Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-19
CO g r f. SIS.

In the Senate on Tuesday, the Chair laid be.
fore the Senate two Executive communications:
The first a report from the Secretary OF War, in
reply TO a resolution relative 10 the construction
of the military road in Maine, to MARS HilD;
which was referred to the Committee on Militia
~ affairs; and the other report from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury enclosing additional cores
pondence from the Collectors, &c. on the sub
ject Of duties, as required by resolution of the
Senate; which was ordered to be printed. No
tce was given by Mr.. Webster that he should
ask the Senate on Thursday to take up the Ap.
portionment Bill. Several bills from the House
were reported without amendment, among which
were three or four OF the hills relating to the Dis.
trict of Columbia. A bill for the relief of Jos.
Newc coming was reported by MIR. Dallas. from
the Committee on Military Affairs, and read
frs, time On motion of MIR. Miller, it was or
dered that 5000 copies of a report prepared by
the Secretary OF the Senate, containing state
men,, in al phabetical order. ct all the articles
imported into the United States. with the list of
duties imposed on each, and list OF those which
are free OF duty, be printed for the use OF the Sc.
nate. Mr. Bnckner laid on the table a resplu.
ton calling for an account OF Public Lands sold.
SC The bill to extend vaccination to the In
dams was taken up for third reading. but laid
on the table on the motion of Mr.. Buckner.
The Senate then resumed, in Committee Of the
Whole. the consideration OF The General Appro-
priatnn Bill. Some a,nvers alton tcnk place on
the subject of the .~o Agencies for C.aiins, in
London and Paris, but no mo'ioo was made. An
amendment moved Oy Mr. PolnleStrr, reducing
the appropriation for N,ais,e. - - aba, VAS
negatived-ayes %, noes II. The iii! then
reported to the Senate, a. amended. Some dis
cussion took place on the amendment, made IN
Committee adding 10000 dollars to the appr9-
priation made by the House for the con,ingen-
cies in the Judicial Department. aud the anend-
ment was not CONQUERED n-ayes 10, NOES "a.
The bill was not gone through with when the Sc
nate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives. Mr.. Wick
life presented report, from the Committee on
the Public Lands, adverse to the recommends
ZION of the Secretary OF the Treasury III relation
to the sale of the public lands to the respective
States in which they are situated, and adverse to
distribution of the proceeds of said sales; recon-
mending reduction of the present price OF pub
lie lands; but, nasmuch as some OF the new States
favor the recommendation of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, the report was accompanied with
a resolution, authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to obtain certain information upon the
subject, to be submitted TO Congress at ITS next
session. The report and resolution was referred
to the Committee of the Whole, and ordered TO
be printed. The report is of considerable length,
and shall be more particularly noticed hereafter
MIR. Duncan reported bill to authorize the TO
vernon of Arkansas to select certain lands Tor the
erection Of public buildings at little Rock; which
was read twice and ordered to be engrossed Tor
a third reading. Mr.. Craig offered resolution to
change the regular hour of the House meeting
hereafter. from twelve (as at presently to eleven
O'Clock. A. NJ. Mr. Boon rose to order, as he
had offered similar resolution some SIX weeks
past. and which then lay on the table. The pro-
priety of the alteration Of the hour Of the meet
Ing was discussed by Messrs. Ingersoll, Irwin,
and Speisht, and motion for suspendng the
rule of the House, tor the purpose of taking up
the resolution heretofore offered by MIR. Boon,
was carried in the affirnaive-ayes lis, noes q.
The question on Mr.. Boon's resolution was then
taken, and carrled-ayes l29. mes %. So the
House meets to-day and henceforth at o'clock,
instead of 1877 Mr.. Plummer postponed until
to. morrow the continuation of his remarks on the
case of the Collector of Wiscasset The Speak
err presented petition from certain citizens OF
Georgetown. praying to be heard by Counsel at
the bar Of the House, against the bill for the erec-
ton of the Bridge at Washington. Mr.. Wash
iugtou. having offered a resolution for allowing
the PRAYER of the memorialists. after some iscus-
sion, motion of Mr.. Williams to lay it on the
table prevailed
Case of Samuel Houston.-The Committee OF
Privileges, appointed on Monday. reported the
following course of proceedings to be observed
in the investigation of the compliant against Sa-
niue! Houston:
"Said Samuel Houston shall be again placed
at the bar OF the House. and the letter Of the
said Wm Stanbery shall be read to him; after
which the Speaker shall put the following inter-
rogatorv:
DO YOU admit or deny that YOU assaulted and
beat the said Stanbery. as he has represented in
the letter which has been read. a copy of which
has been delivered to YOU by order of the HOusee