Nineteenth Congress, Second Segs;o,

Saturday, FEBRUARY 10.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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appointed yesterday on the Presidents message !
relation to the conflicting claims Of The STATE J.
Georgia and the Creek Indians, to certain l,,s'
within the limits Of that State: Mr.. Ererett. w.
PoueH, MIR. Cooke. Mr.. Urayton, Mr.. Whin.
sey, MIR. Laurence, and Mr.. Buchner.


Mr.. alerander, Of Va from the Commute. q,
the District OF Columbia, to which had been re.,'
red the bill from this Senate, to authorize the ca,
pora,ion OF the City OF Washington to in,roduc. !,
TO the Lotteries they authorized to establish 80.
tam land prizes (beinR the lands Of the late p..
dent JeHerson,) reported the same without am.na
ment.


On reporting this bill Mr.. alerander obser,.a
that the Legislature of Virginia had passed an a.,
for .he benefit Of the family Of MIR Jefferson. pr,n
ing lottery for the disposal OF his real estate. Al
Agent in Warrington, had been employed to nu
pare scheme for the Lottery thus granted bw
owing to the small number OF the prz,, ,M
scheme was found impractlcable. Application ~,
made TO Congress to fulfil the wishes Of the L,si,
lature Of Virginia, BY connecting The Jefferson Lon,
terry with some scheme which had for i,s obee, h
bsnef, Of The City Of Washington. and III. pr,,.,
bill was intended TO sffec, that object. What Nj,
Jefferson nigh, have thought or done in relation
such proposal, had he lived, il was not for him n
say but in making this application, the exeeuo,
OF thar ustrious man had done no more than ~,
his duty, under the will. He had acted under h.
influence Of feeling and OF duty, end the sppsnon
was recommended by every principle OF flsl grail
tude, and by oil those sentiments OF The humanh.
which, il he would, he could not change.
The question was then iaken, and The bill was o.,
dered TO third reading On Monday-ayes ol,
Noes rs.


| On motion Of MIR Forefh, the Commute. n
the Whole House on the State OF the Union VA,
discharged from The consids ration OF certain resc
tions OF the Legislature Of Georgia, in relation 10
ands clsimed BY the State and by the Greek Ind,m
and the resolutions were referred to The seec, Com.
mit,se sppsin,sd yesterday on ,ha, subject.


Monday, FEBRUARY l2.


IN SENATE.


! Mr.. Cobb presented sun6ry documents from he
Legislature OF Georgia. relating to the question,
be tween the Executive OF the u States and III.
Government. Ct Georgia; which WAS referred 10 ii,
Select Committee en- the Presldenls Message Of
the 5th.


/ Mt Chambers. from the Committee on the Di,
,rict Of Columbia, reported q bill appieping
$4,000 dollars for making road. on the McAd.n
system, from the Capitol to Gsorge,ovn which
was read.


| The bill rom the other House, TO impose farther
duties on certain imports, was read.
| On motion Of Mr.. Chambers, the memorial d
the State Of Maryland, for the paymen, Of interest
on money disbursed in the last war, was referred 10
the Committee OF elaine.


\ This Senate resumed the consideration OF The
nomination Of joel II. Poinsett, as Envoy Extraor.
dinary and Minister Plenipoientinry OF the unil,'
States TO the Assembly OF American Min.er,
transferred from Panama 10 Tacubays in Mexlce
in the place Of Richard c. anderson deceased.


Mr.. Benton offered he following resolution:
| Resotved, That II is inrxptdent for the unisd
States to send any Minister in the place Of r. C..
anderson, deceased, TO the Congrsa OF America
Nations at Tscubsys


The question bring taken on this resolution /!
was negatiyed by the following vote:


Feas-Messrs. Benton, Berrien, Branch, Chsnd-
Ter, Cobb, Dickrrson, Eaton, Findlsy, Hayne, Kane
King, Mckinley. Macon, Randolph. Ridsey,
Rowan, Smith Of South Caroline Tazewell. Van
buren, White, Williams, and Woodbury-22.


.Nays- hessra. Barton, Bate man. Bell, Bouignyi
Chambers, Clayton. Edwards, Harrison. Hendricks
Holmes. johnson Of Kentucky, Johnston Of Louis.
ans, Knight, Marks, Mills, Noble. Reed, Robbins,
Rugges, Sanford. Seymour, Silabee, Smith oI Ma.
ryland, Thomas, and Willey-25.


MIR. BENTON submitted the following resolution
i II appearing to The Senate. from the documents
communicated by the Persistent in The Treaty oi
Union, League and Perpetual Confederation, con.
cluded by the assembly Of American Nations i
Panama, on the 15h Of July, 1896, it is stipulated
ueie fePteseheu' "ooiu ;.
new their invitations TO the neural and friendly
Powers 10 send Plenipoten.iarics to 1acubaya; and
u further appearing that no such invitations have
yet been given 10 our Government:


therefore, Resolved, That, without now expires
slng It's opinion as TO the expediency Of the Unle0
States being represented al the Congress OF Taeu
oaya, the Senate are o opinion that no further s'ep
ough, TO be taken in that Mission, nor any furlhs
expense incurred.


J lhe question being taken on this resolution,
va. decided in The negative, as follows:
; ftas-Messrs. Benton. BeIrien Branch, Chand
ier' Cobb, Dickeison, Eaton, Findsy, H,yne. Kane
King Nc Kinley, Macon. Randolph, Rdeely. RoH
an, omilh OF South Carolina, Tszewell. Van Buren