The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-03-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


SENATE.-Mr. Southwark, of New-J jersey
the successor Of Mr.. Wilson, appeared on Fri
day, was qualified, and took his seal
ROADS AND CANALS.
Mr.. King, of New York, from The commit
tee Oh Roads aud Canals, reported bill, sup.
| Elemental 10 the act of last session, authorizing
the appointment Of commissioners 10 lay out a
road from Wheeling 10 the Mississippi and
The bill was read This bill provides that
the said road shall lie SO laid out as 10 pass
through Columbus, Indianapolis, and Vandalia,
(the seats Of government oil Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois, and making an additional appIopri-
alton OF ten thousand dollars for that object +
MISSOURI.
The Resolution, offered by hlr. Roberts, lie
claring the admission, of Missouri into the
Union, was read second time
PAY OF MEMBERS.
The report The committee, adverse 10 tbe
reduction oil the compensation OF Members Of
Congress, with The amendments, going 10 alter
the tenor OF that report, was taken up, aud az
tersome conversation, postponed 10 Thursday
next.
UNITED STATES BANK,
The Senate resumed the consideration Of
The bill TO amend the charter OF The Bank Of
lhe United States and after rejecting the
mendment, proposed by Mr.. Roberts, and
striking oct the clause which inhcts the pun
lshment of standing in The pilIory for con-
victed fraud On the Bank, the bill was ordered
to be engrossed for third reading. Ayes 26 !;
Noes 10.
BANKRUPT BILL PASSED.
The engrossed bill 10 establish an uniform
system Of Bankruptcy was read the third time,
which reading consumed nearly two hours
and passed by the following vote; Yscs o.
Mays l9.
The bill was ordered to be sent TO the House
of Representatives for concurrence.
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
The Senate then went into the consideration
of Executive business, with closed doors, of
course and SO continued until O'Clock J;
when the Senate adjourned.
ALTERATION OF TARIFF.
HoUsE.-Nlr. Baldwin, from the committee
of manufactures, reported an amendment to
the tariff bill, containing several sections, en-
bracing important provisions.
4 The amendment was ordered 10 lie on the
table ssi.i to he pT.a;ed.
INDEPENDENCE OF SOUTH AMERICA
Mr.. Gay. from The committee (himself and
Mr.. Alien, Of N. Y. appointed TO wait on the
President of the United States with the resolu-
ton declaring the feelings of this House in
regard to The Spani.h Provinces OF South A
nerica, reported that the committee had, &C
cording TO order, presented the resolution 10
the President; that the President assured the
committee that, 10 common with the House of
Representatives, he felt great interest in The
success Of the Provinces Of Spanish America
which are struggling to establish their freedom
and Independence and that he would take
the resolution into deliberate consideration,
with the most perfect respect for the distin
guished body from which it had emanated.
PAY OF MILITARY OFFICERS.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
report Of the committee Of the whole on tue
bill to fix the compensation of the officers OF
the army. Several amendments were propos
ed and rejected, after which, the bill was or
dered to be engrossed for a third reading,
without division.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
On motion OF Mr.. Cubreth, The House re-
solved itself into committee Of the whole on
The State Of the Union. Mr.. Fuller in The chair,
TO take into con. liberation the bill Tor gener
al reduction Of the salaries Of The officers Of
the government.
The bill having been read, some progress
was made in The details when the committee
rose, and reported progress. Adj.