Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-02-18
FIRST SESSION,
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS,
S E N A TIE.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY. Q.

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ton of the bill, authorizing the building
OF an additional number of sloops of wal
for the naval service Of the United
States; MIR. Ruggles in the chair. The
question was upon the amendment sub
mltted by Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, pro-
posing merely to authorize the materi
ais for building the vessels to be pro.
vided.
The amendment was advocated by
Messrs. Holmes and Lowrie, and oppos.
ed by Ressrs. Barbour and LLOYD o.
Massachusetts, and lost-Yeas II. Nays
81.
Mr.. Barbour moved to fill the blank
TOR the appropriation, with "25O,OOO
dollars Tor the present land 100000
dollars annually, for three succeeding
years" This was agreed to, and the
bill was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
MT. Van Buren, presented the memorial
OF several thousand aliens of the State
OF New York, praying some alteration
10 the alien laws-reterred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
The bill authorizing the building of
an additional number of Shops of War
tor the naval service was read third
time and passed.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY II.
Mr. Louvre presented the memorial
OF number OF the inhabitants of the
county of Philadelphia, demonstrating
against the increase of the duty on wool.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l2.
Mr. Noble presented a resolution of
the General Assembly of the state of
Indiana, requesting her Representatives
and instructing her Senators in Con-
gress, to use all the means in their DOW
er to make change in the Tariff. so
as to encourage the manufacture of do
mestic fabrics.
The Senate took up the consideration
ofthe bill introduced by Mr.. Johnson Of
Ken. to abolish Imprisonment for debt
AAA' ANN5 s ICS Ill tue CIldlT.
Mr.. Mills, Of Mass. rose in opposition
to the bill. He observed that the first
inquiry was, what was the present law
OF the land,what the evils arising from its
continuance, and how far the bill went to
obvlate these evils. He expressed hi.
belief that the evil was greatly magni.
ned, and that the extent of the impris-
onment which was proposed 10 abolish,
was not sufficiently wide to call for leg
islative interference, and that the rela-
ton which snbsisted between the cred.
itor and debtor forcibly urged the con-
tinuance of the law as it now stood.
Mr.. johnson, Of Ken. moved to post
pone the subject till Monday, which
was agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 6.
Mr.. Abbot, of Georgia, in compliance
with directions of the Legislature of
that state, offered the following Joint
resolution
RESOLVED, &c. That the following
amendment of the Constitution of the
United States be proposed to the Legis-
latures OF the several states, viz: "That
no part Of the Constitution of the United
States ought to be construed, or shall be
construed, to authorize the importation
or ingress of any person of colour into
any one of the United States, contrary
10 the laws of such state.''
The resolution was twice read and re-
ferred to committee of the whole
House on the State of the Union.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole, Mr.. Foot in the chair, on
the bill for obtaining the necessary plans,
estimates. &c. on roads and canals.
Mr.. A Smyth, of Virginia opposed and
Mr.. Gazlay, of Ohio, and Mr.. Neale, of
Maryland, advocated it.
The committee then rose, and obtain
ed leave to sit again.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY g.
The House went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Foot in the chair, on the
bill for obtaining the requisite SURVEYS
and estimates on roads and canals.
Mr.. Livingston rose, delivered a
speech in favor of the bill, which &C.
cuPled the committee till 4 o'clock
when the question being put, on motion
OF Mr.. Barbour, to strike out the enact.
ing clause, it was decided in the mega.
tive--Ayes 81, Noes lO8.