1. Resolved, That a post road ought to be established from the City of Washington, on the most convenient and direct route, to pass through or near the Tuckabachee settlement to the Tombigbee settlement, in the Mississippi Territory, and from thence to the City of New Orleans.
2. Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before this House any documents, and give such other information as he may think proper, relative to opening a post road from the City of Washington to the City of New Orleans.
The first resolution being twice read, was, on a motion made, ordered to be referred to the Committee of the whole House, to whom was committed, on the seventh instant, a motion respecting “the establishment of a post road from Knoxville, in the State of Tennessee, to the settlements on the Tombigbee river, in the Mississippi Territory, and from thence to New Orleans; also, for the establishment of a post road from Georgia to the said settlement on the Tombigbee, to intersect the former road at the most convenient point between Knoxville and the Tombigbee.”
The second resolution being twice read, was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House.
Ordered, That Mr. Holland and Mr. G. W. Campbell be appointed a committee to present the second resolution to the President of the United States.
District of Columbia.
Mr. Gregg called up the resolutions for a recession of the District of Columbia to the States of Maryland and Virginia.
Mr. Huger moved to postpone the same till this day week.
Mr. Jackson moved to postpone them till the 31st December next.
Some desultory remarks were made, not touching the merits of the main question; at length the question was taken on postponing till 31st December, and lost, without a division.