CONGRESSIONAL MATTER.
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Monday, Fec. l2.-In the Senate, the bill
to extend the limits Of Georgetown, and the
bill for the relief Of Eliza Buckley were pass
ed.


The bill making an appropriation of S15,-
900 for the repair of the road through the
Indian country, between Jackson and Co
lumbus, in the State of Mississippi, was the
subject of considerable d cusson. 1t was
opposed upon the ground that Congress had
no power to make road within the limits
of state and that when the State of Mis-
sissippi was admitted into the Union, the
jurisdiction which, previously, the Indians &C.
ded to the United States over this road, pass
ed to the state, and was vested in it. 1t was
supported on the ground, that the road run
through an Indian country, the title to which
has never been extingushed, and that there
fore, the state had no power to make it; that
like applications had received the favor of
Congress, and that no constitutional princi-
Piles were connected with the bill. 1t was
ordered to third reading.


In the House of Representatives, the bill
for the relief of Penelope Denny was passed.
A little discussion took place on the consd-
Grafton of the resolution offered some time
since by Mr., Miner, calling for information
on the subject of the revenues, &c. from the
ports in the Delaware, with reference TO
the construction of the proposed break wa
ter, and the resolution was ultimately reject
ed. The House went into committee on the
bill making appropriation for the navy, but
made little progress therein, when the com
mittee rose. On motion, it was referred to
the Committee on the District of Columbia,
to inquire as to the cxpediency of deepening
the channel leading into ryber Greek; and
on motion OF Mr.. Alexander, Of Virginia,
relative to amending the charter of Alexan-
dria; on motion of Mr.. Everett, of Massa-
chusetts, on the subject of revising the law
regulating the importation of foreign books;
on motion of Mr.. Wood, of New-York, rel
atve to placing disabled and wounded Off
GERS on the list of invalid pensioners; and
Ion motion of Mr.. Mallary, OF Vermont, or