American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-10
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, February Q.
IN SENATE.


n Mr.. SMITH presented the petition Of sundry anc'
of the city Of Baltimore, praying that they
%ay not be subjected to tax on auction sales.
n Mr. LOWRIE presented the memorial o. up
ards of 1900 merchants and others, OF the city and
@oupty Of Philadelphia, praying that tax may be
#mnosed on sales at auction.
81 Mr. SMITH presented the petition Of 1923 cii.
lens Of Baltimore, praying revision OF the Tariff,
INA tax on sales at auction.
III Mr.. FINDLAY presented the petition of sundry
manufacturers of the city OF Philadelphia, praying
S3he allowance OF drawback on certain articles of A.
n erican manufacture when exported for consump-
Son All these petitions were referred to the Com
&tee on Commerce and Manufactures.
~ TUESDAY, February 8.
81 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
81 MIR. COOKE, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, presented the following resolution, which
Mes one day:
ri /" Resolved, That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate to this House
gsaement showing the situation OF any suits which
Nave been, or are now depending, in which the Uni
Ed States are interested, for the recovery of the
kpossession of q tract Of land commonly called the
~ Pea Patch,'' and on which Fort Delaware is stu
|1ed, specifying the amount of money paid by the
tnited States in each case, to whom paid, and the
Mines, respectively, by whom, on what account, and
nom what fund.-
"WEDNESDAY, February4
k IN SENATE.
MI Mr.. HOLMES, of Maine, from the Committee
III the Judiciary, reported bill IN further addition
Ek an act to establish uniform system of natural-
Walton; which was read, and passed to second
6&adng.
Nj Mr.. FINDLAY presented the petition of sundry
ap boilers and taow chambers Of the City of Phil
sxelphia praying that no addition may be made to
EAe duties on imported Tallow. Referred to The
eCommittee on Commerce and Manufactures.
ri HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
n The resolution yesterday offered by Mr.. COOKE,
Railing for certain information respecting the Pea
EYatch,) was called up, and adopted.
THURSDAY, February S.
IN SENATE.
Nj Mr. FINDLAY laid on the table resolution Of
Ihe Legislature oil Pennsylvania instructing their
senators, and requesting their Representatives in
ECongress, to use their efforts to obtain such rey
son Of the existing Tariff, as will tend 10 encour
age The domestic manufactures Of the country.
III FRIDAY, February6.
E8 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1 Mr.. FORWARD, from the Committee on Man
|Aactures, reported bill laying duty on sales Of
Merchandise at auction, and for other purposes J;
Ethch was twice read and referred to committee
Ed the whole on the state of the Union.
#88Mr. ABBOT, of Georgia, in compliance with di-
actions Of the Legislature of that state, offered the
Blowing joint resolution
RESOLVED, &c. That the following amendment of
Constitution Of the United States be proposed to
Legislatures ofthe several states, viz: I" That no
ut Of the Constitution Of the United States ought
be construed, or shall be construed, to authorize
Importation or ingress of any person Of color
10 any one of the United States, contrary 10 the
ws Of such slate.''
The resolution was twice read and referred to a
mmee Of the whole House on the State Of the
8hion