The Arkansas advocate., 1831-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
rWENTY-rIKsr coNGNEss--2ND SESSION.
SENATE.


 Jd,s I3.-The bill for the benefit of Pcrciss Lovely, was read the second time, and referred to the committee on Pnbiic Lands.
 Jon. H.-The bill to extend the time for en- tering certain donation claims in the Territory -of-Arkansas, was read second time, and order ed to be engrossed for a third reading.
 Jan. IS.-Mr. Foot, from the Committee on Claims, ,ntroduce,i biiii for the relief and Carnes, which was read and ordered to a second reading.
 Mir. Foot offered the following resolution: Resotved, That the Commissioner the General Land Office be directed to report to the Senate the quantity of public lands surveyed, which have not been brought into market; also the quantity sur- veyed in each State and Territory since the year l-56 and the amount received from the safes iH each of the several States and Territories in which sales have been made, since the year ls26
 The bii 10 aid Ohio to extend the Miami Gfl-g nal, and for the location of certain grants of land in Arkansas, was read a third time and PASSED.
 Jon. l9.-Mr. M'klnley, from the Committee on Public Lands reported, without amendment, the bill supplementary to the act to set apart and dispose Of certain public lands to encourage tie cultivation of the vitse fiiid olive.
 MT. Ka'ee reported the bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make compensa- ton to the agent employed to select college elands in Arkansas
 Jaa. 20.--Mr. Holmes presented the petition of sundry inhabitants, on the subject of trans porting ihe mail on Sunday; which was referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
 Mr. Benton submitted the following resolu- tion:
 Resolped, That the President be requested to cause to be communicated to the Senate any infor- nation in the Department of War. notimpropcrt to be made public, which may show the state of the British establishments in the valley of the Coum- bia and the state of the fur trade carried by the citizens of the United States. and the Hudson Bay Company.
 HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
 .Jaa. I4.-Mr. Drayton from the Committee on Military Affairs, which was instructed, on the l7th of December last, to inquire into the expe- diency of establishing military post or garrison at the Mouth of Little river, in the southwest corner of the Territory of Arkansas, made an adverse report thereon; which was laid on the table.
 Jun. l9.-Mr. Wickl0s, submitted the follow ing resolution:
 Resoiued, That the Committee on Military Alairs be instructed io inquire ::ste the of dis missing from the Army the supernnmerary Lleu- tenants by brevet commission
 Jan. 20-Mr. Dunean, from the Committee on Public Lands, gave notice that Oil the first day that the House resolved itself into a Com mttee of the Whole on the state of the Union, he would move to take up the bill to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands, which he said was the first bill on the callendar.
 Mir. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the Commit tee on the Pos. Office and Post Roads, reported an amendatory bill ssfurther to amend the act, entitled {. An act to reduce into one the several acts establishing and regulating the Post Office Deparlment;'' which was twice read and com mitfed.
 DfrD-Inshis county, on Friday last, M Mr. Daniel Barf'ct, formerly of Missouri, aged 42 years