Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-13

Quested TO communicate to this House, any in.
formation in his department relative 10 the
present condition Of the Cumberland Road
with an estimate Of the cost Of its present re-
pair, and permane Mt preservation.
On motion ofMr White Of Florida, the Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs was instructed to en-
quire into the expedieucy Of providing BY Law
for the more e6ectual preservation Of the live
oak timber on the public lands; and, further, TO
enquire into the ex2edieacy Of forming planta-
tons for the rearing Of live oak for the further
supply Of that timber for the Navy Of the Uuit.
ed States; and also inform this House, whether
any, and if any, what measures have been tax
en- for the preservation Of the same.
On motion Of Mr.. Barney of Maryland, the
Committee of Commerce was instructed to en-
quire into the expediency Of fixing floating
light on the Wolf Trap in the Chesapeake Bay.
/ On motion Of Mr.. Wing Of Michigan, the
Committee on the Territories was instructed
to enquire into the expediency Of so amending
the act Of Congress Of the sth Feb. 1925, enti-
tied San act in addition 10 an act entitled an act
to amend the ordinance and acts Of Congress
for the government Of the Territory Of Michi-
gan, and for other purposes" as to authorize
The qualified electors Of said Territory to elect
the number OF members which now does, or
which hereafter may, by law, constitute the
Legislative Council, without the necessity OF
choosing double the number, out Of which the
President of the United States selects one half.
The Orders Of the Day were then taken up,
the first Of which was the bill for the relief Of
the Officers and Soldiers Of the Revolutionary
Army, the question pending being Mr.. Tuck
er's proposition to recommit the bill TO the
Committee on Military Pensions, with instruc-
tions so 20 amend the same as to make provi-
sion for all the Officers and Soldiers who serv-
ed in the Revolutionary War for six months or
more at any one time; the compensation OF
each Officer and Soldier to be computed and
divided among them in proportion to the rank
they held, and the time they were in service,
and also to make provision for the widows OF
such officers and soldiers, who were slain, or
who otherwise died while in service, or who
have since died.
Mr. Mitchell of Tennessee, spoke in favor of
the recommitment, but wished the time OF SER
wee 10 be fixed at nine Instead Of six months
and requested the gentleman from South Caro-
lima TO make some other slight changes in the
instructions to the committee. Mr.. Tucker re-
piled, and refused to modify Mr. Mitchell OF
South Carolina, next spoke in favour OF the re,
commitment with the avowed object Of destroy
ing the bill which he commended the House had
no right to pass. His views Of the subject we're
in many respects original and expressed with
great energy and clearness. Mr.. Buchanan OF
Pennsylvania and Mr.. Webster OF Massachu-
sets each delivered able & impressive arguments
against The recommitment both contending
that the success Of the proposition must be the
inevitable destruction Of the bill. The question
on recommitment was then taken by Ayes and
Noes as follow:
YEAs-Addams, Pa; Alexander, Va; Alexan-
der, Ten; Allen, Ten; Aston, BARLEY, Barrin-
ger, Bassett, Beecher, Blair, Boon, Bradley,
Buckner. Campbell, Carson, Cary, Claiborne,
Cooke, Conner, Crump, Davenport, Deitz, Ed
wards, " {. Findlay, Ohio; Forward, Garrison,
Gist, Govan, Halle, Harris, Haynes, Henry,
Hines, Houston, Isaeks, Jennings, Ind; John
son, Va; Johnson, KY; Krebs, Kremer, Le-
compte, Letcher, Long, Marable, Mccoy, Nc
Ha.ton, Mckee, Mclean, Ohio; Mcneil, Mer-
riwether, Merwin, Con. Me:calfe, Miner, Jas.S.
Mitchell, John Mitchell, Mitchell, SC; Mitch.
ell, Ten; Moore, KY; Moore, Alab.; Orr, Owen,
Phelps, Plumer, Polk, SAWYER, Shannon, Ste
venson, Pa; Taylor, Va; Test. Thompson, Geo;
Thompson, Ohio; Trezvant, Tucker, S. G.;
Vance, Vinton, Ward, Wickliffe, Wilson, Sc;
Woods, Ohio; Wor,hington, Wright-so.
NAYs-Adams, N. Y. Allen, Mass Ander-
son, Angel, Archer, Armstrong, Ashley, Bal
ley, Badger, Baldwin, Bartlett, Barber, Con-;
Barbour, Va; Barney, Baylies, Brysn, Buchan-
an, Burgess, Cambreleng, Cassidy, Condict,
Crowninshleld, Davis, Dorsey. Drayton, Dwight,
Eastman, Es,ill, Everett, Finday, Pa: Forsyth,
Fosdick, Garnsey, Gurley, Harvey, Hasbrouek,
Hayden, Healey, Herrick, Hobart, Hoffman,
Hoicombe, Holmes, Hugunin Humphrey, In
sersoll, Ingham, Johnson, N. Y; Kidder, Kite.
"a, Lathrop, Lawrence, Little, Livingston,
Locke, Markell, MarkleY, Martindale, Marvin,
N. Y; Mattocks, McDuffie, Mexican, McLane.
Del; McManus, Mech, Mercer, Miller, n Y.
Mitchell, Md O'Brien, Pearce, Porter, Reed,
Ripley, Rive., Rose, Ross, Sands, Scott, Sill,
Sloane, Smito, SprAgue, Stevenson, Va; Stew
art, Storrs, Strong, Swan, Taliaferro, Tomlin-
SON, Tucker, NJ; Van Rensselaer,, Varnum,
Verplanck, Wales, Webster, Weems. Whipple
White, Whittemore, sWhittlesey, Jas. Wilson
Wilson, Ohio; Wolf, Wood, NY; Wurtz,
Young-lo6.
MI. Wickliffe Of Kentucky then moved to a.
mend the bill, by including provision for the
heirs and legal representatives OF the deceased
officers of the Revolutionary Army, and on this
question the AYES and Noes were ordered, but
before the clerk commenced, motion for adj
! iournment prev a;led.