Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-27
-, SENATE.

MONDAY, Nprs ~, INA.
hlr. Taylor, of "a. submitted the following
resolution, with a request ttat il might be forth
with taken ioto consideration; as il related To q
communication iro.G the President of the Uni
tel States OF Virginia, and .te wished all the
documents printo,. together:
Resoiced. Tina, the President of the UuitaI
States be requested 20 inform the Senate, who
tocr the Executive. throuyi, the agency OF the
War Department, borrowed any money, during
the last war, under the condition of apply ing the
same To the defence oi the Stale wherein the said
loans were made, ami 70 what amount; and wic-
thcr interest was paid hy the United States for
si,Ii loans, or II they sustained any loss by Civ
ing stock treasury notes for them; inc iuding
any other information in relation to the sub
lcct which !le may think proper to communi-
cate.
The resolution was taken into consideration
by general consent, AMI |: was agreed to.
Oh motor, OF Nv smith, the ComrEittcc Oh
Finaacc was discharged from the further con-
sheraton OF a letter from the Artist engaged to
prepare categorical design for a Clock for
the Senate, requesting a furthcrappropriationf for
that purpose. The same committee was also
discharged from the ,ncmarial of Thomas Law
anu others OF the District of Columbia praying
for the establishment of National Currency.
Ga motion o! Mr.. Macon, the rule By which
the Senate determined 10 I'D journ, on each week,
from Friday to the next Monday, was rcscinded
Mr.. Jackson, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, TO whom was referred a petition
respecting the purchase of AN Orrery, for t e
Military Academy at West Point, submitted a
report on that subject, recommending that the
committee be discharged from its further cons-
derlton, and that it be referred to the Sccrcta-
~ of War. The report was agreed to.
iiIe same committee was, also, discharged
from the further consideration of the petition of
-Hessrs. Willard aud Chilis, that subject being
now under consideration in the other House.
The bill, reported by the Commute of Claims
''iOr the relief of Alexander NIcNair,'' had its
second revi:ng.
The bill s'io amend the several acts imposing
duties on imports, was received from the House
of Representative and read. Mr.. Dickerson
moved for the second reading of the bill, at the
present time. This was objected TO by several
members; and, consequently, the second read
Ing cannot take place until tomorrow.
Mr.. Lowrie presented the memorial of great
number ofmcrchants OF Pennsylvania, kcntuc-
yy, and Nirgini;I, praying the imposition, by
Congress, of duty on sales ut auction. Re
ferred 10 the committee on Finance.
On motion of Mr. Macon, the resolution pro-
posed by him, some days since, fixing time for
closing the present session of Congress, was Ia
ken up for consideration. That resolution spe-
CITED the !th of May, as the day Of adjournment.
The ith" was, on motion, stricken out, when,
"I5th day." Some remarks were made upon
this subject, by Mcssrs. Talbot, Macon, Holmes
Of .H;line, D,cscrson, Van Dyke, and Brown.
Mr.. DickersOn moved to postpone tic resoll-
ton to Nun Law ncxt. This moticn was decided
Ia the ne.satiSe-yeas 81, nays "a. Mr.. Van
Dyke then moved to fill the blank in the rcsol,i-
ton with the ''l8thn as the doy oil adjournment
This was not agreed to. The question then re-
CARED upon Mr.. Talbot's motion, for filling the
blank with "ihc lsth." Mr.. Eaton spoke in
favor of that day, the great and important
subjects before the Senate could not possibly be
disposed of h.lote that time. Me5srs. Johnson
of Ken. Smith, Ruggies, Taylor, of Va and
Noble, male some further remarks upon the
subject. Mr.. Rugs!es moved to lay tle rcsolu-
ton on the tabls--this motion was decided iii
the ne gatiye, yeas 90, nays 81.
The question then REQUIRED on filing the
blank with ''thc l5t'-Nfcssrs. King, of Ala
bama, and II. Johnson, If Louisiana, spoke i'll ia
vor of an early day of 1journnent. Mr.. Dick
erson said, he should consider the determination
Of the Senate TO fix an early day for a,ljouon-
Elent, as tantanount To the rejection of the i'm
Iortant bill (thc Tariff bill which had Just come
from the House. The Senate then decided in
favor of filling the blank with the 15th--Yeas
as, Nays 81. So the resolution fixes the 18th
day of may, for the adjournment Of Congress-t
was then passed to be cngrossed and read the
third time.
The bill sin allition to the acts relative to
the election of President aud Vice President c!
tlc United S;atcs,n was read the third time
PASSED, and sent to the House for concurrence.
On motion oi .Hr. tIanTI:,:i, the Senate then
procca led TO the consideration of Executive bu-
siness; ami, a.tcr about two hours, Tic doors
were opened, and
The ;jc4.te adjourned.
TUESDAY,, April 90.
Mr.. Rugg!es presented tao petition OF Alex
anler Scott, Collector at Pensacola, praying a
farther allowance of salary. Referred to the
committee OF Finance.
Mr.. Smith from the committee on Finance,
to whom was referred the petition # John How
land, oc New goriz, rcportcda bill for his relief
Che bill was real, and passed to a second read
ing.
fnpnrsnancc Of notice given Friday last,
MIR. Lloyd Of Massachusetts, asked leave 20 i'll
trJ luce bill Ito profile for the punishment of
crimes, when committed in any navy yard, fort,
arsenal, magazine, dock, light house, tract of
laui, or other place belonging to the United
States.n Mr.. l.. said that i'll introducing this
bill, it was only necessary now to remark that,
such was the peculiar nature of our laws, man
might commit murder within an arsenal or fort,
or other place under the immediate jurisdiction
of the United States; AL ulicss ne was reached
BIZ the bullet or the bayonct of the soldier, he
,:,i!a nj ha touched. There was no law by
which ne could ne called to answer for the crime.
Leave to Introduce The bill was accordingly
granted. The bill was twice read, and referred
10 committee on the judiciary.
Mr. Van DYKE presented a communication