Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-05
CONGRESS.
From, lie United States Telep,nnb as,.

From lie United @afes Telegraph, Anf1;
In the Senate, yesterday. several repor,.
made from the various Committees, and we, wee
Der of bills were read The second time, .ni aaa
dered to third reading. The folIow;nn III ~
were read the third time and passed: tho H.: %l'
enable the President to extinguish the Tna' Am
ties to lands in the State OF Indiana; the bin g.
the relief of Andrew Wilson the bill for A. Il. .s
lief of Thomas Shiverick the bill for tbs :r re-
of John Rodrigues the bill making AIMING nm 'sHSi
tons to pay the expenses incurred in SoIr "'
certain Indian treaties and the bill for tbS y
lief of Hubert Lacroix. The bill to estah,S u
office of Surgeon General in the Navy was ~. Wy
the second time, and, after having been eyni,;a
ed and advocated by Mr.. Hayns & opposed hr w.
Di .:erson. was, on motionof Mr. D.. laid on ~, u.
table, to allow time for further eyamin,,;o0 y;
its merits. The bill Tor the relief of Aley,nd,~.
Scott was taken up. & advocated by Messrs Ta~
bers and Smith, Of Maryland, and opposedby w. n.
Sanford; and, finally, on motion of Hr So:, MI.
laid on the table. Mr.. Johnston, of Loani,isn
continued his speech on Mr.. Fools resoluIioD j.
relation to the public lands and when he had cor
cluded, the Senate adjourned over to Mond,r
next.
In the House Of Representatives, the rear,
ton of Mr.. PoperS. from the committee on 4,
District of Columbia, to devote every ater,,.
Thursday to the purposes of such legislation =
might be necessary for the District, was. after
long debate, adopted by the House, by voc
80 to IS. The act re-appropriatins certain u.
expended balances, was read 2 third time arl
passed. The bill to relinquisf. the reyers;orlr
interest of the United States to Indian rcs,7i;
tons in Alabama was taken up.
Mr.. Spencer, of Ncw-York, moved taat he IN
be recommitted TO the Committee on Public Lamb
with instructions to report a prOyso that all ,o.
veyances of the Indians should be reviewed ,ri
approved of by the District At,orries Of therI.
ed States in their respective districts. in oracrs
guard the Indians against being oyerreachel
consequence of their improvidcnce and ignOrlrct
and that without the approval and endorsenei-
of the District Attorney. such conveyance ,brIl
be deemed invalid. Mr.. Clay, of Alabama. d,
jected to the proposition 10 recommit the bill
the Committee which reportedit, although he's
sented to the amendment. A recommirmen, to
the Committee would tend 10 delay tie bill. H.
should prefer its reference to Committee Gi.
Whole House. Mr.. Spencer agreed to lie u,
gestion; and Mr.. Letois, Of Alabama moyed,n
amendment, to strike out {" the District Arr
Mes" and insert, in lieu thereof, the word, Tx
Register and Receiver Of the Land Offices
The amendment was negatiyed. Mr. Nrg
suggested its reference to the Committee Of rtt
Whole, without instructions. Mr.. Clay and
Mr.. Spencer of New-iork, assented to this h,
bill was rccommitted accordingly.
The House then went into Committee 9th
Whole, Mr.. .HorrS, of New York, in the Chlir
and took up the bill for the relief of the repre.es
tatives of Walter Livington. After some Dis
cussion, in which Mr.. Johns, Mr.. Drap0,M
Mccoy, Mr.. Bwges, Mr.. Cambretag NJ
Spencer. of New York, Mr.. UickEE, and NJ
HINT joined, the Committee decided. upon no
ton of Mr.. Jones, to strike out the enaCIl!
clause of the bill. Mr.. ComJreleag asSed Il
the House, for the yeas and nays on the qGe'ta
of concurring with the report of the COMMITTEE
and the House, by vote of 50 to 80. cOncare1
in the report. The enacting clause being there
fore stricken out, the bill was lost. On mCta
of Mr.. Thompson, of Georgia, the House tel
adjourned.