Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-12-17

The bill was read, and .referred to the Com.
mittee on the Judiciary.
The Speaker communicated TO the House
the following letter:
DECEMBER. 70, 1927.
SIR: have received from the Clerk an or
der of the House requiring me to serve on me
Committee Of Ways and Means.
From some acquaintance with the duties Of
that Committee, acquired during six years ex.
perience in the Chair, am thoroughly persuad-
ed of my inability 10 discharge th,m Gin my
present very feeble stale Of health with any
degree of satisfaction 10 myself, or advantag e
10 the public therefore respectfully pray
to be excused from serving.
am, with high respect, Sir, your obedient
servant,
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke.
To ANDREW STEVENSON ESQ.
Speaker Of tie Hoaseg Reps. Of the U Mates
The letter being read, he question was put,
"Wiil the House excuse MIR. Randolph from
serving on the Committee Of WAYS & Mrans?'
And decided in tae Affirmative
Mr.. M,:Duffie then moved tha,a Member De
appointed Of the COMMITTEE, so nat the same
be complete; which, being agreed t.
Mr.. Smy,b, of Virginia was appoh,ed.
On motion Of Mr.. Wright Of Ohit i, was
RcsoiUed, That the resolutions Of thesiene-
raj Assembly Of the State o. Ono, heretofore 1
presented to This HOUSE, reqprs ing gram OF
land to aid in the education of the Deaf all
Dumb ia that State, be ratrred to a Selec,
Committee.
On motion OF Mr. Yances, il was
Resoioed, That The Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be Instructed to inquire
into the cxpediency of establishing post rout"
from the town of Franklin, il Simpson County,
Kentucky, to Murireesbsro' in the Stale Of
Tennessee.
Mr.. Barnard submitted the following reso-
luton for consideration tomorrow:
Resolved, That the Presides, Of the United
States be requested to communicate to this
House, II not, In his opinion Incompatible with
the pubic interest, the correspondence oil this
Government with that of Great BRIAN, rela
tive to the flee navigation OF The River Saint
Lawrence.
On motion Of Mr.. Alex anGer, il was
Resolved,, That the Committee On tic Judi
ciary be instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency oil allowing an additional compensation 10
the Marshal Of the Eastern Di.!ricl Of Virginia
On motion Of MIR. Ward, il was
Resoiued, iha, the memorials Of the officers
Of the Army in the lale war vim Great Britain
heretofore presented, for grams Of land, togeth-
err with the favorable report Of a Select Com
mi,ee thereon, be referred TO the Committee
on the Public Lands, and that The said Com
mittee be instructed to inquir, into the expo
diency Of permitting The said officers to select
body of land to be surveyed as the public
lands are, under the direction os the Cammis'
sioner of the General Land Offi-e, which said
land, when surveyed, shall b subject to be
located by warrants, to be ISSUE To said OH
GERS, or 10 their legal represents ses, reser'ing
every alternate quarter section ~ tie United
States, aud requiring as CO S>a,tSn. on which
the patent Shall issue and the Zee ne vested
that tie land, so located, tkas be improved
within zen years from the date Of The respective
warrants.
On motion Of Mr. White, it was
hcsoivea, That the Committee on Commerce
be instructed TO inquire into the exPediency
of erecting Light House at the mouth OF ST
Johns River, and at OF near St. Marks, in th'
Territory Of Florida