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IN SENA TE. 
March 7 . - l %22 - 
Mr. K.M. Johnson, ofKy. presented a 
petition from John C. Symmes, of Cincin¬ 
nati, in Ohio, stating; his belief of the exist¬ 
ence of an inhabited concave to this globe 
—his desire to embark on a voyage of dis¬ 
covery, to one or the other of the Polar 
Regions—his belief in the value and great 
honor to his country of the discoveries 
which he would make—that his pecunia¬ 
ry means are inadequate to the purpose 
without public aid—and suggesting to 
Congress the equipment of two vessels ot 
250 or 300 tons, for the expedition, and 
the granting of such other aid as govern¬ 
ment may deem requisite to promote the 
object. A motion was made to refer the 
petition to the Committee on Foreign Re¬ 
lations, which was refused—and, after 
some conversation, it was decided to lay 
it on the table—Ayes 25. 
