Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Barney gave notice that, whenever the
bill reported Yesterday by the Chairman oil III"
Committee Of Ways and Means, proposing 10
reduce the duty on Teas, should be under con-
sidrralion, he would move TO embrace within
its provisions, all Teas that may be in bond in
the Custom House Stores On the Is: January,
1929, whrn it IS designed that the bill shall
take cffert.
On motion Of Mr. Orr, il was
Resolved that the Committee or Military
Pensions be instructed 10 inquire into the ex
2edlcncy of reporting bill to provide for
granting pensions for life, 10 the officers and
soldiers Of The Revolutionary war, according 10
their several grades where such officers or SOL
diers served either in the naval or regular Cons
tinrntal military establishment, or as State
troops in he militia flying camp, or as 'olun-
teers, for period Of line months; whether the
service for that period was performed at any
one continued time, or al different PERIODS
making up such Time; and whose reduced Cir
cumsI anres would bring them within The pro-
Wis INA Of The existing pension laws.
Resoh ed, further. That the same committee
be instructed TO inquire INTO The Ell ediencv OF
granting pensions 10 the officers and soldiers,
period than niue months; fixing the rate OF PEN
sion, in proportion to The length Vi service SO
performed.
The Speaker Ibid before the House letter
from the Secretary Of War, transmitting a re-
port OF the Cniel Engineer, with Reports OF The
Commissioners apprentice 10 10y out the Ma
uora Road from The Western line OF The State
of Ohio, To the seat Of Government Of the STATE
Of Missouri, accompanied with drawings oil the
70 ate and location Of that road which letter,
SC were read, and laid on the table.
MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Who'll on the State Of The Union, Mr.. Taylor,
Of n York, IN Il, chair, and resumed the n
sheraton of the bill m king app o stations tor
he indian Department, an The q"estion beng
on the motion of MIR. Wood, Of Ooio, viz 10
amend McDuife's amsndment,b by striking out
from i, 4 csc words, ard for aidIng the said
Cherokees, and such other Indians as may he
20 disposed G EN- grate to places West Of the
Missippi:"
MIR Oven made short speech, the object Of
which was 10 show that the general policy OF
removing the Indians West OF the Mississippi,
did not fairly or properly come open io' discus
sion under an amendmcnt which had re ,peci 10
he Greeks and Cberokees only, lnasmnch as
The removal OF those two :ribss from the Inns
its oil Georgia was the subject oil a srperae ex-
press compact entered into so long ago as
1902
Mr.. Smith, Of Indiana, spoke a; considerable
length against the amendment OF Mr.. WOODS,
and in supper, of the general policy OF remov-
ing the remains of all the Indian tribes 10 re-
gion West Of the Mississippi river.
Mr. Woods, Of Ohio, then took the floor, in
c,1,,. nIp,e wi "
ed, whic h he explained and defended IN speech
which occupied nearly Two hours.
lie was Flowed by Mr.: M'Lcan, Chairman
of the Committee on Indian Affairs, in reply,
who yindicaled thr course IF tina, Committee,
and The prop,ir,y Of the policy OF removing the
In ians.
Mi. Weems made short speech, with the
bibie in his hand from which he quoted the
birth and history of I>hmael whom ne viewed
a. he ancestor Of our Indians. He was oppos>
ed to the amendment, and in favor ot their re-
moval
The question was then put, and the amendn
men OF Mr. Woods was rejected without a
di,isloa.
NJ Vinton then moved the following:
"Proy,dcG. Tha, no Indian or Indians, North
Jls,i,ufc s6 degrees 50 minutes, shall ne aid
ed in removing South Of tina, deg'et: Nor shall
any Indian or Indians, living South OF said de-
gre of latitude, be aided in emigraiing North
thereof"
Mr.. V.commerced SPEECH in support of
this Amendments; bat i, be- g past four
o'clock, he yielded to a motion Of Mr.. Bates,
of Missouri, for the rising of the COMMITTEE
The Committee rose accordingly, and there
upon the House adjourned
Notice.
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