Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-02


enced rather by an indisposition TO hear the
sentleman's speech, than by any hostility 10 the
measure proposed. At a proper time, and
brought forward by proper person, a different
result is confidently anticipated by the friends
of the Colonization system.
We recollect the resolution which the above
extract refers to, and on reading it, concluded
that il was the most inflated, balloon-like Ian
guage ever offered in the form Of a resolution
to deliberative assembly. Some paper OBJ.
served that if man could hold his breath while
reading il, he would live forever.
The National Intelligencer contains two CO.
lumns Of debate upon this matter, from the peru
sal Of which we discover that il was an ad-
minislration press that made the above re-;
marks. Mr.. Forsyth, Mr.. Weems, Mr.. Hamil-
ton, Mr.. Mitchell, and Mr. Bartlett, spoke up
on the subject, and on taking the question up
on the resolution, Mr.. Weems stood up alone
in the affirmative.
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY
In The SENAEE-On motion Of Mr. Sanford,
Of New-York, the Senate agreed by vote of
26 10 IL, to reconsider the vote Of Wednesday
on the question to engross and read a third
time the bill to establish uniform system Of
Bankruptcy throughout the United States; and
on motion of Mr.. Smith, Of MARYLAND, the bill
was referred to Select Committee, consisting
of Mr. Hayne, Mr.. Berrien, Mr.. Sanford, Mr.
Van Buren, and Mr.. Silsbee.
| Mr.. Hayne stated, in the course of his re-
marks on the motion to recommit, that he be-
| lie,ed the bill had gained but three friends by
retaining the esd section, while II had lost ma
ny on he same account; he was willing, there
fore, to omit the esd section, not having origi-
nally been in favor of j,
! The Senate then resumed the bill, repeating,
in part, the duty on imported Salt, but adjourn
ed before any material progress was made.
In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Powell Of Virginia, presented remon-
STRANGE Of the Corporation OF Georgetown in
the District If Columbia, against the passage
of the bill now pending in the House, SO far as
the Corporation Of Georgetown, may be con-
cerned in the following provision of that bill,
viz "That whenever any person shall he apaa
pretended in the City of Washington or
Georgetown, or in 'he County OF Washington
as runaway, and it should appear on examl-
nation, that the said person is entitled TO free
dom, the Ja, fees and other legal expenses, OF
such apprehension & commitment, shall he
chargeable upon the corporations OF said towns &
county, as the case NAV be, and be collected *
paid over in the same manner, as other public
charges
| Mr. Lawrence Of Pennsylvania, presented a
petition Of sundry inhabitants Of that state,
A.! praying for an increase Of duties on Wooden
Goods imported into the U. S. and Mr. Kntera
of Pennsylvania, presented similar petition
| from the society Of Pennsylvania, for the pro-
motion Of manufactures and the Mechanic arts.
| Mr.. Strong Of New-York from the commit
tee on the Territories, reported bill to author
! ise the Governor and Council of the Territory
of Florida, to provide for holding additional
/, terms of the Superior Courts therein,-which
bill was twice read at the time, and afterward
read third time and passed.
MIR. Allen of Massac husetts from the COM
mittee on Revolutionary Claims, reported bill
for the relief of John Mofitt, which was twice
read and committed
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Tallaferro,
! Of Virginia, Yesterday, in relation 10 dlstri-
button Of a supposed residue ofthe 81 1850,
10 be paid by the Government Of Great Britain
/ TO the Government Of the u. States for slaves
and other property carried away from the o.
nited States, in eontraven,ion of the Treaty Of
Client, was considered, and after some debate,
laid on the table. We yesterday enormously
stated that this resolution was adopted
Another resolution, submitted yesterday by
| Mr.. Taliaferro. --rela,ive 10 the value fixed on
slaves, by the Commissioners under the Treaty
of Ghent,.--was read, but the House refused TO
consider it.
The following resolution, submitted yester-
day by Mr. Saunders Of North Carolina, was
taken up and discussed until the time allowed
for the consideration of resolutions had expired
Resolued, That the Secretary OF State COM
munica,e to this House list of each newspa-
! per in each Of the States in which the laws OF
Congress were directed to be published, in the
years 1925 and 1896; and, also, list of such in
which the laws are directed to be published in
misunderstanding the changes which have
been made, and the reasons OF each change
] The bill from The Senate for the relief OF
Polly Bell, alias Polly Collins, was twice read
and referred to the Committee on Private Land
Claims;-and so was another bill from The SEN
ate for the relief Of Thomas Gulledge