Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-12-11
CONGRESS-.

1.v SrxArE. on Tuesday MI. Silsbee sub |
,,;,,.a The following resolution Tor considera-
lion. which lies on the table I'LL Tomorrow
ResoEved, That the Commute on commerce
be instructed to inquire into the e@Peaie"o!
abolshing the existing difference OF TWO a"u
half ner cen,um, between The duties on import
Cd ,oods and the drawback allowed. on their
rc.eynor,,,ion. And also to inquire whether
some Of The Custom House charges, to which
;mnor,.rs and exporters of merchandise ard
owners of vessels are now subjected, ought not
10 be discontinued.
The President communicated memorial o,
sundry citizens OF Alexandris, in the Dis'rict oil
Colu mbia, preierring certain charges against
Adam Lynn, Jus,lce Of the Peace for the
County oil Ahxandris, for mal'conduct IN oihce'
which was laid on The table until the Commits
lee for The District OF Columbia should be APP
pointed.
On motion Of Mr.. Benton, the Senate then
proceeded to ballot for the remainder CT the
Standing Committees of the Senate: hive only
having been yesterday elected. The following
Committees were appointed:
On Military Rfairs.-Messrs. Benton, John
son, ofKentucky, Barnard, Chandler, and Hen>
bricks.
TYLER, M'XiDl.y, and Branch.
On Naval Affairs -Messrs. Hayne, Robbins,
Seymour, Woodbury., and Tazewell.
On The Public Lands Mcssrs. Barton, King,
Eaton, Ellis, and Kane.
On Priuate Land Caims.-Messrs. Smith, Of
South Carolina, Mckinley, Thomas, Kane, and
Barton.
On Indian ABairs-Messrs. White, Foot,
King, Prince, and Benton.
On Claims. -Messrs. Ruggles, Bell, Chase,
Rowan, and Webster.
On The Ldiciary-Messrs. Berrien, Seymour,
Webster, Rowan, and Hayne.
On the Post Office and Post Roads essrs.
Johnson, of Ky. Ellis, Tyler, Johnson, of Loui-
sana and Slsbee.
On Pensions -Messrs Noble, Marks, Chase,
Foot, and Prince.
On The District Of Colum6ia.-Messrs. Eaton,
Bosigny, Chambers, Noble, and Ridgely.
On The Contingent Expenses of the Senate-
Messrs Kane, Hendricks, and Chambers.
On Engrossed Bills, - Messrs. Marks, Wiley,
| and Bateman.
In THE HOUSE,, on Tuesday-Mr. Conner
moved the following resolution:
| RESOLVED, That the Committee on Manugac-
lures be Instructed 10 inquire into the cxpedi-
eney Of reducing the duty on Salt
| The question on agreeing to this resolution
was decided, without debate, by yeas and nays,
as follows: Ayes IS, Noes 80.
The Speaker laid before the House le annu-
al Report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury on
the state Of the Finances. Referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means, and six thous>
and copies ordered 10 be printed.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from the Secretary Of War, accompanied by a
supplemental report, OH the subject Of the Ci
| yiliza ion Of the Indians. Laid on The table.
| The Speaker also laid before the House
! letter from Col. John Trumbull, the artist whose
pencil produced the National Paintings in the
Rolundo, in relation 10 the manner Of preserv-
ing those Paintings. Read and laid on the ia
ble
The House then, or motion of Mr.. Strong,
went into committee of The whole on the state
Of the Union, Mr.. P. P. Barbour in the Chair,
and took up the bill for the erection Of new
Territory, 10 be called the Territory Of Huron.
The residue Of the days sitting was occu,
Fled in the consideration of various amend
mens to the bill, proposed chiefly by Mr..
Strong, Chairman ofthe Committee on the Ter.
ritories. Many Of these were verbal merely
and Of no general interest. The most impor-
ant were those which went to fix the compen-
\ SdtioU VI tuC SCfSTdi di oUlCcTS. ne
salary Of The Governor was fixed at S2o0o-in
addition to which it is proposed 10 allow him
$1,000 as Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
The Governors of all the Territories perform
the duties Of Superinendan,s. but are not paid
by fixed salary. Mr. Strong Wished TO fix
this part of the Governors compensation at
81 500, and Mr.. Basset, at 500, but neither mo-
lion prevailed, and it was settled at 8 1000, by
vote OF 60 10 So. The salary Of each Of the
Judges, who, in this new and partially settled
country, will have large distances 10 travel, and
must ofen pass through the heart OF the WIN
nebago lands is proposed to be 500 dollars
The salary of the Secretary Of the Territory is
proposed to be one thousand dollars. Unsuc-
cessful attempts were made by Messrs. Bates,
of Missouri, and Jennings, of Indiana, to change
The phraseology Of the bill, when referring to
the Ordinance Of 1887, for the Government, Of