Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-16

HayDe, laid on the table, with the intention, of
calling il up tomorrow.
The bill authorizing the State of Indiana to
locate and make a road therein named, was
read third time and passed.
| In THE HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Mr
| romlinson, from The Committee on Commerce,
reported bill to authorize the improvement
fcertain harbors, for the building of piers, and
| for other purposes; which was read twice and
made the order of the day for,o.morrow, and
ordered to be printed.
| MIR. Hasbrouck, from the Committee on Re-
| yolutionary Claims, reported bill for the relief
| of the heirs OF Richard Livingston, deceased, a
Canadian refugee, which was twice read, or
dered to be printed, and made the order of the
| day for tomorrow.
| On motion of Mr. I.etcher the Committee
on the Judiciary were discharged from the fur
| Their consideration Of the memorial of Luke
| Edward Lawless, and be had leave TO withdraw
his memorial, and papers accompanying the
same.
| Mr.. Tomlinson, from the Joint Committee
appointed 10 report what subjects il is necessa-
nv 70 act upon at the present Session, and in
| what order il is expedient to take such sub
jects into consideration, made further report
in part, as foows:-That they have selected
| from the list OF business now pending in the
| House Of Representatives aud committed to
Committees of the Whole House, such bills as,
in their opinion, are Of primary importance,
and ought to be acted upon and disposed OF du-
| ring the present session, and arranged them IN
! 10 classes, numbered one and iuto
The Committee consider it expedent that
the bills contained in the respective classes sub
mitted be acted upon, in the order therein
| mentioned, when the bills included in their re-
port, in part already made, shall have been dis
posed Of giving to bills of private nature, af-
| ter the present week, precedence in the order
Of business on Friday and Saturday, agreeablv
to the existing rules of the House.
| The frs, class comprises bills of public ma.
ture, originating and now pending in the House
Of Representatives. r
| The second class comprises bills of private
nature, originating and now pending in the
House OF Representatives.
! This report was read, whereupon it was
| Resolved, Tha, the orders ofthe day in Com
mittee of the Whole House, be arranged in
the manner recommended by the Joint Com
mittce appointed to report what subjects il is
necessary 10 act upon at the present session.
MIR. Mercer Of Virginia, from the Commit
tee on Roads and Canals, reported the bill from
the Senate granting certain lands to the State
Of Indiana, for the purpose OF aiding said State
| in opening Canal to connect the waters OF the
Wabash River, with those of Lake Erie, with
on, amendment which bill was committed to a
| Committee of the Whole House tomorrow.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
| The House then resumed the consideration
of the following resolution offered by Mr. Saun-
ders:
Reso!vei, That the Secretary Of State commu-
nicate 10 this House list Of each newspaper
| in each of the States in which the laws OF
Congress were directed 10 be published, in the
years 1925 and 1926; and also, list of such
! in which the laws are directed 10 be published
in Notwithstanding the changes which have
been made, and the reasons of each change.
The question being on the motion of Mr..
Wright Of Ohio, to amend the resolution by
striking out the words land the causes for each
change" MIR. Saunders concluded his speech
commenced yesterday. Mr. Buckner of Ken
lucky addressed the House in reply to MIR.
Saunders, until the hour for considering resou-
tons had expired.
The following bills were severally read the
third time and passed
| An &C, to refund certain duties paid upon
vessels belonging to the port OF Hamburg
An act to provide system Of tactics for the
Cavalry, Artillery and Infantry, OF the Militia
| of the United States.
An act from the Senate, for the relief CT No
| all Noble of Indiana
An act from the Senate for, the relief Of Al
! fred Flournoy
The House then took up the general appro-
priation bin, which, after pro,racted debate,
was orderedto be engrossed for third reading.
And then the House adjourned.
The act recently passed by the Legislature
OF Alabama, for extending "lhe civil and criml-
nal iudrisdiction of the State over so much OF
the Greek Nation as was ceded under the treaty
of the Indian Springs, ofus25, WITHIN the char
tered limits of Alabama" confers on the In
dams no political rights, and provides that
they shall not be liable 10 taxation by the state;
but extends over them the jurisdiction OF its
courts of justice. 1fiAsdgevhle Recorder.
FLORIDA CANAL. 4E,
81. .aurustiae, jan "a -The surveying party
under Lieut.. Suif, has returned, and speak dis
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