Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-17

Committee on REVOLUTIONARY SlaihiS haoS wv
favorable reports on the petitions, respectively,
OF BENJAMIN S. Judith and Francis Potts, oil
Samuel Lee, Of John Rush and Samuel Conway;
and the Committee on Private Land Claims
made unfavorable reports OH the petitions OF
Jeremiah Walker and Of Grammont Filholl
The following resolution, submitted yester-
tay BY Mr.. Whittlesey of Ohio, was onsiderd
and adopted:
Resolved, That the resolution oil the Leglsia-
,ure Of the State Of Ohio, passed on the 22d
January, 1924, nstructing "the Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES in Congress from said State to
use their exertions to procure the passage oil an
act TO authorize the Legislature OF said State 10
select and locate SO much o! the public lands
for the use Of schools, in that part OF the State
called The Connecticut Reserve, as shall, togeth-
or with such lands as have heretofore been set
apart as an equitable proportion for that Sec
ton of said reserve lying east ofthe Cauyahuga
river. be equal in quantity to one thirty-sixth
mart of all the land in said reserve, and also so
much Of the public lands for the use of schools,
} within the tract called the Virginia Military
Reservation, as will be equal to one thirty-sixth
par, Of said last reservations, agreeably to the
original compact between the said State and
The United States" which has heretofore been
referred 10 the Committee on public lands, and
not defini,ively acted on, be again referred to
the Committee.
On motion Of Mr. Bryan OF North Carolina,
the Committee on Commerce was instructed 10
enquire int the expediency OF establishing
Lich, House or Boat, at the point OF marsh at
the mouth of Neuse River, and at Wilkinson's
Poin, on said river, in the State Of North Ca
rolina.
MIR. Peter Of Maryland, Called for the consi-
deralion of a resolution, submitted by him
some DAYS before and then laid upon the table,
relative to the reduction of duties on Teas,
Wines, Sugar and Salt, but the House refused,
without division, to consider II.
On motion of MIR Wright Of Ohio, the
Houss went into Committee Of the Whole on
the Bill entitled "An act in addition 10 an act
20 provide for the sale Of lands conveyed TO the
United States in certain cases, passed Gath oil
NAV. 1924 The bill was reported 10 the House
without amendment, and was ordered 20 DC en-
crossed for third reading.
MIR. Conway Of Arkansas, moved that the
Committee Of the Whole be discharged from
the further consideration Of the bill concerning
a Seminary Of Learning in the Territory Of Ar
kansas, which was agreed to; and the bill was
ordered TO be engrossed for third reading.
A message was received from the President
of the United States, transmitting copy OF
convention between the United States aud Great
Britain. signed on the 18th Of November last at
London, by the respective Plenipo,entiaries Of
the two Governments, for the final settlement
and liquidation Of certain claims OF indemnity
of citizens Of the United States, which had ART
sen under the 6rst article Of the Treaty oil
Client. The President states, that, IN conse-
ouence of stipulation that the exchange OF the
ra,i6cations shall be made at London, the usu-
al PROCLAMATION cannot be issued here until the
exchange shall have taken place, the notice OF
which cannot be expected before the close oil the
nresept session Of Congress. But he saysit has
been duly ratified on the part OF the v. States,
and that the first half Of the stipulated payment
has been made by the minister OF Great bri-
tain residing here, and has been deposiled IN
the Bank Of the United States to await the dis
posal of Congress. He recommends, therefore,
the consideration Of the expediency OF such ie-
cisla,ive measure being adopted oy Congress as
they may deem proper for the distribution oil
the sum already paid, and that hereafter TO De
received, among the claimants who may De
found entitled TO indemnity.
The Convention provides that Great britain
shall pay to the United States Sl,2o4,96o in
full and complete satisfaction Tor all sums
claimed from 0reat DTitdtu toi e"S use VI nun
,;c,n citizens entitled TO indemnihcation and
compensation, by virtue Of the decision OF the
Emperor Of Russia, as contained IN the Con.
yention concluded at st. Petersburgh, on the
10Th day Of July, ls22,--,he distribution OF The
money 10 be made in such manner as the Cni-
ted States alone shall determine. From the
date of the exchange nf the rati6ca,ions OF the
present Convention, the joint Commission, APP
pointed under the Peiersburgh Convention, IS
TO be dissolved; and all the documents and pa
pers in possession Of the Commission, relating
10 CLAIMS under that Convention, are TO be de-
Iivered over to such persons as shall be duly
authorized, on the part Of the United States, to
receive the same; and the British Commission
er is to make over 10 the persons so authorized
all the documents and papers, relating to claims
under the said Convention, which he may have
received from his government, for the use OF
the Commission
The Speaker laid before the House COM
ounica,ior from the Navy Department, con-
aiming information called for, relative to the
eondition Of the Navy Hospital fund
The House then resumed the consideration Of
a.. min Cor IN, relief of the Officers and Sol