Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-29
CONGRESS-.
SENATE Aprn24 lSe4.

whom was VcIeFTcu s"e oh' "
House OF Representatives, 'to amend
the several ac,s for Imposing duties On
imports reported the same with a.
amendments.
The amendments were read, and or.
dered to be printed Tor the use OF the
Senate.
Mr.. DIckerson also, reported. from
the same Committee, q comparative
. ATE ment Of the duties on imports, as
now existing, and Of the duties Propos.
ed to be levied by the bill now before
the senate. This statement was or.
uered to be printed.
A communication was received from
the Department of war, relative 10 the
arms furnished by The State OF South
Carolina, during the late war. Tne
c" munication was read Some dis-
cus.,on took place. between Messrs.
Chanu,er, Hayne, Lowrie, Smith. and
Ruggies, as to the COMMITTEE TO which
a reference 1t 'h,s subject should be
made. l. was reiefred to the cohmIt-
tee Oh NJ litary Affairs.
Mr.. JacN .on. from Tie joint commit.
tee of DO h houses, appoln'ed TO exam
inc and ceport upon the business neees-
sary to be acted upon at the present
session OF congress, and at what time
the session may be chpsed, submitted a
report in part. The committee report
schedule of the business WHOM, in
their opIulcn, ought to be acted upon
previous 10 the ad ournment of congress
The report was read, and laid upon the
table
Mr.. Van Dyke. from the select com.
m ttee on Roads and Canals. to. whom
was referreJ tie memorial OF the Pre-
sldent and Directors of the Delaware
Canal Company. requesting the aid OF
the government in their Undertaking,
submit ed q report on that subject, &C.
compsn,ed 10y q bill, authorizing the
subscription 10 the stock OF the Della.
ware Canal Company The oil was
read, and passed 80 q second reading
and the report was ordered to be print.
ed.
The bill Complementary to an act.
emit ed IAN act to incorporate the com.
pany TOT making certain turnpike roads
in the District of Columbia and the
bill Explanatory o. an act confirming
claims 10 lots 10 the Town of Mobile
were severslly read the third time.
passed, and sent to the other house for
concurrence.
The till from the other house, 40
procure the necessary surveys for roads
and canals" was read me third time.
The question Oh iis final passage was
decided by yeas and nays, as follows :
Yeas 24-Nays Is.
SO the bill was passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Taylor. frem the joint commit,
tee appointed to report what business
required the attention of Cungress, du
ring the present session, ana at what
time Congress shall adjourn, made a
report IN part, with respect 10 the bu-
siness to be taken up, which is divided
into classes, and reported the following
resolution:
Resotued, That all the legislative bu
siness before the Senate, the bills be-
fore the House OF Representatives men
TONED in the Schedule NJ. !, Q, 8, 4,
and SO many OF those mentioned IN
Schedule No. S, as time shall permit,
be acted upon at the present session,
that precedence be given 10 private
claims, examined and sanctioned by the
com mittees to which they were respsc-
lively referred, and to bulls OF public
nature which it is believed will not re.
quire protrscted discussion; anG that
those which are embraced in Schedule
No. S. which shall not be decided upon
before the rising of Congress, be pre-
ferred in the orders of the day. at the
commencement of the next session Of
Congress.
Mr.. Taylor explained the arrange.
ment which the committee had made,
and the resolution was adopted
MIR. Taylor from the ams C committee,
reported the following resolution:
fesotved That after this day, until
otherwise ordered, the House will daily
axe recess, from two O'clock until
four O'Clock in the afternoon.
MIR. Campbell, spoke in opposition to
the resolution; there would be a dlfh
Guilty in procuring quorum; the eVen-
ing session must be short; he was utter
ly opposed to nocturnal sessions, &c.
MIR. Taylsr replied. and insisted that
the measure proposed was the best
mode Of avoiding the necessity of noe
turnal sessions it would obviate the
necessity Of prolonging the session.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Webster,
The motion Was modified. 40 to nro