The New Hampshire Gazette

CONGRESS

IN SENATE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16.

Resolutions submitted yesterday by Mr. Kane, to place at the disposal of the State of Illinois three-fifths of five per cent of the public lands sold within the same, and for other purposes were agreed to.

The Senate concurred with the House in passing the resolution authorizing the purchase of 50 copies of the 6th volume of the Laws.

Bills reported and read twice—For the benefit of E. L. Clarke, of Lou., and heirs of Lewis Clarke, deceased; for the final adjustment of Private Land Claims in Missouri; to repeal certain tonnage duties, [referred to Com. on Finance]; to graduate the price of Public Lands, and to cede the residue upon equitable terms, and for meritorious objects to the States in which they lie; for the relief of Henry Case; and for the relief of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

Executive Business.—The doors of the Senate were then closed, and after some time spent in Executive business, were opened, and the Senate

Adjourned.

THURSDAY, DEC. 17.

Resolution offered by Mr. Hendricks for inquiry into the expediency of granting privileges to delinquent Land Purchasers, and allowing scrip to be issued for moneys paid on forfeited lands sold, was agreed to.

Petitions, of Th. Worthington; of certain citizens of Alabama; of Wm. Gamble; of Fr. Gebhard; of George Johnson; of the Executors of Gen. Moses Hazen; all on private concerns, were committed.

Petitions, of Benj. Pendleton, of N. Y. for indemnity of expenses incurred by the non-performance by government of engagements in relation to the late contemplated Naval Exploring Expedition; of certain merchants of New-Orleans, asking a remission of the additional duties paid on goods ordered before the passage of the Tar Law; of do. requesting that a duty of ten per cent. be laid on sales at auction; were severally referred to appropriate committees.

Bills to provide for the final settlement of the claims of certain States for advances during the late war; to provide payment for trespasses committed by Indians in Arkansas; for the relief of Jonathan Chapman, of Boston; for graduating the price of lands, and ceding the refuse lands to the States in which they lie,—were severally read twice and committed.

The Senate then went into conclave on Executive Business.

Adjourned to Monday.

MONDAY, DEC. 21.

Various petitions and memorials were presented; several resolutions were submitted, and those offered on Thursday last by Messrs. Chambers and Livingston were adopted. The bills for the relief of Elijah S. Clark, of Louisiana, and the heirs of Louis Clark, deceased, and for the relief of certain citizens of Arkansas, who have lost property by the depredations of the Osage Indians, were ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

The Joint Resolution authorizing the purchase of 50 copies of the 6th vol. of the Laws of the United States was passed. After spending a short time in the consideration of Executive business, the Senate adjourned

TUESDAY, DEC. 22.

The resolutions submitted yesterday by Mr. Woodbury, for a statement of the population and business of the Island of Key West, and for extending the right of debenture to merchandise imported into Key West, was agreed to.

A Joint Resolution to adjourn over to Monday was adopted and sent to the House for concurrence.

Mr. Holmes offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to report to the Senate what funds of the United States, deposited in the State Banks or the Banks of the District of Columbia, have been directed to be withdrawn since the Session of Congress of 1826; what sums still remain in such Banks; at what times the transfers were respectively directed, and in what cases such funds are safe, unsafe, or doubtful.

This resolution lies on the table.

Mr. Smith, of Md. presented the memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Company, asking a subscription on the part of the United States to their stock. Ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

On motion by Mr. Marks, the memorial of the Merchants and Traders of Philadelphia, for a reduction of duties on Teas, was referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. Rowan, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the bill providing for the final settlement of the claims of certain States therein mentioned, for advances during the late war, with amendments.

Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill explanatory of an act, entitled "An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the United States;" which was read and passed to a second reading.

After Executive business, adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23.

After the presentation of various petitions and memorials, the resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Holmes, calling for information from the Secretary of the Treasury, as to the deposits of the U. S. in the State Banks and Banks of the District of Columbia, and the amount still remaining in such Banks &c. was considered and adopted.

Bills were introduced on leave; several Bills received their second reading: and the important bill providing for the payment of interest to certain states therein mentioned, for advances made by them during the late war, was, after a short discussion, on motion of Mr. Smith of Md. postponed to, and made the order of the day for Monday next.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

TUESDAY, DEC. 15.

