Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-16
CONGRESS-

,,,d and referred 10 their sPProPri>
,,i,,s Committees
~. =, VIE. President presented the annual re-
'"J n, Secretary of the Tressury-lsoo
''i n.:.,,l COPIES Of which were ordered to be
qua ,,,1 for the use of .hs Senate. The Senate
tioc,ped at an early hour
:. y. House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,, it being
-, -, in order for the presentation Of pets
,smbsr were ogered-Among others,
49, .,.m5rialscontes,ing the seatsofMr.R RIPLEY
~ y Mr.. Nswros Of Va. and Mr.LEA, Of
Tarse wers referred TO The Committee
On Elections.
n. following resolution, offered by Mr..
,,.s,,p,os Of Mass lies one day on The table:
r,,oLsd Tha, there be added to The stand
.Conmil,res Of the House, Committee or
sS,o,,oa. On mo,iop of Mr.. SWIFT Of Yer
1t, III, Committee on Military Atairs were
,,uOc,ed to inquire Into the expediency OF e
lar for, iSear,ons on some Island on Lake
rs,mplain. near he Canads Line.
u, CoS,sR, Of Y. Z. offered the following
resolution:
p,,,lrsd, That the Committee Of Wavs and
Mean, b, instructed to inquire into the s1ne,
s,ucy Of reducing the du'y on salt.
On the question &c considering this resolo-
lion, the ayes and noes were called for, and
u, House refused to consider it-ayes rs;
aces 81.
Mr.. CHockErr, OF Tenn. offered the follow
iOg resolution:
R.soIpsd That a Select Committee be ap-
pointed TO inquire into the expedlenCy OF di--
posins IF certain reservations Of land in the
s,at- Of Tennessee.
Mr.. Polk moved as an amendment, that the
question b. referred 10 the Com nittee on Pub,
lie Lands.
M. CROCKETT said, in reply, the gentleman
j, Chairman Of the Committee On Public
Lands, himself, and, Of course, will have the
management Mt of The whole N ir himself NV,
a. the land lies in nv District. wish to have q
hnle hand 10 The bosioess myself And The
House good .humoredly complied with MIR.
CRocxsrr's wishes, and ordered Selec, Com
mi tee
The reports OF former Committees on the
subject Of the Na'ipna! Road between Wash
iggron and New Orleans, were ordered to be
referred TO the Commi,lee on In,srnal Improve
ment
Mr. SrASDIFER (of Team offered 'hr follow
lug resolution:
R.solved, That the Comini''ee on Military
AFlrs be instructed to inquire in-o the exp :
dieucy OF establishing an Armory at some su''>
able point on he Western Waters.
Mr.. Carson, of " {. moved that the words
" or western waters Of North Carolina" be ad
de1 - The resolution.
This drew some remarks e. ON Col JOHNSON,
who spoke shor' time, urging the Drcessity
of an Armory in he West, and depreca'ing
any ri> airy between the Sou h and the Wes' on
the suh"cI
A, Mr., CApsoN's suggestion, the res"ie'
aad amendment were lad on The table until to-
day.
A message was received from the President,
in rel l,ion to a Tribe Of Indians, a debutatioD
from whom are now in Washington. The
message ues referred 10 the CommitIee on In
dian Airs.
Tne SPEAKER laid before the House the An,
nusl Report Of the Secretary OF The Treasury
On the state Of he Finance; 10000 copies oil
which were ordered 20 be printed
The House, in Committee Of The Whole, Mr..
TAYLOR, Of v. Y. in he chair, took up the con-
.idera,ion Of the join: resolution, directing he
purchase Of so copies oF,he Laws OF the vi :
cd States. Thr resolution was r. ported without
ordered 10 be eng ossed, read i
hird time and passed aud hen
The House sdjou'Ned.