Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-09
CONGRESS.

nd disposed Of in the usual way.
CONGRESS.
,.rys SENATE, JAN AFTER The DISPOSE
4 some resolutions offered by members
aon v,rs PRESIDENT Communicated r,pori
,bs Secretary ofthe Treasury, furnishing
,u,,ion required by resolution OF he
s..,, 4 the asth Of February, 1929, direct
,hs Secretary Of the Treasury 10 lay be-
vs. -. Senate. a statement, showing the total
W. -, oS bond, taken for duties by each Col,
49, n the customs for the years 1926, 1897,
.lIsls The per cent charged by each; and
' 1',o,L amount Of the Commissions received
80 och. the nett sinoun, (sil charges deducicd)
'f.nolumrn,s received by each Collector; the
.,r emolumen,s Of each Naval Offer, Sur
,s,o,, Measurer, Gaug"I, AID Wrieher, In
och mort. for those years, all charges deduct
4, ,dIiug thereto what either may have
..,.;,ed as superintendent Of ligh' house I,
IA total number Of prrmNnrnt inspectors in
III ,ort and the emHluments OF each; he to-
,,lpgmber Il temporary lnspec ors IN each
,O,, and their average emolpmen's by adding
!. he gross sun paid them, aud dividing II by
IN, Number employed"
lrer the report was read, MIR. Smith OF
Nh hid on the table leuer addressed 10 him
=, Chairman Of the committee OF finance, ac-
eomaauied by large number OF documents,
.yb,biunp the ersoluments OF Collectors, Sur
,,vor,, Naval OficeTs, Inspee ,ors, Gaugers,
W.ightrs. &c for the yeors 1926, Z aad s.
Tsr report and letter were then referred ind
ordered 10 be pritted.
Horsx OF REPRESENTATIVES.. The time of
he House vas principally taken up with Re
1orts from Committees, (among which W. h"d
IN roliowing,) and resolutions, offered by dit
rrenr Members, in rria ion To local Affairs -
NJ. Huxr's resolution. with respect TO the dis
nibu,ion Of The PubIiC Lands, was under con-
sidrratioa Mr. Hunt addressed the House in
favor of his resolution, aud was followed by
Mr LEWIS IN oppori,ion when, The hour hav-
jnp elapsed, ;hs debate was closed for the day
Ma. HEMPHlLL, from the Committee OF In
tsrpal Improvement, reported bill o construc I
a National Road from Bufllo, in he State OF
New York, passing BY the seat of The General
Government, in the District Of COLUMBIA, to
New Orleavs, in the Safe Of Louisiana; which
bill was twice read, aud comm" ed to The Com
miuee Of the Whole House on the slae of the
Union.
The SPEAKER laid before the House letter
from the Secretary Of War, transmitting let
Ter from the Second Auditor of the Treasury,
accompanied with q statement Of the expendi
ure OF he moneys appropriated for the con-
uugen expenses nr the Military E, ablishmen Mt
IN he yea 1929; b CHI letter * accompanying
documents, were laid on he table.
The SPEAKER laid before the House letter
from he Secretary Of tie Treasury, transmit,
ing rrpor, OF the Commissioned Il the &c.
nvsd Laud Office, made in obedience to an
O'6e' Of the HOus~ OF Representatives If the
70 Of January, 1929, directing the said Sec
rr'ay 10 rporu TO the House wha, quanl'y of
'acah' land belonging to The United Sta'es yet
remains IN hat part Of the State OF Tennessee
A!nS Sou'n and west Of The line established ~
M' act oil Congress, approved April 10, 1906,
commonly allied re Cong s,ional reservation
hat quantity Of he land south aud ives
o. sAid Ilnr AS been APP opris,ed 10 he Sa'i,.
ION OF North Carolina claims, and what
portion has be,O otherwise appropristed-w
po'''ph o! ne land now vaoa ant, sou h and west
81 Naid line, is Of any, aud Of what, value
whether II Il IN compact bodies, or in de &C he'd
parcels, or small pieces and whether he same
could In his opinion, BE- surveyed ard brauch
'n'o marSrt, &C ording o the present land sys
'h 81 he U tied Strres 50 a. 10 dcfriy he
"'so,es vi doing SO, or so as 10 yield any
po'' from the SALES, or According to the land
''>''m Of Tennessee, or any o,hpr nl,r he NAV
"SStsi which letter aud report were refer,
!" The eeire' Commir' c. appointed on the
'An'c' on he l5th Of Dec mber ulimo.