More than one hundred petitions were presented and referred. Of them, many were presented by Messrs Evans, McIntire, and Wingate, Mr. Hubbard, Messrs. Dwight, Gorham Richardson, Everett, Crowninshield. Varnum, and Bates. Mr. Pearce, Messrs. Rogers, Barber, Huntington and Elsworth, and Mr. Swift, from Maine, New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode-Island, and Vermont.

Petitions—of Ruel Williams of Maine, claiming the seat of James W. Ripley; of Thomas C. Arnold of Tennessee, claiming the seat of Pryor Lea; of George Loyall of Norfolk, claiming the seat of Thomas Newton, and of Silas Wright of New-York, claiming the seat of George Fisher, were referred to the Committees on elections.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

To the Speaker, &c.

A deputation from the Passamaquoddy Indians, resident within the limits of Maine, have arrived in this city, and presented a memorial soliciting the aid of the Government in providing for them the means of support. Recollecting that this tribe, when strong and numerous, fought with us for the liberty which we now enjoy, I could not refuse to present to the consideration of Congress, their supplication for a small portion of the bark and timber of the country which once belonged to them.

It is represented that from individuals who own the lands adjoining the present small possession of this tribe, purchases can be made sufficiently extensive to secure the objects of the memorial in this respect, as will appear from the papers herewith transmitted. Should Congress deem it proper to make them, it will be necessary to provide for their being held in trust for the use of the tribe during its existence as such.

ANDREW JACKSON.

Dec. 15, 1829.

[Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.]

Mr. Richardson, of Mass. moved a resolution, in substance, for the appointment of an additional Standing Committee, viz. "A Committee on Education," whose duty it shall be to consider all measures and propositions relative to Education, and to report thereon.

Laid on the table according to rule.

Other Resolutions—For the erection of Fortifications on Lake Champlain, near the Lower Canada border;—For reviving the law of May 7, 1822 for the payment of certain Revolutionary Certificates; and for local purposes, were offered by Messrs. Swift, Taylor, Archer, and Claiborne, and referred to committees for inquiry.

A bill for making a National Road from Washington to New-Orleans, was, on motion of Mr. Blair, taken from the files and referred to the Committee on Internal Improvements.

Western Armory. Mr. Desha, of Ten. moved. that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing an Armory on some suitable point upon the Western Waters.

Mr. Carson moved to amend the resolution, by adding, "or the Western waters of North Carolina."

Mr. R. M. Johnson expressed his regret that the South and the West should be thus brought into view on a subject in which his constituents

were deeply interested: and

hoped his friend from North-Carolina would not press an amendment, which would bring the South and the West in collision.

Mr. Carson then moved to lay the resolution on the table till to-morrow, in the expectation that a satisfactory arrangement would be made. Agreed to.

Barnstable Bay Canal.—The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of War, dated the 12th inst. presenting an estimate of the expense of making a Canal from Barnstable Bay and Buzzard's Bay, with the report of the Board of Internal Improvement thereon. Referred to the Committee on Internal Improvements

Annual Treasury Report.—The Speaker also laid before the House the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury.—Referred to Com. of Ways and Means.

The resolution directing the Clerk to purchase 50 copies of the Laws of the U. S. to complete the sets in the Library' at a rate not exceeding 4 dollars per volume, was considered in Committee of the whole Mr. Taylor in the Chair, reported without amendment, and was afterwards read a third time and passed.

Adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16.

The papers from the new States and Territories, praying for a reduction of the price of Lands. &c were taken from files. and referred to the Land Committee.

The Speaker laid before the House a report of the Secretary of War, accompanying copies of Surveys made in pursuance of Laws passed in 1824 and 1829.—Ordered to be printed.

Mr. Williams was, at his request excused from serving on the committee of Claims, on account of impaired health.

Mr. Barringer announced the death of the Hon. Gabriel Holmes, a member elect of the present House, from the State of N. Carolina, and on his motion, the House voted unanimously to go into mourning for one month, by the usual mode of wearing crape around the left arm.

Adjourned.

THURSDAY. DEC. 17.

Numerous petitions were presented by Messrs. Evans, Brodhead, Hubbard, Gorham, Hodges, Pearce, Barber, Mallary Caboon and Everett, and by the Representatives of many other States, which were committed as usual.

Of those from New-York, was one praying for the imposition of duties on sales by auction.

