Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-12


JONAH THOMPSON, Treasurer.
The.SUpREME Court of the United State met
at the Court Room in the Capitol on Monday, be-
ing the commencement of It's annual term.-
Chief Justice MARSHALL and associate Justices
SToRY, DuvaLL, Thompson. MCLEAN, and
BALDWIN, took their seats at IL O'Clock; absent,
Justice Johnson 10y reason probably of the bad
roads) The docket was opened, but 10 business
acted upon.-Nm. Int.
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Congress.-In the Senate, on Monday, the
President announced resolutions from the Le-
gislature of the State Of Georgia, nstructing the
Senators and requesting the Representatives from
that State in Congress, 10 oppose the passage of
any laws ostensibIy intended for the promotion Of
internal improvements. Resolutions were offer
ed by Messrs. Burnet. Hendricks, and Kane;
and petitions were presented by Messrs. Smith,
of Maryland, Livingston, Ellis, Ruggles, Marks,
and Dudley. The following bills were read the
third time, and passed. the bill for the relief of
Col. James Thomas; the bill for the relief of Jo.
seph E. Sprague; the bill for the relief of Fran.
els Larche; aud the bill making an appropriation
for the extinguishment of Indian titles in Indiana.
In the High Court Of Impeachment sitting for
the trial Of Judge Peck, Messrs. William G..
Carr, Geo. Ii. c. Melloday, Daniel Hef JOSH
all Spading. and William Primm, were examin-
ed for the respondent. The dispositions of sa-
muel Merry, John Bent, and Edward Bates were
read in evidence, and other documentary testi-
nony was submitted.
In the House of Representatives, upwards of
fifty petitions and memorials were presented
After variety of private bills had been report
ed and acted upon MIR. Trezvant, from the Com
mittee on Military Pensions, reported bill to
amend the existing laws with respect to the grant
ing of revolutionary PENSIONS; which was read a
first and second time. and referred to Commit
the Of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr..
Doddridge obtained leave of the House for the
Committee on the District of Columbia, to sit
upon the business before them, on Monday and
Tuesday, during the sitting of the House. The
Speaker presented number of communications,
received by him from the public Departments;
among which were, one from the Secretary of
War, in answer to resolution of the House, on
the subject Of the reports of the public engineers
AN abstract of licences issued to Indian traders:
and one from the Secretary Of the Treasury, as
to the persons employed in that Department, and
the compensation granted to them.
The Speaker also presented communication.
containing certain resolutions of the Legislature
of the State Of Georgia, in relation to internal
improvements; which on motion of MIR. HAYNES,
was laid upon the table, and ordered to be print
ed. A number Of communications from the diff
ferent Departments, containing the usual annual
statements of the persons employed in the res
pective Offices, and their compensation, were pre-
sented by the Speaker, and appropriately dispos-
ed of. The bill from the Senate to enable the
President to extinguish Indian titles in the State
of Indiana, was read twice and on motion of Mr..
Bell, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
The bill reported by Mr.. McDufiic, from the
Committee Of Ways and Means to reduce the
amount of bounty on picked fish exported, was
on motion of Mr.. Ingersol, postponed until to-
worrow. The bills for the relief of Aaron and
Thomas Fitzgerald. two brothers, wounded in
the service of the United States, at the battle of
Lake Champ!ain, went through committee of
the House. and were read third time. and pass
ed. The bill fer the relief Of James Monroe.
was on account of the lateness of the hour, post
poned till this day. The House then took up, on
motion of Mr.. Drayton, the bill to establish, an
armOry on the western waters, and continued to
discuss it until their adjournment.- Ieiegraph.
LoWsraHe and Portland Canai--It is stated
that the steamboat Uncas, bound to Nashville.
passed the Louisville and Portland Canal on the
2lst ult. with full freight. There was eIeren
feet water in the Canal, and but five on the Falls.
The captain Of the boat was handsomely paid for
the risk by the contractors, who were bound TO
pass boat through previous to the first of Janu-
ary.-Cincinnah .Rmerican.
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Reported Death Of BoEvr.-The New York
Mercurio of Saturday last contains the following
extract of letter from Carthagena. dated the
18th December, which the Editors say is from
a person of the highest credibilty.
81 lament to state that an express has just
arrived, which left Santa Martha OF the 10th
inst at 8 o'clock in the evening, with tie sad in
teligence that the Liberator was dying at the
country seat, called San Pedro, having already
received the sacranents from the hand of the H.
lustrious Bishop of the Diocese. The people are
not yet apprised of this melancholy news.''
While we hope this intelligence may prove un-
founded, we cannot but fear that it is true. For
some weeks previous the health Of Bolivar is