The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-12-19

MIR. Moore, OF Penn. introduced resolution,
"that the Committee ON the Judiciary be in
structed to inquire into the expediency of fur
| Their providing by law for the prevention of du-
els among persons employed in the civil, mill
| tary and naval service of the United States'--
which, after brief discussion, was adopted.
FRIDAY, DEC. 7-Resolutions respecting
publick lands, unfinished business, and reyo-
lutionary pensioners, were submitted and dis
posed of In committee Of the whole, Mr..
Taylor, of N. Y. in the chair, the reference of
the several subjects in the Presidents Mes
sage were discussed. The House adjourned
to Monday.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10.
In the Senate.
Mr.. Williams. of Tennessee. having OBJ
tanned leave, introduced bill to authorize
the Members of the two Houses 10 transmit
certain documents by mail, free of postage
which bill was read three times by general
consent, passed, and sent to the other House
for concurrence and
The Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives..
The following committees were announced
to have been appointed by the Speaker, in
pursuance of the resolutions of Friday
last, viz -
On the Naval tablishment--Messrs.
MLane, Fuller, Warfeld, Gilmer, Hardin,
Camberleng, Plumer, of Pa.
On the Military observation-disclosures.
Eustis, Van Rensselaer,, Basett, Smith, of KY.
Cooke, Darlington, Matlack.
On the Foreign Diplomatick Affairs of the
United States--Nessrs. Russell, Rodney,
Trimble, Archer, Wright, Taylor, Farrelly.
On the Slave Trade-MessrS. Gorham,
I ~
Johnson, Swearingen.
bill from the Senate, entitled An Act
for the transmission of certain documents free
of POSTAGE" was read the first and second
time, and by unanimous consent was read
third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Floyd,
Resolued, That committee be appointed
to inquire into the expediency of occupying
the Columbia River, and the territory of the
United States adjacent thereto, and of regu-
latng the trade with the Indian tribes; and
that they have leave to report by bill or 9TH
erwise.
On motion Of Mr. Lathrop,
ReSolrsd, That the committee of revisal
and unfinished business, be instructed to con- 1
slider the expectancy of reviving the several
acts of August Cd, 1913, January 9th, 1915,
within the United States. so far as to allow
further time of redemption on the lands sold
for the non-payment of the tax, where the
same have been purchased on behalf of the
United States.
Mr.. Lathrop called for the consideration of
the resolution which he had submitted to the
House ON Thursday last, relative to the fur
Their extension of the time allowed for the re-
demption of land sold for direct taxes, which
was considered and agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Bateman, the House then
proceeded to the election of Chaplain, and
the following gentlemen were nominated, viz:
Rev. Jared Sparks, Rev. Maurice w.
Dwight, Rev. Burgess Allison, Rev. John M.
Bradford, Rev. Reuben Post, Rev. John
Chalmers.
The fourth ballot terminated as follows -
Whole number of votes 155
Necessary to choice is
OF which were for
Rev. Mr.. Sparks ga
Whereupon it was declared, that the Rev.
Jared Sparks was chosen Chaplain to Con-
gress, on the part of the House of Representa-
tives and the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, DEC. II.
In the Senate.
The Senate proceeded to the election of
Chaplain; when, after four ballotings, the
Rev. William Ryland, having majority of
the votes, was accordingly elected Chaplain to
Congress on the part of the Seaate-and the
Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives..
The following committees were announced
as having been appointed pursuant to the or
ders of yesterday.
On P,tbltek Buildings. Messrs. Blackledge,
Van Wyck, Cassidy, Brown, Cushman, Ho-
bart, and Williams, Va.
On the expectancy Of occupying The Column
bia ricer, &c.-Messrs. Floyd, Babies and Scott.
Poinsett, A. Smith, and Whipple
Mr., Sloan, from the Committee on Elections,
reported in favour of the petition of Cadwalla-
der ID. Golden, of New-York, contesting the
return in favour of P. Sharpe, which was, on
motion. referred to a committee of the whole
House.
MIR. Sergeant, Of Penn. from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported a bill for the estab-
lishment of an uniform system Of Bankruptcy
throughout the United States, which was read
by its title. Among other remarks, Mr.. S.
stated, that the subject of the bill was a mat
ter of deep interest to the people of the United
States that he had presented II thus early in
order to give members time to prepare their
minds omit; and that it was the same in form
as that which came from the Senate at the last
session. Mr.. S. then moved that il be referred
to a committee Of the whole House, and made
the order of the day for the FIRST Monday in
January next-which was agreed 10.
Mr.. Cannon, of Tennessee, submitted for
Al ell Il.