Resolutions:—Twenty-five resolutions for inquiries, respecting the disposition and distribution of the Public Lands; Post Roads; removal of Indian Tribes; the improvement of River Navigation; the erection of Light Houses; and placing old soldiers on the pension list,—were offered and agreed to.

A resolution offered by Mr. Overton, for inquiry into the expediency of ceding to the respective States such public lands as may be unfit for cultivation, either from sterility or inundation, was refused to be considered.

Another resolution, offered by Mr. Boon, for inquiry into the expediency of granting to the State of Indiana, 160 acres of land, to include the battle ground of Tippecanoe, to be located under the direction of Generals John Tipton and Walter Wilson, was rejected.

On motion of Mr. White, of Florida, it was resolved, that the Committee on Agriculture be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for the compilation of a Treatise on the Cultivation of the Sugar Cane, and the Fabrication and Refinement of Sugar, including the most modern improvements. And also into the expediency of requesting the President of the United States to cause to be procured, through the commanders of our public armed vessels, and our Consuls abroad, such varieties of the Sugar Cane as may be best adapted to the soil and climate of the United States.

On motion of Mr. Everett, of Mass. a joint Committee was ordered to be appointed to direct the expenditure of the money appropriated for the Library of Congress.

Mr. Storrs offered a resolution (which lies one day on the table) directing the Secretary of the Treasury to communicate to the House copies of the Monthly Reports of the affairs of the Bank of the United States, received since July last.

On motion of Mr. Verplanck, the Post Office Committee was instructed to report on the expediency of reducing the rate of postage on periodical publications, and placing them at
the same rate and under the same regulation with newspapers.

Western Armory. Mr. Carson's resolution on this subject was called up undiscussed, and after debated. A motion was made to amend it, but before any question was taken on the amendment or resolution, the

House Adjourned to Monday.

MONDAY. DEC. 21.

Numerous petitions and memorials were presented; after which, a considerable discussion took place on the subject of the location of an Armory of the United States on the Western Waters Messrs. Johnson of Kentucky, Gilmore, Mallary, Jennings, Sevier, Vance, and Daniel, severally spoke upon the subject; and various amendments were proposed. The resolution as finally adopted by the House, directed the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of establishing the proposed Armory, at some suitable place on the waters of the West. The Speaker presented various communications, among which, was one from the Clerk of the House, respecting the annual expenses of the House and the number of Clerks and Messengers employed in that department of the public service.

TUESDAY, DEC. 22.

Mr. Wickliffe. from the Committee on Retrenchment, reported in part a bill to establish a rule for the computation of the mileage of members of Congress. and for other purposes: which was read and committed

Mr. W. from the same Committee, reported a bill to regulate the allowance of forage to officers of the army. Committed

The Speaker laid before the House a report from the 1st Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of the accounts which have remained unsettled, or on which balances appear to have been due more than three years prior to.. the 30th September, 1829. and a list of disbursing officers who have failed to render their accounts within the time prescribed by law; which lists were transmitted to him by the 4th Auditor of the Treasury.

On motion of Mr. Drayton, It was

Resolved. That the Committee on Foreign Affairs be instructed to enquire into the expediency of making compensation to American citizens for losses which they have sustained in consequence of illegal seizures, confiscations. and condemnations of their property by France anterior to the 30th September, 1800.

On motion of Mr. Drayton, it was,

Resolved, that the committee on Naval Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of increasing the pay and emoluments of Captains and Masters Commandant in the Naval service of the United States.

Adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23.

Besides the presentation of upwards of 50 memorials and petitions, among the former of which. was that of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, to which, with numerous others, was attached the venerated name of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, praying for an additional subscription on the part of the United States to the stock of the Company, numerous bills were passed through their appropriate stages. The principal of them was a bill reported from the committee of Ways and Means, making an appropriation for repairing and fitting out the Frigate Brandy-wine. The object of this appropriation, as explained by McDuffie, is to fit out a vessel to supply on the West-India station the place of the Hornet, which there is too much reason to apprehend has been lost.

Upon the resolution introduced by Mr. Davis of South-Carolina, to grant the use of the books in the Library of Congress to the Heads of the Departments and the members of the Corps Diplomatique a discussion ensued; and the resolution was finally, on motion of Mr. Taylor of New-York, referred to the Committee on the Library.