Indian title to lands in the
State of Indiana, and to acquire the right of sur
veying and locating canal route through the
Great Mama Reservation.
Mr.. Condict's resolution, submitted yester-
day, directing the Secretary of the Navy to
enquire and report whether the construction of
breakwater at the Capes of Delaware would
furnish any important ad vantages to the Navy
Of the United States, was considered, and, after
some debate, was again laid on the table. In
the course of that debate Mr. Mangum Of N.
:, Carolina stated, for the information of the
House, that the committee to whom was refer
red the memorial ofthe Chamber of Commerce
of Philadelphia, in relation TO the proposed
breakwater, had determined, almost unanimous
y, TO report against the expediency OF leglslat-
ing on the subject at all. Mr.. Condict said, in
reply, that the House had not yet come to any
such determination, and the information he
called for was intended for the House, and not
for the Committee. Mr.. Miner Of 2ennsylya-
MIA contended that the desired information was
highly necessary, in order to enable the repre-
sentatiyes from Pennsylvania properly to press
the subject upon the consideration of,he House
and he therefore hoped that the resolution
would be adopted at that time; but the motion
to lay it on the table prevailed by large majo-
rity.
The resolution, laid on the table yesterday
by Mr. Stewart of Pennsylvania, instructing
the Secretary of War to report an estimate of
the expense of completing system Of Canals
along the seaboard from Boston to N Orleans,
was called up by the mover, but the House re-
! fused, almost unanimously, at that time to
consider it.
MIR. Cooke of Tennessee, laid a resolution
on the taOIe, requesting the Ilesiuehl vi 'he
United States, to cause TO be laid before the
House, statement exhibiting the several l.
tens, as particularly, as the same exist lin the
Department of The Treasury, OF the credits al
lowed to James Monroe, by the Auditor of the
said Department, under letter addressed to
the said Auditor, by Robert Smith, then Secre-
tary of the Department of State, dated May
5th, 1910, under the 4th, 9Th and 9TH charges
If the account Of the SAID James Monroe, re-
ferred to in the said letter.
Mr.. Hayne Of Georgia, laid resolution on
the table, directing the Secretary OF War, to
report TO the House, what addition to the Mi
litary Establishment will be necessary to IN
sure, in time Of peace, the preservation OF the
various works embraced in the contemplated
system of National defence.
On motion of MIR. Allen Of Massachusetts,
the Committee Of Ways and Means were IN
s,ructed to inquire into the expediency oil re-
ducine the existing duties on imported sugars
The Speaker laid before the House COM
mun;eation from the Treasury Department
transmitting information relative to the prices
,,hl;- lands ORIGINALLY sold tor, W hlch