Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-03-14

duaions which, Ia his opinion, ere lesA Fejsdi:-
cial to the publck intere, a. will bring the exs-s
peudisuIes within the s6ual receipts of the Treal--
ury.
After considerable conversation on.
the subiect, 1t was agreed to lay the
resolution on the table.
The House adjourned, after having.
been in session nearly 8 hours.
From the National. Intelligencer, March ST.
The Session of Congress terminated
On Saturday night, in good order and
IN perfect harmony. Both Houses were.
adjourned SINE de, at quarter before
one but no business was done after
l2 o'clock, excepting the mere form
of the enrolment and signature Of some
Of the bills.
The'bil to establish an Uniform Sys.
tenn of Bankruptcy did not pass. 1t was
pushed, by the irresistible force of the
Missouri Question, too near the verge
of the session, to be finally acted on,
although disposition friendly to it had
been manifested. Mr.. Sergeant NOV
ed to take it up on Saturday last, but
the House, by 10 votes to So, refused
to consider. Several friends to the bilp
voted against taking it up, on the ground
that there was no probability of press
ing it to a decision on that day, even
with the aid of the previous question:,
which, on a bill Of this description, the
House would hardly have sanctioned.
The bill to reduce the annual appro-
pTiation for the gradual increase of the
Navy, from one million to half mill
hon, and to extend it from, three to six
years, became law An attempt was
made by Mr.. Barbour, and: failed by
one vote only, (67 to 66,) to limit the,
appropriation thus reduced, to-six years
instead of three years, with view to
building and housing the frames of the
vessels, excluding for the present any
provision for their equipment.
The annual military appropriation
bill had nearly been lost, by conflict
between the two Houses, on. the item
of appropriation for the expense of for
tifcations for the current year. The
House of Representatives fixed upon a
sum of two hundred thousand dollars,
specifying the particular objects to
which it should be applied The Sem
ate struck out the whole, and proposed
to insert in lieu thereof the gross sum
of four hundred thousand dollars. To
this amendment, the House of Repre-
sentatives disagreed and conference
was the result, which ended, just before
12 O'Clock, in the Senate's receding
from that and other amendments to.
the BILL.
The details of the bill providing for
the occupation of Florida, and for the
settlement of claims according to the
treaty with Spain, gave rise to much
debate; but the bill. finally became a
law, The territorial appointments, and
the appointment of commissioners under
the Spanish treaty, may be made by
the President of the United States in
the recess Of Congress; and the act
passed. at so late n,hour on Saturday
night, that no nominations were made
under it.
The loan bill has become law
When it was under consideration, in the
HOuse of Representatives, motion
was made to strike out four, and insert
fye, SO as to make the,loan fire mil
lions FIVE hundred Thousands dollars. in.
stead of four millions five hundred thou
sand; but the motion was negatived.-
In the Senate, the loan was increased
to five millions; to which, with. much
reluctance, the House at last agreed.
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